| "Faith" | |
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| Series The Walking Dead Season 11, Episode 22 | |
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| Air date | October 30th, 2022 |
| Writers | Nicole Mirante-Matthews; Magali Lozano |
| Director | Rose Troche |
| Producers | Angela Kang; Robert Kirkman; David Alpert; Jim Barnes; Brian Bockrath; Ryan Buffa; Ryan DeGard; Kevin Deiboldt; Scott M. Gimple; Julia Hobgood; Gale Anne Hurd; Denise Huth; Eli Jorné; Oleg Livits; Tom Luse; John Marler; Meredith Meade-Kew; Nicole Mirante-Matthews; Erik Mountain; Matthew Negrete; Greg Nicotero; Corey Reed; Julia Ruchman; Jason Sax; Vivian Tse; Caleb Womble |
| Starring | Norman Reedus; Melissa McBride; Lauren Cohan; Christian Serratos; Josh McDermitt; Seth Gilliam; Ross Marquand; Khary Payton; Cooper Andrews; Eleanor Matsuura; Lauren Ridloff; Cailey Fleming; Nadia Hilker; Cassady McClincy; Angel Theory; Paola Lázaro; Michael James Shaw; Josh Hamilton; Laila Robins; Jeffrey Dean Morgan |
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"Faith" is the twenty-second episode of season eleven of the zombie survival horror television series The Walking Dead and the 174th episode of the series overall. It was directed by Rose Troche with a script written by Nicole Mirante-Matthews and Magali Lozano. It aired early to AMC+ subscribers on October 30th, 2022. It's regular airing was on AMC on Sunday, November 6th, 2022.
Synopsis[]
In the woods, Aaron, Lydia and Elijah reunite with Lucas and Jules, who they have not seen in quite some time. Aaron states that they are on their way to Oceanside, but Lucas tells them that Oceanside has fallen to the Commonwealth.
At Outpost 22, the prisoners continue their retinue of forced labor. Negan, Kelly, and Ezekiel try to map out troop placements. Negan tries to bargain with Trooper 197 to relieve pressure off Annie, but only receives a rifle butt to the stomach for his efforts.
Back at the Commonwealth, the trial of Eugene Porter is underway. Pamela Milton takes the stand and pleads that the recording of Sebastian Milton that became public was faked and that it was no her son's voice. During recess, Yumiko tries to get Mercer to testify on Eugene's behalf, but he refuses.
Daryl and Connie meanwhile make it back to Alexandria by way of sewer tunnels. They have to cut through several walkers, but make it to the underside of Outpost 22 and exit through a manhole.
At Outpost 22, Negan makes a deal with the warden and is willing to give up his own life. The warden alters the deal however and intends on publicly executing not only Negan, but his pregnant wife as well. Ezekiel, Nabila, Magna and several others, stand in opposition to the execution. Trooper 197's conscious will not allow him to gun down defenseless civilians, so he turns his weapon against one of his own troops. Daryl emerges and sneaks up behind the warden, stabbing him in the back.
Carol, Maggie, Gabriel and Rosita find the house where the children are being held captive. They find Hershel, but there is no sign of Coco. Rosita storms outside to where the warden is on the ground, bleeding. She commands him to tell her where her daughter is, but he refuses to comply. She grabs the trooper that 197 shot, who is now undead, and presses him onto the warden where it commences to chew on his face.
Back at the Commonwealth, the jury finds Eugene Porter guilty of first degree murder and he is sentenced to hang. As soldiers march him out of his cell, Mercer steps out and stands before him. He says, "It's time to fuck shit up".
Cast[]
Starring[]
Note: Listings marked with a (†) symbol indicate cast members who are credited in this episode, but their character does not make an appearance.
Guest Starring[]
Co-Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
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| Kien Michael Spiller | Hershel Rhee |
| Alex Sgambati | Jules |
| Jason Turner | Marcus Colvin |
| Phil Armijo | Trooper Sanborn |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The Walking Dead was created by writer Robert Kirkman and artists Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard. The original comic series was published by Image Comics and Kirkman's Skybound Entertainment from 2003 to 2019, spanning a total of 193 issue. The Walking Dead television series was developed by Frank Darabont and aired on AMC from 2010 to 2022, spanning eleven seasons and a total of 177 episodes.
- This episode is rated TV-MA. It contains strong language and scenes of graphic violence. Viewer discretion is advised.
- Following this episode, there are two more episodes left until the conclusion of the series.
- For research and search purposes, "Trial of Eugene Porter" and "Eugene's trial" serve as shortcuts to this page.
- This episode had a viewership of 1.386 million people upon its initial broadcast, which is down by 0.109 from the previous episode. It has a 0.28% rating in the 18-49 viewing demographic.
- Executive producer Denise M. Huth is credited as Denise Huth in this episode.
- Producer Meredith Meade is credited as Meredith Meade-Kew in this episode.
- This is the first episode of The Walking Dead directed by Rose Troche.
- This is the sixth episode of The Walking Dead written and/or co-written by Nicole Mirante-Matthews. She previously wrote "Acts of God".
- This is the second episode of The Walking Dead written and/or co-written by Magali Lozano. She previously worked on "New Haunts". Her next episode is "Family".
- Actor Josh Hamilton's name is still in the main credits, even though his character Lance Hornsby was killed off at the end of episode 11x20, "What's Been Lost".
- Welcome back, Luke and Jules! We haven't seen them since season ten, "A Certain Doom".
Allusions[]
- Reference is made to the Oceanside community in this episode. In "Acts of God", Deputy Governor Lance Hornsby led troopers to take control of the major communities including Alexandria and Hilltop. He flipped a coin to decide what was to become of Oceanside. This episode reveals that Oceanside suffered the same occupation as the other communities.
- Reference is made to Rachel Ward in this episode. Rachel's status as of this episode is unknown. She has not been seen since "Acts of God".
- Indirect references are made to Glenn Rhee in this episode, who is the deceased husband and Maggie Rhee and the father of Hershel Rhee. Glenn was brutally murdered by Negan back in the season seven premiere, "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be".
- Lydia and the others are able to move undetected through the herd by smearing blood and viscera from other walkers across their clothes. By doing so, they are indistinguishable to other zombies. This strategy hearkens all the way back to the season one episode, "Guts" when Rick Grimes and Glenn Rhee used the same tactic to move through an Atlanta herd.
Body Count[]
- Walker stabbed in the head by Lydia in the woods.
- Walker killed off-camera. Vanquisher unknown.
- Walker decapitated by Elijah.
- Walker stabbed in the head by Lydia.
- Walker stabbed in the head by Darryl.
- Walker stabbed in the face by Darryl.
- Trooper Sanborn - Shot by Trooper 197; Reanimates.
- Commonwealth warden - Stabbed by Darryl; Face munched on by reanimated Sanborn.
Quotes[]
- Carol Peletier: You will always try to make the world better because of him and for him. That's hope.
See also[]
The World of The Walking Dead
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Miscellaneous
External Links[]
Index[]
Main Characters
Supporting Characters
Antagonists Minor Characters
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 This article pertains to an episode from season eleven of the The Walking Dead television series. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Walking Dead season 11 episodes category. Episodes
"Acheron (Part 1)" • "Acheron (Part 2)" • "Hunted" • "Rendition" • "Out of the Ashes" • "On the Inside" • "Promises Broken" • "For Blood" • "No Other Way" • "New Haunts" • "Rogue Element" • "The Lucky Ones" • "Warlords" • "The Rotten Core" • "Trust" • "Acts of God" • "Lockdown" • "A New Deal" • "Variant" • "What's Been Lost" • "Outpost 22" • "Faith" • "Family" • "Rest in Peace" Main characters
Daryl Dixon • Maggie Rhee • Carol Peletier • Eugene Porter • Rosita Espinosa • Gabriel Stokes• Aaron • Ezekiel • Jerry • Alden • Negan |