- "We fight for our future. We don't fight for revenge."
- ―Daryl Dixon
| "Squeeze" | |
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| Series The Walking Dead Season 10, Episode 9 | |
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| Air date | February 23rd, 2020 |
| Writers | David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick |
| Director | Michael E. Satrazemis |
| Producers | Christian Agypt; David Alpert; Jim Barnes; Brian Bockrath; Ryan Buffa; Ryan DeGard; Kevin Deiboldt; Scott M. Gimple; Julia Hobgood; Gale Anne Hurd; Denise Huth; Joseph Incaprera; Eli Jorné; Angela Kang; Robert Kirkman; Oleg Livits; John Marler; Nicole Mirante-Matthews; Greg Nicotero; Corey Reed; Julia Ruchman; Vivian Tse; Caleb Womble |
| Starring | Norman Reedus; Danai Gurira; Melissa McBride; Josh McDermitt; Christian Serratos; Seth Gilliam; Ross Marquand; Khary Payton; Ryan Hurst; Samantha Morton; Jeffrey Dean Morgan |
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"Squeeze" is the ninth episode of season ten of the zombie survival horror television series The Walking Dead, and the 140th episode of the series overall. It was directed by Michael Satrazemis with a script written by David Leslie Johnson. It first aired on AMC on Sunday, February 23rd, 2020 at 9:00 pm.
Synopsis[]
Daryl Dixon, Carol Peletier, Aaron, Connie, Jerry, Kelly and Magna are trapped in an underground cave. The Whisperers had previously herded a horde of zombies into the caverns, and the survivors have to hopscotch across rocks over a chasm, or risk falling below and being consumed by flesh-eaters.
Carol is having a particularily difficult time as her claustrophobia is now giving way to anxiety. Daryl tries to keep her calm, but also takes a moment to warn her against her ongoing mission of revenge against Alpha. Magna meanwhile, feeling guilty over how things ended with Yumiko, is working overtime to get through the cavern and won't even give herself a moment to rest. Jerry - being such a large man, is likewise having trouble as it is difficult for him to squeeze through the crawl-spaces that the group are now forced to struggle through.
Meanwhile, back at the Whisperer camp, Negan comes upon Alpha as she is squatting over a poop-hole. Ever the schemer, Negan begins planting ideas in Alpha's head about the loyalty of her followers, implying that one of them might be feeding information to the other camps. Alpha warns him about sowing paranoia within the ranks, but then returns to the camp where she tells Beta that they might have a traitor in their midst. They both agree that Gamma appears to be the most suspicious member of their group. Alpha returns to where she left Negan and decides to "reward" him for confiding in her. She strips down naked and forces Negan to do the same. The two embrace and prepare to make love in the middle of the woods. Negan insists that Alpha keeps her skin mask on during their congress.
Back in the caverns, the group continues their struggle to get through to the exit on the other side. They find that the caves lead into the ruins of what was once a mine. They find a bag of dynamite, but Daryl warns them against doing anything with it. Carol ignores his warning and takes the dynamite back towards the opening where the horde was and sets if off. The explosion shakes the cave and everybody has to double-time it to escape. Unfortunately, a section of the mine collapses, leaving Magna and Connie trapped inside.
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.
Also Starring[]
Note: Listings marked with a (†) symbol indicate cast members who are credited in this episode, but their character does not make an appearance.
Co-Starring[]
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| None | None |
Notes & Trivia[]
- The Walking Dead was created by writer Robert Kirkman and artists Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard. It is based on The Walking Dead comic book series published by Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment. It was developed for television by Frank Darabont.
- "The Walking Dead: Squeeze", "WD: Squeeze", and "TWD: Squeeze" all redirect to this page.
- This episode is rated TV-MA. It contains strong language and acts of extreme violence.
- This episode had a special running time of 65-minutes.
- This episode had a viewership of 3.518 million people upon its initial broadcast, which is up by .308 from the previous episode.
- Executive producer Denise M. Huth is credited as Denise Huth in this episode.
- Executive producer Joe Incaprera is credited as Joseph Incaprera in this episode.
- This is the first episode of the second half of season ten. Since season two, the series has been divided into half-seasons, averaging eight episodes per section.
- This is the first episode of The Walking Dead to air in 2020. The previous episode, "The World Before", aired on November 24th, 2019.
- This is the sixteenth episode of The Walking Dead directed by Michael E. Satrazemis. He previously directed the season nine episode, "Guardians".
- This is the thirteenth episode of The Walking Dead written by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick. He previously wrote the season nine episode, "Chokepoint".
- This episode reveals that Carol Peletier suffers from claustrophobia. This has never been referenced or implied in the series before.
Allusions[]
- "Squeeze" is also the title to episode 1x03 of the science fiction mystery series The X-Files.
- Some of the scenes involving Negan at the Whisperers' camp is loosely adapted from The Walking Dead #156 from July, 2016.
- Negan refers to Beta as "Frankenstein's Hemorrhoid". Frankenstein is the name of a fictional scientist, and often mis-used to describe the Frankenstein Monster from the 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus by author Mary Shelley.
Quotes[]
- Carol Peletier: I never told you I was claustrophobic.
- Daryl Dixon: If I only knew what you told me, I wouldn't know shit.
- Carol Peletier: Look who's talking.
See also[]
The World of The Walking Dead
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 This article pertains to an episode from season ten of the The Walking Dead television series. This template will categorize articles that include it into the Walking Dead season 10 episodes category. Episodes
Lines We Cross • We Are the End of the World • Ghosts • Silence the Whisperers • What It Always Is • Bonds • Open Your Eyes • The World Before • Squeeze • Stalker • Morning Star • Walk With Us • What We Become • Look at the Flowers • The Tower • A Certain Doom • Home Sweet Home • Find Me • One More • Splinter • Diverged • Here's Negan Main characters
Daryl Dixon • Michonne • Carol Peletier • Eugene Porter • Rosita Espinosa • Gabriel Stokes• Aaron • Ezekiel • Beta• Alpha • Negan |