- "Can you see beyond the darkness? Into the light?"
- ―Alpha
| "Stalker" | |
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| Series The Walking Dead Season 10, Episode 10 | |
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| Air date | March 1st, 2020 |
| Writers | Jim Barnes |
| Director | Bronwen Hughes |
| 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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"Stalker" is the tenth episode of season ten of the zombie survival horror television series The Walking Dead, and the 141st episode of the series overall. It was directed by Bronwen Hughes with a script written by Jim Barnes. It first aired on AMC on Sunday, March 1st, 2020 at 9:00 pm.
Synopsis[]
Gamma surrenders herself to the Alexandrians. They take her in and put her in a prison cell, but nobody trusts her. She finally confesses to being the aunt to the Whisperer baby that had been rescued by the Alexandrians, and notes that she killed her own sister in defense of Alpha. Gabriel Stokes believes her. He asks her if she could point out the location of the Whisperer camps if he shows her a map. She tells him that she can.
Meanwhile, Beta, convinced that Gamma has betrayed the Whisperers, takes matters into his own hands. Accompanied by another Whisperer, he goes to an isolated Recreational vehicle in the middle of the woods and pulls up floor paneling, which reveals an access to an underground tunnel. Beta travels through the tunnel, which leads underneath the Alexandria Safe-Zone, and comes up underneath a cemetery.
Elsewhere, Daryl Dixon has become separated from the other tunnel mine-shaft survivors, and finds the location where a central group of Whisperers have been congregating. Using hit and run tactics, he begins taking them out one-by-one, but eventually, he is discovered. Alpha leads the charge, and Daryl is overwhelmed. Alpha and he battle one-on-one, and Daryl suffers a serious slash to the face, and is also stabbed in the leg. However, he does manage to deal out a serious injury to Alpha's upper body.
Back in Alexandria, Laura receives a message from Echo Post about an incoming herd. Gabriel Stokes divides up Alexandria's forces into scouting teams, leaving a skeleton crew behind to defend Alexandria.
Later that evening, Beta emerges from the cemetery tunnel and begins systematically killing various Alexandrians. He deliberately avoids head injuries so that they will turn, and now there are walkers inside the community. He goes to the jail cell containing Gamma and beckons her to return with him. Gamma refuses, and tells him that Alpha has lied to him. Laura appears and threatens Beta with an axe. Beta fights back though and manages to get away. Judith Grimes appears and helps Gamma get out of the cell and brings her to a safe location.
Beta returns to the jail cell and fights Laura. The two throw each other about, but Beta towers over her, and beats her to death by repeatedly slamming her against the bars of the cell and the floor.
Beta tracks Gamma down, but Judith shoots Beta through the door. Unfortunately for them, Beta is wearing a bullet-proof vest. Gamma surrenders to him and agrees to return to the Whisperer camp.
On the road, Beta and Gamma are ambushed by Gabriel and the other members of the scouting party. Beta manages to dive into the woods and gets away, but Gamma remains, pleading with Gabriel, and claiming that she did not betray them.
Elsewhere, the injured Daryl and Alpha both manage to crawl to an abandoned gas station. Alpha bangs on a pipe to alert nearby walkers. The undead enter and Daryl has to pull the knife from his leg in order to defend himself. Lydia arrives and kneels before her mother. Alpha is not sure if she is hallucinating or not, but beckons Lydia to kill her so she can take her place as the new Alpha. Tearfully, Lydia refuses. Instead, she tends to Daryl's injuries and takes him out of the gas station, and brings him to a safer location out in the woods.
When Alpha awakens, she finds a knife stuck in a work bench with the words "Your way is not the only way". Alpha is now emboldened. Returning to the Whisperer camp, she feels a renewed sense of strength and righteousness and declares war against the Alexandrians.
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[]
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[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Kenric Green | Scott |
| Lindsley Register | Laura |
| David Shae | Alfred |
| Anabelle Holloway | Gracie |
| Antony Azor | R.J. Grimes |
| Nick DeKay | Guard |
| Pamela Gold | Panicked woman |
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: Stalker", "WD: Stalker", and "TWD: Stalker" 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 67-minutes.
- 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.
- Co-executive producer Eli Jorne is credited as Eli Jorné in this episode.
- This is the first episode of The Walking Dead directed by Bronwen Hughes. Coincidentally, she also directed one episode of a TV series called Stalker.
- This is the second episode of The Walking Dead written by Jim Barnes. He previously wrote episode 10x03, "Ghosts".
- This is the fourth episode of season ten of the show to have a one-word title. The previous episodes include "Ghosts" (10x03), "Bonds" (10x06), and "Squeeze" (10x09).
- This is the first television acting work for Pamela Gold.
- The events of this episode take place two days after "The World Before", which was the mid-season finale.
- It is implied that Dante is the one responsible for the underground tunnel that leads to the cemetery that Beta burrows his way through.
- This episode reveals that Gamma's real name is Mary. She was born in Santa Monica, California to John and Alice.
- With the death of Laura, Negan is now the only surviving member of the Saviors.
- With the death of Alfred, the members of the Highwaymen are now all deceased.
- This is the first time that a Whisperer has ever been seen brandishing a firearm. Alpha picks up a double-barreled shotgun as she goes hunting for Daryl at the gas station.
Allusions[]
- The title to this episode could be a tongue-in-cheek reference to "Walker Stalker", which is the official Walking Dead convention.
- Reference is made to the baby now known as Adam Sutton, though he does not appear in this episode. Adam first appeared in the tenth episode of season nine, "Omega".
- Gamma's sister, Frances, attacked Alpha in the second episode of season ten, "We Are the End of the World". Gamma killed her in defense of Alpha. She tells the story of this event to Gabriel Stokes.
- The cell that Gabriel Stokes puts Gamma in is the same cell in which he killed Dante in "The World Before". Dante's blood can be seen on the wall.
Body Count[]
Quotes[]
- Alpha: I'm tingling with joy. As I see the ones who brought me, all around us. Standing there, thank you.
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- Gamma: I'm the one that knows Aaron.
- Gabriel Stokes: We know who you are.
- Gamma: The people you sent out, they're in trouble. They're trapped in a cave where Alpha has placed her horde. They could still be in there, they might have gotten out, I don't know.
- Gabriel Stokes: You said the horde was in a field.
- Gamma: It was.
- Gabriel Stokes: Now it's in a cave?
- Gamma: She moved it.
- Gabriel Stokes: The whole thing, right before they got there?
- Gamma: I'm just telling you what happened.
- Gabriel Stokes: I'm not sure you are.
- Gamma: I'm trying to help.
- Rosita Espinosa: Why?
- Gamma: The baby that they left at Hilltop, he was my nephew, and I would do anything to see him again.
- Gabriel Stokes: Where's the baby's mother?
- Gamma: Dead.
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- Beta: Step towards me.
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- Rosita Espinosa: The last whisperer we had in here.
- Gamma: You killed him?
- Gabriel Stokes: No. I did.
- Rosita Espinosa: He was the one your people sent to spy on us. He killed my baby's father two days ago.
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- Gamma: Alpha wants me alive. Step towards me.
See also[]
The World of The Walking Dead
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External Links[]
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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 |