East (The Walking Dead)

"**East**"
"East"
The Walking Dead episode
	As Daryl and Rosita try to rescue Glenn and Michonne, Dwight sneaks up behind Daryl.
Episode no.	Season 6; Episode 15
Directed by	Michael E. Satrazemis
Story by	Scott M. Gimple ; Channing Powell
Teleplay by	Channing Powell
Featured music	"It's All Over" by Johnny Cash
Original air date	March 27, 2016
Running time	43 minutes
Guest appearances
	Jason Douglas as Tobin; Austin Amelio as Dwight ; Katelyn Nacon as Enid; Ann Mahoney as Olivia ; Rich Ceraulo as Jiro; Stuart Greer as Roman; Daniel Newman as Daniel;
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"East" is the fifteenth and penultimate episode of the sixth season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead , which aired on AMC on March 27, 2016. The episode's teleplay was written by Channing Powell, from a story by Scott M. Gimple and Powell, and directed by Michael E. Satrazemis.

Plot

While Alexandria is locked-down against the Savior threat, Carol flees and is caught by a Savior patrol who want to use her to get into the community. She appears to beg them not to kill her, while playing the role of a terrified and weak woman, but is in reality begging them not to make her kill them. She then shoots them with a machine pistol from inside her coat sleeve, then dispatches two survivors in the aftermath, but one Savior named Roman survives and pursues her on foot after she leaves. Rick and Morgan find the site of the incident, and follow a blood trail they believe is Carol's, until Morgan sends Rick back due to his murderous reaction toward a non-hostile survivor.

Meanwhile, Daryl hunts Dwight to avenge Denise and is followed by Glenn, Michonne, and Rosita. When they catch up with him and attempt to talk him out of his mission he reacts with hostility, based on the guilt he feels for allowing Denise's death to occur. Rosita ends up joining Daryl, while Michonne and Glenn then start to make their way back to Alexandria. While they are stopped and talking, Dwight and a group of Saviors surrounds and captures them.

Back in Alexandria, Maggie asks Enid for help with something, which turns out to be cutting her hair. When Enid asks if Maggie likes it, she starts screaming out in pain and drops to the floor in agony.

Rosita and Daryl find out that Michonne and Glenn have been captured, and while they try to rescue them, Dwight and one of his Savior members sneak up behind them. Dwight says "Hi Daryl", then shoots him and afterwards, he tells him that he will be alright.

Reception

Critical reception

The episode received generally positive reviews from critics. It holds a 68% positive rating with an average score of 7.1 out of 10 on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. The critics' consensus reads: "'East' meanders quite a bit, but it also makes room for some thrills and leaves viewers with a huge cliffhanger leading into the season finale."^[1] Matt Fowler from IGN gave it a 7 out of 10 and positively commented on Rick, Morgan, and Carol's storyline, but questioned that several characters left Alexandria to go after the Saviors.^[2] Zack Handlen of The A.V. Club gave the episode a "B" grade.^[3] Bryan Bishop and Nick Statt of The Verge gave it a more negative review, criticizing what they saw as "lazy" writing. Bishop wrote that the bloody cliffhanger ending in which Daryl appeared to be shot was "a cheap, transparent gimmick intend to shock the show’s loyal audience, and nothing more."^[4]

Ratings

The episode averaged a 5.8 rating in adults 18-49, with 12.384 million viewers overall.^[5]

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References

↑ "East". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
↑ Fowler, Matt (March 27, 2016). "The Walking Dead: "East" Review". IGN. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
↑ Handlen, Zack (March 27, 2016). "Everyone's heading in different directions on The Walking Dead". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
↑ Bishop, Bryan; Statt, Nick (March 28, 2016). "The Walking Dead Quitter's Club season 6, episode 15: 'East". The Verge. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
↑ Porter, Rick (March 29, 2016). "Sunday cable ratings: 'Walking Dead' hits season low on Easter, NCAA strong for TBS". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 31, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2016.

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[1] "East". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 4, 2016.

[2] Fowler, Matt (March 27, 2016). "The Walking Dead: "East" Review". IGN. Retrieved April 4, 2016.

[3] Handlen, Zack (March 27, 2016). "Everyone's heading in different directions on The Walking Dead". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 4, 2016.

[4] Bishop, Bryan; Statt, Nick (March 28, 2016). "The Walking Dead Quitter's Club season 6, episode 15: 'East". The Verge. Retrieved April 4, 2016.

[5] Porter, Rick (March 29, 2016). "Sunday cable ratings: 'Walking Dead' hits season low on Easter, NCAA strong for TBS". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 31, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2016.

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v t e The Walking Dead episodes
Season 1	"Days Gone Bye" "Guts" "Tell It to the Frogs" "Vatos" "Wildfire" "TS-19"
Season 2	"What Lies Ahead" "Bloodletting" "Save the Last One" "Cherokee Rose" "Chupacabra" "Secrets" "Pretty Much Dead Already" "Nebraska" "Triggerfinger" "18 Miles Out" "Judge, Jury, Executioner" "Better Angels" "Beside the Dying Fire"
Season 3	"Seed" "Sick" "Walk with Me" "Killer Within" "Say the Word" "Hounded" "When the Dead Come Knocking" "Made to Suffer" "The Suicide King" "Home" "I Ain't a Judas" "Clear" "Arrow on the Doorpost" "Prey" "This Sorrowful Life" "Welcome to the Tombs"
Season 4	"30 Days Without an Accident" "Infected" "Isolation" "Indifference" "Internment" "Live Bait" "Dead Weight" "Too Far Gone" "After" "Inmates" "Claimed" "Still" "Alone" "The Grove" "Us" "A"
Season 5	"No Sanctuary" "Strangers" "Four Walls and a Roof" "Slabtown" "Self Help" "Consumed" "Crossed" "Coda" "What Happened and What's Going On" "Them" "The Distance" "Remember" "Forget" "Spend" "Try" "Conquer"
Season 6	"First Time Again" "JSS" "Thank You" "Here's Not Here" "Now" "Always Accountable" "Heads Up" "Start to Finish" "No Way Out" "The Next World" "Knots Untie" "Not Tomorrow Yet" "The Same Boat" "Twice as Far" "East" "Last Day on Earth"
Season 7	"The Day Will Come When You Won't Be" "The Well" "The Cell" "Service" "Go Getters" "Swear" "Sing Me a Song" "Hearts Still Beating" "Rock in the Road" "New Best Friends" "Hostiles and Calamities" "Say Yes" "Bury Me Here" "The Other Side" "Something They Need" "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life"
Season 8	"Mercy" "The Damned" "Monsters" "Some Guy" "The Big Scary U" "The King, the Widow, and Rick" "Time for After" "How It's Gotta Be" "Honor" "The Lost and the Plunderers" "Dead or Alive Or" "The Key" "Do Not Send Us Astray" "Still Gotta Mean Something" "Worth" "Wrath"
Season 9	"A New Beginning" "The Bridge" "Warning Signs" "The Obliged" "What Comes After" "Who Are You Now?" "Stradivarius" "Evolution" "Adaptation" "Omega" "Bounty" "Guardians" "Chokepoint" "Scars" "The Calm Before" "The Storm"
Season 10	"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"
Season 11	"Acheron: Part I" "Acheron: Part II" "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" "Rest in Peace"
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