The Walking Dead First Time Again

1st episode of the 6th flavor of The Walking Expressionless

"Kickoff Time Once more"
The Walking Dead episode
In the opening scene, many Alexandria citizens, led by Rick and his grouping, orchestrate Rick'southward program at the quarry.
Episode no.	Flavour 6 Episode i
Directed by	Greg Nicotero
Written by	Scott Chiliad. Gimple Matthew Negrete
Original air date	October 11, 2015 (2015-x-11)
Running time	65 minutes
Guest appearances
Ethan Embry as Carter Corey Hawkins as Heath Jason Douglas every bit Tobin Austin Abrams as Ron Anderson Major Dodson as Sam Anderson Kenric Green as Scott Ted Huckabee as Bruce Jay Huguley as David Beth Keener as Annie Jonathan Kleitman as Sturgess Dahlia Legault as Francine Ann Mahoney as Olivia Justin Miles as Barnes Katelyn Nacon as Enid Michael Traynor as Nicholas Jordan Forest-Robinson as Eric Raleigh
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"First Time Again" is the 6th season premiere of the post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Expressionless, which aired on AMC on Oct 11, 2015. The episode was written past Scott Grand. Gimple and Matthew Negrete, and directed by Greg Nicotero. The episode aired in an expanded 90-infinitesimal time slot.^[ane]

Still having trouble assimilating into Alexandria, Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and his group come up up with a plan to lure a massive herd of walkers away from a quarry near Alexandria. In the midst of the new threat, flashbacks testify the events post-obit Pete's death, including Rick's new leadership role and reunion with Morgan Jones (Lennie James).

This episode features many recurring invitee stars, including Alexandria newcomers from the comic book series, such as Heath (Corey Hawkins), Scott (Kenric Green), and Carter (Ethan Embry); the latter is an amalgamation of several comic book characters.

Plot [edit]

Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and the Alexandrians stand at the acme of a granite quarry filled with thousands of walkers. As Rick begins to make a oral communication outlining his program to lure the walkers out of the quarry and away from the Alexandria Safe-Zone, a stone collapses beneath one of the trucks that had been blocking an go out, freeing the walkers. Rick is forced to immediately execute his programme, a twenty-four hours alee of schedule, while the Alexandrians who haven't been told the details flee for their lives. Flare guns and Daryl Dixon's (Norman Reedus) noisy motorbike are used to lure the walkers out in a parade, turning them west and upward a valley.

Black and white flashbacks show select events following the boondocks council coming together where Reg and Pete were killed. Glenn Rhee (Steven Yeun) brings Nicholas (Michael Traynor) in for medical treatment, concealing his deportment. Tara (Alanna Masterson) awakens. Deanna Monroe (Tovah Feldshuh) blames Gabriel Stokes (Seth Gilliam) for turning her confronting Rick's group. In the morning, Heath (Corey Hawkins) returns from a two-week supply run with his team of Scott (Kenric Green) and Annie (Beth Keener). Morgan Jones (Lennie James) tells Rick virtually the "Wolves", when they run into Tobin (Jason Douglas) and Gabriel burying Pete and Reg's corpses. Rick stops them from burial Pete maxim the killer should not be buried within the walls, while the grieving Deanna tells them to discard Pete's corpse in a lonely woods. There, Rick and Morgan discover the quarry where they deposit walkers accidentally attracted by Pete'south oldest son Ron (Austin Abrams), who had followed them. Rick realizes that the quarry serves as a walker trap that had helped keep Alexandria safe, just it now represents a serious threat with hundreds of walkers behind barricades which volition eventually fail. Morgan has been provoking Rick to question his conscience, and in Ron's presence Rick changes his mind and begins to dig a grave for Pete instead of dumping his body like trash.

Rick warns Alexandria about the threat of the herd in the quarry. Grieving, Deanna has mentally checked out and effectively cedes say-so to Rick, who voices his intention to free the walkers from the quarry and lure them 20 miles away from Alexandria. Rick's grouping nowadays a stiff and united forepart against protests from the Alexandrians, though Carter (Ethan Embry) is brave enough to raise valid objections at the risks in executing Rick'south plan. Later, when an unarmed construction team is building a wall intended to plough the herd, Rick unexpectedly holds back his armed people and allows walkers to close with them, in an endeavor to teach them to defend themselves with their tools at paw. Shocked, the construction team panic and stammer, and Rick's people defy his orders to salve the Alexandrians' lives. Carter is outraged and secretly meets with Spencer Monroe (Austin Nichols), Tobin, Francine (Dahlia Legault), and Olivia (Ann Mahoney) in the armory and proposes to assassinate Rick before he kills someone else. Eugene Porter (Josh McDermitt) is caught overhearing the proposed plot and Carter contemplates killing Eugene simply is stopped by Rick, who arrives in force with Daryl and Morgan. Rick takes Carter downwards to his knees and holds Carter's pistol to his caput for several moments, thoroughly dominating Carter before letting him up to serve his plan.

In the present, Daryl, Abraham Ford (Michael Cudlitz), and Sasha Williams (Sonequa Martin-Green) act every bit allurement to lure the escaped walkers away from Alexandria. Abraham shows signs of PTSD over Rick'southward slaying of Pete while Abraham was restraining him. Glenn leads Nicholas and Heath to kill walkers trapped in a store along the route, whose noise might otherwise distract the herd. Glenn is concerned nigh Nicholas existence set up but Nicholas does more than than his function.

Rick has lines of people in the woods on either side of the road and tells them they demand to picket the walkers like "cops at a parade" to ensure walkers do not stray off. Carter runs to the front, thoroughly submissive and trusting his life to Rick's programme rather than his own judgement, and is grabbed and bitten in the face by a walker unexpectedly trapped amongst the trees. Carter's terrified screaming attracts the walkers on the route, so Rick has the group burn down guns to redirect them back to the course. Rick finds Carter and kills the walker attacking him, then stabs the screaming man in the neck.

They are nearing the green mark where Rick believes the parade of walkers will proceed on course without further intervention, when a distant horn starts clarion. The rear half of the parade plough toward the racket and suspension into a loose herd equally they filter through the woods. Rick and Michonne (Danai Gurira) immediately realize the sound is coming from Alexandria, and that Rick's plan has no contingency for this.

Product [edit]

Executive producer Greg Nicotero (left) served as director of "First Fourth dimension Again", which was co-written past series showrunner and executive producer Scott M. Gimple (right) as well as Matthew Negrete.

"First Time Once more" was co-written by executive producer and series showrunner Scott M. Gimple, and supervising producer Matthew Negrete.^[2] It was directed past executive producer and special brand-up effects supervisor Greg Nicotero,^[three] who directed four episodes for flavour six.^[4]

The episode features the first appearance of Lennie James every bit a series regular; James reprises his role as Morgan Jones from previous appearances in seasons ane, three, and v.^{[v] [6]} Series creator Robert Kirkman described Morgan as "very different (and cooler) than his comics counterpart" and expressed excitement over James' involvement in the season, writing: "Having Lennie, who was such a huge part of season ane and amazing every fourth dimension we had him back, finally a regular part of this show is really going to energize this evidence for the coming flavor. And I would fence this prove wasn't really in need of re-energizing, so it's but going to be that much improve."^[5] The episode too marked the first episode which features Tovah Feldshuh, Alexandra Breckenridge, Ross Marquand, and Austin Nichols every bit part of the primary bandage; they reprise their roles every bit Deanna Monroe, Jessie Anderson, Aaron, and Spencer Monroe, respectively, from the fifth flavour.^[vii]

Following the promotions, new Alexandria characters accept been announced, who were off-screen during season five. During casting, fake names, occupations, and scenes were temporarily assigned to limit the leaking of spoilers. Corey Hawkins joins the cast as supply runner Heath, a prominent and long-running comic book character who is a loyal friend of Glenn Rhee.^[8] During the casting phone call, Heath was referred to equally "Delvin", a "cynic [who] is left and then dumbfounded past displays of stupidity that information technology'southward nearly impossible for him to acknowledge that he thinks, down deep, people are – or at least can exist – decent. Even if they're idiots."^[nine] Ethan Embry also joins the cast equally an original character, Carter, whose grapheme during the casting call was chosen "Tucker", a "hard-working man" who "values fairness"^[9] and is an "amalgamation" of several characters from the comic.^[10] Kenric Dark-green, whose wife Sonequa Martin-Light-green plays Sasha Williams on the bear witness, also joins the series as the comic graphic symbol Scott, who is Heath's supply run partner and friend.^[11]

Reception [edit]

Critical reception [edit]

The episode received critical acclamation. On Rotten Tomatoes, information technology holds a 92% with an average rating of viii.48 out of 10, based on 26 reviews. The critics' consensus reads: A knockout opener to The Walking Dead 's sixth flavor, "Showtime Time Again" has everything one would hope for - including intense plot evolution, entertaining grapheme interplay, and more zombies than ever earlier.^[12]

Variety 's Brian Lowry assessed that "The Walking Dead looks very much at the top of its game, with strong grapheme cloth mixed with a massive set piece in the extended premiere made possible, no doubt, by its enormous popularity. Blest and cursed with a vagabond mentality, the start episode finds the gang nonetheless trying to fit into a gated community, where the promise of security is counterbalanced against the cultural clash separating the boxing-hardened travelers from those sheltered within. Add ane familiar face to the mix, and information technology's a pretty irresistible feast."^[13] Brandon Davis of Comicbook.com praised the episode and felt that Andrew Lincoln gave his best performance to date, too as its unique storytelling of shots in the past and present, while also singling out the character of Ballad Peletier, writing: "Though not given a hefty amount of screen time, McBride's Carol Peletier remains a strong foundation for the group with her sly operation as the hush-hush post-apocalyptic friendly neighbor." He concluded his review writing: "All in all, the premiere is going to satisfy die-hard Walking Dead fans and Walking Dead critics alike. Staunch performances from the well-known bandage and tremendous execution of character relationships combine for a satisfying ninety-minute premiere of The Walking Dead. So, they're given the testify's largest horde of walkers - ever - to cap things off and transport the evidence back to its roots. Bring on flavour six."^[fourteen] Writing for Hypable, Andrew Sims as well praised the unique storytelling as "much needed" for a evidence that has five seasons under its belt and wrote: "[the] premiere offers fans i of the nigh exciting and original episodes in contempo retentivity."^[xv]

Alex Zalben for MTV praised it as "...the most ambitious thing they've done in six seasons… And they blast it", while complimenting the character dynamics of the episode as well every bit its humour declaring information technology as perchance "the funniest episode of "The Walking Expressionless" ever. He singled out Danai Gurira as Michonne and Melissa McBride equally Carol at the bulk of the humour. In particular, he praised Carol by writing: "Carol, in particular, is a jaw-dropping, hilarious surprise in the hour. As much as she was reinvented into a mortiferous badass in season four and v, season 6 finds her taking a surprising turn that makes total sense for where she'south been, and where she's going. Suffice to say, Carol — and McBride — continues to be the stealth weapon of the Grimes Gang." The render of Lennie James was besides highlighted. In add-on, Zalben noted the pacing remaining consistent, as he pointed out that fans "worried that the Group settling down in one location a la flavour 2's Hershel's Farm meant we're in for a slow twelvemonth full of lots of talking and hand wringing… Don't worry. Not only has Gimple led his company to showing instead of telling, and making the dialogue scenes actually count versus repeating the same themes over and over; but the action picks upwardly from the very offset scene, and doesn't let up. And isn't going to let up any fourth dimension soon. The episode is an incredible, complete package, as big as yous'd want a "Walking Dead" movie to exist; but it too shows how things start off bad — and every bit usual, are only getting to get manner, way worse.^[16]

In 2018, Ben Lindbergh of The Ringer ranked Rick's program in the episode as his worst plan in terms of stupidity. Lindbergh wrote: "I'thousand only i homo with zippo walker kills to his credit, only I'd say the unproblematic thing would accept been to keep the walkers in the quarry. Perhaps build a meliorate barricade to seal them in more securely. Maybe construct some sort of funnel and then that the herd emerges one walker at a time for easy slaughter. Maybe set them on burn down, sit back, and watch them burn. At that place are options!"^[17]

Ratings [edit]

In its initial broadcast on AMC in the United States, on October eleven, 2015, the episode received 14.63 million viewers. The viewership slightly declined from the previous season's tape breaking premiere, "No Sanctuary", but was the nearly-watched television series of the night.^[xviii] Cumulative viewership, comprising those who watched the episode live, when it first aired, plus those who watched the episode within three days subsequently its original broadcast, was 19.v 1000000.^[xix]

In the United Kingdom, the episode broke records and became the most-watched of the series, garnering 800,000 viewers upon airing.^[20]

References [edit]

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External links [edit]

• "First Time Again" at AMC
• "First Time Again" at IMDb

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