First Time Again

"First Time Again"
The Walking Dead episode
In the opening scene, many Alexandria citizens led by Rick and the others orchestrate his plan at the quarry.
Episode no.	Season 6 Episode 1
Directed by	Greg Nicotero
Written by	Scott M. Gimple Matthew Negrete
Original air date	October 11, 2015 (2015-10-11)
Running time	65 minutes
Guest appearance(s)
Ethan Embry as Carter Corey Hawkins as Heath Jason Douglas as 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 Woods-Robinson as Eric
Episode chronology
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"First Time Again" is the sixth season premiere and 68th episode overall of the post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead, which aired on AMC on October 11, 2015. The episode was written by Scott M. Gimple and Matthew Negrete, and directed by Greg Nicotero. The episode aired in an expanded 90-minute time slot.

The Alexandria community deals with the aftermath of several deaths while dealing with new circumstances, as Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) takes on leadership.

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

Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and the Alexandrians stand at the top of a granite quarry filled with thousands of walkers. As Rick begins to make a speech outlining his plan to lure the walkers out of the quarry and away from the Safe-Zone, a rock collapses beneath one of the trucks that had been blocking an exit, freeing the walkers. Rick is forced to immediately execute his plan, a day ahead of schedule, while the Alexandrians who haven't been told the details flee for their lives. Flare guns and Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus)'s noisy motorcycle are used to lure the walkers out in a parade, turning them west and up a valley.

Black-and-white flashbacks show select events following the town council meeting where Reg and Pete were killed. Glenn Rhee (Steven Yeun) brings Nicholas (Michael Traynor) in for medical treatment, concealing his actions. Tara (Alanna Masterson) awakens. Deanna Monroe (Tovah Feldshuh) blames Father Gabriel Stokes (Seth Gilliam) for turning her against Rick's group. In the morning, Heath (Corey Hawkins) returns from a two-week supply run with his team of Scott and Annie. Morgan Jones (Lennie James) tells Rick about the Wolves, when they encounter Tobin (Jason Douglas) and Gabriel burying Pete and Reg's corpses. Rick stops them from burying Pete saying 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's 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, but it now represents a serious threat with hundreds of walkers behind barricades which will 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.