"Last Day on Earth" | |
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The Walking Dead episode | |
Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 16 |
Directed by | Greg Nicotero |
Written by |
Scott M. Gimple Matthew Negrete |
Original air date | April 3, 2016 |
Running time | 65 minutes |
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"Last Day on Earth" is the sixteenth and final episode of the sixth season, and 83rd episode overall of the post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead, which aired on AMC on April 3, 2016. The episode was written by Scott M. Gimple and Matthew Negrete, and directed by Greg Nicotero. This episode also marks the first appearance of Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Negan, the mysterious leader of the Saviors that he rules in tyranny.
After suffering pain from pregnancy, Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and the group urgently try to get a bedridden Maggie (Lauren Cohan) to the Hilltop Colony for medical attention from their RV. However, every one of the routes they take is blocked by a progressively larger number of Saviors, led by the Lead Savior (Steven Ogg), with increasingly frightening capabilities.
Concurrently, Morgan (Lennie James) finds Carol (Melissa McBride) injured from a cut on her stomach and patches her up. While Morgan goes outside to kill a walker that is making noise, Carol flees and Morgan again pursues on horseback. Roman (Stuart Greer), the Savior who survived her attack, finds Carol first, shooting her in the right arm and leg, stating that she will suffer like his friends did. Morgan shows up just in time to save her, breaking his vow by killing Roman, and encounters two men wearing armor who approach on horseback: one of them is the mysterious survivor from the barn that Morgan saved from Rick. After the strangers offer them help, Morgan agrees to get Carol medical assistance.