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The Walking Dead – Season 5, Episode 2 Strangers

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Rick leads a risky mission for a possible small reward when the supplies run low and the group's mistrust of people grows.
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The Walking Dead — Season 5, Episode 2

The Walking Dead — Season 5, Episode 2

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After an explosive premiere, The Walking Dead's "Strangers" settles into a groove with a more deliberate, dialogue-heavy episode.

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Patrick Kevin Day Los Angeles Times 01/01/2015
Poor Bob. Poor, poor Bob. Go to Full Review Kate Kulzick AV Club 01/01/2015
This may be a conversation-heavy episode, but as The Walking Dead so often does, it also delivers a compelling and inventive central action set piece. Go to Full Review Richard Rys New York Magazine/Vulture 01/01/2015
A pair of episodes in, and we're now two-for-two in terms of gasp-inducing shockers. Go to Full Review Randy Dankievitch TV Over Mind 02/27/2020
All these little moments and tweaks to the show's normal style add up to the most entertaining "come down" episode of The Walking Dead ever. Go to Full Review Ian Khadan Black Nerd Problems 06/26/2018
It's safe to assume that Rick will be evening the score for 3 heads come next episode. Go to Full Review Kevin Fitzpatrick ScreenCrush 06/13/2018
"Strangers" understandably couldn't keep up the same action beats as its predecessor, but still gave us plenty of new developments to play with in the meantime and some fairly gruesome walkers. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Rick leads a risky mission for a possible small reward when the supplies run low and the group's mistrust of people grows.
Director
David Boyd
Executive Producer
Frank Darabont, Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, David Alpert, Glen Mazzara
Screenwriter
Robert Kirkman
Network
AMC
Rating
TV-MA (L|V)
Genre
Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 19, 2014
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