They smash the locks off and open the doors, walkers spilling in. During one of his interviews, Robert Kirkman teases this episode is gonna be "polarizing" to the fans. Noah leaves immediately to retrieve Rick and the others. The episode was written by series showrunner Scott M. Gimple and directed by Greg Nicotero. It just seemed to be what the story dictated. Overall, he gave the episode a 9.0/10. He runs off towards it and Tyreese chases after him. Never has an episode of TWD been so perfectly put together.While the themes of "let's find a new home" and "home never last" have been drilled into our minds beyond belief at this point in the series, their constant reminder throughout this episode was done so in a way never seen before and never so perfectly. "What Happened and What's Going On" is the ninth episode and mid-season premiere of the fifth season of AMC's The Walking Dead. It also features several appearances from deceased characters in Tyreese's hallucinations. The cumulative effect of the last eight episodes and then this ninth episode, moving into next few, it's all a cumulative effect of who these people are and the circumstances they eventually find themselves in. He knows what happened and what's going on. What Happened and What's Going On Still recovering from Beth's death Rick, Tyreese, Glen and Michonne decide to honor her wish to help Noah get to his home. The critics' consensus reads: A visually impressive episode of The Walking Dead, "What Happened and What's Going On" artfully portrays the psychology of the characters, rather than focusing on its shocking moments. The name comes from the prominent location, "Wiltshire Estates" in "Miles Behind Us". The first two minutes of the episode were released the day prior to the episode's premiere. Tyreese explores the house while Noah sits by his mother's corpse and apologizes for not returning home sooner. News. In the bedroom, he becomes distracted by photos on the wall of Noah's brothers and gets bitten by a walker by surprise. They approach with caution, Rick fearing snipers but Noah reassuring him. Rick asks where it is and Noah tells him that it is just outside Richmond, Virginia, approximately 530 miles northeast of Atlanta. On Rotten Tomatoes, it holds a 100% with an average rating of 8.08 out of 10, based on 27 reviews. The place was secured when Noah left the place, walled, and was a home for 20 people. He believes, The name of Shirewilt Estates is a reference to Wiltshire Estates, a semi-prominent location in the early issues of the comics and that was shown in. After a moment, Rick agrees. The people in the car pull over after realizing he has passed away and come to a stop. Walking Dead star says serial killer twist was axed for being too dark. Noah breaks down in tears as Rick and the others follow after him. Bob, Beth, and the girls try to comfort and reassure him that he did the right thing, and that death is much better than being alive, but The Governor and Martin antagonize him for not being able to do what they feel needed to be done. Rick, Michonne, and Glenn head off to see what they can find. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The remaining survivors then attend his funeral, which Father Gabriel Stokes (Seth Gilliam) presides over. Elsewhere, Michonne continues to express a desire to settle in one place and to fortify the town, but Rick argues that the town is indefensible, showing how part of its defensive wall had apparently been toppled by a large vehicle. In the car, Tyreese tells Noah and the others about his father who always used to tell him and Sasha Williams (Sonequa Martin-Green) that, as citizens of the world, they should listen to the news and never change the channel or turn it off, as they should always know about the atrocities that take place so they can be prepared and have their eyes open. Add the first question. She argues that instead of just "making it" that they should go to Washington, D.C., where they might have a chance. garykmcd. By the time they arrive, there's nothing left and the compound has been overrun. They fight their way through waves of walkers and pass a truck filled with walkers that have had their arms and legs cut off and the letter W carved into their foreheads. At the house, Beth appears as part of Tyreese's hallucination, playing a guitar and singing, with Mika and Lizzie sitting in front of her. He tells Bob to turn off the radio, effectively deciding that he wants to let go and join them in death. They park about two miles from the town. They find him about to be bitten by walkers, but manage to save him in time. He also struggles internally with his recent decisions and "speaks" with his hallucinations. [3], Upon airing, the episode was watched by 15.64 million American viewers with an 18-49 rating of 8.0,[4] an increase in viewership from the previous episode which had 14.81 million viewers and an 18-49 rating of 7.6. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Over the radio, Tyreese begins to hear a news story about a group of people traveling up the East Coast and slaughtering innocent people in gruesome ways. They are then alerted by Noah screaming. (Spoilers ahead for “The Walking Dead” on AMC through the episode that aired Feb. 23)It’s taken a while, but it looks like our heroes on “The Walking Dead” are about to go to war again.