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"A Certain Doom"
Series The Walking Dead
Season 10, Episode 16
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Air date October 4th, 2020
Writers Corey Reed; Jim Barnes; Eli Jorné
Director Greg Nicotero
Producers Christian Agypt; David Alpert; Jim Barnes; Brian Bockrath; Ryan Buffa; Ryan DeGard; Kevin Deiboldt; Scott M. Gimple; Julia Hobgood; Gale Anne Hurd; Denise Huth; Joseph Incaprera; Eli Jorné; Angela Kang; Robert Kirkman; Oleg Livits; John Marler; Nicole Mirante-Matthews; Greg Nicotero; Corey Reed; Julia Ruchman; Vivian Tse; Caleb Womble
Starring Norman Reedus; Melissa McBride; Josh McDermitt; Christian Serratos; Seth Gilliam; Ross Marquand; Khary Payton; Ryan Hurst; Jeffrey Dean Morgan
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"A Certain Doom" is the sixteenth episode of season ten of the zombie survival horror television series The Walking Dead, and the 147th episode of the series overall. It was directed by Greg Nicotero with a teleplay written by Corey Reed based on a story treatment by Reed, Jim Barnes, and Eli Jorné. It first aired on AMC on Sunday, October 4th, 2020 at 9:00 pm.

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  • Events from this episode have been partially adapted from Walking Dead #159 and Walking Dead #160 of the comic series.
  • In the comics, Beta was killed by Paul Monroe and Aaron in Walking Dead #173. This is also the same issue that introduced the Commonwealth.
  • The song that is played on the boom box as the survivors lead the herd away is "Burning Down the House" by the Talking Heads, which debuted on their 1983 album Speaking in Tongues.
  • Reference is made to Michonne in this episode.
  • The armed soldiers in white body armor represent a community known as The Commonwealth, who appeared in The Walking Dead comic book series as the final major storyline of the title.
  • Alpha and Gamma appear in archival footage only. Alpha was killed by Negan in "Walk With Us". Mary was killed by Beta in that same episode.
  • The skin mask that Lydia is forced to wear is the same one worn by her mother, Alpha.
  • The tactic of smearing walker blood across one's body to mask their scent goes all the way back to the season one episode "Guts" when Rick Grimes and Glenn Rhee had to do this in order to navigate their way through Atlanta.

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Body Count[]

  • Beta - Stabbed through both eyes with large knives by Daryl Dixon.
  • Beatrice - Torn apart by walkers.
  • Oscar - Stabbed by a whisperer; finished off by walkers.
  • Zombies - Numerous zombies take the deep plunge off a cliff.

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