Acts of God

Acts of God
Season 11, Episode 16
Air Date	April 10, 2022
Written By	Nicole Mirante-Matthews
Directed By	Catriona McKenzie
U.S. Viewers	1.61 million
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Starring Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier* Lauren Cohan as Maggie Rhee Christian Serratos as Rosita Espinosa* Josh McDermitt as Eugene Porter Seth Gilliam as Gabriel Stokes Ross Marquand as Aaron Khary Payton as Ezekiel Sutton Cooper Andrews as Jerry* Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Negan Smith
Also Starring Eleanor Matsuura as Yumiko Okumura* Nadia Hilker as Magna Cailey Fleming as Judith Grimes* Cassady McClincy as Lydia Lauren Ridloff as Connie Paola Lázaro as Juanita Sanchez* Michael James Shaw as Michael Mercer* Lynn Collins as Leah Shaw Josh Hamilton as Lance Hornsby Margot Bingham as Max Mercer Laila Robins as Pamela Milton Angel Theory as Kelly Medina Senghore as Annie Smith Okea Eme-Akwari as Elijah Avianna Mynhier as Rachel Ward** Teo Rapp-Olsson as Sebastian Milton Gonzalo Menendez as Commonwealth Soldier Matt Bushell as Romano * does not appear in this episode ** no lines

"Acts of God" is the sixteenth episode and second-part finale of the eleventh season of AMC's The Walking Dead. It is the one-hundred and sixty-ninth episode of the series overall. It premiered on April 10, 2022. It was written by Nicole Mirante-Matthews and directed by Catriona McKenzie.

Plot

Maggie prepares to defend Hilltop and the people of Riverbend against Hornsby. Meanwhile, Hornsby hires Leah to kill her.

Synopsis

TBA

Other Cast

Co-Stars

• Kien Michael Spiller as Hershel Rhee
• Gustavo Gomez as Marco

Uncredited

• Lance Kilmer as Hilltop Resident
• Laura Kelly as Hilltop Resident
• Esther Pittman as Oceanside Resident
• Kathryn Spratlin as Oceanside Resident
• Rachel Foster as Oceanside Resident
• Robin Cox as Oceanside Resident

Deaths

• Romano
• Marco
• Leah Shaw
• 8 unnamed Commonwealth soldiers (1 Alive and Zombified)

Trivia

• Last appearance of Romano.
• Last appearance of Marco.
• Last appearance of Leah Shaw.
  • With Leah's death, all of the Reapers are now dead.
• The title of the episode, "Acts of God", refers to the swarm of locusts seen throughout the episode.
• This episode was made available for streaming to subscribers of AMC Premiere on April 3, 2022.
• The original plot summary for the episode was as follows: In the very last mid-season finale for The Walking Dead, our heroes are trapped in situations beyond their control. Everyone they've worked so hard to protect is at risk as danger baits them at every turn. All is at stake. Now, they must decide who and what are worth saving. Each decision comes with its own deadly ramifications. Meanwhile, Eugene and Max's relationship deepens, but so does the trouble that is brewing inside the Commonwealth.
• Gustavo Gomez (Marco) celebrated his birthday during the filming of this episode.

Comic Parallels

• Leah's death is somewhat similar to Dwight's death in Issue 186. Both of them are shot in the head by someone that they (at some point) trusted above others (Daryl for Leah, Rick for Dwight) and were shot in a way where they never saw their killers (Leah through the back of the head, Dwight through the side).

Episode Highlights

• Lance Hornsby takes over Alexandria, Hilltop, and Oceanside.