"The World Before" is the eighth episode and mid-season finale of the tenth season of AMC's The Walking Dead. It is the one-hundred and thirty-ninth episode of the series overall. It premiered on November 24, 2019. It was written by Julia Ruchman and directed by John Dahl.
Plot
A fight causes tensions in Oceanside while the Alexandrians set out on a high-stakes mission.
Synopsis
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Other Cast
Co-Stars
- Mandi Christine Kerr as Barbara
- Gustavo Gomez as Marco
- Tamara Austin as Nora
- Anabelle Holloway as Gracie
- Antony Azor as R.J. Grimes
- Alex Sgambati as Jules
- Rebecca Koon as Cheryl
- Rae Olivier as Jen
- Vince Foster as Wayne
Uncredited
- Marvin Lee as Kyle
- Unknown as Socorro Espinosa
- Jimmy McAfee as Coalition Soldier
- Mason Beard as Alexandria Resident
- Tia Davis as Alexandria Resident
- Anthony Porrey as Alexandria Resident
- Chris Hodge as Alexandria Resident
- Chuck Hollywood as Alexandria Resident
- Daniele Lyman as Alexandria Resident
- Jack Orrell as Alexandria Resident
- Mario Williams as Alexandria Resident
- Michelle Hartwig Rich as Alexandria Resident
- Teri Stewart as Alexandria Resident
- Tim Carr as Alexandria Resident
- Tonya Lee as Alexandria Resident
- Jeff Stancil as Alexandria Resident
- Leslie Henry Fox as Alexandria Resident
Deaths
Trivia
- First appearance of Virgil.
- First appearance of Jen.
- First appearance of Wayne.
- Last appearance of Siddiq. (Flashback/Zombified)
- Last appearance of Cheryl. (Flashback)
- Last appearance of Dante.
- This episode marks Seth Gilliam's 50th appearance on the TV Series.
- The title of the episode, "The World Before", refers to the name of the book Virgil is taking for his daughter.
- This episode was made available for streaming to subscribers of AMC Premiere on November 22, 2019.
- Judith documenting everything that is happening in a book for the future generations is a nod to Carl reading a book about Rick's story through the apocalypse to his daughter in the Comic Series.
- It is revealed that it was Dante who not only sabotaged the water valve, but was also responsible for painting the "Silence the Whispers" graffiti around town, and murdered Cheryl.
- It is also revealed that Dante is a recent Whisperer recruit, with this being one of the main reasons he was chosen for the spying mission, since Lydia didn't know him and would thus be unable to recognize him.
- Dante was in Alexandria for four months before his identity as a Whisperer was revealed.
- Gabriel interviewing Dante is a nod to the episode "Remember", where Deanna interviews the members of Rick's group. He also asks Dante the same three questions as the ones first asked in "30 Days Without An Accident".
- This episode confirms that Dante speaks Spanish.
- The quote Michonne tells Virgil is a reference to Siddiq and Rick's statement that was used throughout Season 8.
- Gamma's real name is revealed to be "Mary".
- Coalition soldier extra Chris Brittain passed away during the filming of Season 10. As a way to honor him, the armor his character wore was laid to rest next to Siddiq's grave in this episode.
- It is revealed in this episode that the skin that the group finds near the four dead campers in "Lines We Cross" is the same skin that Dante wore before he met up with Jen, Wayne, and the rest of their group.
- Furthermore, the mask that was found on the beach also belonged to Dante.
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