The Walking Dead/Rendition

Rendition
Season 11, Episode 4
Airdate	September 12, 2021
Written by	Nicole Mirante-Matthews
Directed by	Frederick E.O. Toye
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The Walking Dead — Season Eleven

Rendition is the fourth episode of the eleventh season of The Walking Dead, and the one hundred fifty-seventh episode overall.

Starring: Norman Reedus (Daryl Dixon), Melissa McBride (Carol Peletier) (credit only), Lauren Cohan (Maggie Rhee) (credit only), Christian Serratos (Rosita Espinosa) (credit only), Josh McDermitt (Eugene Porter) (credit only), Seth Gilliam (Gabriel Stokes) (credit only), Ross Marquand (Aaron) (credit only), Khary Payton (Ezekiel) (credit only), Cooper Andrews (Jerry) (credit only), Callan McAuliffe (Alden) (credit only)

and Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Negan) (credit only)

Also Starring: Eleanor Matsuura (Yumiko) (credit only), Nadia Hilker (Magna) (credit only), Cailey Fleming (Judith Grimes) (credit only), Cassady McClincy (Lydia) (credit only), Lauren Ridloff (Connie) (credit only), Paola Lázaro (Princess) (credit only), Michael James Shaw (Mercer) (credit only), Lynn Collins (Leah Shaw), Ritchie Coster (Pope), Alex Meraz (Brandon Carver), Glenn Stanton (Frost), Dikran Tulaine (Mancea), Jacob Young (Deaver), Branton Box (Fisher), Laurie Fortier (Agatha)

Co-Starring: Michael Shenefelt (Bossie), Eric LeBlanc (Powell), Robert Hayes (Wells), Ethan McDowell (Washington), Dane Davenport (Ancheta), Zac Zedalis (Boone), Lex Lauletta (Austin)

Plot Overview

Daryl is caught by the Reapers and happens upon a familiar, but not welcoming face.

Arc Advancement

Happenings

• It's revealed that the Reapers are a group of mercenaries who knew each other well before the apocalypse as soldiers while in Afghanistan. They are led by a man named Pope and his take on Christianity, which was spurred following their seemingly miraculous survival from a bombing where they took shelter in a church and were unscathed.

Characters

• Daryl reunites with Leah, but does by learning she is a part of the Reapers.

• Daryl lies about being a part of Maggie's group. This, combined with his past relationship with Leah, has him put through an initiation that he passes.

Referbacks

• The incident that occurred with Bossie and Michael Turner took place in the previous episode.

• Leah and Daryl talk about their parting that took place in "Find Me".

Trivia

The Show

• There are no walkers killed onscreen for this episode.

• Norman Reedus is the only member of either the main or regular cast to appear in this episode.

Goof

• Daryl redirects one of the Reapers by throwing something away as he hides behind a corner. However, the Reaper is facing the direction of where Daryl's shadow is being cast and therefore should not have fallen for the trick.