Conquer

"Conquer" is the sixteenth and final episode of the fifth season of AMC's The Walking Dead. It is the sixty-seventh episode of the series overall. It premiered on March 29, 2015. It was written by Scott Gimple & Seth Hoffman and directed by Greg Nicotero.

Plot
Daryl experiences trouble on a run, while Rick and his group continue to feel like outsiders in Alexandria, where trouble is creeping into the gates.

Co-Stars

 * Jesse C. Boyd as Blond Wolf
 * Corey Brill as Pete Anderson
 * Jason Alexander Davis as Red Poncho Man
 * Hailee Steinfeld as Hannah
 * Ted Huckabee as Bruce
 * Dahlia Legault as Francine
 * Mandi Christine Kerr as Barbara
 * Tiffany Morgan as Erin
 * Jordan Woods-Robinson as Eric Raleigh
 * David Marshall Silverman as Kent
 * Michael Traynor as Nicholas

Uncredited

 * Charlotte & Clara Ward as Judith Grimes
 * Stacy Payne as Stacy
 * Curtis Jackson as Bob Miller
 * Helen Jackson as Natalie Miller
 * Duane Kicak as Tommy
 * Robert Morato as Bobby
 * Unknown as "Unnamed Man"
 * Lawrence Gilliard Jr. as Bob Stookey (Voice Only)
 * Frederick Carpenter as Walker

Deaths

 * Red Poncho Man (Alive)
 * Reg Monroe
 * Pete Anderson
 * 1 unnamed man

Trivia

 * First (and last) appearance of Del Arno Foods.
 * First appearance of The Wolves.
 * First appearance of Owen.
 * First appearance of Blond Wolf.
 * Last appearance of Bob Stookey. (Voice Only)
 * Last appearance of Reg Monroe. (Alive)
 * Last appearance of Pete Anderson. (Alive)
 * The title of the episode, "Conquer", refers to different characters conquering their own fear and struggles.
 * This is the first time Lennie James has been credited under "Also Starring." In the pilot, he was credited as "Guest Starring". He has been credited under "Special Guest Star" in his other appearances.
 * Steve Coulter (Reg) is upgraded from "Co-Star" to "Also Starring" in this episode.
 * In the commentary for this episode, it was confirmed there was originally going to be a scene between Carl and Enid, but it was cut due to the length of the episode.
 * Two of the walkers missing their bottom halves and arms and strung up in one of the grocery trailers are the victims that Daryl and Aaron came across in "Try".
 * Several easter eggs were confirmed during the Talking Dead segment of this episode. The titles for the last five episodes were taken from the quote Dale said back in, "Vatos". "I like what the father said to the son when he gave him a watch that had been handed down through generations. He said: 'I give you a mausoleum of all hope and desire which will fit your individual needs, no better than it did mine and my father before me. I give it to you not that you may remember time, but that you may forget it. For a moment, now and then, and not spend all of your breath trying to conquer it.'", a nod to all five titles.
 * Greg Nicotero teased about this episode in one of his interviews, he said that, this episode is gonna be phenomenal, and all the writers, and the actors should get an Emmy recognition for their work in the episode. He also added that this episode might be the best episode in the entire series. "When we started shooting the episode, the script was long. When I started editing, I kind of said to Scott, 'I want to make sure that we deliver the greatest episode that we can, and the cut's going to come in long. I think that we should just go to the network and propose that we do an hour-and-a-half finale, and see how that idea lands.' Everybody was on board."[2]
 * Norman Reedus performed an interview where he described the season finale. He said "Bring your Kleenex and you'll be screaming at your television." In another interview, Michael Cudlitz stated that the finale will "...piss people off."
 * On Talking Dead, Gale Anne Hurd teased that in the finale, "there will be blood, and not all of it's from walkers."
 * The Wolves and the red poncho man in this episode are a reference to Charles Perrault's Little Red Riding Hood.

Comic Parallels

 * Rick using bandages on his face is adapted from Issue 76.
 * Aaron telling Daryl about an exiled man named Davison is a slight nod to the Alexandria former leader in Issue 76.
 * Pete being moved to another house and getting mad is adapted from Issue 76.
 * Glenn and Nicholas fighting in the woods is adapted from a similar scene in Issue 89, where they fight on Alexandria instead.
 * Pete interrupting the community meeting with the intention of killing Rick is adapted from a similar scene in Issue 77, where he interrupts a reunion to prepare Scott's funeral instead.
 * Pete slicing Reg's throat with Michonne's katana is adapted from a similar scene in Issue 77, where he slices Regina's throat with a knife instead.
 * Rick executing Pete on Deanna's orders is adapted from Issue 77.