No Sanctuary

"No Sanctuary" is the first episode of the fifth season of AMC's The Walking Dead. It is the fifty-second episode of the series overall. It premiered on October 12, 2014. It was written by Scott Gimple and directed by Greg Nicotero.

Plot
We learn the true motives of the Terminans as Rick and the group find themselves in a vulnerable situation. Will they be able to work together?

Co-Stars
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 * Justice Leak as Knife Smock Man
 * Adam Boyer as Bat Smock Man
 * Owen Harn as Crazed Man
 * Anissa Matlock as Woman
 * Nelson Bonilla as Terminus Guard

Uncredited

 * Lennie James as Morgan Jones
 * Charlotte & Clara Ward as Judith Grimes
 * Summer Williams Houck as Terminus Resident
 * Aaron Kirschnick as Terminus Guard
 * Preston Baker as Terminus Guard
 * Duke Jackson as Terminus Resident
 * Aaron Tarver as Terminus Resident
 * Chris Critter Antonucci as Terminus Resident
 * James Rodney Sims as Terminus Resident
 * Joe Foley as Terminus Resident
 * Chuck Steak as Terminus Resident
 * Jennifer Badger as Terminus Resident
 * Patrick Williams as Terminus Resident
 * Greg Rementer as Terminus Resident
 * Zac Nichols as Terminus Resident
 * Michael Morrison as Terminus Captive
 * Charles William Cook as Terminus Resident
 * Unknown as Cynthia (Voice)
 * Unknown as Chuck (Voice)
 * Chris Harrelson as Walker
 * Stephen Vinning as Walker
 * Paige Hamby as Walker
 * Tim Proctor and Celeste Lezcano as Walkers
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Deaths

 * Sam
 * Mary
 * Butcher 1 (Alive)
 * Butcher 2
 * Crazed Man
 * At least 3 unnamed Terminus captives
 * At least 11 unnamed Terminus residents

Trivia

 * First appearance of Martin.
 * Last appearance of Sam.
 * Last appearance of Mary.
 * Last appearance of Alex. (Flashback/Corpse)
 * Last appearance of Terminus.
 * The title of the episode, "No Sanctuary", comes from the fact that Terminus isn't a sanctuary as it claims, and also from Rick's repainting of the Terminus sign so it reads "NO SANCTUARY".
 * Carol uses the trick of slathering oneself in walker guts to blend in with a herd from "Guts". Her efforts are far more successful with the guts effects not being washed off by rain. The trick continues to work even after she wounds Mary and draws the attention of walkers to her.
 * This episode marks the return of Morgan Jones since his last appearance in "Clear". Producer Greg Nicotero stated that Morgan found the sign at least "a few weeks" after the group's escape from Terminus, and in the episode recap on the AMC website, the scene is described as happening "months" after Rick's escape from Terminus."[1]
 * This episode featured a new opening sequence since the start of Season 3.
 * The walker that Shane sees in "18 Miles Out" appears in the new introduction sequence.
 * This episode features the most deaths for a season premiere, with a total of at least 24 casualties.
 * This is currently the most-watched episode of the entire series to date. Receiving a total of 17.28 million viewers, becoming the most-watched drama series telecast in basic cable television history.[2]
 * As of this episode, Emily Kinney (Beth), Chad Coleman (Tyreese), Michael Cudlitz (Abraham), and Isabelle Fuhrman (Haley) have been added to the opening credits.
 * Sonequa Martin-Green (Sasha) and Lawrence Gilliard Jr. (Bob) are still listed under "Also Starring" despite being regulars in the previous season.
 * This is the first episode featuring Sasha Pieterse (Ariel), Josh McDermitt (Eugene), Christian Serratos (Rosita), Alanna Masterson (Tara) and Andrew J. West (Gareth) as series regulars. They are all listed under "Also Starring".
 * Emily Kinney (Beth) is the only member of the main cast to not appear in this episode.
 * The first 4 minutes of this episode was released by AMC via their YouTube channel, a day before the initial broadcast, as a sneak peek to the episode.[3]
 * Carol mentions that the fire from Terminus has not gone out due to the color of the smoke, a nod to what Mika said to her in "The Grove".
 * During the filming of the scene where the Terminus residents are slicing throats, Andrew Lincoln, Steven Yeun, Norman Reedus, and Lawrence Gillard Jr were not told about the prosthetic necks, and the oozing fake blood came out of it. It was for them to act as if they were surprised and as if they'd never seen anything like it.
 * In the scene where Martin puts his hands around Judith and threatens to break the baby's neck, those were actually the hands of the baby actress' father.
 * As Rick and his group are escaping the train car, a woman and a man can be heard yelling from another train car. This may be a reference to Ann, Joel and Ken from The Walking Dead: No Man's Land.

Comic Parallels

 * Eugene explaining to the group about the Human Genome Project is adapted from Issue 54.