Now

"Now" is the fifth episode of the sixth season of AMC's The Walking Dead. It is the seventy-second episode of the series overall. It premiered on November 8, 2015. It was written by Corey Reed and directed by Avi Youabian.

Plot
Trouble is inside and outside the gate.

Co-Stars
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 * Hailee Steinfeld as Hannah
 * Vanessa Cloke as Anna
 * Ted Huckabee as Bruce
 * Jasmine Kaur as Betsy
 * Mandi Christine Kerr as Barbara
 * Dahlia Legault as Francine
 * Jordan Woods-Robinson as Eric Raleigh
 * David Marshall Silverman as Kent

Uncredited

 * Curtis Jackson as Bob Miller
 * Mikey Leo as Michael
 * Robert Morato as Bobby
 * Anne McBrayer Childress as "Alexandria Resident"
 * AV Ford as "Alexandria Resident"
 * Jason Lyell as "Alexandria Resident"
 * Roger Neal as "Alexandria Resident"
 * Jennifer Davis Brennan as "Alexandria Resident"
 * Sebastian Lobo as "Alexandria Resident"
 * Summer Cain as "Alexandria Resident"
 * Casey Hendershot as Wolf (Zombified)
 * Charles Walton as Wolf (Corpse)
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Deaths

 * Betsy (Alive and Zombified)
 * 1 unnamed Wolf (Alive, Confirmed Fate, Zombified)

Trivia

 * First appearance of Anna.
 * First (and last) appearance of Betsy.
 * Last appearance of Charlyne. (Corpse)
 * Last appearance of Bobby. (Corpse)
 * Last appearance of Michael. (Corpse)
 * Last appearance of Park. (Corpse)
 * Last appearance of Dan. (Corpse)
 * Last appearance of Dinesh. (Corpse)
 * Last appearance of Samantha. (Corpse)
 * Last appearance of O'Hara. (Corpse)
 * Last appearance of Adrian. (Corpse)
 * Ann Mahoney (Olivia) is upgraded from "Co-Star" to "Also Starring" in this episode.
 * Promotional photos released for this episode reveal a deleted scene showing Michonne, Scott, and Heath returning to Alexandria from the previous episode.
 * The episode title, "Now", comes from Jessie's speech to the Alexandrians. "This is what life looks like now".
 * It also may refer to Rick yelling "Open the gate now!"
 * The original title was "The Locket".
 * The zombified Wolf is mentioned to be one that was killed by Carol whose body she could never find. He appears to be the same male Wolf she shot twice in the back in the armory. He ran off and left blood behind but was not seen again. Apparently he crawled under a house where he ultimately died and reanimated.
 * This episode marks the 50th appearance for Lauren Cohan as Maggie Greene in the series.
 * Coincidentally, this episode is marked to be around Issue 78 of the Comic Series which then was Maggie Greene's 50th appearance.
 * AMC accidentally uploaded the promo for the sixth episode, "Always Accountable", on their website and on their YouTube channel instead of this episode. AMC took the video down when they noticed their mistake.
 * In this episode, it's revealed that Maggie is pregnant.
 * This episode revealed that Denise is a lesbian or bisexual.
 * Talking Dead revealed that the two walkers that Maggie and Aaron encountered in the sewer were Alexandrians who were exiled trying to return.
 * The Latin sentence which Deanna writes down on the town map, is the second half of a commonly quoted line from Ovid's Amores. The full line is "Perfer et obdura: dolor hic tibi proderit olim". It translates to "Be patient and hardy: this pain will be useful to you one day".

Comic Parallels

 * The walker herd arriving at the gates of Alexandria is adapted from Issue 79.
 * Rick's speech to the residents to try to calm them down is adapted from Issue 80.
 * Carl and Ron's fight is adapted from a similar scene in Issue 71, where Carl fights with Mikey instead.
 * Denisse treating an injured Scott in the infirmary is adapted from Issue 73.
 * Maggie revealing to Aaron she is pregnant is adapted from a similar scene in Issue 97, where Maggie reveals it to Glenn instead.
 * Deanna telling Rick that the community actually needs his leadership is adapted from Issue 78.
 * Rick and Jessie's kiss is adapted from Issue 80.