JSS

"JSS" is the second episode of the sixth season of AMC's The Walking Dead. It is the sixty-ninth episode of the series overall. It premiered on October 18, 2015. It was written by Seth Hoffman and directed by Jennifer Lynch.

Plot
Just when it looks like things might return to normal (or as normal as they can be), a new problem arises for the Alexandrians.

Co-Stars
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 * Jesse C. Boyd as Blond Wolf
 * Claire Bronson as Mom
 * Jason Alexander Davis as Dad
 * Ann Mahoney as Olivia
 * Tiffany Morgan as Erin
 * Katelyn Nacon as Enid
 * Elijah Marcano as Mikey
 * Hailee Steinfeld as Hannah
 * Alec Rayme as Red Jacket Wolf
 * Elena Sanchez as Satchel Wolf
 * Labrandon Shead as Shaved Head Wolf
 * Susie Spear Purcell as Shelly Neudermeyer
 * Lance Tafelski as Black Bearded Wolf
 * Jordan Woods-Robinson as Eric Raleigh

Uncredited

 * Chloe & Sophia Garcia-Frizzi as Judith Grimes
 * Laura Beamer as Holly
 * Dalton Louis Simons as Richards
 * Duke Jackson as Aphid
 * Stacy Payne as Stacy
 * Mikey Leo as Michael
 * Robert Morato as Bobby
 * Bayland Rippenkroeger as Park
 * John D. Ross as Dan
 * Cal Johnson as Dinesh
 * Andrew Rusk as Adrian
 * Sierra Laird as Samantha
 * Casey Hendershot as Wolf
 * Jacob Garcia as Wolf
 * Charles Walton as Wolf
 * Tim McAdams as "Baseball Cap Wolf"
 * Elizabeth Davidovich as "Knit Cap Wolf"
 * Jeff Matthew Glover as "Bald Wolf"
 * Courtland Fuller as "Wolf"
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Deaths

 * Enid's Mother (Flashback)
 * Enid's Father (Flashback)
 * Shelly Neudermeyer
 * Richards (Alive and Zombified)
 * Dan
 * Aphid
 * Erin
 * Dinesh
 * Adrian
 * Stacy (Off-Screen)
 * Michael (Off-Screen)
 * Natalie Miller (Off-Screen)
 * Bobby (Off-Screen)
 * Samantha (Off-Screen)
 * O'Hara (Off-Screen)
 * Charlyne (Off-Screen)
 * Jeffery (Alive and Zombified)
 * Park
 * Holly
 * At least 14 unnamed Wolves

Trivia

 * First appearance of Denise Cloyd.
 * First appearance of Charlyne. (Corpse)
 * First appearance of O'Hara. (Corpse)
 * First (and last) appearance of Holly.
 * First (and last) appearance of Park. (Alive)
 * First (and last) appearance of Richards.
 * First (and last) appearance of Dan. (Alive)
 * First (and last) appearance of Adrian. (Alive)
 * First (and last) appearance of Jeffery.
 * First (and last) appearance of Aphid.
 * First (and last) appearance of Dinesh. (Alive)
 * First (and last) appearance of Samantha. (Alive)
 * Last appearance of Shelly Neudermeyer.
 * Last appearance of Erin.
 * Last appearance of Michael. (Alive)
 * Last appearance of Stacy.
 * The title of the episode, "JSS", refers to Enid's mantra "Just Survive Somehow".
 * This episode marks the second time that the episode title is given a "Coded Letter Title", the first being "TS-19".
 * After three mentions in earlier episodes, Holly finally makes an appearance on-screen; however, she goes uncredited, having no-lines, and was killed later in the episode.
 * This episode marks Asa Butterfield's 50th appearance on the show.
 * Two actors who portrayed Wolves in this episodes have also portrayed other characters in past seasons, including a soldier for the Governor in "Too Far Gone" and a prison resident in "Inmates".
 * This episode's events occur at the same time of the events of "Thank You".
 * This episode ties with "Too Far Gone" for the most living character deaths (excluding Enid's parents), with a total of at least 31 deaths.
 * There are several more Alexandrians killed in "JSS" than the number of names posted on the memorial wall in "Now".
 * This episode marks the first time Jessie, Spencer, Aaron, Logan, and Rosita are shown killing living people.
 * One of the burning corpses in the streets can be seen laying atop of a mat, most likely a prop error.

Comic Parallels

 * The Wolves invading Alexandria and then being killed is adapted from a similar scene in Issue 78, where the Scavengers try to invade Alexandria although they are all killed before they can.