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The Walking Dead
Rock in the Road
Directed by
Greg Nicotero
TV-MA
S7 • E9
Feb 12, 2017
52m
8.0
8.1
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Rick and the group are led to a new community where they are introduced to its inhabitants and ruler. A familiar face resurfaces.
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Cast of Rock in the Road
Andrew Lincoln
Rick Grimes
Lauren Cohan
Maggie Greene
Norman Reedus
Daryl Dixon
Danai Gurira
Michonne Hawthorne
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Negan Smith
Melissa McBride
Carol Peletier
Christian Serratos
Rosita Espinosa
Chandler Riggs
Carl Grimes
Josh McDermitt
Eugene Porter
Alanna Masterson
Tara Chambler
Lennie James
Morgan Jones
Sonequa Martin-Green
Sasha Williams
Seth Gilliam
Gabriel Stokes
Ross Marquand
Aaron
Khary Payton
Ezekiel Sutton
Cooper Andrews
Jerry
Katelyn Nacon
Enid
Tom Payne
Jesus Rovia
Peter Luis Zimmerman
Eduardo
Logan Miller
Benjamin
The Walking Dead - S7 • E9 Ratings & Reviews
ComicBook.com
Brandon Davis
The dialogue between the characters was fun in itself.
ScreenCrush
Kevin Fitzpatrick
Understandably, "Rock in the Road" serves largely as a functional hour, prone to reminding us of what certain characters have been up to.
CBR
Dan Caffrey
Unfortunately, it can also result in boredom. While "Rock In the Road" may be understated, it's front half is also fairly uneventful.
Empire Magazine
James White
A much more satisfying episode, this one. Partly because it finally feels like our main characters are back as proactive protagonists and not just staring miserably as Negan does terrible things.
Refinery29
Shaunna Murphy
Walking Dead definitely isn't exploring any new thematic territory yet in this latter half of Season 7, but at least they cut down on the joyless, relentless brutality, and gave us all a common goal to root for.
CNN.com
Brian Lowry
While first impressions of this latest hour might be that not much happened, the shift toward persuasion, as opposed to brute force, represents something of a welcome respite.
Toronto Star
Debra Yeo
The good news... Negan and his baseball bat were nowhere to be seen. The bad news is there were still enough plot contrivances and hokey speeches to make it uncertain the season can be saved from its showrunners, let alone Negan.
New York Daily News
Dan Gunderman
"Rock in the Road," is the showrunners' attempt at watching Rick amass an army. It doesn't come about in a standard sort of way, either. But by the end, the seeds have been sewn, the bricks laid.
Guardian
Stuart Jeffries
It's always a treat when The Walking Dead visits the kingdom of Ezekiel with its bonkers Princess Bride vibe.
New York Times
Jeremy Egner
It was an occasionally strained but welcome episode, partly for the break from Negan histrionics but primarily because after the misery and stasis of the first half of Season 7, the core group was back in action.
Independent (UK)
Jacob Stolworthy
The show manages to keep you on your toes even when much of an episode can be comprised of a story strand you're not that fussed about.
Observer
Noam Cohen
With only about 20 minutes left, we do start getting some glimmers of interesting and unpredictable developments.
Wall Street Journal
Paul Vigna
What works here is that the story is clearly going somewhere: an all-out fight against the Saviors.
New York Magazine/Vulture
Richard Rys
After a first half that began with a stunner and ended on a snooze, the back eight of season seven kicks off with a welcome end to the wussification of The Walking Dead.
indieWire
Jeff Stone
The good news is that "Rock In The Road" moves pretty briskly... there's some fresh zombie action, and no Negan to be found (save for a brief radio message). It's a welcome respite from the repetitive misery of the first half of the season.
USA Today
Kelly Lawler
After opening its seventh season with a run of over-long, graphically violent and generally painful episodes, The Walking Dead returns with a renewed sense of energy and -- dare I say it -- fun.
Rolling Stone
Noel Murray
Rick flashes a big smile in the final shot... Fans should smile too: The show's clearly not wasting any time in building toward an inevitable, all-out war.
Daily Telegraph (UK)
Ed Power
The entire crew had their moment to shine. Rock in the Road essentially doubled as the best post-apocalyptic school reunion ever.
Entertainment Weekly
The Walking Dead is trying to repair itself after the bad will it gained since the deaths of Abraham and Glenn.
AV Club
Zack Handlen
After a clumsy beginning, "Rock In the Road" finds the show moving forward in a big way. After the slog of the first half of the season, it's about damn time.
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