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Jul 16, 2023 · July 16, 2023. Image Credit: Peter Kramer/AMC. The fifth episode of AMC’s post-apocalyptic series ‘The Walking Dead: Dead City,’ titled ‘Stories We Tell Ourselves,’ follows the aftermath of Maggie Greene’s efforts to find her son Hershel after getting into the Croat’s building with the help of Tommaso, Amaia, and the rest of the ...
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"Stories We Tell Ourselves" is the fifth episode of the first season of AMC's The Walking Dead: Dead City. It is the fifth episode of the series overall. It premiered on July 16, 2023. It was written by Brenna Kouf and directed by Gandja Monteiro.
Truths are unearthed and motives are revealed as Maggie, Negan and the others travel further into the city's depths.
Maggie, Amaia, Tommaso and Ginny prepare to make their way through the corpse-filled sewers. Tommaso notes that these particular corpses are recent, fresh deposits to the Croat's methane bank, effectively hot-boxing dead people for fuel. Maggie notices that Negan's missing from the group, but neither Amaia or Tommaso have seen him. Amaia asks about Ginny, but Maggie just tells her that Ginny's with her. As Maggie goes through her bag, Ginny spots her dinosaur toy inside which Maggie had chosen not to burn after all with Maggie noticing Ginny's attention on her bag. Maggie simply tells the others that Ginny doesn't talk much or follow orders, and Maggie doesn't have the extra flashlight that she thought that she had. Amaia goes to retrieve one from Tommaso's pack, but he quickly gets it himself instead.
Amaia blames herself for the disastrous attack that had killed their entire tribe despite Tommaso's attempts to dissuade her, pointing out that the Burazi knew that they were coming. Tommaso gets her to focus on getting out of the sewers, warning the others that they need to start running when they feel the effects of the methane kicking in. As they begin moving through the sewers, one of the bodies begins moving, revealing that some of the corpses are actually walkers.
Negan and Perlie make their way through the city with Perlie keeping Negan at the point of his modified Nail Gun. Taking shelter in an abandoned souvenir store as walkers pass by, Negan warns the marshal that his boat has already been sunk by the Croat who has the entire island on lockdown. Negan reminds Perlie that he had saved his life, but Perlie claims that it had nothing to do with him and everything to do with Negan and Maggie, although Negan states that Maggie isn't his friend. Perlie tells Negan that saving his life doesn't bring back the magistrate and the four other men with him that Negan had killed. "Those assholes, they damn near killed my wife. If you had seen what she looked like when I found her, well, I guarantee you'd done the same," Negan states. Perlie is visibly surprised by this, apparently having been unaware of what had happened to Negan's wife. Drawing his knife, Negan prepares to leave through the front door, but Perlie takes his knife and forces Negan to leave with him through the back.
In the sewers, Maggie's group experiences breathing difficulties from the methane in the air and Amaia and Tommaso go to investigate a strange pile of corpses covered in a white substance. A disgusted Tommaso thinks that it's fat while Ginny tries to climb a ladder out. However, Maggie tells the young girl that the manholes are sealed shut. Guessing that she's trying to go after Negan, Maggie furiously reminds Ginny that Negan had wanted her to stay at the Bricks, stating that they were so close, and that Ginny doesn't even know Negan. Maggie points out that Negan isn't wanted for some minor crime, and Ginny doesn't know the monster that Maggie knows, but she will if Ginny sticks around long enough.
Continuing through the city, Perlie reveals that they are going to Chelsea Piers, but Negan reminds him that the boats are all sunk. Handing Negan a brochure for Chelsea Piers, the marshal explains that they just need a dock because they float, and all the two men need to do is disconnect it. An impressed Negan realizes that Perlie is actually from New York City and Perlie admits that he's from the Bronx. Perlie explains that had worked for the state doing drift collection boats, picking up debris and keeping the rivers clean. In turn, Negan reveals that he had been a gym teacher before the world ended.
With a herd approaching from both directions down the street, the two men quickly move across the street and through the fence with the herd following after them, only to have more walkers emerge from all directions to corner them. Negan and Perlie manage to make it inside of a building through a barricaded window and find a disturbing effigy inside. The two guess that it was made by either an avant-garde artist from before or someone who had lost their mind afterwards and they search for a way out that's not blocked by walkers.
Co-Stars
•Sean Thompson as Piano Playing Buraz •Karina Bonnefil as Gang Leader
Uncredited
•Prop as Joel Armstrong •Steven Yeun as Glenn Rhee •Christian Serratos as Rosita Espinosa •Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon •Danai Gurira as Michonne Grimes •Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes •Roe Digi as Red Beanie Savior •Duke Jackson as Savior •Billy Holt as Savior •Vincin Zo as Savior •Skylar Felton as Jackson Wallace •Donald J. Koko as Savior •Greg Sproles as Savior •Prop as Manhattan Survivor 3
•First appearance of the Dama.
•Last appearance of Amaia.
•Last appearance of Tommaso.
•Last appearance of Joel Armstrong. •Last appearance (in Dead City continuity) of Glenn Rhee. •Last appearance (in Dead City continuity) of Rosita Espinosa. •Last appearance (in Dead City continuity) of Daryl Dixon. •Last appearance (in Dead City continuity) of Michonne Grimes. •Last appearance (in Dead City continuity) of Rick Grimes. •The title of the episode, "Stories We Tell Ourselves", refers to Perlie musing that •This episode was made available for streaming to subscribers of AMC Premiere on July 13, 2023.
•It's revealed that Maggie didn't burn Ginny's toy at the end of "People Are a Resource" and instead had kept it in her bag.
•The new community that the Hilltop survivors had settled at is revealed to be called the Bricks.
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