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The Walking Dead
Self Help
Directed by
Ernest R. Dickerson
TV-MA
S5 • E5
Nov 8, 2014
43m
7.9
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A new set of issues confront the group while on a mission.
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Cast of Self Help
Andrew Lincoln
Rick Grimes
Lauren Cohan
Maggie Greene
Norman Reedus
Daryl Dixon
Danai Gurira
Michonne Hawthorne
Steven Yeun
Glenn Rhee
Melissa McBride
Carol Peletier
Chandler Riggs
Carl Grimes
Emily Kinney
Beth Greene
Michael Cudlitz
Abraham Ford
Chad L. Coleman
Tyreese Williams
Christian Serratos
Rosita Espinosa
Josh McDermitt
Eugene Porter
Alanna Masterson
Tara Chambler
Andrea Moore
Ellen
Ernest R. Dickerson
Director
Seth Hoffman
Writer
Heather Bellson
Writer
Jolly Dale
Producer
Paul Gadd
Producer
Matthew Negrete
Producer
Channing Powell
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Self Help Ratings & Reviews
TV Over Mind
Randy Dankievitch
"Self Help" is yet another pleasant surprise from The Walking Dead's fifth season.
ScreenCrush
Kevin Fitzpatrick
"Self Help" at least afforded a much more welcome diversion than last week's installment.
Tom & Lorenzo
Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez
There's a lightness to this season that can't be denied; just as we can't deny that we're very pleased to see it, since it was exactly what we've always felt the show needed.
TV Fanatic
Sean McKenna
There's now a lot of "what's nexts" left on the table... Certainly, by the end of the hour I was back on board, so I'm just ready to see where all those jumping off points go and where the season is really headed.
Variety
Laura Prudom
Much like last week's Beth-centric episode, "Self Help" maintained the season's momentum while still allowing time for much-needed character beats to contextualize the mayhem.
The Atlantic
David Sims
The best thing about this generally well-done episode, I thought, was its whole thesis that as awful and ridiculous as Eugene's behavior was, it actually did save lives, or at least one life -- Abraham's.
IGN Movies
Matt Fowler
There were a few hiccups in this one, and the loss of the D.C. mission wasn't a gut-punch for the show since it seemed far-fetched to begin with, but the way it represented the collapse of Abraham's whole world brought out the heartache.
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Troy L. Smith
Props to Josh McDermitt (Eugene) and Michael Cudlitz (Abraham) for some great acting in this episode. Looks like no one's going to Washington, D.C. after all.
AV Club
Zack Handlen
"Self Help" is a bold episode in more ways than one. For most of its running time, it's a smart, unsettling, and highly entertaining look at the new dynamics of Abraham's little group of pseudo-soldiers.
Screen Rant
Kevin Yeoman
"Self Help" reads like the kind of episode this show has wanted to tell for a long time, and its achievement is all the more significant because of it.
Guardian
Danielle Henderson
It's an interesting study of selfishness and survival.
New York Magazine/Vulture
Richard Rys
It seemed like another slow-burn, momentum-killing chapter was in store. But thanks to the ever-quotable Sarge, library sex, fire-hose fun, and Eugene's big reveal, it was another top-notch hour in what's shaping up to be the best season yet.
CraveOnline
Blair Marnell
"Self Help" was one of the more faithfully adapted stories of the season, as the twists from the Walking Dead comic book played out pretty closely to the events on the series.
Los Angeles Times
Patrick Kevin Day
A lot of personal revelations happen in The Walking Dead episode titled "Self Help." None of them is very positive or encouraging about our characters. What else is new?
Tampa Bay Times
Sean Daly
The show's writers obviously have a blast penning lines for Abraham.
Zap2it.com
Terri Schwartz
This episode brings one of the most pivotal moments from Robert Kirkman's comic books to life in a heartbreaking way that once again showcases humanity's darkest moments.
Paste Magazine
Shane Ryan
I dug this episode -- it told a nuanced story without beating you over the face, and it got pretty deep on characters that frankly never seemed very interesting to me before.
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