The Walking Dead season 5, episode 14 “Spend” is reviewed by Kim Horcher (Nerd Alert), Tim Frisch, and Francis Maxwell (TYT Sports).
Episode Synopsis:
Inside his makeshift Alexandria church, Gabriel finds a gift basket full of strawberries accompanied by a note: “Father we are so blessed to have you!” Feeling guilty, Gabriel shreds his bible in frustration.
Noah meets Reg in a gazebo and asks Reg to teach him about architecture, explaining he wants to keep the community standing for future generations. “So you’re in it for the long haul?” Reg asks, impressed with Noah’s optimism. He gives Noah a journal to chronicle everything he learns. “This is the beginning,” he says. “You should record all that.”
Abraham splashes water on his face while Rosita sleeps. He stares anxiously at his reflection.
Aiden, Glenn, Tara, Noah, Eugene and Nicholas gear up for a supply run to find parts to fix broken solar panels. They drive off, the van blasting Aiden’s “run” mix.
Rick finds Jessie in her garage, picking up the remains of an owl sculpture that was vandalized. He offers to find out who destroyed the sculpture.
Aiden’s crew arrives at a warehouse. Glenn suggests they case all the exits before entering. Nicholas scoffs at the idea but Aiden agrees with Glenn.
As Tara walks the warehouse perimeter with Eugene, she suggests he start pulling his weight. Eugene reminds her that he’s a coward. Meanwhile, Glenn and Noah spot a herd of walkers by the front entrance. “We’re not getting out the front,” Glenn remarks.
Inside the warehouse, Aiden’s team wanders through aisles of boxes and comes across a cage full of walkers. Tara and Eugene, meanwhile, find the parts they need to fix the panels.
A walker in riot gear approaches Aiden. As Aiden opens fire, Glenn spots a grenade on the walker’s chest and yells for Aiden to stop, but it’s too late. The grenade explodes.
Glenn comes to and sees Aiden impaled on a piece of machinery. Noah warns him that the explosion breached the walker cage. Glenn orders everyone to run into a nearby office while he grabs Tara, who is unconscious and bleeding on the ground.