No Turning Back (Grimes)

No Turning Back is the ninth, and penultimate, episode of the first season of HBO's Grimes. It was released in November 2028 and was written by Angela Kang, with Daniel Stephen directing it.

Plot
Following their narrow escape from the Delta, the Oxford House group struggle to make their plans on what to do, as several members go missing.

Synopsis
Reece leads the group forward through the horde, bullets rain down from the Delta and Louis dodges a bullet before losing his footing and falling to the ground, his wound reopens and he is surrounded before being devoured. Scott begins to panic and runs off followed by Grace, Judith and Clementine, Reece goes to follow them but Broady stops him as he still has Taron. He nods as they move forward. (6 Minutes)

(OPENING CREDITS)

Reece, Taron, Broady, A.J. and Willie move through the crowd together. Reece signals to Katy to keep moving, she nods. Bonnie and Miguel lead Sam and Abi through the crowd as Broady begins to panic over Abi, Reece nods to her to ensure she is okay, she agrees but then as Abi disappears into the crowd, she breaks loose from the chain and Willie follows her. Reece stops A.J. and Taron grabbing them. He leads them through before he sees Katy with and Ruby, he goes to them and they escape together. (8 Minutes)

They walk for half an hour, Katy apologizes to Reece for how she acted towards him, she tells him he's a good leader and he should consider staying, he admits to her he is scared to care for people again. She tells him that the world is scary now and it's caring for people which fight the fear. He considers this before telling her about Negan, she thanks him for sharing it. She then admits she thinks Broady likes him, he tells her now that is absolutely something which will not be happening, they laugh together. (4 Minutes)

Eventually, they reach the end of the path where an old museum sits. Reece runs up to search for Judith but she is not there, he questions Bonnie and Miguel who are there, they say they thought she was with him. Broady appears as well, she hugs Reece, Ruby and Katy. She apologizes before telling him she couldn't lose her daughter in there. He tells her he understands. He groups them together before they work out Scott, Grace, Clementine and Judith must be together. He then orders Bonnie, Willie and Katy to come with him while Broady stays with Ruby, Miguel, Sam and the kids to scout the museum for the supplies Bonnie mentioned. They all agree. Before they depart Broady speaks to Reece and tells him she wants him to come back safe, he tells her he will, she kisses his cheek and tells him thank you for everything so far. He smiles. (5 Minutes)

At the museum, Broady and the others enter. She questions Miguel where the supplies are and he tells her they are locked behind the office door but he doesn't have the keys so they'll have to break in. She remarks how noisey that will be and it's likely that the horde is still close. Miguel agrees. He tells her he has a backup plan if they are. He leads her out of the museum round the corner to an observatory deck, he leads up the stairs and claims that this was too be used as a shelter if any hordes were passing through, she smiles and thanks him. She brings the kids over and gets to work on the door, eventually, Miguel picks it open and they leave Samuel and Ruby with the kids inside it. Meanwhile, they return to the door. (7 Minutes)

Reece and his group head towards the direction the others ran off in, they pass a caravan park which is pretty close to Howes as Katy comments she can hear the horde in the distance and the occasional gunshot, when suddenly, they hear shouting from inside, peaking through the fence, they see walkers surrounding a caravan. They agree it's Scott and that they need to find a way in. They do so and Reece teaches Willie how to take Walkers down quicker. They fight their way in and Clementine lets them in. Judith hugs Reece before he scolds her for running off. He questions them on the situation, Clementine, frustrated, tells him that Scott is traumatized by Louis' death and he won't move. She says she wants to leave him, Reece glares at her before she remarks Judith may die if they don't leave him. He asks if she's told Grace she wants her brother left behind, Clementine glares back. Reece heads into the back room and pats Grace on the back, she explains she doesn't know what to do. He goes to speak to Scott who refuses to budge, as the walkers begin to break through, Reece orders everyone up through the skylight, he and Grace stay behind while Katy holds the door closed, he tells Scott that Taron needs him friend back. Scott eventually agrees and they boost him up, then Grace and Reece helps Katy but she slips and falls before being bitten on the arm. He pushes her up before climbing up. She panics but he immediately orders Clementine and Grace to pin her down, she panics thinking he is going to kill her and begs for her life, he cleans his blade before swinging it down. (12 Minutes)

Broady and Miguel begin to batter the door down which attracts walkers, he continues while she dispatches them. Eventually, they break in and grab the stuff, as they leave they notice walkers but not enough to be concerned by when suddenly, they hear shouting, Reece is running towards them with Katy over his shoulders and the others following him, a horde follows them and Broady directs them to the observatory. (4 Minutes)

They climb up the stairs before Broady calls Ruby, she is shocked and Reece dumps Katy at her feet, he demands Ruby try and help before running outside to fend off the walkers. Grace attempts to calm her brother but he walks away before she joins the defence. Broady tells Ruby she can do this. They all kill walkers when Bonnie notices the supports, she calls to Reece who shouts to Willie to cut the other side, he demands everyone move out the danger zone, he slices the last one not realising Scott is still on the platform which falls with him on it, Reece looks over the ledge and Grace goes to help him by sliding down, Clementine grabs her, shouting for Reece to help but he pushes Clementine off her and tells Grace he will help. They both slide down to help him but it is not enough, when suddenly, Bonnie and Miguel help as well. They lift it up and boost Scott up, Bonnie and Miguel climb as well while Reece and Grace cover them. As they climb up Grace slips and falls into the horde as she is devoured. They all watch in horror before Clementine goes to punch Reece, she hits him and he draws his sword but Judith begs them to stop. Clementine puts her knife back before walking away. Reece watches in horror at Grace who is screaming, he lifts his gun and shoots her. Scott is having an episode and Reece goes inside to sit with him. (6 Minutes)

Hours later, Ruby approches Reece and tells him she did everything she could but she couldn't save Katy. He thanks her, Broady steps up saying she'll put Katy down, she cries as she does it before sitting with Reece. They all huddle inside, reflecting on the day. (4 Minutes)

56 Minutes

Other Cast

 * Peter Vindikar as Samuel
 * Freeya McCarr as Abi

Deaths

 * Louis (Alive)
 * Grace (Alive)
 * Katy

Trivia

 * Last Appearance of Louis.
 * Last Appearance of Grace (Alive).
 * Last Appearance of Katy.
 * The episode title refers to the group moving through the horde with the only way they can go is forward.
 * This episode shares its title with Telltale's Season Two Episode 5.
 * Following her characters apparent death in the previous episode, Stephanie Beatriz (Lillian) has been removed from the opening credits.