Broken Toys (Grimes)

"Broken Toys" is the second episode of the first season of HBO's Grimes. It was released in April 2028 and was written by Matt Negrete, with Patty Jenkins directing it.

Plot
Judith finds herself in a new home surrounded by survivors she does not know if she can trust. With the guidance from Clementine, she gets to know her new friends while also worrying about an injured Reece.

Synopsis
Judith awakens in a bunk bed with several bandages round her arms. She gets up and grabs a craft knife from a box of art supplies labelled 'Ten'. She searches around the room and sees Taron sleeping above her, she checks her nephew is okay and he is. She then quietly leaves the room to find Reece. She slips into another room and finds Reece asleep on another bed, she shakes him to wake him up but he doesn't respond, she quickly panics and begins to cry begging him to wake up, when he doesn't, she prepares to put him down, but, then he breathes loudly and she is relieved.

She hears someone coming and hides, when the young woman enters she checks on Reece, but, Judith disarms her and holds her at knifepoint before hearing a voice telling her to lower her weapon. She turns to find a young man holding her at bow point.

In a flashback, the young man, Adrian is walking with a young woman, Broady, as well as a younger boy, Willie. They walk along the road and talk about the game they caught that day. Suddenly, they hear a car flying down the road, they dart into the bushes and the care flies off the road into a tree trunk. Adrian and Broady check it out as some walkers surround it. They watch as Reece disperses them, they prepare to walk away when Broady notices Taron in the car. Adrian fires at the remaining walkers as Reece blacks out. They check out the car and find the others inside, they look at each other puzzled.

Judith stands off with the man, she eventually caves and drops the weapon. The young woman is rude and dismissive to Judith for attacking her before leaving, the man introduces himself as Adrian, and introduces her as Ruby. He explains Ruby has been treating Reece and Judith for several days with the help of Taron. He says he is worried about Reece as he hasn't shown any signs of waking up and Ruby is worried he sustained brain damage in the crash. Judith is also concerned but tells him her brother will pull through. Adrian nods in agreement and offers for Judith to meet everyone else.

Adrian takes Judith into the courtyard where she sees a dozen young people sitting around. Adrian explains that they were all boarding school students when everything went down and a couple of teachers stayed by to protect them when their parents didn't come. He introduces them to Judith before introducing her to Broady, his co-leader and girlfriend who he has a child with called Abi. Broady is talking to Clementine and another girl called Grace, Clementine asks Judith how she is feeling and Judith tells her she is scared for Reece. Taron appears behind her and asks where his dad is, everyone looks awkward before Broady tells her that Reece is just tired right now and needs rest.

A.J. comes over and asks Taron to come and play with him, Sam and Abi. Judith encourages him to go before asking if the car is okay, Adrian tells her it is totalled but they are welcome to stay, Judith thanks him but doesn't think Reece will want to. Clementine agrees that she thinks Reece will react negatively and Grace chimes in and says they should wait before putting words into his mouth, Clementine begrudgingly agrees before leaving with Grace. Judith notices a boy watching them walk away and asks who he is, he doesn't respond properly and another boy called Louis chimes in and introduces Scott. He explains Scott finds it hard to meet new people and that he is Grace's brother. When Taron returns to Judith's side, he tells Judith that he likes Scott and that Scott tells good stories. Judith enjoys seeing Taron happy and lets him go to play with Scott.

Later on, Omar serves everyone dinner and Judith gives most of hers to Taron as this is the first time he has looked happy since before the Whisperers. Scott, Taron, Abi, Sam and A.J. all go to play together, meanwhile, the older people sit around and chat. Judith apologises to Ruby for hurting her earlier and Ruby thanks her. She also gets to know Katy, Willie, Omar, Louis, Grace, Adrian, Broady and Clementine more. Eventually, Willie and Omar leave to go to bed and Louis suggests a card game of truths. Eventually, Judith admits she has killed people which makes everyone apart from Clementine uncomfortable, Katy makes a comment about how she could tell Reece and Judith were trouble by looking at them. Broady retaliates and they get into an argument, Clementine and Judith walk away and Clementine comments that they never really got to grow up. Judith sleeps in the same room as Taron that night but gets up to check on Reece, she is worried for her brother.

The next morning, Judith and Clementine go out with Broady, Katy and Willie to gather food. The school people walk ahead and Clementine tries to talk to Judith, but, Judith expresses her anger at Clementine for wanting to drive away without Reece. Clementine apologises, but, says she thought Reece was dead. Judith says it doesn't matter now anyway as Reece will probably die anyway. Broady overhears this and is angered by Clementine not reassuring Judith that Reece will be okay, Clementine bites back saying kids don't need to be lied to, Judith asks them to stop arguing as its annoying. Judith notices a shadow watching them before walking away, she goes to chase him but she turns a corner and he is gone.

She returns to the group and they tell her it was just a walker, but, Judith doesn't think so. Katy then says that Judith is a bit loopy before walking away. Clementine apologises to Judith and says Katy is an asshole. They eventually arrive at the riverbank and Willie goes to get fishing equipment. Katy continues to annoy Judith before Broady tells her to shut up. The two girls get into an argument before Judith breaks it up, Katy stomps off before Broady apologises and says Katy is just a bit touchy ever since her sister died. Judith says she gets it and that she'll keep that in mind. They continue to chat as they fish and Broady explains everything that went down with the school.

Hours pass and eventually they pack up to leave, Judith carries the stuff inside and a man appears, begging for food. Willie approaches the man to give him some, not realising the man has a knife behind him in his hand. Suddenly, the man is shot dead by Judith as everyone looks in shock. Judith tells them he was going to kill Willie and none of them respond.

On the way back, everyone walks in silence before Katy turns round to call Judith unhinged. Judith explains he had a knife in his hand, Katy says she never say it in his hand, but, Judith explains in her experience they shouldn't take risks. Katy calls her fucked up before storming off. Willie follows her, but, Broady and Clementine stay. Broady is unsure of what to say so apologises and walks after them. Clementine tells Judith she believes her and she urges her to hurry along. Judith comments that he could have been the guy watching them, Clementine agrees. They turn a corner to find the others stopped by a small group of people, Clementine looks shocked before calling to one of the people saying "I thought you were dead!"

Starring

 * Calum Kelmer as Reece Grimes**
 * Dove Cameron as Grace
 * Leon Thomas III as Louis
 * Cailey Fleming as Judith Grimes
 * Felix Drake as Scott
 * Adam Thomas as Adrian
 * with Zendaya as Clementine
 * and Stephanie Breatiz as Lillian**

Also Starring

 * Lucy Tate as Broady
 * Andrew Oran as Taron Grimes
 * Maria Decantor as Katy
 * Issac Ryan Brown as Alivin Jr.
 * Yvonne Marsh as Ruby

Co-Stars

 * Diego Sanchez as Omar
 * Mitchel McKinnon as Jason
 * Cameron Olsen as Willie
 * Peter Vindikar as Samuel
 * Freeya McCarr as Abi
 * Peter Moore as Raymond

Deaths

 * Mrs. Helen (Confirmed Fate)
 * Ms. Kate (Confirmed Kate)
 * Raymond

Trivia

 * First Appearance of Grace.
 * First Appearance of Louis.
 * First Appearance of Scott.
 * First Appearance of Adrian.
 * First Appearance of Broady.
 * First Appearance of Katy.
 * First Appearance of Ruby.
 * First Appearance of Willie.
 * First Appearance of Samuel.
 * First Appearance of Abi.
 * First Appearance of Jason.
 * First Appearance of Omar.
 * First (and Last) Appearance of Raymond.
 * This episode shares its name with the Telltale Game's Season Four, Episode Three.
 * Although the titles are not shared, the plot is adapted from the Season Four Episode's, "Done Running" and "Suffer the Children" as well as the Season Two Episode's "All That Remains" and "A House Divided".
 * Despite being a series regular who is billed in the opening credits, Stephanie Beatriz (Lillian) does not appear.
 * This is the only episode of the series which Calum Kelmer (Reece) has appeared in without having any lines.
 * This is only the second episode Kelmer has appeared in both the original series and this series which he has had no lines in, the only other episode is the ninth season episode; "The Storm".