Fear the Hunters

"Fear the Hunters" is the third episode of the first season of HBO's Grimes. It was released in April 2028 and was written by Scott M. Gimple, with Michelle MacLaren directing it.

Plot
Judith and Clementine escape from a new but familiar foe; while Reece awakens to a potential threat.

Synopsis

 * The Group have a stand off with Lillian and her group. Clementine defuses it by introducing herself and revealing she knew Lillian at the start of the Apocalypse. Eventually, everyone but Judith and Clementine escape.
 * Lillian take the two away from the direction of home but Judith ends up talking about Reece. Lillian claims that she can get Reece help and they have the equipment he needs at home, all Judith needs to do is lead them to the school.
 * In a dream, Rosita sits with Taron and Coco, she laughs with them before turning to Reece and smiling at him. She calls him over but he can't reach her, suddenly Coco disappears and Taron is with Reece. They are in the Jewel again and Rosita is shot dead by Sebastian. Reece cries.
 * Reece awakens at the school and is greeted by Ruby who calms him, Scott brings Taron and the two hug. Adrian introduces himself but Reece is more concerned about Judith, he explains she and Clem are with the hunters. Just then, Louis arrives with news of the hunters being back.
 * At the gate, Katy reveals what happened to the other two and Reece demands his sword so he can go and help them, Adrian calls for Broady to go and get it but Katy tells her not to as she was right about Judith being unhinged so better not give the person who taught her to be like that a weapon. Reece objects but Katy explains what happened. Adrian and Louis secure Reece and through him in the basement until the others arrive back.
 * Judith reveals the location of the school before they escape from Lillian and the others, they head through a stream to loop round and hopefully confuse their predators.
 * At the school the survivors discuss what to do; Katy, Ruby, Louis and Samuel are against letting Reece and the others stay while Broady, Grace, Scott and Willie are for letting them stay, Abi says she will do whatever her does. Adrian is undecided. He says he will sleep on it but they should keep an eye on A.J. and Taron in the meantime.
 * In the Basement, Reece can only seen through the light coming in from small windows, he stays near the stairs before hearing growling, he is attacked by a walker and continuously dodges it until he slams its head off the bricks. He then searches for others before returning to the door. His head still hurts. He calls out to everyone upstairs.
 * Clementine and Judith arrive back home, they expect to be greeted but around bound with zip ties and disarmed. Judith believes they know what she did and asks them if Lillian was here, Adrian is confused before Judith reveals what happened. He is enraged before going to the basement to retrieve Reece, Judith is ecstatic he is okay but they are all forced out the gate, Adrian tells them that A.J. and Taron can stay as they are too young to have been corrupted yet, they all fight back but Adrian fires at their feet. He tells them to stay in the area and he will drop their weapons off at the tree 20 mins North tomorrow. He then says he will bring A.J. and Taron so they don't have to spend the night undefended.
 * The next morning, they meet with Grace and Adrian who bring their weapons and the kids. Adrian is furious still and leaves immediately. Grace and Clementine say goodbye before they depart. They are ambushed by Lillian who holds them at gunpoint, the man with her, Abel is now missing an arm after Judith pushed him into walkers. He stands on her head to keep her down and threatens to crush it. Clementine begs Lillian to let them go.

Special Guest Stars

 * Christian Serattos as Rosita Espinosa (Hallucination)
 * Lucas Till as Sebastian Milton (Hallucination)

Co-Stars

 * Cameron Olsen as Willie
 * Peter Vindikar as Samuel
 * Freeya McCarr as Abi
 * Callum Yon as Abel
 * Karen James as Pauline
 * Unknown as Socorro Espinosa

Deaths

 * Mrs. Helen (Zombified)

Trivia

 * First Appearance of Lillian.
 * First Appearance of Ben.
 * First Appearance of Abel.
 * First Appearance of Pauline.
 * First (and Last) Appearance of Mrs. Helen (Zombified).
 * First (and Last) Appearance of Sebastian Milton (Hallucination).
 * Last Appearance of Rosita Espinosa (Hallucination).
 * Reece wakes up from his coma he went into in "All That Remains".
 * This is the shortest episode of the season, coming in at 42 Minutes.
 * This episodes title is based on the Comic of the same name.
 * The plot of this episode, however, is adapted from the Telltale Season Four episode "Suffer the Children".