All That Remains (Grimes)

"All That Remains" is the first episode of the first season of HBO's Grimes. It is also the premier of the sequel series. It was released in April 2028 and was written by Angela Kang, with Greg Nicotero directing it.

Plot
Running from their past; Reece, Judith and Taron meet some new survivors. Although Judith is optimistic, Reece does not share her feelings.

Synopsis
Reece is driving the car which Aya gave to him before he fled the Commonwealth with Judith and Taron. He and Judith sit in the front while Taron is reading in the back seat.

They sit in silence, Reece continuously tries to talk to her before she tells him that she needs to pee so he needs to stop the car. He does so and she gets out. He asks Taron if he needs the toilet and Taron nods, Reece takes him to help him out. While Taron pees, Reece hears walkers in the woods. He urges Taron to hurry but Taron doesn't understand the urgency. As Taron finishes, a walker appears. Reece grabs his son before running back to the car, Taron drops his toy but Reece abandons it which causes him to cry, what Reece doesn't realise is that he dropped the keys as well.

His cries attract more walkers as Reece throws Taron into the car before shutting the door. He shouts for Judith and a walker lunges for him, he unsheathes his sword and begins to swing.

A girl and a boy are fishing in the woods, she watches him and laughs as he drops a fish. She reassures him they already have dinner for tonight. He smiles back at her before seeing something in the trees, he shouts on Clementine who calls out, attempting to decipher if it is a walker or person. She unsheathes her knife before edging closer, Judith pops her head up from the bush, sword in guarding position. Clementine laughs and asks her to lower it as she's not dangerous, Judith insists she is. Clementine is about to reply when a man's voice calls out to Judith. Jude turns and runs before Clementine calls for A.J. and runs after her, finding keys and a toy on the way.

As Reece fights the walkers, one is about to scratch him when Judith's katana penetrates its skull. They both dispatch the remaining walkers. One sneaks up behind Judith but Clementine shoots it from the other side of the car. Reece stares her down before reaching for his gun, Clementine turns her gun to Reece before he can. She tells him to get the kid out the car. Reece reaches for Taron who is still upset. Clementine ushers A.J. into the car before climbing in. Reece thinks on his toes and opens the door dragging A.J. out and holding him at gunpoint. Clementine reacts too slow and they are deadlocked. She asks Reece to let A.J. go, he demands she give him the keys. She says no before offering him a lift, he looks amused but dissatisfied.

In a dream, Reece imagines his old friends calling out to him in pain. He hears Carl, Michonne, Rick and Daryl. Eventually, he comes to before spotting Rosita with Coco and R.J. he calls out to them before she turns around, zombified. She grabs for him and he shoots her. He turns to grab the kids but they disappear. He turns to run from the scene before spotting Negan on the cross in front of him, Negan asks why he abandoned everyone. Reece begs for it to stop. He awakens in the car screaming.

Clementine, who is driving, stops surprised by Reece's sudden awakening. She looks at him before asking if he is alright. He assures her he is. She apologises for before and states that she was desperate. She introduces herself and A.J., Reece introduces himself as well as Judith and Taron. He asks about where she's from but she shrugs it off. Just then, they drive past a school, Reece laughs saying he hated school; Clementine says she loved it, Judith asks to see inside since they aren't doing anything else. Reece says no but Clementine says why not and they stop.

As Clementine begins to explain to Judith, Taron and A.J. about recess, Judith notices Reece watching Clementine carefully. She asks what is wrong and he says he doesn't trust her, Judith says she does and that Reece should have faith in her. Reece says he does have faith in her but he also cannot risk beginning to care about anyone else apart from her and Taron. Judith says that he will care again one day. Reece says he cannot lose anyone else.

Clementine shows them all round the school, eventually they find a busted floor with a view into a classroom filled to the brim with walkers, A.J. steps too close and almost falls but Reece catches him before scolding him for being careless, he stops and apologises to Clementine as A.J. is not his to scold. Clementine says it is alright and she agrees with him. They all decide to leave and they head for the front door. As they pass it, Judith looks into the office and knocks something over which causes a loud fud and triggers the old bell. Reece looks in horror before grabbing her as they all run for the door.

They burst out but a horde is surrounding them, they head back inside to find the small group which were in the classroom heading towards them. Reece notices the vents and boosts everyone up into them, he is almost hurt before Clementine hauls him up. They begin to crawl for a bit before reaching a junction, they turn one way and find two bodies lying down. They go the opposite way quietly but they are too loud and the bodies rise as walkers which begin crawling towards them. Reece covers them and decides to trust Clementine, he gets her to get the tree kids to the car while he holds off the walkers, she agrees.

They make it through into a back ally and slip into the car, a few walkers notice them and surround the car. Clementine attempts to start the car but Judith holds her sword to her neck stating that Reece trusted her, Clementine assures her she isn't planning on leaving without Reece. She states she doesn't even have the keys as she realises she must have dropped them. Several minutes pass and Reece hasn't appeared. Clementine states she will think of a plan, just then Reece appears covered in guts with the keys in his hand which were dropped on the ground. Reece gives Clementine the keys and she accelerates quickly away from the school, she swerves to miss a walker and the car veers off the road and down a hill.

Reece and Taron are the only ones still conscious following the crash. Taron is buckled into his car seat, so he is safe apart from a scratch, but, Reece has received a head injury. Reece stands up to defend them from the walkers, but, his vision is blurred; he begins to defend the car from the walkers. He slices through several of them but ends up pinned down, he fights it and kills it before trying to stand, as he collapses, an unseen archer kills several walkers.

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.
 * Ricci Guarnaccio as Ben*
 * Yvonne Marsh as Ruby*

Special Guest Stars

 * Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes
 * Chandler Riggs as Carl Grimes
 * Danai Gurira as Michonne Grimes
 * Christian Serattos as Rosita Espinosa
 * Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon

Co-Stars

 * None

Deaths

 * None

Trivia

 * First Appearance of Reece Grimes.
 * First Appearance of Judith Grimes.
 * First Appearance of Clementine.
 * First Appearance of Alvin Jr.
 * First Appearance of Taron Grimes.
 * First Appearance of Socorro Espinosa (Hallucination).
 * First Appearance of Rick Grimes Jr. (Hallucination).
 * First (and Last) Appearance of Rosita Espinosa (Hallucination).
 * First (and Last) Appearance of Neil Aegan (Hallucination).
 * First (and Last) Appearance of Rick Grimes (Hallucination; Voice Only).
 * First (and Last) Appearance of Carl Grimes (Hallucination; Voice Only).
 * First (and Last) Appearance of Michonne Grimes (Hallucination; Voice Only).
 * First (and Last) Appearance of Daryl Dixon (Hallucination; Voice Only).
 * All introduced, living, characters in this episode are billed as series regulars.
 * This is the only episode in the franchise which all characters featured are series regulars.
 * Reece Grimes once again receives the role of protagonist of the series he appears in.
 * Reece previously served as deuteragonist of season 8 of the original series and later protagonist, starting in episode 9 of the ninth series.
 * Reece was demoted to a series regular when the show became an ensemble in season 11 due to Calum Kelmer's schedule. He continued with this role in the final season.
 * Judith Grimes receives the role of deuteragonist of the series.
 * Clementine receives the role of tritagonist of the series.
 * Clementine is the first tritagonist in any Walking Dead media.
 * This episode shares its name with the Telltale Game's Season Two, Episode One.
 * Although the title is not shared, the plot is adaption from the Season Four episode, Done Running.
 * Despite being billed in the opening credits, Dove Cameron (Grace); Leon Thomas III (Louis); Felix Drake (Scott); Adam Thomas (Adrian); Stephanie Breatiz (Lillian), do not appear.
 * Furthermore, despite being credited in 'Also Starring' Lucy Tate (Broady) and Ricci Guarnaccio (Ben) do not appear.
 * While Tate's character is a series regular, Guarnaccio's character is not.
 * Guarnaccio's credit is removed in the following episode then re-added in the third episode when his character debuts.