Splinter

"Splinter" is the twentieth episode of the tenth season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead. The 151st episode overall, the episode was directed by Laura Belsey, and written by Julia Ruchman and Vivian Tse. "Splinter" was released on the streaming platform AMC+ on March 19, 2021, and aired on television on AMC two days later, on March 21, 2021. In the episode, Eugene (Josh McDermitt), Ezekiel (Khary Payton), Yumiko (Eleanor Matsuura), and Princess (Paola Lázaro) are captured and separated by the mysterious troopers that surrounded them at the rail yard in "A Certain Doom". Trapped inside a boxcar and claustrophobic with mounting anxiety, Princess struggles with memories of her traumatic past and attempts to escape. The episode received generally mixed reviews from critics. Plot Eugene, Ezekiel, Yumiko, and Princess are surrounded by several armored soldiers. As she struggles against her captors, Princess watches as Yumiko is hit hard on the head by a soldier with a rifle; the group is separated from each other and imprisoned in boxcars. While in captivity, Princess tries to break the wooden walls separating her and Yumiko, but gets a splinter in her finger, triggering her PTSD. To keep Yumiko awake, Princess tells her about her childhood traumas, while realizing Yumiko is suffering from head trauma, just before soldiers arrive and take Yumiko away.