Spend (The Walking Dead)

"Spend"
The Walking Dead episode
Glenn watches Noah get devoured.
Episode no.	Season 5 Episode 14
Directed by	Jennifer Lynch
Written by	Matthew Negrete
Original air date	March 15, 2015 (2015-03-15)
Guest appearance(s)
Tovah Feldshuh as Deanna Monroe Tyler James Williams as Noah Alexandra Breckenridge as Jessie Anderson Daniel Bonjour as Aiden Monroe Jason Douglas as Tobin Corey Brill as Pete Anderson Steve Coulter as Reg Anderson Major Dodson as Sam Anderson Ted Huckabee as Bruce Dahlia Legault as Francise Michael Traynor as Nicholas
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"Spend" is the fourteenth episode of the fifth season and 65th episode overall of the post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead, which aired on AMC on March 15, 2015. It was written by Matthew Negrete and directed by Jennifer Lynch. It marked Tyler James Williams' final appearance as supporting character Noah and Daniel Bonjour's final appearance as Aiden Monroe.

Father Gabriel (Seth Gilliam), torn over his loss of faith, tears up a Bible. As Rick (Andrew Lincoln) makes his rounds, he passes Jessie's (Alexandra Breckenridge) house and notices her working on one of her sculptures, which has been vandalized. Rick offers to find the culprit, but she brushes him off. Rick is later approached by Jessie's husband Pete (Corey Brill), who tries to cultivate a friendship with him. Elsewhere, Noah asks to meet with Reg (Steve Coulter) to become his student so he'll know what to do to keep the walls up.

Parts are needed from a nearby warehouse to repair the solar power system. Eugene (Josh McDermitt) is reluctant to go, but is the only one that can identify the required parts; he is joined by Glenn (Steven Yeun), Noah (Tyler James Williams), Tara (Alanna Masterson), Aiden (Daniel Bonjour), and Nicholas (Michael Traynor). Despite caution by Glenn, Aiden's poor judgement leads to his own death and Tara suffering a severe head injury. Nicholas later panics as he, Glenn, and Noah are surrounded by walkers in a revolving door. Eugene is able to overcome his cowardice to evacuate Tara to their van which he uses to lure the walkers away from outside the building. However, Nicholas fails to listen to Glenn's advice and causes the door to open far enough for the walkers to grab and drag Noah inside where he is consumed. Though they have collected the parts, the ride back to Alexandria is somber and they hold Nicholas under gunpoint.