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I have only one word to describe TWD’s fourth episode:
CARNAGE.
Total fucking carnage.
Finally, the show has its edge back. It’s TWD
equivalent of G.R Martian’s A Storm Of Swords book 2, which if you’ve read will
know what I mean. It’s TWD at its best. No one is safe; no one is above getting
ripped the fuck up.
Pro:
We open before the credits to a mystery person cutting
the gates of the prison and placing a bloody heart at the gates to lure walkers in. Who is it?
Why are they doing that, we ask the person/imaginary friend sat next to us?
Pro:
For the first time in this season we see some light
heartedness. The group are relaxed and are making plans for the future of the
prison. Rick wants to grow crops, but doesn’t want to do it on walker rotted
soil, so the boys set about disposing of all the walker bodies out of the
prison. Happy Happy.
Con:
These people turn up again. I thought we were over
this. But apparently they still want in on the Ricktatorship. But, alas, they
are denied. T-Dog gets a line too. He feels that by not letting them in the
group they’re as good as killing them. Well done T-Dog, keep it up. More of
this and we might actually care about your character.
Pro:
More good news for the group, Hershel is back on his
feet and seems to be coping well with being a uni-leg. I’m coming to like that
he’s a tough old boot, is Hershel. Still be better dead though.
Con:
Over in Woodbury, Andrea’s vagina falls even deeper for
the Gov, who, after such a big deal made about how he never reveals his name to
anyone, tells her that it’s Phillip. Important.
Pro:
Michonne inspects the tank they brought in last week
and sees the bullet holes and the blood that covers it. She subtly tells the
Gov that she suspects them of being bandits.
Pro:
Merle wants to go and look for his brother Daryl,
after Andrea tells him the location of Hershel’s farm. He wants Andrea for sexy time.
Pro:
Merle asks the Gov for
permission, but is told that the Gov needs him right where he is in Woodbury. What game is
he playing? I’ll tell you what game. Zombie golf, that’s what. Four!
Con:
Andrea tells Michonne she wants them to stay in the
village a few more days even though Michonne’s super instincts are telling her
that they need to leave.
Pro:
Zombie Attack! Ruining the first smile-fucking between
Rick and Lori in a long time, walkers burst in from the gate that was opened
before the credits. Gore ensues. Uni-leg and daughter girl manage to get to a
safe place for some reason.
Pro:
This happens to T-Dog:
Con:
Carol is still wearing this head wrap. Important:
Pro:
T-Dog throws himself to the walkers to save Carol. He's been bitten and knows he's dead anyway. Bye
T-Dog, you were a great... I mean, I will miss... anyway, see ya.
Con:
Carol may have died anyway, as the group find her hideous
headscarf on the floor next to a half eaten body. Clearly it didn't repel walkers like potential boyfriends, as was her plan.
Pro:
Rick and the boys struggle through their own security
to get back inside the prison to help the rest of the gang.
Pro:
Lori starts to get contractions while on the run from
walkers with Carl and Maggie. They hide in a boiler room and Maggie prepares to
help Lori give birth. But something is wrong and Lori starts to bleed. Lori
knows what the problem is and we now know she had a c-section with Carl. She
persuades Maggie to cut the baby out of her even though she knows it will kill her.
Pro:
That leads to a very moving moment between Lori and
Carl as they say goodbye. Lori tells Carl to always do the right thing, even though it's so easy to do the wrong thing in this world.
Pro:
Maggie cuts along Lori’s c-section scar and
within seconds Lori is dead. Maggie pulls the baby from her. There is a second
when we don’t know if the baby is alive or dead, but we hear its cries and we
know it’s okay.
Pro:
Carl shoots his dead mother in the head to stop her
returning as a walker. This is what TWD is about.
Con:
It turns out the prisoner that Rick left outside for
the walkers to kill two episodes back didn’t actually die, and it's revealed he was the one who opened
the gate to let the walkers in. He and Rick scuffle for reasons.
Pro:
Replacement black guy kills his fellow prisoner who let in the walkers and
then does this. We like replacement black guy now.
Pro:
Rick is about to look for Lori and Carl when Maggie
show up with the baby in her blood covered arms. Sidenote: why is she walking like she just gave birth?
Pro:
Rick knows Lori is dead.
The end.
More of this please, TWD. I need to go and cry now.
Bye.
