Thursday, March 13, 2014

The Walking Dead Season 4 Episode 13: Alone

Maggie, Bob, and Sasha
Bob walking slowly through the woods. He is eating something from a can. Now we see him standing against a tree with zombies walking past him from behind. He appears to be alone. No sign of Maggie or Sasha.  He builds himself a shelter and drinks what looks like cough medicine.  Now we see him walking down a road towards a truck. He lies atop of the truck as a zombie heard walks past it.  As he walks down the road a car engine can be heard. We see Daryl on his bike and Glenn in a car.  It looks like a flashback to when he was found by our gang. They ask if he is alone.  He tells them he was with two groups.  They ask if anyone made it and he says no. They ask his name and then Rick's questions to see if he will be okay to join the group.  He killed one human because she asked him to.  They ask if he has any question for them and he says no.  It doesn't matter who they are, he will go with them.

Fog surrounds Bob, Maggie, and Sasha. Zombies can be heard all around them but they can't be seen through the fog.  They stand back to back with weapons at the ready.  Zombies approach them and they fight them off one by one.  Bob is overrun and Sasha shoots a zombie.  Maggie gets knocked to the ground by a zombie and Sasha shoots it.  A zombie bit but didn't break through the bandage (at least according to Bob).  He flirts with Sasha.  Sasha says they only have three  bullets. Maggie pulls out her compass and realizes it is broken.  Bob tells them they will be fine if they just follow the sun.

Maggie, Bob, and Sasha find the railroad tracks and a sign for Terminus.  Bob mentions the radio message that mentioned Terminus.  Maggie says they should go.  She says if Glenn saw this sign he would follow it. Sasha doesn't want to go.  She says it sounds too good to be true.  Bob asks Sasha what she wants to do, but they will not split up.  They head down the tracks towards Terminus.

Bob and Sasha are sitting in a camp site they made.  Bob asks her if she thinks they should stop. She says what happened this morning as a warning.  "Odds are Glenn is dead and we will be too." She says the tracks leads through towns and they need to find a house to set up camp in.  They need to convince Maggie to do that too.

Sasha wakes up from a nap.  Bob is there but no Maggie.  Bob is staring at a note written in the dirt from Maggie that says "Don't risk your lives for me.  Good luck."  Bob says if they hurry up they can catch up with her.  They start to pack up.  Maggie walks down the tracks and finds another sign for terminus.  She pulls out her knife and it looks like she might try to carve a note when a zombie comes up behind her and she stabs it and guts it.

Bob and Sasha walk down the tracks. Sasha brings up the fact that he hasn't stopped smiling since they left the prison.  He says he is smiling since he is not alone.  He broke the streak.  Both groups he was with before all died.  They find the zombie Maggie killed. She used the zombie's blood to write a note for Glenn telling him to go to Terminus.

Nighttime.  Sasha sits awake listening to zombies.  Bob gets up and tells her he is awake.  He asks if she can see the zombie. She says no.  It's been making noise for an hour.  He tells her that when he was alone he never got much sleep.  She tells him that he needs to sleep. She asks "What the hell are we doing out here?"  He asks her why she thinks Tyreese is dead.  Or is she afraid to find out if he is dead. Tyreese would have chosen to go to Terminus.

Bob and Sasha continue down the tracks. They see another sign Maggie has left for Glenn.  They plan on catching up with her. Bob and Sasha find some buildings.  Sasha points to a building.  That is where she wants to stop and set up a new life.  Bob tells her he is not stopping.  Maggie is alone and he won't leave her alone.  When he got to the prison he was counting down to the day he would be alone again.  He tells her she doesn't need to be afraid.  She says she is not afraid.  He kisses her. She says he doesn't have to be alone again.  He says he won't be and continues down the tracks alone. Sasha walks toward the brick building she spotted.  She walks in and heads upstairs.  It is empty. She puts down her things and starts to cry.  She composes herself and looks out one of the windows.  She pulls out the compass.  She notices an ice cream truck with a bunch of bodies in front of if.  One gets up.  It is Maggie (she's alive).  Sasha goes to help Maggie as zombies start to come out from behind the truck and the other buildings.  Sasha starts killing zombie with her waking stick.  Maggie uses a sign to kill zombies.  They stand back to back and kill zombies one at a time. Maggie asks where Bob is.  She was looking for another walker and found more than she wanted. She heard what Sasha said about being in a town and  that the odds are Glenn is dead and they should stop.  Maggie tells her she is wrong.  Sasha asks why Maggie is here.  She was waiting for them.  She is not giving up but she needs her help.  She can't do it by herself.  Even if she catches up with bob they can't do it alone.  She can now as Sasha to risk her life.  Because it is not just for Glenn. She knows Sasha is afraid but they can get there.  Sasha admits that she's afraid.  But she says they should go get Bob.

Bob walks down the tracks by himself. Someone calls his name.  He turns around and sees Maggie and Sasha walking towards him.  He smiles as they approach.  Maggie hugs him.  Then he hugs Sasha. They walk down the tracks together towards Terminus.  We see another sign for Terminus.  Glenn stands in front of it.






Daryl and Beth
Daryl is teaching Beth how to track and shoot the crossbow.  She sees that the tracks on the ground belong to a walker.  They follow it to a clearing.  It is eating something.  She creeps up behind it and steps on a trap. She shoots it with the crossbow but it doesn't stop.  Daryl rushes up and hits it in the head.

Daryl and Beth find a cemetery.  Beth is limping from her injury.  Daryl offers to carry her piggy back style. They make their way to the funeral home at the other end of the cemetery.  Beth stops to look at a grave stone.  Daryl picks some flowers and puts them on the grave that reads "Beloved Father." They take a moment to mourn Hershel.  Beth and Daryl hold hands.

Beth notes how clean the funeral home is when they enter. Daryl says someone has been tending to it and they might still be around.  They find a dead body in a casket with makeup on. Down in the basement they find another dead body on a gurney.  Beth says whoever did this cared.  They remembered the dead were people before everything happened.  She asks Daryl "Don't you think this is beautiful?"  He doesn't reply.  He bends down to bandage her ankle.  Beth and Daryl scavenge the kitchen cupboards for food.  They find one cupboard with food. Daryl notices that this is someone's stash since there is not dust on it.  He says they should take some food but leave the rest.  She says she new there were still good people.  Daryl sets up zombie detectors around the building. Beth plays the piano and sings while Daryl stands at the doorway looking in.  He lies down in an empty coffin saying it is the comfiest bed he's had in years.  He tells her to keep playing and singing. He looks on. A brief moment of respite.

Daryl carries Beth into the kitchen for breakfast. They hear a noise outside. Daryl grabs the crossbow and opens the door.  It it a little dog.  He goes to pet it and it runs away.  Beth writes a thank you note for the person who's food they ate.  He says maybe they should stick around for awhile.  He says maybe they will be alright.  She asks what changed his mind.  He says "You know . .  I don't know."  She realizes she is the one that changed his mind.  They hear a noise and Daryl says he is going to give the dog one more chance.  He opens the door and zombies come in. Daryl tells her to get out as he is chased by zombies.  He runs down to the basement and uses the gurney to keep them at bay as he stabs them.  There are too many.  He uses another gurney to hold them back and makes his way outside.  He runs through the cemetery towards the woods.  He find Beth's bag on the floor and sees a car drive off.  He runs after it calling Beth's name.  It appears she has been kidnapped by unknown assailants.  Daryl runs down the road.  He is slowing down trying to catch his breath.  He comes to a crossroad.  Now he must decide which way to go.  A railroad track runs through it.  He collapses on the floor.

Daryl sits in the middle of the road. Someone walks up to him.  It is the group that was in the house Rick was living in.  Daryl hits one of the men and another calls dibs on Daryl's jacket.  The leader says he respects Daryl because his is a bowman and that demands respect.  He has been looking for a weapon like that.  The man warns him that if he kills him the others will kill Daryl.  "Why hurt yourself when you can kill other people?"  He introduces himself as Joe.  Daryl introduces himself.


Final Thoughts
- Who took Beth and why?  I don't see anything good coming from her kidnapping.
- Unfortunately, Joe and his group of henchmen are back.  I saw that coming.  Let's hope Daryl can ditch them soon and find Terminus so he can meet up with his beloved friends.
- Will Sasha hook up with Bob once she finds Tyreese?  She didn't respond to his kiss but she didn't push him away either.  Right now she seems to scared to let someone in.  She thinks Tyreese is dead and they don't have a safe place to live.  Maybe when she attains those things she will be more open to Bob's advances.  But I still find Bob creepy and don't trust him.


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