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172. I'm fine with them dispatching Joe's group so quickly

Mon Mar 31, 2014, 11:31 AM

Mar 2014

but last night's episode still needed an additional hour. Ideally, this episode should've been the penultimate episode with the season finale airing next week and dealing with Rick's group fighting back. That gives them amply opportunity to do their traditional finale kill-off of main characters.

Or even better, have the episode just end with them snatching Carl once Rick got in the rail car.

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The Walking Dead 4.1 "A" - Season Finale (Spoiler Alert!) [View all] NewJeffCT Mar 2014 OP

another promo NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #1

Sad the season is coming to an end. Dreading the death count. Solly Mack Mar 2014 #2

i have a feeling NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #4

I fear you're right about Beth. Solly Mack Mar 2014 #5

at least Bob would die happy Iris Mar 2014 #11

Maybe none of them will die in the finale. Solly Mack Mar 2014 #26

Beth had so many lines to say the last time we saw her. Baitball Blogger Mar 2014 #14

well NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #15

It looks like Carole - I hope I am wrong PumpkinAle Mar 2014 #33

The season is too short, Joe Shlabotnik Mar 2014 #6

I agree. Finales and premiers should be longer. Solly Mack Mar 2014 #7

Well, the premise of the season has been "can we come back after all that has happened?". Vashta Nerada Mar 2014 #9

Yay! Game of Thrones! Solly Mack Mar 2014 #10

Yes NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #12

i hope the gov comes back and chops up mgcgulfcoast Mar 2014 #3

I'd be satisfied if he just chopped up Carl. rug Mar 2014 #8

thats a start mgcgulfcoast Mar 2014 #13

One sign of insanity is talking to yourself. ret5hd Mar 2014 #157

Possible spoiler for tonight NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #16

The only five minutes that my husband devoted to WD was when she burned the Baitball Blogger Mar 2014 #17

of course NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #19

I will have lunch at 8 so I will be reading. texanwitch Mar 2014 #18

just hoping NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #20

You never know with this show. texanwitch Mar 2014 #21

Mystery guest might be the guy who plays Herschel. Vashta Nerada Mar 2014 #52

That would be cool. Brigid Mar 2014 #93

Soon Solly Mack Mar 2014 #22

Yes NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #23

And I'm already nervous about the outcome. Solly Mack Mar 2014 #24

me, too! n/t Iris Mar 2014 #25

Ready for the show tonight! Just twenty minutes! Brigid Mar 2014 #27

I still say Terminus uses humans for meat. rug Mar 2014 #28

"We'll fix you a plate." Baitball Blogger Mar 2014 #29

Seems to be a pretty popular NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #30

I think you are right. MissB Mar 2014 #31

even get a countdown NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #32

Flashback? MissB Mar 2014 #34

Weird, no? Baitball Blogger Mar 2014 #37

I love how this thread has 31 replies before the episode even started. charlie and algernon Mar 2014 #35

Rick alone by a car NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #40

flashback to the prison NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #36

It's Rick, thinking back. Baitball Blogger Mar 2014 #39

Rick is quite bloody. MissB Mar 2014 #38

will it be a flashback episode? NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #41

That makes more sense then him starting out bloody. MissB Mar 2014 #44

I guess. Brigid Mar 2014 #45

Interesting show opener... Vashta Nerada Mar 2014 #42

The "Thousand yard stare" from Rick. Brigid Mar 2014 #43

Yeah, but more like he saw someone die or killed someone important. charlie and algernon Mar 2014 #50

Combat-type trauma is what that stare is all about. Brigid Mar 2014 #83

Rick, Carl and Michonne NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #46

Carl is stupid. MissB Mar 2014 #47

well, he might have thought NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #51

Yes, I thought that too. nt Lex Apr 2014 #198

Poor guy who got eaten by that group of walkers. Vashta Nerada Mar 2014 #48

Carl runs to help a screaming guy NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #49

That was the same SUV, right? MissB Mar 2014 #53

Yep. Vashta Nerada Mar 2014 #54

I think so NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #55

What same SUV? Baitball Blogger Mar 2014 #62

The one that Rick is sitting next to at the beginning of the episode. MissB Mar 2014 #63

Ah! MissB Mar 2014 #56

Daryl's group shows up and the leader points a gun to Rick's head. Vashta Nerada Mar 2014 #57

Did you see if they noticed Carl NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #59

I thought I saw a guy sneaking up next to the car. Vashta Nerada Mar 2014 #60

Joe's group NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #58

Darryl better come to the rescue. MissB Mar 2014 #61

Tough situation NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #64

Yikes. MissB Mar 2014 #65

Wtf was that? He made the guy shoot? MissB Mar 2014 #66

Yeah, that's going to kill Joe. Vashta Nerada Mar 2014 #67

Going for the jugular has a new meaning. MissB Mar 2014 #68

yes NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #70

Holy shit NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #69

Ripped his throat out! Baitball Blogger Mar 2014 #71

One of the more memorable lines from the graphic novel NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #76

perfect. Iris Mar 2014 #80

Wow. texanwitch Mar 2014 #74

jesus, brutal 20 minutes so far charlie and algernon Mar 2014 #72

I think I stopped breathing for 60 seconds Iris Mar 2014 #73

Holy crap, that was intense. Chiyo-chichi Mar 2014 #75

yes, it was too intense to type NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #77

I figured this episode would focus on the terminus. MissB Mar 2014 #78

me, too. This is way more intense. Iris Mar 2014 #79

This is a good way to end the season. Vashta Nerada Mar 2014 #81

Bloody hands. That's the reason for the stare- knowing that he can be THAT brutal. MissB Mar 2014 #82

he does go crazy for his family NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #84

Rick to Daryl "you're my brother" NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #85

"You're my brother" Iris Mar 2014 #86

That is one of my favorite lines Gothmog Mar 2014 #184

Michonne comforting Carl. Brigid Mar 2014 #87

now we get to the main event charlie and algernon Mar 2014 #88

Rick is so smart! Baitball Blogger Mar 2014 #89

the others just walked right in the front door NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #91

You'd have to eat them tartare Iris Mar 2014 #94

Or, let's face it, they would have to remove the head first, so they don't Baitball Blogger Mar 2014 #168

Carl going with Michonne NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #90

Now, Michonne telling Carl NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #92

These folks seem normal. MissB Mar 2014 #95

still kind of weird NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #97

my first thought was Joe Shlabotnik Mar 2014 #161

I'm getting a cult-like feel about Terminus... Vashta Nerada Mar 2014 #96

Where is the earlier group? MissB Mar 2014 #98

I know NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #104

Rick notices the watch NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #100

I wonder what's with the watch? Vashta Nerada Mar 2014 #102

Rick gave it to that hippie guy NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #107

Oh that watch! MissB Mar 2014 #112

maybe not, though NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #116

Yeah, given the earlier flashback, I'm thinking Genn/Herschel's watch. MissB Mar 2014 #119

Gareth charlie and algernon Mar 2014 #99

Who is Gareth? Baitball Blogger Mar 2014 #103

he was the guy who greeted them all and has been leading them around charlie and algernon Mar 2014 #114

Whose watch? Hershel's? Iris Mar 2014 #101

Oh, God. You might be on to something. Baitball Blogger Mar 2014 #105

The watch I remember NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #110

I thought Glen had it charlie and algernon Mar 2014 #109

A watch? Brigid Mar 2014 #106

Didn't Herschel give it to Glenn? MissB Mar 2014 #108

Yes! Oh, shit. Where are Glenn and the others? Iris Mar 2014 #111

Herschel just said in the flashback that he gave his watch to Glenn. Chiyo-chichi Mar 2014 #113

He'd probably be correct. You know Glenn wouldn't part with it willingly. Iris Mar 2014 #115

I think you're right NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #118

I forgot about that watch until you mentioned it. Iris Mar 2014 #122

Ah. Vashta Nerada Mar 2014 #117

No. This is not good. Iris Mar 2014 #120

They are being herded. MissB Mar 2014 #121

Yes, they are NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #127

. MissB Mar 2014 #133

Right. If they die, they can't eat them! n/t Iris Mar 2014 #134

Is Terminus a training ground? Vashta Nerada Mar 2014 #123

Cannibals! Baitball Blogger Mar 2014 #124

Oh, dear god. Do you think they eat them one body part at a time? Iris Mar 2014 #135

lots of raw bones NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #125

I was just going to ask if anyone else saw them. Iris Mar 2014 #126

Beth was the first one to disappear NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #128

Is that a joke? Or... Iris Mar 2014 #155

No NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #156

Rick biting a hunk out of that guy AND Lex Mar 2014 #158

Foreshadowing? Baitball Blogger Mar 2014 #170

I don't think any of "our" people will resort Lex Mar 2014 #173

Exactly. Baitball Blogger Mar 2014 #175

Well, I'm hoping not Beth. MissB Mar 2014 #129

I just re-watched the recording and I didn't notice the bones the first time but ChisolmTrailDem Mar 2014 #165

I could never watch tee-vee without a DVR anymore Baclava Mar 2014 #176

well, damn. I thought the finale was 2 hours long. Iris Mar 2014 #130

geeez only 5 minutes left NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #131

Gah. Mere minutes left. MissB Mar 2014 #132

The rest of the group NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #136

Where's Carol, Judith, and Tyreese? Vashta Nerada Mar 2014 #137

They haven't arrived yet. Iris Mar 2014 #138

They're the cavalry NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #142

Ah. Vashta Nerada Mar 2014 #144

Yes, I would like to know as well NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #147

Maybe Beth and her kidnapper's group Joe Shlabotnik Mar 2014 #163

That was a disappointing cliff hanger. MissB Mar 2014 #139

Yeah. Kind of. Iris Mar 2014 #140

Yes it was. Vashta Nerada Mar 2014 #141

yes NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #145

I agree. I can live with it. n/t Iris Mar 2014 #148

Glenn and Maggie and everybody! Brigid Mar 2014 #143

That is the tough part texanwitch Mar 2014 #149

I thought Carl was going to get shot NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #152

I'm not used to hearing Andrew Lincoln with his British accent. Vashta Nerada Mar 2014 #146

He seemed genuinely embarrassed about not being able to take back that silly Baitball Blogger Mar 2014 #169

that was it? charlie and algernon Mar 2014 #150

Should have dedicated an episode Joe Shlabotnik Mar 2014 #164

I'm fine with them dispatching Joe's group so quickly charlie and algernon Mar 2014 #172

Call me crazy . . . Brigid Mar 2014 #151

Not live NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #154

OK. I survived. lol Solly Mack Mar 2014 #153

'Beth was alive last time I saw her and was kidnapped' - why couldn't Daryl just say that? Baclava Mar 2014 #171

'zactly Joe Shlabotnik Mar 2014 #178

I think maybe Daryl feels Beth's abduction was his failure Solly Mack Mar 2014 #180

I agree. LeftOfSelf-Centered Mar 2014 #186

Awww. We're going to have to wait until the fall to do this again. Vashta Nerada Mar 2014 #159

Until then, we have Game of Thrones!! Yeah! neverforget Mar 2014 #160

Who thought Carl was going to be dinner in Terminus tonight? nt ChisolmTrailDem Mar 2014 #162

I was thinking he'd get shot NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #166

Carl is the main character in the comic book so I DebJ Mar 2014 #167

I thought Carl was going to start shooting and cause Lex Mar 2014 #174

I was thinking the opposite NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #177

Me, too. I was relieved when he made it into the train car Iris Mar 2014 #183

Last night EP was great. Mrdrboi Mar 2014 #179

Being the cynic that I am, and having recently watched, "The Book of Eli," GreenPartyVoter Mar 2014 #181

yes, it was almost too ideally situated NewJeffCT Mar 2014 #182

Just watched the show. If it is to good to be true it usually is. texanwitch Mar 2014 #185

Did you notice what Gareth called them mwdem Apr 2014 #195

Rick was "The Ringleader" NewJeffCT Apr 2014 #196

That's right. mwdem Apr 2014 #197

Just as the show began my husband commented that the show is drawing parallels between DebJ Mar 2014 #187

Am I the only one that thinks Rick et al are no longer the "good guys"? Duer 157099 Apr 2014 #188

I don't know if there are good guys in this Walker World. texanwitch Apr 2014 #189

I know. But I wasn't talking about the throat bite Duer 157099 Apr 2014 #190

I wasn't just he watch (that did look exactly like Hershel's) Incitatus Apr 2014 #191

I think the backpack NewJeffCT Apr 2014 #192

The old Rick is back. texanwitch Apr 2014 #193

I have a feeling NewJeffCT Apr 2014 #199

I think monsters don't know they're monsters. Solly Mack Apr 2014 #194

The whole theme this season has been 'how far into darkness can you go and still be Lex Apr 2014 #200

Did anybody notice? NewJeffCT Apr 2014 #201