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This is the thirteenth episode of the fourth season of the Walking Dead. I certainly think this was a very good episode focused on two story lines, with a hint of a third. I thought the ending was unusual, but it shows a sense of hope is on the horizon. The dramatic moments are top-notch, and there are also some good action scenes mixed in.

In this episode, "Alone," Daryl and Beth stumble upon a house where it seems someone is living there. After a horde of walkers attack the house. Daryl and Beth are separated. Meanwhile, Maggie, Sasha, and Bob continue on the trek towards Terminus, but Maggie ventures alone after she hears of Sasha's doubts.

Overall, this is a very strong episode with excellent acting and strong writing. I also liked the prelude of the show which showed the beginnings of Bob with the prison camp, and that Bob is just not a random person. I rate this episode 9/10.

Maggie, Sasha and Bob are surrounded by walkers in a fog, but they succeed to survive killing them. Maggie decides to follow the railroad tracks heading to Terminus, a sanctuary where she believes she may find Glenn. However Sasha is reluctant and wants to stop in a safe building to stay protected. Maggie decides to leave her friends during the night to seek out Glenn alone and she leaves messages to Glenn telling that she is heading to Terminus.

Meanwhile Daryl is training Beth with the crossbow, but she twists her ankle and cannot walk. They find a mortuary with stored food and supplies and the place is very clean indicating that someone might live there. They decide to stay in the place, but they are attacked by a horde of walkers and Daryl attracts the attention of them while Beth escapes through the window. When Daryl gets rid of the walkers, he sees that Beth has been abducted and he runs after the car with her. However he reaches a T-junction and he does not know the way to follow. Out of the blue, a group of armed men arrive and surrounds Daryl.

"Alone" is one of the best episodes of the Fourth Season, with dramatic subplots entwined with action scenes with walkers. Once again the friends to not reunite and what might be Beth's destiny. Ben and his men do not look like good persons and Rick, Carl and Michonne are totally forgotten in this episode. I believe that in the last show of this Season, the group will gather at the sanctuary in Terminus. My vote is nine.

Title (Brazil): "Alone"

Note: On 16 April 2016, I saw this show again.

The opening with Bob, out there alone. The music in the background. This was a beautiful way to start a great episode.

What an unexpected great way to open the episode! At first I thought it was present time..until i realized it was a flashback, showing how Bob became a part of the group and how he survived before that! The music and directing here was perfect!

The episode continues with great thrills and moments that makes me even more excited to see how it all ends as well as great moments of character!

Daryl and Beth continues to be great and I just love seeing them together! That why a certain scene with them was even more intense!

I enjoyed the stuff with Sasha and Maggie too! It adds an extra layer of investment when you see that dont agree whether to go to Terminus or not!

Had heard nothing but great things about 'The Walking Dead' from friends and IMDb reviewers. It took a while to get round to watching, both from being busy and also not being sure whether it would be my cup of tea. Finally getting round to it a few years ago and slowly working my way through it, having had a very long to watch and review list, 'The Walking Dead' turned out to be very much my cup of tea and as good as the hype made it out to be, have found it extremely addictive.

Season 4 was very solid on the whole with as far as previous episodes go "Internship" and "Too Far Gone" being exceptional. Only "After" and rge previous episode "Still" disappointed somewhat, though for me neither were that bad, just not top 'The Walking Dead' standard. "Alone" is another quieter/lighter episode with some glimpses of the gutsy adrenaline-rush, it lacks other episodes's tautness but it is still a very well done episode that handles this approach well. It is yet again a strong reminder of how Seasons 1-5 of 'The Walking Dead' to me were absolutely brilliant and seeing the show in its full glory days (Season 6 was uneven, Season 7 was a huge disappointment and am still debating whether to watch Season 8). It is a thought-provoking episode with some tension and emotion, though these two are stronger in previous and later episodes.

It still shocks me at how an intelligent, well-made (so much so that it is easy to mistake it for a film) show about zombies could be made when so many films have tried and failed abysmally to do so.

My only complaints of "Alone" were that it at times does lag in momentum, episodes do a better job at advancing the story and moving things forward, and that Carol's decision making sometimes shows a frustrating lapse in logic.

Like all the episodes of the show, "Alone" is incredibly well made in the production values, with gritty and audacious production design, photography of almost cinematic quality, effects that look good, have soul and are not overused or abused and pretty frightening make-up. The music is haunting and affecting, having presence but never being too intrusive.

The writing is intelligent and thought-provoking, a bit heavy on the talk at times but intrigues still, with lots of tension and emotional resonance and shows signs of character complexity and multiple layer storytelling. The more eventful parts are thrilling and terrifying as well as uncompromising. Although it is the character development of Bob that "Alone" is most intriguing for, Beth's disappearance is handled in a tense fashion and the re-introduction of the marauders and of Joe is handled well as well.

Appreciated the ever strong and still progressing story, where there is never the mistake of being confused or over-stuffed, and character building, which the episode has a bigger emphasis on, and that the pace is rarely dull or rushed, with a taut intensity in the more tense parts. The character writing and the character interactions are what is particularly great here, Bob's development is one of the episode's interest points and one of its biggest strengths in that we learn a lot more about him and it's worth investing in.

Everything is nicely paced without rushing through the more important parts, not exactly taut but not dull. The world building is already stunningly immersive and effective. Direction is smart and atmospheric while the show throughout has been strongly acted, especially in this episode Norman Reedus and Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

In summary, very well done though may not work for everybody. 8/10 Bethany Cox

After escaping Walkers; Maggie, Sasha, and Bob decide they need to find a better place to set up camp. They come across signs for Terminus. The decide to go there, thinking their loved ones might be in the settlement. Maggie and Sasha are at odds over whether it's possible Glenn is still alive. This leads to Maggie going on her own. She leave messages for Glenn to go to Terminus. Sasha finds Maggie and, after fighting off Walkers, Sasha decides that they should go to Terminus.

Daryl is teaching Beth how to track and use his crossbow, as they bond some more. While searching through a funeral parlor, they are attacked by Walkers and get separated. When Daryl escapes, he notices a car driving off. He is sure Beth has been taken. He tries to follow the vehicle but fails. Soon, he is surrounded by six men, who are heavily armed with assault rifles and a bow. The leader admires Daryl's spirit, and offers him a spot in their group.

Memorable scenes include Bob's struggle with alcoholism and Sasha and Maggie's determination to keep moving forward despite the odds, highlighting the group's resilience and determination to survive. Meanwhile, Bob's optimism and faith in finding a new community provide a glimmer of hope in an otherwise bleak landscape.

Maggie, Sasha and Bob have different ideas on sticking together or going it alone.

This is another reflective character episode that, similarly to the episode 'After', shows characters considering parting ways.

It is quite well structured in that it bounces back and forth between two groups: one that is potentially fragmenting, whereas the other appears to be well bonded. It ends quite ironically as some individuals are forcibly parted, whereas others almost do it willingly. Hope and despair are strong themes as characters debate the abandonment of searching for loved ones in favour of self survival.

Everything seems to be slowing building towards a potential meeting at the place of 'sanctuary', but at this point I do not know what is going to happen. It's difficult to say if this just stretching out the drama (and series to 16 episodes) or there will be a climax to series 4 that is worth all the build up.

All performances for me are good and (as ever) the production values are superb.

Every few years a new series comes out and is hailed as the unassailable king of television… WALKING DEAD has been that series for the last few years, but I think its time, like so many before, has now come and gone. This show reminds me a lot of LOST in that it began with very strong cast of characters who could hold their own episodes - but now that it has stretched on it is becoming predictable and slow. It seems clear now, with only 3 episodes left, that the writers had no intention of launching into the new Terminus storyline until Season 5 - and so we get eight episodes shot mostly in the woods simultaneously to save on time and money. Side characters are being given full episodes to show off the actors abilities (probably before killing most of them off) and the same decisions are being rehashed and remade week after week. A single two-hour premiere could have covered the entire same ground and kept things fresh and alive.

It's the sad but true rule of television series writing - the suits invest in an infrastructure and want to get every possible dime out of it before investing in anything else, so it drags out until it becomes ludicrous and people stop watching … I'm about to decide life is too short to waste on a show that seems to only want to take up my time now rather than to actually entertain me.

Not quite as bad as the Beth/Daryl episode previously but just as monotonous and badly written. Characters have suddenly become different people, zombies have suddenly disappeared, action gone, suspense gone, any sense of realism gone, where is Rick? What's with the stupid music? Why does the whole show feel like a scyfi channel attempt? Deeply deeply disappointed in something great that became this mess in just two episodes. If like me you have followed this show from the start you have come to expect a certain standard. You would think that when you create something like this you would want that quality to be maintained. I just can't understand how badly you can mess something up do quickly and why you would do it. Wake me up when it improves.

I'm am really considering just giving up on the show at this point. The writers must be brain dead to be producing such sub standard content. This episode was mediocre at best.

Point one: The biggest thing that irked me about this episode is that instead of progressing the plot by bringing the survivors together like they should be, the writers are splitting the characters up even more then they already are. It just like what the heck?!?!? They seem to be purposefully dragging it out just in the name of suspense. Instead they are making the material staler, and staler, and staler. There are only three episodes left in this season, if this plot doesn't pick up soon, this season will not be salvageable.

Point two: Bob's flashback scene. What a waste of time. Completely devoid of any likable elements. Flashbacks as plot devices are a real double edged sword. If you use a flashback, it better be with a character that is important like a series regular or a likable character. To me Bob is too new, I don't really give a crap about his character. Unless Bob is going to die in the next couple episodes, this flashback will have served no purpose to his character or the themes of the narrative.

Point three: I think the Sanctuary and "Terminus" is bull crap. It's either a trap or overrun in my opinion. If this place was legitimate we would have seen someone from the Sanctuary already. Wouldn't they send members of their group to find other survivors to join their group? Sanctuary is a dead end period.

Point four: Maggie's decision to run off alone and split up the group is another irrational, illogical decision by a character. Maggie is slowly falling deeper and deeper in her insanity over finding Glenn. I hope she changes her thought process.

Point five: We still not introduced to the Hunters. (The next antagonistic group) Why is it taking so long for them to do this? We are running out of episodes. It has to be the next episode or I will be angry.

Overall another 40 minutes of filler material that could have been done in 20 minutes.

This is probably 1 of the worst episodes. It really sucks. If this continued sucking, then i won't be surprised if they get canceled. The acting of bob and beth are terrible. Are they killing of Rick and make Daryl the main man? Prove me wrong guys.

In this episode, we look back at how Bob got into the prison group. Then it shifts with Maggie, Sasha and Bob fighting of walkers in a forest fog. Then we went to Daryl and Beth finding a somewhat funeral homes. The house is clean, meaning someone is staying there.

Terrible acting continues. New characters are being introduced. Where is Rick?