The Walking Dead S1E4: Vatos

S1E4: Vatos

Summary:

The rescue team finds Dixon's dismembered hand on top of the rooftop. In order to escape from the handcuffs and avoid death by starvation, Dixon ended up sawing through his own hand (desperate times call for desperate measures, kind of like SAW 1). They make their way back onto the streets to retrieve the guns Rick dropped on the streets earlier in the first episode only to find themselves ambushed by other people. The assailants capture Glenn (Asian guy) and takes him hostage. Rick and crew also take a hostage of their own and tries to make an exchange. The gang leader threatens to kill Glenn if Rick does not hand over the guns and the hostage. Both sides refuse to give in and a bloodbath almost takes place. Fortunately, an elderly lady comes out of the gang and prevents an all out shooting disaster. We learn that these "gangsters" are simply former hospital workers trying to defend the old and sick. Rick leaves half of their guns with these folks due to their just cause and heads back for camp. All is well back at the camp when suddenly, Amy is bitten by a walker. The camp plunges into chaos as walkers overrun the place and the survivors desperately try to fend them off. Rick and crew arrives back in time to save the day.

Thoughts:

This episode was very intense. The rescue team almost killed a bunch of innocent people trying to defend the elderly. I thought the "gang" leader's performance was utmost convincing. The two hostile groups were ready to fire at each other and Rick's outnumbered group definitely would not have survived the onslaught. It was a series of misunderstandings and thankfully the Abuelo came out to disarm the men. Rick's decision to distribute half their gun supply was both noble and risky. In a zombie apocalypse, guns are probably the most important asset one can obtain. As for the camp assault, it was very unfortunate that Amy died. She's young and she's blonde, why did they have to kill her off?! I was expecting her to die and reanimate and get shot again, but no such thing happened. Another discrepancy I noticed for this series in particular is that the way you can get infected is different. It seems the only way you can get infected in TWD is to actually get bitten and die from it. Andrea, Amy's sister, held Amy's dying body, smothered in blood and nothing happens to her. Another thing is that the only way to kill a walker, is to destroy the brain. Even decapitating the head doesn't entirely do the job, because the head will continue to snap at you.

Your life or your hand?

The standoff.

Officer Shoot-em-up.

Probably NSFW.