# The Walking Dead; 4.13 "Alone" (open spoilers) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 10, 2014, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-4-13-alone-open-spoilers/683308 "2014-03-10T00:16:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-4-13-alone-open-spoilers/683308/41 "2014-03-11T01:33:05Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > It’s always fun and games until an asshole with a tank shows up. 🙂 Especially when led by someone who was having fun and games until _his_ eye was poked out! 🙂 > [@Quimby](#): > > I think it was me 🙂 It would make sense from a real world stand point as well since they will probably need the hiatus to build the sets. It just sucks to me. They’ve been wasting so much time wasting time with the story. They could have at least given us a taste without some of the completely unnecessary fluff we’ve been fed for at least a third of the episodes this season. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-4-13-alone-open-spoilers/683308/42 "2014-03-11T01:58:34Z")
Help me out - what was with the opening with Daryl on a chopper and Glen in a truck? And they run into Bob? Has any part of this been explained to any degree? mmm ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-4-13-alone-open-spoilers/683308/43 "2014-03-11T02:10:49Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Help me out - what was with the opening with Daryl on a chopper and Glen in a truck? And they run into Bob? > > Has any part of this been explained to any degree? > mmm That was a flashback to when Bob first met and joined the group. I was confused at first too, and I’m not sure what the point was. We already knew Bob had been in two prior ill-fated groups, and wondered if he were jinxed or something, and the flashback didn’t seem to add anything new to his backstory. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-4-13-alone-open-spoilers/683308/44 "2014-03-11T02:34:21Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > That was a flashback to when Bob first met and joined the group. I was confused at first too, and I’m not sure what the point was. We already knew Bob had been in two prior ill-fated groups, and wondered if he were jinxed or something, and the flashback didn’t seem to add anything new to his backstory. It showed that he was quite capable on his own for sure - found a cave - made a nice place to stay - used the top of the truck - resourceful, not insane - almost ‘zen like’ at times. Otherwise - yeah - confusing the way it was inserted - totally unrelated to the overall story unless it was to say “sucks to be alone” ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-4-13-alone-open-spoilers/683308/45 "2014-03-11T02:55:57Z")
The producers/directors/writers/whoever stands to make money are either milking this for all it is worth or being cool. It fellates with great alacrity. Was it Beth driving away or the Keepers of the Gingerbread House? Why didn’t Daryl see the car and try to start it? I’m not so sure that it is a gingerbread house. I hope the dog makes it. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-4-13-alone-open-spoilers/683308/46 "2014-03-11T03:33:16Z")
I’m pretty sure Beth was kidnapped and the reason Daryl didn’t see the car is because the car belongs to the owner of the mortuary house who was out running errands when they first arrived there. Why did Beth and Daryl stop in front of that one gravestone, put flowers on it and hold hands? I barfed a little there. Okay, okay, sometimes _it does matter_. Whatever. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-4-13-alone-open-spoilers/683308/47 "2014-03-11T04:13:49Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > I’m pretty sure Beth was kidnapped and the reason Daryl didn’t see the car is because the car belongs to the owner of the mortuary house who was out running errands when they first arrived there. > > Why did Beth and Daryl stop in front of that one gravestone, put flowers on it and hold hands? I barfed a little there. Okay, okay, sometimes _it does matter_. Whatever. All I could gather was because the headstone read “Beloved Father” or something like that. The grave was from the 19th century if I’m not mistaken. Yet another weird scene. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-4-13-alone-open-spoilers/683308/48 "2014-03-11T04:25:02Z")
Oh, it reminded her of her father. That makes sense. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-4-13-alone-open-spoilers/683308/49 "2014-03-11T12:32:06Z")
> [@simster](#): > > Otherwise - yeah - confusing the way it was inserted - totally unrelated to the overall story unless it was to say “sucks to be alone” This was it - the reason he was insisting that they stay together. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-4-13-alone-open-spoilers/683308/50 "2014-03-11T13:09:31Z")
Oh look we’re lost in the deep wilds of Jawwwwjuh. Gosh we can string together tin cans and twine and broken compasses to survive. Gasp we have the only six bullets left on earth! Oooh let’s be daring and walk along the nice, open railroad tracks to get somewhere. No no too scaaaaareee! Damn no pencil or twig or dirt… guess I’ll write my message in PUTREFYING ZOMBIE GOO! OMG it’s a TOWN - run! run away! It might be full of tools, supplies, technology and vehicles we could use! Run AWAY! _rubs temples hard_ Fuuuuuuuccckkkk… ---
**Author:** ![flaming\_yawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/cab0a1/32.png) [@flaming\_yawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flaming_yawn)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-4-13-alone-open-spoilers/683308/51 "2014-03-11T14:15:42Z")
is there a way to LIKE posts? half of these I want to give a high five to the posters. ---
**Author:** ![LurkerInNJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed655f/32.png) [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-4-13-alone-open-spoilers/683308/52 "2014-03-11T14:31:14Z")
I hope the dog joins the cast. On The Talking Dead, Chris mentioned he lost his eye saving his owner from a carjacking. ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-4-13-alone-open-spoilers/683308/53 "2014-03-11T14:45:40Z")
> [@flaming\_yawn](#): > > I think the house itself was a trap of sorts, as my husband coined on a different forum “a gingerbread house”. My husband called it a “Hansel & Gretel House.” As soon as he saw how clean and stocked it was he knew it was a trap. Haven’t read through the thread yet so not sure if it’s been mentioned, but apparently that dog lost his eye IRL while saving his owner from a carjacker. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-4-13-alone-open-spoilers/683308/54 "2014-03-11T15:02:46Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > I’m pretty sure Beth was kidnapped and the reason Daryl didn’t see the car is because the car belongs to the owner of the mortuary house who was out running errands when they first arrived there. > > Why did Beth and Daryl stop in front of that one gravestone, put flowers on it and hold hands? I barfed a little there. Okay, okay, sometimes _it does matter_. Whatever. Running errands? OK. … Beth HAD to have been kidnapped, there is no earthly reason she would jump in a car and drive off like a bat out of hell leaving Daryl. The gravestone said “Beloved Father” and that made Beth sad, thinking of her own father. Who never got a burial, his dead body left outside the prison and his decapitated head reanimated for all she knows (though it was stabbed by Michonne). It was a little moment putting her father to rest by proxy. I can absolutely see that happening, why not? It didn’t take long and made her feel a little better. ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-4-13-alone-open-spoilers/683308/55 "2014-03-11T15:03:54Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > Damn no pencil or twig or dirt… guess I’ll write my message in PUTREFYING ZOMBIE GOO! Unless she had a Sharpie on her (and that would really get the mob baying for blood) - writing in blood seems like a good choice. Blood stains are hard to get out of most anything, so her message is likely to last through a couple of rainstorms at any rate. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-4-13-alone-open-spoilers/683308/56 "2014-03-11T15:06:27Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > Unless she had a Sharpie on her (and that would really get the mob baying for blood) - writing in blood seems like a good choice. Blood stains are hard to get out of most anything, so her message is likely to last through a couple of rainstorms at any rate. and you can always find a zombie with goo laying around - finding a functioning sharpie? not so much. ---
**Author:** ![flaming\_yawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/cab0a1/32.png) [@flaming\_yawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flaming_yawn)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-4-13-alone-open-spoilers/683308/57 "2014-03-11T15:31:47Z")
I cannot find a working pen in my house nevermind a ZA ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-4-13-alone-open-spoilers/683308/58 "2014-03-11T17:33:40Z")
So you’re saying the opening scene was not a future-we-haven’t-seen-yet?? I was all, “yay Daryl and Glenn find one another next episode!” So — not? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-4-13-alone-open-spoilers/683308/59 "2014-03-11T17:41:31Z")
No, it was an inexplicable flashback. Just in case we forgot Bob started off alone and having survived two groups. For all the show’s faults, it doesn’t usually get so ham-handed with the material. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2014, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-4-13-alone-open-spoilers/683308/60 "2014-03-11T17:47:05Z")
Fume. Well, otherwise I liked the episode. Daryl and Beth don’t squick me out; in such a scenario I don’t think she’s inappropriately young. There’s really no longer a need for a sheltered adolescence when kids have to deal with grownup problems in the ZA world. Also, I sort of enjoyed the break from Rick. He’s a handsome hunk but I’m getting a little tired of his manufactured “looks.” Like what’s-his-name taking off his sunglasses in CSI Miami before delivering the punchline. YAAAAAAAAHHHHHH! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-4-13-alone-open-spoilers/683308.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-4-13-alone-open-spoilers/683308.md?page=4)