The Walking Dead 4×04 Review: Indifference

November 4, 2013 Tara Lynne

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The first thing that comes to mind in regards to tonight’s episode of The Walking Dead is “I was not expecting that.”

The opening scene, which switched back and forth between Rick preparing for his run with Carol and Carol herself giving a sort of zombie apocalypse pep talk to Lizzie, seemed to immediately belie the episode title ‘Indifference’. Though Carol certainly tries to keep Lizzie at arm’s length, the entire conversation also serves as a reminder that she took the two girls under her wing and is giving more of herself to them than anyone else.

Screen Shot 2013-11-03 at 7.54.44 PMWhen the focus shifts to Daryl, Tyreese, Michonne, and Bob, the irony of the episode title makes itself known once again. Tyreese is still so angry that he puts himself, and therefore the people traveling with him, in danger. Daryl and Bob have a heart to heart, and Michonne even opens up a bit about her hunt for the Governor. It’s definitely interesting to see different characters interacting with each other this season – to me, having several more people fleshed out has made for some of the more engaging moments in the past four episodes.

And we certainly get a lot of that in ‘Indifference’. The vast majority of the episode takes place between the aforementioned characters and the action outside of the prison is a welcome change. It is a testament to The Walking Dead that when Rick and Carol find two new people in an abandoned house, I felt as jaded as they did (if not more so!). Who is this young couple, and why are they so nice? They can’t be ‘for real’, right?

But it seems as if they were. When Ana dies practically right away and Sam doesn’t return at the appointed time, Rick’s disappointment is palpable. This is such a huge change from him leaving the backpacker on the road last season. On the other hand, Carol is clearly being the more logical of the two – at least in that moment. In light of this and of his own past actions, Rick’s choice to kick her out of the group came as one hell of a shock. So much so that it is hard to focus on the seemingly less important discovery that Bob was only worried about losing the bottle of liquor he found to the zombies (and that he didn’t have any medicine in his bag at all).TWD s4e4 daryl

If next week’s episode sees everyone back at the prison (everyone minus Carol, anyway), it’s likely that we viewers should prepare ourselves for what may turn out to be even more changes in the group’s dynamic. While Daryl & co.’s return with the medicine could bring some relief, there is still the outstanding mystery over who has been using rats to lure zombies to the fences, and the question of whether Rick will admit the truth about what he did to Carol, and why he did it. He himself doesn’t seem to trust his own choices, and there will surely be mixed feelings about his decision. We may be surprised to see exactly who they come from and what they are.

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Author: Tara Lynne

Tara Lynne is an author, fandom and geek culture expert, and public speaker. She founded Ice & Fire Con, the first ever Game of Thrones convention in the US, and now runs its parent company Saga Event Planning.

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5 thoughts on “The Walking Dead 4×04 Review: Indifference”

  1. really liking this season…they are giving so many layers to the characters…i was expecting this S4 to be about ‘hunt for the governor’ but the infection storyline gives time to bring focus back on the characters…i really like Carol, she has grown so much as a character…i hope she comes back…if she doesn’t then maybe she’ll come back in the spin-off AMC is thinking of developing…fingers crossed

  2. Quick question….why is Rick the only one with any culpability here? Let’s not kid ourselves…Daryl can smell a lie like a fart on the wind and Rick won’t have any of Carol’s stuff with him….he has to tell the truth which is what Carol did not do. She committed murder, hid it from those she’s supposed to trust the most, asked it to be hid, let others take the rage of Tyreese…she betrayed them and Daryl so even though they’re not going to be happy she’s gone, I highly doubt they’ll be thrilled with her deceit either. The question shouldn’t JUST be how will they react to what Rick did…it should be how they’ll react to what she did, and the fact that she most likely did not drive back to the prison like she could have, which SCREAMS out “I am guilty, I know it, I don’t trust y’all to believe me”.Daryl isn’t thrilled when he gets lied to, and this is his family now, the prison group. These are people that rely on him, give him self worth and give him a sense of belonging for the first time in his life. He’s staying put, in my opinion.

    1. Hmm…to be honest I’m not certain where the general tone of your comment is coming from. I certainly didn’t say that Carol has no culpability, nor did I point out Daryl as an example of someone who might be upset regarding Rick’s kicking her out. I truly am curious to see the reactions of different members of the group and I do hope that there are some surprises in regards to who agrees with Rick’s decision and who does not.

      And while some people may be able to spot lies, Rick has certainly kept secrets in the past and it’s not ridiculous to believe that he would do so now or in the future. I think his general attitude right now – how he seems to question every decision he makes – means that there will still be times when he doesn’t do what he ‘should’.

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