30 Days Without an Accident

"30 Days Without an Accident"
The Walking Dead episode
Daryl, on a supply run, witnesses walkers falling through the decaying ceiling.
Episode no.	Season 4 Episode 1
Directed by	Greg Nicotero
Written by	Scott M. Gimple
Original air date	October 13, 2013 (2013-10-13)
Guest appearance(s)
Melissa Ponzio as Karen Kerry Condon as Clara Kyle Gallner as Zach Vincent Martella as Patrick Sunkrish Bala as Dr. Caleb Subramanian Brighton Sharbino as Lizzie Samuels Kyla Kenedy as Mika Samuels Brandon Carroll as David Luke Donaldson as Luke Victor McCay as Ryan Samuels
Episode chronology
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"30 Days Without an Accident" is the first episode of the fourth season and 36th episode overall of the post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead, which aired on AMC on October 13, 2013. The episode was written by Scott M. Gimple, the series' new showrunner, and directed by Greg Nicotero.

The episode takes place several months after the previous episode, and the expanded survivor group is living an ideal life at the prison before a new threat arises. This episode marks the first appearance of Lawrence Gilliard Jr. as Bob Stookey.

The episode was received positively by critics and was watched by 16.11 million viewers, marking a series high in viewers and adults 18-49.

Several months have passed, in which the remaining citizens of Woodbury have joined the survivor group at the prison. Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), having renounced leadership of the group, has taken to farming to set an example to his son Carl Grimes (Chandler Riggs). While he is walking outside in his garden, he notices several walkers have accumulated outside the prison. Carl approaches him and notices that one of the pigs his father takes care of, "Violet", appears ill. Rick tells Carl to stop naming the pigs since they are food, and admits he does not know why the pig is ill.

Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) has increased in popularity among the residents for his role as the group's hunter; Carl's friend, Patrick (Vincent Martella) thanks Daryl for supplying the meat through his hunting. Carol (Melissa McBride) speaks privately with Daryl about the walkers, noting they are not spreading themselves along the fence line as before. Elsewhere, Glenn Rhee (Steven Yeun) tells his wife Maggie Greene (Lauren Cohan) that she should not accompany him on the supply run scheduled for later that day. Carl criticizes a group of the prison's children, Lizzie (Brighton Sharbino) and her sister, Mika (Kyla Kenedy), among them, for naming one of the walkers at the fence.