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Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 10 |
Directed by | Tricia Brock |
Written by | Matthew Negrete Channing Powell |
Original air date | February 16, 2014 |
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"Inmates" is the tenth episode of the fourth season and 45th episode overall of the post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead, which aired on AMC on February 16, 2014. The episode was written by Matthew Negrete and Channing Powell, and directed by Tricia Brock.
The other survivors of the prison assault deal with recent losses and decide whether or not to try reuniting with each other.
This episode marks the return of Carol Peletier (Melissa McBride), who has been absent since the fourth episode of season four. Scott Wilson and David Morrissey are no longer featured in the opening credits. This episode also marks the first appearances of Michael Cudlitz, Josh McDermitt, and Christian Serratos as Sgt. Abraham Ford, Dr. Eugene Porter and Rosita Espinosa, respectively.
Upon airing, the episode was watched by 13.34 million viewers, and received an 18-49 rating of 6.8.
Beth Greene (Emily Kinney) narrates a diary entry discussing her hopes of a new life in the prison. In the present, she and Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) are sitting around a campfire, having fled the prison. Beth insists that they must not be the only survivors of the Governor's attack, and demands Daryl help her look for the others. She then goes off on her own into the forest, with Daryl following in slow pursuit. They find some footprints, but also human blood and signs of a walker attack, and Beth is nearly killed by a walker who emerges from the trees. Eventually, the pair discover and kill several walkers feasting on human remains by some railroad tracks. Beth spots a small shoe, assuming it is young Luke (Luke Donaldson), and Molly (Kennedy Brice) amidst the remains and breaks down crying.