The Walking Dead - Episode 4.13 - 'Alone' Preview

The Walking Dead’s upcoming episode Alone, which first airs in the US on Sunday night, explores questions centered around what has proven to be the biggest threat our group faces – and that is people. The episode tackles two big questions that have been raised around this issue in past episodes. One – is it better to better to keep hope, even if that comes with risk? The second – are there still good people left?

We follow a couple of small groups – a good number to do justice to the show’s themes while keeping the story moving. There are twists, some terrifying moments, and of course plenty of walkers to kill. This was a solid episode that I really enjoyed. If comparing it against the rest of the season, I would rate it probably somewhere in the middle in terms of quality – which is pretty awesome because this season has set a very high bar.

One of the things I particularly appreciated was a deeper look at Bob and Sasha. Those two characters have remained mostly unexplored up until this point, and I really enjoyed getting to know them better and seeing their relationship deepen. Their conversation continues along the thread that they started earlier – whether they should be striving for more than to survive just to survive. Both actors Sonequa Martin-Green and Lawrence Gilliard Jr. deliver strong performances and succeed in further rounding out their characters.

Here are few teases to leave you with:
- One member of our group makes a surprising alliance
- There’s an event that happens that has the potential to be a major turning point for a character
- There’s a romantic moment
- A new everyday object is turned into a zombie-killing weapon

Alone airs Sunday, March 9 at 9 pm, on AMC in the US, and on Monday, March 10 at 9 pm, on Fox and Fox HD in the UK.