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Season 1 Episode 4

Vatos

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Rick's mission to Atlanta is in danger when things go awry. Back at camp, Jim becomes unhinged.
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  • Touka koukan

    8.0
    By AriSky, Apr 12, 2013
    Equivalent exchange doesn't seem to work in this series. They lost what, two or three people? And gained probably 20 or 30? There are too many survivors already. I don't know who most of them are. I was glad when wife-abuser guy and Amy were taken out; they weren't worthwhile characters and/or were annoying. Decent drama, but no high stakes. The zombies are entirely too easy to take out, and everyone who holds a gun seems to have perfect accuracy. I'm not invested and I'm not impressed yet.moreless

  • 1x04 - Vatos

    8.5
    By JDML23, Oct 15, 2012
    I'm easily pleased. Seeing more survivors makes me happy. And running away from zombies also makes me happy.

  • The dead is full of surprises

    9.0
    By dreamgoat, Feb 14, 2012
    What this show does so well is the surprises when the dead appears out of no where. I would never expect the dead to show up, the writers keep us surprised when it comes to this and I'm grateful for that. Rick has a little trouble with another group that wants Rick guns, during that scuffle they took Glen and Rick took one of their men. Later on both of them appear to each other what they haven't suspected, and along the way to camp there is a problem brewing that leads to tragedy. This was a good episode overall and it kept me glued to the set as I watched.moreless

  • The last few minutes of this episode made it so great and completely nerve racking, which is exactly how anything that is supposed to scare you should be.

    9.5
    By kaja, Oct 26, 2011
    Granted it started off a little slow. It was great to see other survivors and made the situation more believable to me. The birthday storyline is heart breaking. This episode was the first to seriously draw me in. I was fairly invested prior to it, but after seeing it I'm all about this show.

  • Never get too comfortable, because then BAM, they'll getcha. SPOILERS

    8.5
    By Valentine_76, Mar 10, 2011
    This episode starts off where the last episode ended. The arrow shooter has found his brother's hand. He wants to shoot the black guy, but Rich won't let him. He picks up and wraps Merle's hand in a handkerchief; then puts it in Glen's back pack. From there he starts looking for Merle; no luck, but Merle has killed some walkers and closed his bleeding hand by burning it with some hot metal. They decide to go get the guns and then look for Merle some more. Glen grabs the guns, but then gets grabbed by some mexicans. The arrow shooter grabs one of them and then Rich and the black guy arrive. The group goes to the mexicans hideout and soon find out that they aren't as bad as they first thought. The mexicans are just trying to survive while helping some old people that were left behind for dead. They say goodbye and part ways, to find their van is missing; Merle took it and he is probably pissed off and looking for revenge. They head back to camp on foot hoping to get there in time to save everyone from Merle. Meanwhile, back at camp, a walker attacks the wifebeater (fine by me) and then others from camp. The camp group starts making their way to the camper. Rich and the others arrive just in time to help out.moreless
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Cast & Crew: STARS

Andrew Lincoln

Andrew Lincoln

Rick Grimes
Chandler Riggs

Chandler Riggs

Carl Grimes
Jeffrey DeMunn

Jeffrey DeMunn

Dale
Jon Bernthal

Jon Bernthal

Shane Walsh
Laurie Holden

Laurie Holden

Andrea
Sarah Wayne Callies

Sarah Wayne Callies

Lori Grimes
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Cast & Crew: RECURRING AND GUESTS

Gina Morelli

Gina Morelli

Abuela

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Neil Brown Jr.

Neil Brown Jr.

Guillermo

Guest Star

Emma Bell

Emma Bell

Amy

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Melissa McBride

Melissa McBride

Carol

Recurring Role

Adam Minarovich

Adam Minarovich

Ed

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  • TRIVIA (2)

    • The Walker that bites and kills Amy is played by co-executive producer and special effects makeup designer Greg Nicotero.

    • This is the second AMC show to feature a Winnebago. The model that appears in this episode is from the late 1970s. AMC's Breaking Bad features a larger but later model, built in the 1980s. However, the use of the vehicle ended in the third season when it was crushed at a junkyard.

  • QUOTES (6)

    • Daryl: You got some balls for a Chinaman.
      Glenn: I'm Korean.
      Daryl: Whatever.

    • Daryl Dixon: I guess the saw blade was to dull for the handcuffs. Ain't that a bi***.

    • Daryl: (about Merle) Toughest a****** I ever met, my brother. Feed him a hammer, he'd crap out nails.

    • Shane: Jim, nobody is gonna hurt you, okay?
      Jim: That's a lie. That's the biggest lie there is. I told that to my wife and my two boys. I said it 100 times. It didn't matter. They came out of nowhere. There were dozens of them. Just pulled 'em out of my hands. You know, the only reason I got away was 'cause the dead were too busy eating my family.

    • Guillermo: (to Rick) I'm gonna chop up your boy. I'm gonna feed them to my dogs. They're the evilest, nastiest man-eating b*****s you ever saw. I picked them up from Satan at a yard sale.

    • Jim: I remember my dream now, why I dug the holes.

  • NOTES (2)

    • Viewership: 4.75 million (most watched cable show for Sunday November 21st, 2010)

    • Original International Air Dates:
      Latin America: November 22, 2010 on Fox
      Italy: November 22, 2010 on FOX/FOX HD
      Portugal: November 23, 2010 on Fox/Fox HD
      United Kingdom: November 26, 2010 on FX/FX HD
      Turkey: February 13, 2011 on CNBC-e
      Sweden: March 13, 2011 on TV11
      Slovakia: June 6, 2012 on JOJ Plus
      Czech Republic: September 3, 2012 on Prima COOL

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