As everyone is struggling in how to survive after the break out in the prison and they get separated. In the previous episode of the walking dead entitled “Still” intensely focuses on the unspokeness of Beth and Daryl's interactions, resembling a one-act play in some sense, particularly as the symbolically rich narrative plays out. Not all of the dialogue rings true, but the beats are more naturalistic than those of the more plot-heavy episodes of the series. Beth's desire for alcohol, apart from initiating the journey both characters make toward self-acceptance, is a refreshing change from Glen’s stalwart determination to find Maggie in last week's episode. These characters are no longer interested in connecting with others or trying to find meaning in a world largely bereft of it. But, as they learn when they enter the main building on the grounds of an overgrown country club, the social identities and burdens they carry from their previous lives are impossible to escape. Between the vandalized, polo-wearing corpses lying about, one with a sign reading "rich bitch" hanging from her body, and Daryl's dart-throwing practice, wherein the likenesses of the former club's most esteemed members are used as targets, the foray into the club house offers a strong taste of a residual class strain, from back when money had more uses than to start a fire.
Daryl and Beth takes to the old home that they eventually torch. There, fittingly, they drink moonshine after Daryl's insistence back at the country club that Beth's first drink of alcohol, as he says, "ain't gonna be no peach schnapps." They playfully wax nostalgic over a drinking game that starts off with a hint of verbal foreplay before rapidly morphing into a nasty expression of their insecurities and demons. Reedus is convincing in his portrayal of the self-loathing in his drunken rage, and even though the late scenes focus more on his character's problems, Kinney brings shades of resolve and vulnerability to Beth previously unseen on the show. Alas, the dreaded "tackiness" to which the show too often resorts rears its head toward the end, but the most revelatory and moving moment in "Still" arrives not during the moments of dialogue, or when the two decide to burn down the house though the mutual flipping off gesture does help to soften the impact of the otherwise disappointingly tidy final scene, but instead when Beth innately wraps her arms around Daryl after he breaks down in tears. The pain of the past may never be washed away, and it certainly doesn't go up in smoke.
In the next episode of the walking dead season 4 episode 13 entitled Alone, As one group finds what may be an ideal shelter, another group comes to realize that the best protection comes from those around them.
Here is the promo of the Upcoming Episode:
Here are the sneak peeks of Alone Episode:
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