getting his hand chopped off

an injury from the 'Thomas' storyline in the comic.

a few fingers. Taking out the entire hand would require constant CG and would be difficult to film. Keeping his index and thumb would be rather easy with just a custom glove.

Thomas storyline, and that's why Rick's hand is fucked up.

Thomas

Beth being shown except for half a second.

Opening

- Episode opens with Glenn's group walking the tracks. Eugene is rambling on, talking about what killed the dinosaurs, video games, and various subjects. We then see the scene from the sneak peek with Tara and Abraham. Tara and Abe discuss why Tara is doing what she's doing for Glenn, knowing that it isn't because she's secretly in love with Glenn, as he saw her checking out Rosita. The next morning, they are on the move again and Glenn spots one of Maggie's signs. Glenn starts running.

Roll credits

- After the credits, we see Rick's group. They are still walking the tracks, heading to Terminus. Carl and Michonne are trying to keep their balance as they walk the rail, betting the other on who can do it the longest. Michonne loses and gives Carl his winnings: One of her favorite candy bars. Carl eats it, tossing the wrapper on the ground.

- While walking, Abe spots an area where he thinks that they can keep Eugene protected and they can take a break. Glenn doesn't want to stop and Tara agrees. During the argument, a walker falls upon them, and Abe shoves everyone back to protect Eugene. Tara hurts her knee in the scuffle.

- Glenn is still determined to keep going. Rosita argues that he's risking his own life, along with Tara's. Glenn's argument eventually wins out after he hands off his riot gear to Eugene for extra protection.

- The group reaches a train tunnel, it's dark and unknown. There's a sign from Maggie that says to continue, but Abe feels this is too big of a risk for his group. Abe's group leaves Glenn and Tara with some extra supplies and heads off, finding a road and then a vehicle. After some discussion, Rosita starts driving them North, Eugene in the passenger seat, and Abe resting in the back. When their vehicle reaches a crossing, Eugene tells Rosita to stop. Before anyone can say anything, Eugene takes off towards the opposite end of the tunnel that they'd left Glenn and Tara at. Abe and Rosita run after him.

- Already in the tunnel, Glenn and Tara come across a destroyed portion of the tunnel, filled with debris and trapped walkers. Tara and Glenn carefully make their way past the walkers, Glenn checking all the faces before killing them, worrying that he'll find Maggie there. When Tara and Glenn reach the top of the wreckage, they see many walkers ahead just waiting for them. Glenn searches the faces with his flashlight, still not finding Maggie there.

- Glenn and Tara decide to distract the herd of walkers with one of the flashlights, shining it in the opposite direction as they carefully make their own way down from the top of the debris. Tara stumbles, though, trapping her leg in the rocks. As Glenn tries to help her, the walkers now notice this new activity and start heading towards them. Glenn shoots, but they are being overwhelmed.

- The tunnel is suddenly filled with light and all the walkers are gunned down. And there to the rescue is Abe's group, along with Maggie, Sasha, and Bob. Glenn and Maggie are happily reunited.

- The combined groups discuss what to do next. Most everyone wants to head to Terminus, but Abe is still unsure. Eugene convinces him that they should go as well, at least giving them a kind of homebase. So we see them all continue on their way up the tracks.

- We see Joe's group sleeping in the same camp that we saw Maggie's group sleeping in "Alone". A walker wakes them all up and they kill it. It's then that they realize Daryl is missing.

- Next, we see scene from the sneak peek with Daryl and Len. Daryl is hunting a rabbit. Just as he shoots, another arrow beats his and hits the rabbit. Len, the same guy who choked Tony for the bed at the house in "Claimed", is staking his claim on that rabbit. Daryl disagrees, that he's been hunting it, it's his. Len then starts feeling Daryl out, taunting him. Just as Daryl is about to pull his knife, Joe interrupts the two.

- Joe explains that this group has one rule and one rule only. Claiming. When someone wants something, they call it, claim it, stopping others from touching it. This isn't a group that depends on the "survival of the fittest". Joe takes the rabbit and divides the rabbit between Daryl and Len, as Daryl is new to the group and didn't know the rule. However, those that do disobey will suffer a physical punishment, aka get the shit beat out of them.

- The group continues on the tracks. Joe is friendly and talks with Daryl, telling him that this world is perfect for men like them now. Daryl says he'll be leaving, but Joe says that Daryl needs a group to survive. The group reaches a warehouse that looks like a kind of car repair shop and decide to bunk there for the night. Inside, the group explores and all start "claiming". Daryl joins in and Joe appears pleased by this.

- The next morning, Daryl is awoken by Len accusing him of stealing his half of the rabbit. The group surrounds Daryl. Daryl denies it, but when Joe asks him to empty his bag, the other half of the rabbit falls out. Daryl then accuses Len of setting him up. Len denies this as well.

- Daryl prepares himself as Joe steps up to him, but then Joe turns and starts laying into Len. He informs the group that he saw Len sneaking the rabbit into Daryl's bag and wanted to see if Len would be honest. He wasn't. He's a liar and he can't be trusted. The group responds by helping Joe beat on Len.

- When the group decides to leave the warehouse, Daryl spots Len's beaten body on the ground outside with an arrow through his head.

- As the group continues on the tracks, Joe tells Daryl that they're tracking a man with a small group. He explains that he and his group were in a house, minding their own business, when this man killed their friend, Lou. They were able to track him to the train tracks where they found these signs for Terminus and decided that the man had likely head that way. He also says that Tony saw the man's face, so once they find him, they know exactly who is going to be getting their revenge. Daryl nods. The group continues to walk, passing the candy wrapper that Carl dropped earlier.

- The episode ends with Glenn's group, Abe's group, Maggie's group all reaching Terminus. There's a large expanse of land, some buildings, and they're able to enter the surrounding fences easily, no challenges or questions. They reach a kind of courtyard, surrounded by flowers and vegetables. There's a woman at a barbecue cooking. She says her name is Mary and welcomes them to Terminus, offering them something to eat...

End episode

oh man they're so doing the cannibals

CAROL SAVES THE DAY

We’ve already brought you plenty of news and spoilers over the past few months and now, just before the episode airs, we thought you might like some more about the premiere episode.

The season five premiere opens at the Terminus with our group of survivors in the back of the train cart where we last saw them. They all appear to be creating weapons out of whatever they can find, but before they know it, four of them are dragged out and taken into a warehouse.

Rick, Bob, Daryl and Glenn are joined by two other unknown survivors and all are placed onto their knees in front of a trough. Two other men are hanging around sharpening their weapons, and within moments, they’re knocking out and cutting the throats of the unknown survivors. They are most definitely cannibals, a conclusion that’s drawn as we are shown someone being cut open.

Gareth appears and saves the day – without knowing it – seconds before Glenn is knocked unconscious. He speaks to Rick about the bag buried in the woods, and of course Rick isn’t too keen to explain what’s in it, until Gareth threatens to kill Bob with a knife that is. Rick eventually explains what’s in the bag and tells Gareth exactly what he’s going to use to kill him.

Outside, shots are heard being fired and suddenly, an explosion shakes the warehouse, once again saving the day for Glenn and co.

Following the opening sequence, we switch to Tyreese, Carol and baby Judith who are still walking along the train tracks in the hopes of finding Terminus. Carol confesses she’ll take them there and make sure they’re safe, but won’t be staying. Out of the woods, walkers appear. Tyreese takes Judith from Carol explaining he can’t kill them, “not yet” to which Carol replies that he’ll have to one day before she realises more walkers are coming.

As they run further into the woods, and off the tracks, they hide as a large group of walkers approach them. The walkers are then distracted by the gunfire in the distance (at Terminus) and this sends them off in that direction instead of towards Tyreese and Carol. They continue back onto the tracks, questioning where the gunfire was coming from. Tyreese questions whether or not they want to find out what’s going on at Terminus. However, Carol wants answers and they continue.

Next, we move on to a cabin in the woods where someone called Martin looks like he is setting up fireworks to create another distraction. He’s talking to someone on a walkie talkie when suddenly Carol appears behind him, pushing a gun into his head. Carol explains who her friends are before taking him indoors and tying him up.

Carol goes off into the woods, leaving Tyreese and Judith with Martin, however, Carol is then seen transforming herself into a walker so that she can walk with them without being detected. Back at the cabin, Martin talks to Tyreese, asking about Judith and Carol. Tyreese is still visibly upset over what happened with the other kids last season, and it seems Martin knows Tyreese is a good guy and says that’s why Tyreese and the baby will die today.

We then switch to Carol who is walking among the walkers after making herself look like them. She makes it to Terminus and sees Rick and co in the distance being held captive. As she approaches the fence, she uses her sniper to get a closer look, but her attention is diverted as even more walkers are coming in the distance.

She sets up a rocket and aims the rifle once again. She fires it at a tanker which sprays out steam before lighting the firework which lands directly on top of the tanker, blowing it up sending walkers hurling into the air in pieces. She continues to make her way into Terminus, disguised as one of the many many walkers.

Back at the cabin, Tyreese realises there has been an explosion in the distance and can see black smoke billowing into the air. The pair talk about death, and Martin repeats again that it’s probably Tyreese and Judith who will die today.

In the warehouse Gareth disappears in a panic after telling everyone else to stay where the are. Rick begins cutting away at his restraints as we see mass panic as flaming walkers enter Terminus, killing anyone they can find. Carol, is still walking among them. The two killers are in a panic themselves, forgetting about Rick who is breaking himself free. He kills them both before making sure everyone else is free.

Back in the train cart our survivors are wondering what is going on and Carl and Maggie reassure everyone that Rick and the others will be back to help them out and they return to making the tools that could potentially save them.

Walkers are still continuing to eat anyone they find at Terminus, like the prison they are taking over once again though the Terminus folks aren’t taking it lying down and begin firing at them though Carol uses her gun to take them out.

As the group escape the warehouse we are shown more signs that they are cannibals as Rick tells them to just kill anyone they see from the Terminus group because they won’t hesitate with them.

Walkers are shown outside surrounding yet another container which appears to be full of even more survivors. Glenn wants to free them but Rick doesn’t look convinced. They go anyway to help let them out, and a man runs out grabbing Glenn yelling “We’re the same” before he’s attacked by a walker.

Back inside the compound, we see Carol again who has made her way into a room full of other people’s possessions including toys, watches and weapons. She grab’s Daryl’s gun and leaves as Rick, Daryl, Bob and Glenn decide what to do next. They decide the only thing to do is fight and fight they do. Giving the walkers a free meal.

We finally get answers about the room filled with candles as Carol enters. Mary, who we met towards the end of season four is there pointing a gun at her. She tells Carol to turn around because she wants to see her face. Carol turns around and fires her gun. The pair throw each other around a little bit before Mary talks about the signs.

She explains that Terminus was a sanctuary, but people came and took over. She adds that they raped and they killed. She reveals they managed to claim it back though adding you’re the butcher or you’re the cattle. Carol shoots her in the leg after she ignores her question about where Rick and co are. Carol eventually leaves the walkers to kill her by opening the door and allowing them in.

Back at the cabin, Tyreese is distracted by the smoke and the approaching walkers. This gives Martin the opportunity to dive at baby Judith, he places his hands around her head and neck threatening to break her neck and kill her. Walkers quickly surround the cabin as Tyreese is told to place his weapons on the ground as Judith cries desperately. Martin tells Tyreese to go outside or he’ll kill the baby.

Tyreese leaves and well, he takes care of business, killing the walkers (though it doesn’t sound like it) as Martin dives for his walkie talkie back inside. Martin wields his knife over Judith before walking to the door of the cabin only to be tackled by Tyreese who still won’t kill him instead punching him several times yelling “I won’t”.

At Terminus, walkers are seen still surrounding the container where Maggie and co are still sharpening their homemade weapons. Eugene still won’t mention the cure when asked, replying that it’s “classified”. He eventually gives them a little background about what he worked on without giving away the actual cure. They are eventually freed by Rick so they all escape, killing walkers who get in their way as Terminus burns and burns.

The group make it into the woods to dig up the bag of guns they buried in the last season. Rick insists he wants to take out the rest of the survivors in Terminus, but no one else is behind him. Suddenly Carol appears to everyone (especially) Daryl’s surprise. They embrace as everyone else walks towards her. Rick asks if she did that before embracing her himself. She tells them to come with her, and as they approach the cabin, everyone realises Tyreese has Judith. The family has been reunited.

Tyreese explains to Carol what happened with Martin and Judith and he reveals that he had to kill him. Rick appears to take charge again and tells the group its time to move again. They make it back onto the tracks and begin their journey again – but to where?

As they pass one of the signs for Terminus, Rick puts “NO” above the word sanctuary as we switch back to another “THEN” scene like we were shown at the beginning of the episode with more people being shown in a container. A woman is dragged out looking like she’s either about to be killed. The people inside the container insist they will take it back repeating what Mary said to Carol: “you’re either the butcher or the cattle”.