AMC’s The Walking Dead made a strong return last night following what has felt like an eternal winter hiatus. It methodically picked up the pieces and began to reassemble Rick’s “family” after the prison was taken down by the Governor and his followers in the Season 4 midseason finale. Tonight’s Season 4 midseason premiere is titled ‘After’ and will tug at the emotions of several core characters when we watch The Walking Dead Season 4 midseason premiere online streaming or in HD on AMC. The official streams for episode 409 are not live or free, but will get the job done. Spoilers for the previous episode are present below. Update: The episode is now available to view for a limited time at the official AMC website.
The Season 4 midseason finale turned out to be what many thought would be the Season 3 finale as the Governor and his followers, armed with a tank and machine guns, parked themselves outside the prison and demanded to see Rick while holding Michonne and Hershel hostage. Rick had no choice but to come out and talk as the Governor had Michonne’s sword and his prisoners on their knees.
Rick tried to bargain with the Governor, claiming there was plenty room in the prison for both groups. And he was right as there were unused cell blocks, not to mention the illness that swept through the prison had cut down on the population by at least 15. Unfortunately for Rick and his friends, the Governor didn’t believe Rick and had already made up his mind to take the prison by force. He announced his intentions by hacking at Hershel’s neck with the sword.
With Hershel mortally wounded, the Governor ordered his crew to attack and “kill them all,” then began to beat down on a wounded Rick whom had been shot. Rick was in the process of being strangled to death by the Governor when Michonne thrust her sword through the Governor’s torso, which was followed up a short time later by Lilly putting the Governor out of his misery.
The gunfire drew walkers to the prison and the tank took down the fences, resulting in the prison falling to the undead. Rick’s group was broken up as they fled in different directions. Daryl and Beth went one way, Rick and Carl another, and Michonne took off on her own. Maggie and Glenn were separated, and Tyreese found himself with Lizzie and Mika. Lily and her sister are still alive, and Bob Stookey is on the run as well.
In tonight’s midseason return, the framework for the series will shift to focus on individual stories rather than the group as a whole. In particular, Rick and Carl will be highlighted tonight, as will Michonne. Other characters such as Daryl, Beth, Tyreese, Maggie and Glenn will have to wait their turn until the next episode at the earliest.
Tonight’s The Walking Dead: Season 4 midseason premiere episode 409 ‘After’ will debut tonight at 9/8c only on AMC in high definition. AMC does offer free online streaming versions of each The Walking Dead episode early the following morning after they premiere on TV at the official AMC website for a limited time. These episodes can be watched on a variety of mobile devices like phones, iPads, tablets, computers and more. It’s the next best thing to watching The Walking Dead online free live streaming.
Another option to legally online stream AMC’s The Walking Dead is to purchase standard or high definition versions of each newly aired episode very early the following morning after they first air from here at online retailer Amazon.com. The HD episodes will set you back $3 each to stream online while the standard definition episodes cost a buck less. Amazon also offers online streaming for all past episodes of The Walking Dead all the way back to the unforgettable series premiere.
