A (The Walking Dead)

"A"
The Walking Dead episode
The Claimers confront Rick and Michonne.
Episode no.	Season 4 Episode 16
Directed by	Michelle MacLaren
Written by	Scott M. Gimple Angela Kang
Original air date	March 30, 2014 (2014-03-30)
Guest appearances
Michael Cudlitz as Abraham Ford Josh McDermitt as Eugene Porter Christian Serratos as Rosita Espinosa Jeff Kober as Joe Alanna Masterson as Tara Chambler Denise Crosby as Mary Andrew J. West as Gareth Tate Ellington as Alex Vincent Martella as Patrick Keith Brooks as Dan J. D. Evermore as Harley Davi Jay as Tony Eric Mendenhall as Billy Irene Ziegler as Broadcasting Woman
Episode chronology
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The Walking Dead season 4
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"A" is the sixteenth and final episode of the fourth season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead, which aired on AMC on March 30, 2014. The episode was written by Scott M. Gimple and Angela Kang, and directed by Michelle MacLaren.

As multiple paths collide on each group's travels, Rick (Andrew Lincoln) remembers the past and comes face to face with sheer brutality. As the so-called sanctuary, "Terminus", begins to reveal its true face, the group struggles to survive. Themes explored in this episode include preparedness and the extremities of living in a lawless world. The latter is explored through Rick's guilt and trauma after being forced to brutally murder two men to protect his son, Carl (Chandler Riggs).