History Recap / TheWalkingDeadS04E02Infected

* AdultFear: Carol asks if all the children have been saved as they tally up the losses from the attack.

* StuffedIntoTheFridge: Karen.

* InfantImmortality: Played straight. All of the kids are rescued during the walker attack in D Block.

* ThePlague: In addition to TheVirus responsible for the initial zombie ooutbreak, it's revealed that Patrick and several of the animals died from a fatal flu-like illness that's now spreading rapidly throughout the prison community.

* ReluctantHero: Rick is very reluctant to step back into a proaactive role, but circumstances force him to put himself back into the line of fire.

* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: Karen survived Rick's group assault on Woodburry and The Governor's massacre in the season 3 finale only to be KilledOffscreen due to a disease that will likely kill her as well.

Rick then feeds the pigs, and Carl apologizes for his behaviour as of late. He asks when he can have his gun back, and Rick brushes it off. Suddenly, a lous noise and a cry for help is heard from inside the prison, alerting Rick, Carl and the departing Michonne. Rick tells Carl to get to the guardtower with Maggie, as he meets with Sasha and Daryl and they run inside.

As Karen walks through the prison halls, she passes the shower stalls and hears a noise nearby. As she moves to investigate the sound, she passes the now-undead Patrick. Moving into D Block, she retires to her cell. Soon after, Patrick enters and moves towards Karen's cell, only to be distracted by coughing a few feet away. He enters the nearby cell and bites into the throat of one of one of the Woodbury residents.

* ChildHater: Subverted; Michonne expresses irritation at Judith's crying and initially holds the baby at arms' length when Beth asks her to take over before [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming holding her close and bursting into tears.]]

[[spoiler:Elsewhere, Tyreese walks to Karen's cell with a bouquet of flowers, but is shocked to see blood on the bed and walls. He follows the trail of blood outside, and discovers two burned bodies. As he drops to his knees in shock, he sees Karen's bracelet and realizes she is dead...]]

* DevelopingDoomedCharacters: Subverted. Although it seems that Karen will become walker food after her romance/conversation with Tyreese, she survives the walker attack unharmed... [[spoiler:then, she is attacked and killed offscreen by someone at the end of the episode]].

* [[spoiler: KillItWithFire: Tyreese finds the charred corpses of Karen and another infectee.]]
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Karen, Ryan Samuels and several other nameless [[RedShirt redshirts]].]]

* ThePlague: In addition to TheVirus responsible for the initial zombie ooutbreak, it's revealed that [[spoiler: Patrick and several of the animals died from a fatal flu-like illness that's now spreading rapidly throughout the prison community.]]

* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: [[spoiler: Karen survived Rick's group assault on Woodburry and The Governor's massacre in the season 3 finale only to be KilledOffscreen due to a disease that will likely kill her as well.]]
* [[spoiler: StuffedIntoTheFridge: Karen.]]

* WhamEpisode: [[spoiler: There's a potentially deadly flu strain circulating through the prison. The prison fences are on the verge of being breached. Somebody is feeding the zombies and somebody who may or may not be the same person has killed two people in cold blood.]]

Outside, Lizzie and Mika are mourning when Carol comes out. She tells the sisters that she knows how hard it is, but Lizzie isn't listening. Carol tells her that in times like this, she has to act fast in order to live, while Lizzie tries to rationalize what happened. Mika tells Carlo Lizzie isn't weak, just messed up. Outside, the outer prison gate is teetering inward. Nearby, Daryl digs several graves as Rick walks up. Daryl tells him that he's glad Rick was there, and the group needs his skills and leadership.

Later that day, Carol helps Lizzie and Mika come to terms with the fact that their father is gone. Nearby, Rick takes down the pig pen as Carl walks up. Rick cautions that they have to stay away from Judith for fear of being infected. Carl then explains Carol's lessons, but explains that it's needed for the good of the prison. Rick thanks him for sharing the information, and sets the remnants of the pen on fire before giving him back his gun and reloading his own python. He throws his bloodied shirt into the fire, and looks over the prison gate as the flames rise behind him.

Inside his cell, Ryan's daughters him. They tearfully plead Dr. Subramanian to save him, but Carol replies that he's too far gone. Soon after, they watch as he passes away. Carol asks them to wait outside, but they offer to keep their father from turning. As Carol watches, the eldest daughter, Lizzie, tries to perform the act but can't go through with it. Carol then stabs Ryan in the head as they cry.

Inside the library, the prison council - Carl, Sasha, Daryl, Glenn and Hershel - discuss what to do. Hershel explains that the sickness can be lethal, and wonders if anyone is showing symptoms. but Carol thinks they have to quarantine those who might have been infected.

* WhamShot: The reveal of the charred bodies.

* NeverTrustATrailer: The comic-con trailer has Risk saying "Someone attacked the cell block" when the actual line is something along the lines of "Patrick must have died and attacked the cell block".

In the middle of the night, a flashlight switches on at the prison gate and shines over the faces of a pair of walkers. An unseen individual dangles a rodent in front of the walkers, and pushes it through the gates to feed them... explaining why walkers are gathering on certain points of the fence, they have been conditioned.

* ParanoiaFuel: Almost everyone in the prison has been exposed to the new disease, and given how quickly Patrick went from showing no symptoms to death, there's almost no way of determining who's infected in time before they die and reanimate.

Elsewhere, Tyreese walks to Karen's cell with a bouquet of flowers, but is shocked to see blood on the bed and walls. He follows the trail of blood outside, and discovers two burned bodies. As he drops to his knees in shock, he sees Karen's bracelet and realizes she is dead...

* DevelopingDoomedCharacters: Subverted. Although it seems that Karen will become walker food after her romance/conversation with Tyreese, she survives the walker attack unharmed... then, she is attacked and killed offscreen by someone at the end of the episode.

In the middle of the night, a flashlight switches on at the prison gate and shines over the faces of a pair of walkers. An unseen individual dangles a rodent in front of the walkers, and pushes it through the gates to feed them...

As the group checks the cell block again, Daryl dispatches the undead Patrick. They realize that Patrick is bleeding from the eyes, and survey the rest of the fatalities. Ryan begs Carol to look after his daughters for him, but she says he can wish them goodbye himself.

Inside another cell, Rick, Daryl, Bob, Hershel and another doctor examine a walker who had died without being bitten. Hershel speculates the walker choked on its own blood, while the doctor speculates that it was immunococcal - a virus. Rick realizes that the bleeding walkers at the prison gates and Violet the pig's death are connected. Hershel realizes that everyone has been exposed.

Inside his cell, Ryan's family visits him. They tearfully plead for a doctor to save him, but Carol replies that he's too far gone. Soon after, they watch as he passes away. Carol asks them to wait outside, but they offer to keep their father from turning. As Carol watches, the eldest daughter, Lizzie, tries to perform the act but can't go through with it. Carol then stabs Ryan in the head as they cry.

* BearerOfBadNews: Carol has to tell Lizzy and her sister that their father is bit and has to be put down to stop him from becoming a walker.

Inside his cell, Ryan's family visits him. They tearfully plead for a doctor to save him, but Carol replies that he's too far gone. Soon after, they watch as he passes away. Carol asks them to wait outside, but they offer to keep their father from turning. As Carol watches, the eldest daughter, Lizzy, tries to perform the act but can't go through with it. Carol then stabs Ryan in the head as they cry.

Outside, Lizzy and her sister are mourning when Carol comes out. She tells the sisters that she knows how hard it is, but Lizzy isn't listening. Carol tells her that in times like this, she has to act fast in order to live, while Lizzy tries to rationalize what happened. Outside, the outer prison gate is teetering inward. Nearby, Daryl digs several graves as Rick walks up. Daryl tells him that he's glad Rick was there, and the group needs his skills and leadership.

Inside, Michonne chastizes herself while Beth explains that it wasn't her fault. Judith begins crying, and Beth explains that Judith always cries when she can sense a person's mood. Beth takes Judith out as Michonne shudders in pain from the loud noise. Soon after, Beth walks by and asks her to hold the child when it vomits up carrots on her. Michonne dismissively holds her, but soon breaks a tearful smile and hugs her. Elsewhere, Carol visits Carl and asks if he told his father about what she was teaching the kids. She reasons that the kids need those skills to survive, but Carl is dismissive.

Later that day, Carol helps Lizzy and her sister come to terms with the fact that their father is gone. Nearby, Rick takes down the pig pen as Carl walks up. Rick cautions that they have to stay away from Judith for fear of being infected. Carl then explains Carol's lessons, but explains that it's needed for the good of the prison. Rick thanks him for sharing the information, and sets the remnants of the pen on fire before giving him back his gun and reloading his own python. He throws his bloodied shirt into the fire, and looks over the prison gate as the flames rise behind him.

* EatenAlive: The civilian who the undead Patrick munches on.