Things are definitely heating up in and around Atlanta in the second episode of The Walking Dead, titled ‘Guts’- and I’m not just talking about the sweltering temperatures.

The opening scene obviously gives us a look into a potential coming storm as Lori (Rick’s wife) abandons her marriage locket in the throes of a passionate affair with Shane.  She assumes Rick is dead, but people should think twice before sleeping with a woman whose husband carries a gun.

It isn’t long into this episode before we begin to see Rick’s leadership ability emerge. The group that Rick teams up with is bullied by a

It seemed like a normal Halloween night in 2010. People dressed their kids in costumes and set a bowl of candy by the front door. But for comic book fans, October 31, 2010 was a huge night. This was the night Shawshank Redemption director Frank Darabont was going to begin telling the story of one of their favorite comics, The Walking Dead.

Unless you’ve been out of the country or in a coma the past few years, you’ve most likely heard the buzz. Based on a comic book series of the same name, The Walking Dead, this post-apocalyptic series is now in its 4^th season and going strong with a solid weekly viewership of over 12 million zombie fans.

The series stars Andrew Lincoln as sheriff’s deputy Rick Grimes, who wakes up from a coma to find

Who are we?

That’s the big question of Season 4’s season finale, almost dwarfing the pressing issues at hand, like who these shrewd deceivers at Terminus really are.

The answer to this ladder question was never provided, as our group was finally reunited in the most unpleasant of circumstances at the end of the episode. The Walking Dead fans are forced to dangle on this colossal cliffhanger for the entire summer! (I haven’t been this anxious since someone shot J.R.! Sorry to those under 40 who have no clue what I am talking about.)

Sadly, the season finale of Season 4 probably left us in more suspense than any other season thus far. The only comfort we have is: 1. At least our group is all together again (save Beth) 2. And the confidence in Rick’s Rambo-like stare into the camera before he uttered the last line of the season…

“They’re screwing with the wrong people.”

(I think of Michael Gross in Tremors. “Broke into the wrong rec-room.. didn’t ya!”)

But the battle against the prevaricators of Terminus was not the forefront of this season finale. Instead, this episode peered into the

Season 4 has been quite a ride so far, starting with the struggle from within the prison, to the battle that tore down the walls, and the struggles our scattered group has faced on their own. Sunday night we’ll finally experience the end of the line… or “Terminus” … if you will.

So how can we prepare for the conversations The Walking Dead Season 4, Season Finale will provoke?

First

Terminus: n. [tur-muh-nuhs] 1. The end of the line.  2. The end or extremity of anything. 3. The point toward which anything tends; goal or end.

In 1837 the Western and Atlantic Railroad drove a post into the ground declaring the end of the line, or “terminus” for the railroad. This post still stands in present day Atlanta. The 19^th century city was actually called “Terminus” for a few years, toying with a few other names until 1845 when it was changed to “Atlantaca-Pacifica,” which was quickly shortened to Atlanta, the official name from 1847 to present.

For weeks The Walking Dead fans have been wondering about a place called Terminus. In the fallout of the prison massacre our scattered group have all encountered