The Walking Dead: 6 Things That "Alone" Did Right (And 3 It Didn't)

The Good:

6. Bob's Backstory

Ever since his introduction in the season premiere, we fans have been doing our best to assume the worst of poor Bob Stookey. Granted, he opens his tenure on the show by inadvertently causing the death of a plucky young man when he surreptitiously tries to loot some liquor, but he still had the potential to become one of the most invaluable of the good guys. After all, army medics don't grow on trees in the zombie apocalypse. The alcoholism didn't do him any favours, but even the most untarnished heroes on The Walking Dead have their fair share of flaws. All in all, Bob really seemed no worse than any of the others. Yet, for some reason, Bob Stookey just had to be up to something nefarious. Surely one does not become the last man standing in two separate groups without being at least slightly evil. Somebody was feeding rats to the Walkers? Probably Bob. Somebody was dissecting rodents down in the tombs? Gotta be Bob. Somebody killed Karen and David? Totally Bob. Somebody left the toilet seat up? Bob, that bastard! We may not have had any proof, but something must have been off about the guy. As we finally see in "Alone," there was something off about him; it just wasn't anything evil. In the pre-credits flashback sequence, Bob miserably wanders through the Georgia wilderness, all by himself and clearly not built for it. When confronted and interrogated by the unflinching Glenn and sketchy-looking Daryl, Bob is so starved for company that he instantly agrees to join their group without bothering to ask any questions about it. He just didn't want to be alone any more. Now, despite all of the death and despair from the fall of the prison, Bob is so grateful to have company that he can't help but smile. Aw, Bob. Maybe he didn't actually kill Karen and David and then hypnotise Carol into believing that she did it. It's a shame about how he started the zombie apocalypse, though.