Four Walls and a Roof 

With Bob's life hanging in the balance, the group prepares to fight back against Gareth and his group of cannibals.

Director:

Jeffrey F. January

Writers:

Frank Darabont (developed by), Robert Kirkman (based on the series of graphic novels by)

Stars:

Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Steven Yeun

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Andrew Lincoln	...	Rick Grimes
Norman Reedus	...	Daryl Dixon
Steven Yeun	...	Glenn Rhee
Lauren Cohan	...	Maggie Rhee
Chandler Riggs	...	Carl Grimes
Danai Gurira	...	Michonne
Melissa McBride	...	Carol Peletier (credit only)
Michael Cudlitz	...	Abraham Ford
Emily Kinney	...	Beth Greene (credit only)
Chad L. Coleman	...	Tyreese Williams
Sonequa Martin-Green	...	Sasha Williams
Lawrence Gilliard Jr.	...	Bob Stookey
Josh McDermitt	...	Eugene Porter
Christian Serratos	...	Rosita Espinosa
Alanna Masterson	...	Tara Chambler

Storyline

During Gareth's barbecue with Bob's leg, Bob starts laughing and discloses that he had been bitten by a walker, and Gareth kicks his head. Sasha finds Bob unconscious and the survivors bring him to the church. Bob tells the truth to his friends and Sasha stays with him while Rick plots the defense of the church against Gareth and the other cannibals. Father Gabriel tells that he is damned and reveals what had happened in the church. Meanwhile there is tension in the group since Sargeant Abraham Ford wants to head to Washington with Eugene and Rosita in the church bus while Rick wants to wait for Daryl and Carol. When Rick and his friends leave the church to chase Gareth and his gang, the cannibals break in the church and the small group that stays there is threatened.

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Plot Keywords:

church | cannibal | bus | vomiting | blood on camera lens | 

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

Bob tells them that they are eating tainted meat, but technically everyone they ate was tainted meat since everyone has the virus in them. Also cooking the meat would kill the virus.

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Goofs

When Tyrese puts the knife to Bob's temple you can see it's a prop knife and the tip has been cut off.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Gareth: [Out in the woods, Walkers claw and scratch on the walls and glass that surrounds Gareth's group, Gareth watches the Walkers pounding on the glass while laying his hand to it] It's probably pretty stupid to be here. Dangerous. I don't know, maybe not. You can see the threat. That's something. Looking at them makes me feel better about things. My mom used to say that every day above ground was a win. Doesn't really apply anymore but you can still get some perspective. The glass is ...
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Connections

Referenced in Talking Dead: Home Sweet Home (2021)

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Soundtracks

The Walking Dead Main Title
(uncredited)
Written by Bear McCreary
Performed by Dominik Hauser

User Reviews

Keeping the Promise

During Gareth's barbecue with Bob's leg, Bob starts laughing and discloses that he had been bitten by a walker, and Gareth kicks his head. Sasha finds Bob unconscious and the survivors bring him to the church. Bob tells the truth to his friends and Sasha stays with him while Rick plots the defense of the church against Gareth and the other cannibals. Father Gabriel tells that he is damned and reveals what had happened in the church. Meanwhile there is tension in the group since Sargeant Abraham Ford wants to head to Washington with Eugene and Rosita in the church bus while Rick wants to wait for Daryl and Carol. When Rick and his friends leave the church to chase Gareth and his gang, the cannibals break in the church and the small group that stays there is threatened.

"Four Walls and a Roof" is another outstanding episode of this magnificent Fifth Season, with the perfect combination of drama, suspense and horror: drama with Bob fighting for his life; suspense with the invasion of Gareth and the cannibals; horror with what happens to them. One of the best lines of this show belongs to Maggie and gives the title of this episode, when Gabriel refers to the House of Lord and Maggie tells that the place is only four walls and a roof. Now certainly the story will continue with the flashback relative to the subplot of Beth, Daryl and Carol. My vote is nine.

Title (Brazil): "Four Walls and a Roof"

Note: On 18 April 2016, I saw this show again.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 October 2014 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Douglasville, Georgia, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

American Movie Classics (AMC), Idiot Box Productions, Circle of Confusion

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD