Walking Dead: Vatos

"You know, the only reason I got away... was 'cause the dead were too busy eating my family."

- Jim

"Vatos" is the fourth episode of season one of the horror-themed television series The Walking Dead. It was directed by Jonathan Renck and written by franchise creator Robert Kirkman. It first aired on AMC on Sunday, November 21st, 2010. In this episode, Rick and several others return to Atlanta to recover their lost weaponry and also to rescue Merle Dixon who had been stranded on the rooftop of a department store. After discovering that Merle is missing, the group finds another group of survivors who are interested in their supply of rifles and are willing to do anything to get their hands on them. Back at the camp, a horde of walkers attack and the group suffers their first casualties.

Notes & Trivia

 * The Walking Dead was created by writer/executive producer Robert Kirkman and developed for TV by Frank Darabont.


 * "WD: Vatos", "TWD: Vatos", and "The Walking Dead: Vatos" all redirect to this page.


 * This episode is rated TV-MA. It contains strong language and acts of extreme violence.


 * This is the first genre work for Swedish director Johan Renck.


 * This is the first episode of the series written by Robert Kirkman. Kirkman is the creator of The Walking Dead comic book series by Image Comics.


 * This is the fourth and final appearance of Amy as a living character. She is bitten by a walker and killed in this episode.