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SPOILERS IF YOU’RE NOT CAUGHT UP ON WALKING DEAD!

Now that The Walking Dead has wrapped up its season three with a disappointing finale, not much has changed in terms of location or motivation on AMC’s widely popular zombie series. While the Governor (David Morrissey) is still out there somewhere and the people at Woodbury are now at the prison with Rick’s (Andrew Lincoln) group, it’s almost maddening to think of how little momentum the series has going into season four.

In an interview with IGN, Walking Dead producer Gale Anne Hurd talked about what to expect from the next season of the show. Hurd contends that the Governor is still a threat, even with only two henchmen and a small arsenal of weapons. Hurd says:

The Governor is still out there with Shumpert and Martinez. They’ve still got significant firepower. If they go to Woodbury, at this point, Woodbury’s not as protected as it used to be. I think everyone was traumatized by what happened, and I think they feel safer in the prison.

Oh man, I can’t wait for The Walking Dead‘s third season finale, to see what will certainly be one of the most explosive and deadly episodes of televisi…wait, what? You say it already played? And that it was nowhere near the game-changing episode it was supposed to be? Well, that’s no big surprise. But perhaps a few casting affirmations could make next season…filled with more cast regulars? That’s really the only conclusion I feel comfortable making at this point.

We already knew that David Morrissey was coming back as the Governor, who only recently decided to become the monster he lived and breathed as in the comics, and what’s more, Morrissey has been upgraded to series regular. He’s not alone, though.

Chad L. Coleman, Sonequa Martin-Green, and Emily Kinney are all regulars now as well. While I can’t spend two paragraphs talking about the effect that Kinney will have on the fourth season as Herschel’s daughter Beth — though perhaps we’ll see a wacky storyline where she and her dad have to take part in a three-legged sack race at a memorial picnic — but Tyreese becoming a bigger, more badass part of this growing story has been a saliva-accumulating prospect for comics fan as soon as AMC picked the show up.

Now that The Walking Dead has wrapped up its third season, it’s time to look forward to season four. The new season will start six months from now, this October, and it sounds like season four of The Walking Dead will be more of a personal journey for Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and his son Carl (Chandler Riggs).

SPOILERS FOR THE END OF SEASON THREE BELOW!

Since it’s only a few days old, there is the slightest chance that some of you may not have seen The Walking Dead‘s season finale yet. I certainly applaud you for looking danger in the face by reading this far, realize that the following paragraphs are probably going to spoil the show for you.

BEWARE OF SPOILERS BELOW THE MILTON!