I had a feeling Terminus was a trap from the first time it was shown. With all the signs and such advertising the place as a safe haven I would expect to see a lot more people and activity there. It just looked way too empty. When the first group arrived I figured they would either find that it was an old refugee camp that had been over run, or that it was a trap. When they walked in and found one person tending a grill the question was answered. Trap.
Rick and his group had a better idea, watching and then sneaking in. They just didn't spent enough time doing it. They really should have spent a couple days checking the place out before making themselves known instead of a couple hours. I'm also kind of surprised one of them didn't go in first while the others waited to see what happened.
I'm not convinced that Carol, Tyreese, and Beth are already there. Someone mentioned earlier that the woman at the grill was wearing Beth's sweater, I'll have to go back and watch that episode again.
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