In a season full of terrible events, a hook is placed by a North Korean soldier who is holding him at gunpoint, forcing him to deal with his injured companion inside the camp. Everyone is fighting for non-infection, so staffs have to remove the old wooden floor.
By season 9 the show had become virtually unrecognizable from its first year and the Robert Altman feature that had inspired it... That said, the season still has its share of top-flight shows.