"The Walking Dead: Sick" S3 EP Recap

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The episode starts off with the holed up prisoners lookingonwards in shock at Rick, Daryl, T-Dog, Maggie and Glenn as they tend toHerschel to save his life and prevent him from going into shock. Daryl keepshis crossbow out and ready as one of the prisoners draws a gun at him. Darylkeeps his aim at them while Glenn gets the medical supplies and a rolling tableto put Hershel on to roll him back into C-Unit to the rest of the crew. T-Dogopens up the door as he slaughters a zombie prison guard and the rest rush to takeHershel out. The prisoners are left dumbfounded at what they just saw. The grouprush through the dark hallways, slaughtering zombies that stand in their way. Theprisoners slowly walk out of the cafeteria to follow Rick and the crew.

From the left: Big Tiny, Oscar, Axel, Andrew andTomas

Rushing to save Hershel's life

Rick and the rest, sensing that they are being followed,looks behind to see the (human) prisoners trailing behind them but their mainfocus is Hershel’s life. The group rush Hershel to C-Unit and place him on one ofthe bunk beds.  Carol commands the groupto get towels and more supplies. Daryl stands ready watch with his bow ready atan open gate, where he waits for the prisoners to show up. The prisoners walkinto C-Unit, wondering what has happened as they see the array of blood and remainsof their fellow prisoners throughout the premises. The prisoners aren’t takingit to well and Daryl and a prisoner named Tomas are having a heated exchange ofwords (Jane’s notes: I didn’t like that guy the moment he opened his mouth to my husb....I mean, Daryl. I personally felt Daryl should’ve just shot him in the leg and bedone with him). T-Dog rushes in, handgun pointed at the prisoners while Tomasis barking at Daryl that this prison is HIS house. Rick rushes out, with Carllocking the door behind him so the prisoners wouldn’t get to where the women,Glenn and Hershel were. One of the prisoners asks why not take Hershel to thehospital. Rick asks how long they’ve been locked in the cafeteria.
They said that they’ve been in there for 10 months. “Weheard about dudes gone cannibal and rising back from the dead and walking up. Aguard comes in, throws in a pizza and says to stay in…that’s the last we heardfrom him”, Axel explains. Big Tiny says that was 292 days ago and that they were hopingthe Nat’l Guard or the Army would show up. That’s when Rick explains to them that there was nogovernment, no democracy, no police and it was all a completechaos. “What about our moms, our kids, our old ladies?” Big Tiny chirped in. “Can’twe call them?” Rick has to break the bad news that there are no phones, no computersand that half the population has been wiped out, even more than half possibly. Ricktells the prisoners to see for themselves. The prisoners go outside, powered bythe sunlight they’ve been shielded from for almost a year and they see theslaughter of blood and zombies. Rick and the group talk about how they got inand took control over each part of the prison before getting into C-Unit. Darylexplains too how they are all infected. Tomas, being the eloquent gentleman thathe is, doesn’t believe Rick and his crew killed them all and once again, pullsout his gun. Daryl pulls out his crossbow (and again, doesn’t use this as achance to shoot him in the leg) as a warning to Tomas. Tomas is antagonizingDaryl while Axel tries to convince the men to lay down their weapons and seeif something can be figured out.  

Breaking the bad news

Tomas says that if Rick and the crew can take all thosezombies out, then Tomas and the group of prisoners can have a cell unit to themselves.Rick and the crew agree to clear out a unit full of cells in exchange for thefood in the cafeteria…and to leave each other alone. Rick warns that if any ofthe prisoners go within their crew or worse, in C-Unit, Rick will kill him onthe spot. 
Back in C-unit, Carol, Lori, Maggie, Glenn and Beth decidewhat to do next to provide medical attention for Hershel, who is still outcold. 
Meanwhile, Tomas leads the crew to the area where there are fooditems like canned goods and bags of rice. Rick opens the walk-in fridge to seethat the prisoners used it to relieve themselves.
Back in C-Unit once again, Maggie and Glenn console eachother as Maggie opens up about how she fears losing Hershel. She is alsoconcerned about how he will manage to maneuver with only one leg. Glennconsoles her that Hershel has her and Beth and that it will take more than abitten, infested leg to keep a man like Hershel down. Maggie goes to Beth’scell to warn her to prepare her for the worst. Beth wonders why Maggie woulddare give up on her father but Maggie tells her that while she’s not giving up,she has to come to terms with the reality of the situation. 
T-Dog and Rick walk in with bags and boxes of food. Hershelat this point is breathing, but his pulse is down. Rick orders Glenn to takehis cuffs, which he does.  Rick tellsLori they will tell the prisoners that they are going to clear a cell for thembut really, Rick feels that one option is to kill the prisoners. Lori says thatalthough she’s a “shitty wife and not mother-of-the-year”, she tells Rick thathe’s not a killer and he can come up with a better option.  She reminds him to do what he must but toensure he does it with a clear conscious. 
Daryl and the group of prisoners go over the plan to clearout the cell with Rick telling them  tostand together in one unit so they wouldn’t get caught in the middle of the zombiefest . Daryl reminds them to aim their weapon to the walkers’ brain. Meanwhile,Glenn handcuffs Hershel to the bed as a “precaution”. Maggie and Caroloverlook. Maggi asks for some alone time with Hershel so Carol and Glennrespect her wishes and leave the cell. Maggie whispers to Hershel to not worryabout her and Beth and that they will take care of each other. Maggie sobs toher dad that he can go and leave and rest at peace.  

An unlikely crew taking on walkers

Rick and the group are walking down a hallway when they spot a groupof prisoner walkers going towards them. The group of prisoners decide tounleash hell and take out their anger on the zombies as Rick, T-Dog and Daryllook on, not knowing how to react with the way the prisoners were going all “prisonriot” on the zombies (then again, I don’t know what I would do if I was pent upin a hole for 10 months with 4 other felons so I saw the attack as an unleashof VERY much pent up frustration). 
Back in C-Unit, Carl comes in with a case full of medicalsupplies from the infirmary. Lori confronts him about sneaking out to theinfirmary by himself. Carl tells her he killed 2 walkers by himself on the way.Lori is furious that Carl put himself in danger and Carl talks back that he wasfine and that he was just trying to help. Beth steps in to tell him to respecthis mother. 
Daryl leads the way as the walkers come and each of thegroup takes turns  taking swipes andshots at the walkers. “No more prison riot crap!” warns Rick. Big Tiny slowlywalks away to take on walkers on his own. One of the walkers breaks his cuffsand grabs onto Big Tiny and scratches him. Tomas steps in and shoots thezombie. After the area was cleared, it was dead silence.  

Carol tells Glenn to come out for a private talk. Glennresists at first but follows Carol’s orders.

The crew checks Big Tiny tosees if he’s scratched or bitten. Out of the blue, Tomas bashes Big Tiny'shead repeatedly with a crowbar, with blood splattering on his face and Big Tiny’s headcompletely gone…

Bringing out the worst in man

Carol and Glenn walk out the gated walkway when they see azombie woman. Carol has an extreme idea to use a zombie to practice C-Sectionwith for when Lori goes into labor. Carol pokes the zombie in the eye and opensthe gate to retrieve the body as Glenn distracts the group of zombies so Carolcan retrieve it. Daryl confesses to Rick that he doesn’t trust Tomas (enterme doing this) and that if he makes one move, to give him the signal to killhim.  Rick says to open a door but theprisoners opens two as moaning zombies gather around the other side. During thezombie infestation, Tomas purposely pushes a zombie into Rick and the zombie istrying to tear at Rick. Daryl immediately saves him and after the zombies haveall been slaughtered, Rick decides to give Tomas a piece of his mind (no punintended) in the form of a machete straight down the middle of Tomas’s head.T-Dog and Daryl take hold of Oscar and Axel as Rick chases Andrew, who runs off. Andrew goes out into a yardfull of walkers….but Rick decides he’s had enough of the prisoners putting himself and his team in danger and he locks out Andrew with the walkers, warninghim to run for it. He shuts the door and Andrew’s last screams are ringing in Rick ears….

Armed and ready to slaughter!

Back in C-Unit, Hershel’s heart stopped beating and Beth iscrying for someone to help. Lori rushes in and begins CPR. As Lori is trying tobreathe life into him, Hershel jolts awake and grabs a hold of Lori, causingthe girls to scream and pull her back. Carl draws his gun in case Hershelattempts to show behaviors of a walker but Hershel seems very disoriented andperplexed. 
Axel tries to convince Rick and the men how the BigTiny was his friend and that while he liked his pharmaceuticals, he wasn’t akiller and pleads for his life. Rick turns his gun over to Oscar. “I never pleaded for my life and ain’t about to start nowso you do what you gotta do,” he tells Rick as Rick rests the barrel of his gunto his forehead. 
Rick spares the prisoners their lives and takes them to thecell unit they cleared out. Axel and Oscar are horrified as they see the bodiesof their fellow inmates slaughtered and are wondering why Rick and the otherswould leave them in a place like that. Daryl reminds them that they have itgood compared to what’s outside. Daryl also tells Axel that he’s sorry thathe lost his friend. T-Dog advises the prisoners to take the bodies outside toburn them. 
Back in C-Unit, Carl tells Rick and the men that Hershelstopped breathing and Lori saved him. The crew look onto a breathing Hershelwhen he slowly opens his eyes. Rick unhooks the handcuffs from Hershel’s hand.Hershel reaches his hand to Rick’s. Rick guides both Maggie and Beth over toHershel as they embrace him. 
Carol is still outdoors experimenting on the female zombieon conducting a C-Section.  In a private moment, Rick and Lori talk about cleaning upthe area when Rick reassures Lori that she’s not a bad mother. But she acknowledgesshe’s a bad wife. Lori said it was a good day because they had food and Hershelis alive. Rick tells Lori it was because of her that she saved Hershel and thatthe day was good. Lori gives the credit for Rick’s fast thinking. Before Lorican say anything else, Rick tells her “We’re awful grateful for what you did,”before taking off....

Picture Credit: AMC

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