Due to some laptop issues, I wasn't able to post the Season 3 recap in a timely manner that I wanted. If you need some catching up to do, read this Season 3 recap that breaks down everything that happened in the first part of Season 3.
The show starts out with an imprisoned Merle and Daryl, with theWoodbury crowd cheering on for a brutal fight to the death. The Governor walks around the two as the angrycrowd cheers on. Andrea tries running to the Governor but is restrained by theguards. The Governor is stoic among the chaos. “Don’t do this!” Andrea yells atthe Governor. “It’s not up to me but to the people,” The Governor repliesbefore turning to Merle: “I asked where your loyalty lies and you said here….proveit…brother against brother, winner goes free…fight to the death!” Andrea continuesto yell at the Governor. Interestingly enough, the only one that’s not ecstaticover the fights is Milton, who watches on in dismay.
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| Tag Team, Walker style! |
Back in the woods, its daylight as Michonne and Glenn wait near the carfor Rick’s return. Glenn and Michonne are greeted by Rick and the crew but thereunion is less than heartwarming. Rick warns Glenn to back up but all hellbreaks loose at the sight of Merle. Michonne draws her katana and Glenn is infuriated,wondering what Merle is doing there. Rick tries to calm the group down withlittle success. Merle is antagonizing the group while Daryl is telling him toshut up. Merle decides to tell Glenn that Andrea was in Woodbury and he also tellsthe crew that Andrea and Michonne were surviving in the woods and talks abouttwo walker friends Michonne had with her. Merle antagonizes the group furtherso Rick decides to do what everyone wants to do and knocks Merle out cold.
Back in the prison, we are back into what I call the “newbie cell”, wherethe new band of survivors are locked in with supplies. Axel is getting a mealas Hershel checks out the new stranger and his wounded leg. Beth and baby Judithcome back in and Sasha is curious about the baby; “I never thought we’d seeanother baby….she is beautiful…” Sasha asks Beth how she is feeling, assumingit is hers. “It’s not mine,” Beth replies. “Well, where’s the mother?” Sashaasks. She looks around the room and sees the sullen faces. “I’m sorry….” She replies. Tyrese, the leader, then recognizes howmuch the crew has been through and says “it’s getting worse out there”. Tyresetells about how they survived the outbreak. They had a neighbor who was asurvival fanatic named Jerry. The crew hid in his bunker under his shed untilhe ran out of supplies and then they met up with a camp of 25 survivors inJacksonville, where they met the other two men, Ben and Alec. “The camp wasoverrun 6-7 weeks ago,” Sasha said. They explained how Donna got bit and diedat the prison. “We’ll see she has a proper burial,” Hershel said. Hershel: “We’ll see she has a proper burial.” Tyrese said that forawhile, “we didn’t know who we were dealing with.” “Neither did we,” Hershelsaid. “I must be the first black man to break out of prison then!” Tyrese jokes.“I must be the first white boy that didn’t want to break out!” Axel replies ashe offers Tyrese a bowl of food. Hershelwarns the new group; “Like I said, we have a much larger group, a close knit, Iwouldn’t get too comfortable here….it’s not up to me to decide.”
Back in the woods, the group are arguing whether to keep Merle or not.Glenn says he refuses to have Merle sleep in the same cell as Carol and Beth.Daryl says he’s not a rapist and they need the extra muscle. Rick says Michonneisn’t coming back but Maggie says she’s not in a state to go out on her own.Daryl is not having any of it. “Merle is blood!” Daryl argues. “But HE isn’tmine, my blood and family is standing right here!” Glenn protests. Darylresentfully tells the group that Merle and him will fend for themselves: “It’salways been Merle and I before this…Carol will understand. Say bye to your popfor me….” As Daryl packs up his things from the trunk, the group tries to talkhim out of leaving. Daryl looks at Rick: “Take care of little asskicker andCarl,” and goes to join Merle. Rick then turns to Michonne; “we patch you upand then you’re gone!” They all pack in and drive back to the prison.
Back in the prison, the newbie group of four carry out Donna to go buryher along with the others. They drop thebody for a second. One of the men looks on and tells the rest it’s a goldenopportunity to take out the “little kid and woman” and for them to get theirweapons to take over the prison. Sasha and Tyrese are outraged at theirsuggestion. The two other dingleberries tell Tyrese that there’s only thewoman, a kid, a baby and a one-legged man. “These are good people! This isn’twhat we do and it’s called common decency!” Tyrese objects. Dingleberry #1tells Tyrese that he’s still stuck in the past; “this is survival of thefittest!” he yells. “I’m not waiting here to have them throw our asses out!” Oneof the prison doors open and Beth and Axel come out and give them shovels andoffer them assistance. They walk away. Tyrese and Sasha thank them and thenglare at the Dingleberries.
Back in the woods, Rick and the crew drive up to the red truck. Glennopens up the truck to find a walker in there. He foot stomps the walkerrepeatedly. Glenn is heated and pissed off at Rick for leaving Glenn out of theloop and for putting Maggie in danger. “You didn’t kill him!” Glenn yells. “Darylwas the main priority,” Rick explains. “And you were in no condition! You couldbarely walk!” Glenn is seething at Rick and resenting him for taking so manyrisks for only Daryl to leave. “This is the hand we’ve been dealt with!” Rickconcludes. Maggie tells the men that they should get going, get some rest andthen talk it out later. “You guys do thetalking, I’m done” Glenn objects.
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| Mercy Kill? |
Back at the prison, Carol and Carl are on guard outside. Carl mentionsit’s so quiet. “Its so easy to forget how loud the world used to be,” Carolsaid. “I used to complain about it all the time! Now what I wouldn’t give tohear the sweet sound of the jumbo jet!” Carl is still stoic. “Your mom wasproud of you…” she consoles to Carl. The car then pulls up when Carl and Carolopen up the gates. Rick embraces Carl. “Wheres Daryl?” Carol asks. Rick issomber and tells her “he’s alive…he ran into his brother…they went off…” Carol triesto sink it all in. “is he coming back?” she asks. Rick consoles Carol and thetwo go back to the prison.
Back in the Governor’s headquarters (with an appearance with Rick’sSheriff’s bag form Season 1). Andrea storms into the apartment. “What the hellwas that?” She demands. “You put a round to a guy’s head then take off withoutexplaining? They are panicking, you have to talk to them! Those people won’tlast a day!” The Governor isn’t having it. “They had it good! Barbecues,picnics…no more of that, we’re at war!” “Don’t take it out on them over themess you created!” Andrea said. She then begins to question the Governor. “Whywas Daryl here?” Andrea said. The Governor tells Andrea that Glenn and Maggiewere kidnapped by Merle and turns it onto Andrea. “Your friends killed seven goodpeople. That’s what your friends did!” The dull light bulb in Andrea’s brainFINALLY lights up; “Why did you keep that from me when we were…..” Andrea asked.“You’re a visitor here just passing through so why should I tell you?” Governorsaid. Andrea at this point should probably shoot the governor but seethes at himinstead. Milton comes in to tell them the town is getting ugly.
Back in the prison, Maggie embraces her family and Hershel tells thegirls to go inside. Rick and Hershel meet and tell Carol and Carl go back in. “Youcame through, like always,” Hershel said, “sounds like we have a new problem onour hands. Did you get a good look at him?” in reference to the Governor. “Hehad Merle and Daryl pitted against each other, wanting to fight to the death asthe crowd cheers on,” Rick explains; “What kind of sick mind does that?”“Theworld this kind created,” Hershel replies. Rick asks Hershel what the newproblem was and if it was baby Judith. Hershel says the baby is very healthy. “Whatis it then?” Rick asks. Back in the newbie unit, Rick and Hershel come into thecell where Carl is keeping watch. Rick and the two lock them up and go back toC Unit. One of the dingleberries mentions that Carl is not a talker. “Give himsome time,” Tyrese advises. Back in C-Unit, Beth gives Rick the baby and thebaby starts crying. The crying begins to affect Rick, knowing he hasn’t had thetime to bond with Judith yet…
Outside in Woodbury, Milton tells the group that fences have beenrepaired and tells them that the governor’s condition is unsteady, but thepeople of Woodbury aren’t too thrilled. “He shot Richard, we all suffered!”someone pipes in. Andrea decides to take charge; “Everyone of us has suffered. Wedon’t have funerals anymore because the death never stops,” she said, “We’re nevergoing to be the same….so what do we do? We dig deep and find our strength tocarry on. We work together and we rebuild…not just the fences and gates butourselves. Our hearts and minds, and years from now when they read about thisplague in the history books, they’ll write about Woodbury. We persevered!” Thegroup nods in agreement and finds some renewed hope through Andrea’s speech(probably much to the Governor’s dismay as he watches on from his room).
Back in the prison, Beth carries Judith. Carol tells her about howSophia used to wake up the neighbors at clockwork at 3am. Beth expresses herwant for a child. But then she wonders about Daryl; “I don’t see why he had toleave. Merle sounds like a jerk!” she said. Carol tries to explain to Beth theway Daryl is thinking. “He probably felt like he deserved the abuse,” Carolexplains. “If Ed walked through that door, I’d like to think that I would tellhim to go to hell…” Beth said she would. Carol tries to turn the conversation around.“Tyrese and his group do seem capable.” Caroltakes Judith in her arms and puts her in a bin with blankets labeled “lilasskicker”.
Back in Unit C, Hershel tries to clean up Glenn’s wounds. Maggie walksby. The two are giving each other the silent treatment and Maggie walks off tothe cell next door. “Thanks for looking out for her. If anything, I’ll go checkon her,” Hershel said: “same thing goes for you, if anything worse than thishad happened to you, you’re like my own son now,” he tells Glenn as he walksover the Maggie’s cell. Hershel takes a seat next to a silent Maggie. Hershelis asking Maggie what had happened. “You two seem to be holding something back.You want to tell me what happened?” he asks. Maggie remains silent. “I resteasy knowing you can handle yourself…you got your mother’s spirit and her stubbornness!”Hershel comforts her. “Don’t disappear on me….” Rick then asks about the stateof Michonne. Michonne is sleeping in one of the cell beds. “She is out like alight. Must be days since she slept,” Hershel says on Michonne’s condition. Rickasks Hershel how long she will stay. Hershel estimates a couple of days if shewakes up. Downstairs, Carol seems to be comforting Axel, who is taking in thenews of Oscar’s death. “Whenever Tomas went off, Oscar always stood up for me. Hewas my friend.” Axel reminisces. Rick assures Axel that Oscar went out fightingand his death wasn’t in vain. “What now?”Beth asks. “Will the governor retaliate?” “We could use reinforcements,” Hershelhints to Rick.
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| Lori is still haunting Rick.... |
Janes Notes:
I am SO STOKED to be back on board and covering this show! :D I was watching this opening with some friends and some were "eh" at the episode. I admit, it wasn't as action packed as the last few episodes leading up to the season finale but boy, I think we are just getting warmed up! A couple points/predictions;
- Daryl: oh my sweet husband
to be. Him leaving for Merle wasn't really surprising if you ask me. It seems he and Carol have a much deeper bond this time around too and more of it is exposed. With Daryl hinting that Carol will understand to Carol talking to Beth on what she would do if her husband came back, it seems like there is a slight case of Stockholm Syndrome with Merle and Daryl, the same way with Carol and Ed.
- Milton: In this episode, Milton really stood out to me. It seems like Milton is a genuinely good man but is torn between being the liaison between the Governor, Andrea and Woodbury. I think he is passive towards the Governor but also is growing to dislike him more. See the way he reacted to the Merle and Daryl fight. There's a lot of humanity in Milton and I hope he will help Andrea secure Woodbury. I also hope those guards will start taking Andrea more seriously since the Governor has proven he can't be a good leader amongst chaos.
- Rick: Can we say the man needs a serious break? Between saving the crew, prepping for war against the governor, I think Hershel should step in and be the main head of the crew. Granted, he is disabled but he is the voice of reasoning in the group and always has been, even with Rick leading. I think Rick should've kept the new crew in their own cell. Not sure what the new crew will do but here are my predictions:
- Andrea ends up leading Woodbury with the help of Milton; while they hold down the fort to restore security, the Governor will get all Dirty Harry on Rick and the gang.
- Tyrese and Sasha will try to find a way to stay in the prison while Dingleberry #1 and Dingleberry #2 will try to find a way to compromise Rick's crew and take over the prison. Tyrese will probably try to do what Rick did with Hershel back on the farm in Season 2 and try to reason...while the Dingleberries will pull a Shane and just try to f*$k everything up.
- Merle and Daryl will enjoy each other's teamwork for a bit but I believe Daryl will start to really miss the crew and try to break away from Merle....but knowing how dominant and hostile Merle is, it won't be an easy fleet, resulting in Daryl possibly killing Merle, freeing himself from him and going back to the crew.
- Lori will keep making appearances to haunt Rick. Maybe she will appear to him as an apparition and communicate with him?
- We might tap into more of Axel too. Carol was ready to castrate him last season but maybe we'll learn more about his past, personality, etc.
- Glenn will probably want to try to take over the crew. He's so PO'd at Rick and that anger might cloud his judgement and question Rick's leadership. This causes a rift between Maggie and Glenn as well.
- Hershel will still be Hershel and I will still be envious of Carol getting to ride the back of Daryl's bike.
What are you predictions? Any comments? Follow me on Twitter @janespringfield and let's chit-chat!
Picture Credit: AMC
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