If you have not read my last review, you may do so here: The Walking Dead Season 3 Episode 8: Made to Suffer (Part 2)
After roughly a three month break The Walking Dead returned to life tonight. Overall it was a pretty solid episode, mixed things up a lot. We pick up right where we left off, the Governor has captured Merle and Daryl and is holding them as prisoners. Things don’t look good for the long lost brothers. It gets even worse when the Governor tells them to fight to the death, the winner gets to live. Merle seems to jump at the opportunity to prove himself and attacks Daryl, flooring him.
As the Governor’s men bring zombies into the arena, Merle tells Daryl to play along, it’s all part of his plan to escape. Before Merle can even finish his thought Rick and his group burst on the scene and attack everyone. In all of the chaos Merle and Daryl manage to escape. Several of the Governor’s people are killed in the attack but he doesn’t seem too worried about. The Governor wants war. Before Rick and his crew even make it out of Woodbury they are already infighting about Merle coming with them.
As Rick’s group escapes they leave a big hole in the fence, allowing walkers to enter the town. This should make things interesting! Back at their vehicle, everyone is fighting with each other. No one wants Merle coming back to the prison (except Daryl), Rick doesn’t trust Michonne and wants to get rid of her, things are out of control. Merle starts running his mouth a little too much and Rick knocks him out with the butt of his gun.
Meanwhile at the prison, Hershel is cleaning up the new members of the prison. They all talk about how everyone has been through such tough times lately. They seem to be good people but Hershel lets them know that Rick has to clear them being able to stay at the prison. Out in the woods everyone is still arguing about Merle and Michonne. Daryl decides that if Merle can’t come back to the prison, he won’t either. Merle and Daryl go off on their own and Rick tells Michonne that as soon as she is healed up she has to leave as well.
Rick doesn’t seem to be making very good choices here! I know it’s on the fly but Michonne hasn’t done anything but help them and Merle, as bad as he is, will be needed when facing off against Woodbury. Rick sees them as threats, and they might be to some degree, but at this point “the enemy of my enemy is my friend”. They may all hate each other but they won’t have time to fight when getting ready for the Governor’s assault that will surely be coming!
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