Air Date: Sunday, November 25, 2012, 9/8c on AMC
Rating:
“Bring ‘em back.” – Hershel Scott
I’m beginning to get the feeling Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and his gang are a gang in the real sense of the word. Not only do they threaten people, they have no issue with throwing them to the slaughter in order to make a quick getaway. I’m not sure I know who these people are anymore. I’m a tad disappointed with this behavior, yet I know it’s the result of living in a zombie-infested world. That shit changes people, and not for the better. But at what point do people lose themselves and become their worst selves? Things can go one of two ways—to hell in a hand basket or redemption—and I’m not sure where this season will take us. The group is suffering and it shows. “When the Dead Come Knocking” is a solid showing, yet it feels like a filler episode leading up to next week’s explosive mid-season finale.
Observations and thoughts:
Merle doesn’t kick you when you’re down, he sics a Walker on ya!
Merle (Michael Rooker) is back on my shit list. He just had to go there and show us his redneckedness. Once a bigot, always a bigot. I realize Merle is trying to get his point across by pissing Glenn (Steven Yeun) off enough to get him to spill his guts. But damn it, I want to smack him. Twice. More about Glenn later.
Once again, I notice the physical movement of the Walkers. They aren’t as swift as they seemed to be last season. I’m not sure if it’s because they’re starving and it’s affecting their speed or whether these Walkers are simply older. Either way, their slowness saves Michonne’s (Danai Gurira) life. Well, technically Carl (Chandler Riggs) does that, but Michonne takes out a few of those geriatric Walkers before passing out. I still think she’s one tough chick. Shot and fighting for her life, she manages to hold on to her tough girl façade. Only, I wish she’d opt to let someone else in. She needs help, yet doesn’t want to ask for it.
I completely forgot Carol (Melissa McBride) had no idea what happened when she was separated from the group. The tears she sheds when looking at baby Grimes says it all. Another poignant moment to be had in the midst of disaster. I missed Carol and am glad she’s back. She’s the momma bear to this crew and they need her.
How ironic is the sign in the background? No firearms. What a joke.
I thought the Governor’s (David Morrissey) approach to interrogation was far worse than anything Merle could do (and that bastard throws Walkers in a locked room with you). The Governor plays the gentleman—charming and almost likeable—until he makes you take your clothes off! There’s something about him that gives me the heebie-jeebies and I’m glad to know it keeps me from trusting him. You could be fooled into liking him, but in the back of your mind, you know better. Just look at Michonne’s reaction to him. He’s a bad guy, no doubt about it. So why hasn’t Andrea (Laurie Holden) seen this side of him yet? And even if she does, do you think she’ll do something about it?
Scary thought I had while watching: what if the Governor wanted the prison first? Why settle for Woodbury? What I’m getting at is do you think the town had a substantial population before the Governor came in and took over? Just look at how he took out those soldiers a few episodes back. Why couldn’t his group take over the prison and do what Rick and the gang did? I’d love to get more back story on the Governor and how the town of Woodbury came to be under his control.
This just proves duct tape can be used for anything.
Back to Glenn. He gets my respect this week. That man is a lot tougher than I thought he was, and I’m disappointed in myself for doubting his capabilities. I remember him being afraid of his shadow in season one but season three has brought about a completely different person. I would expect his actions from someone like Rick or Daryl (Norman Reedus), but not Glenn. Great example of believable character growth.
Speaking of Daryl, I have no doubt where his loyalties lie. Merle will want his brother to side with him, but will Daryl choose his new family over his blood?
Memorable lines:
Rick to Michonne: “We’re not gonna hurt you unless you do something stupid first.”
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Merle to Glenn: “I’ll bake them a cake with pink frosting. Think they’ll like that?”
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Carl to Rick about his baby sister: “Daryl’s been calling her asskicker.”
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Michonne has shown us how Walker blood can provide camouflage against the raving zombies. But if fresh blood is introduced, a person won’t go unnoticed by the undead for long. I hope we get to see the group use this tactic by sometime in the future. It might come in handy… Until then, I look forward to the showdown in Woodbury.
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