Walking Dead Season 3 Episode 10

     This episode was killer!  Rick has completely stepped off into the deep end (there was a little glimmer of hope there at the end like maybe he was coming back).  I'm not really sure what is going on between Glenn and Maggie except whatever they went through was pretty traumatic.  Poor Glenn is not completely right himself now and he is stuck in the leadership role and trying to hold everything together.  He was right though, they need to stay in the prison.  There is no way with Judith and Herschel they can go traipsing along in the countryside.  I loved when Herschel went to check and Rick and Herschel complained to Rick about Glenn and Rick told him then he should just the the leader.  I'm not really sure why Herschel isn't the leader anyway unless he prefers to be in more the advisor role and less the leadership role.  In my mind he seems more like Rick's second-in-command anyway than Daryl or Glenn.  Though if Daryl were still there then Herschel should defer all the defenses, etc to Daryl.
     What is up with Michonne?  I thought she was gone as soon as she healed.  I hope she sticks around because she is a very interesting character.  I realize she probably changed a lot due to the zombie apocolypse, but I wonder what she was like prior.
     Speaking of sticking around, what happened to the new group?  Are we going to hear anymore from them?  I really wish Rick hadn't run them off.  Though after seeing Rick I'm sure they were glad to go.
     I am so glad that this episode we got to see Daryl finally stand up to Merle.  Daryl away from Merle finally got to become the person he was meant to be.  Rick's group has become his family and he finally realizes that Merle has always been dragging him down.  I loved how when they were walking through the woods they were arguing about which river they were coming up on and Merle was putting down Daryl and then after the bridge scene they show the sign for the river.  Guess what, Daryl was right!  I think Judith finally cemented Daryl's transformation to a great guy and when he heard that baby crying and rushed to save them my heart melted.  Then Merle tried to "get payment" from the group and Daryl pulled his bow on him.
     What is going to happen now that Merle has come back to Rick's group?  Merle is not Daryl and he gets off on being cruel and vicious.  Merle beat Glenn and tried to kill Michonne, except Michonne is supposed to be gone.  I'm not too sure about what is going to happen there.
     What is Andrea going to do?  I think she realizes the Governor is not all he seems.  He is trying to placate her by putting her in temporary command, but she wasn't fooled when he left on his "run."  It looks like next week she is going to try to go to the prison.  I hope she stays with them or convinces them to take over Woodbury knowing Rick would be better for Woodbury than the Governor (well, if he jumps off the crazy train).
     Well, it looks like Rick's group has a lot to decide before the Governor strikes again.  I can't help, but feel sorry for them as they look out at the fields that they so painstakingly cleared.  I don't envy them the work of repairing all that chain-link fencing.  When I was younger I ran my dad's brand-new lawn-mower into the new chain-link fence we had put up ourselves and it is not easy to repair that stuff.  On the plus side, my dad never asked me to mow the yard again.  In my defense I was trying not to run over the dog.

Walking Dead Midseason Premiere

     So glad the Walking Dead is back on.  It's the only show I watch on a regular basis. Unless it's the news or the Disney channel I don't have much time for anything else (okay I have time I would just rather read).  Walking Dead is full of all the things I love about the zombie genre; zombies, people trying to survive and thrive, and the edge of your seat factor.  I haven't ever read the comics that the show is based on and I keep waffling on whether to read them or not.  I am not a huge fan of graphic novels or comic books.  For me it is too confusing to read all the little conversation bubbles and look at the pictures too.  I'm scared I'm going to miss something or I'm reading the bubbles out of order.
     The third season of Walking Dead is definitely shaping up to be my least favorite season, but it is still the best tv show out there right now.  I am really not liking the Governor.  He is part of what I hate about zombie fiction, a bad guy taking advantage of a bad situation.  He makes me want to punch him in the face or something.  Plus he is weird... who keeps an aquarium wall full of zombie heads?
     Poor Rick's group and Rick has gone off the deep end.  I was beginning to think by the end of this season there was going to be no one left, but they are adding a few here and there (even though the new guy mortality rate is pretty high).  I really hope things work out with the new group.  The couple seems like they have really kept their humanity and are just doing their best to survive.  (Not too sure about the father/son(?) team.)  Though now that Rick has publicly flipped his lid they may decide to mosey on along.
     Daryl and Merle-  I cannot stand Merle, but I love Daryl.  He seems like the only one who can really counter Rick.  Well, Herschel can talk to Rick, but if push came to shove I think Daryl is the only one who could keep Rick under control if he really lost it.  I understand why he left the group, but there was no way they could bring Merle back with them.
     It looks like next week Herschel is going to try to convince them to leave the prison.  Maybe it's a good idea to get away from the Governor, but I think they could stand a chance.  Merle's gone and he seemed like the leader of the Governor's band of ruffians, without him being there it has to throw them off.  The prison seems pretty defensible, unless they have bombs.  I guess they could do a number on the chain-link fencing though and that would decrease the desirability of the prison.  I guess at least both Rick and the Governor have gone a little crazy so that evens out.  Looks like from the previews they have an encounter.  I can't wait for next Sunday!