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Dr. Naysay said:
I'm gonna tag up on this and say........

This show seems to run on momentum. That kind of "ohmygodwhosgonnadienextweekwhatshappeningZOMG!!!" and when it took a break for the holidays... and came back....

I just didn't care as much. Even before the episode started I just kind of.... meh.

Also... Carl needs to be killed soon because he's about to hit that age where he grows five inches every week. I know it won't jive with the comic book but... what can they do?
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It certainly didn't help that the big cliffhanger from the end of the last half season was resolved in such an anti-climactic manner. I mean, if a couple people with automatic weapons can bust in, throw some smoke grenades, grab two people and leave unmolested, maybe Woodbury wasn't so great after all. It was such a weak cop out. When the group busted in to save Glen and Maggie, they actually had to, you know, fight and I'm pretty sure it took more than 5 minutes to accomplish.
 
TWD 3x09: 12.26 million viewers, 9th most watched show for the week. Better than every show on NBC & ABC. If it weren't for that American Idol garbage, it would have beatten FOX too.
 
So...much better episode last night. They kind of rushed through the Darryl/Merle dynamic...but ok. Poor Lynerd Skynerd! Much like Oscar, we just get to start liking him and...BULLET. That was pretty shocking actually. The only question during the quick siege, the Governor and his men had the Jailees dead to rights. Keep them under fire until the zombies take care of business. But they just walk away. Odd. But otherwise, that was a great plan. Zombies as a weapon.
 
Agreed - way better epi last night. And we were all wondering if the Gov had it in him. HA-HA! Great plan that was really so obvious. Those of us who read the books are probably guilty of over-thinking things. Something like the plan he used does a heck of a lot more damage. Two outer gates gone and over run with zombies and the back of the prison open and over run. Herschel was right - they should've left the prison. They all would've survived. Sorry to see Lynerd die!

The group is stronger with Merle and Darryl back and you know Merle is going to want revenge on the Gov for the way he done him. That was an interesting piece when they came to the defense of that Hispanic group (well Darryl did). And at least Darryl started collecting his arrows - no infinite ammo! LOL!
 
Who was it, I wonder, who drove the truck full of zombies into the prison? It seemed like a lady, but the person was all covered up and I'm not entirely sure why.
 
I may or may not have teared up when Merle called Glenn Chinese and Daryl said "He's Korean!"

such a great ending to the episode last night. I was sorry to see Axel (apparently that's his name. who knew?) go. his death was definitely shocking. and the zombie truck bomb was such a great idea. I was a little confused as to why the Governor and his cronies didn't really try finish up Rick's group...they just left. I'm assuming he just wanted to scare them into not trying to attack/assert his dominance.

I also want to know who the ninja driving the truck was. my first thought is that it was Milton, and then I realized they looked a little too trim to be him, so I'm wondering if it was the woman Andrea was talking to who was manning the wall at Woodbury. she seemed like kind of a bitch. and where did she disappear to after the walkers were let out of the truck?

overall, I loved the episode. the shootout at the end really was great.
 
As far as the driver of the zombomb truck...they were all ninja'd up, I would assume, for bite protection. And bullet protection too I suppose. After all, the easy part was delivering the payload. The hard part was trying to get out past the firefight and none too particular zombies. I really thought Axel was gonna be courtin competition for Carol's affection. Kinda liked him. Just a suggestion...supporting players, DO NOT let us know your back story or talk too much. If you do...keep yer heads down.
 
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My kids (who don't watch the show ... yet - lol they want to) said "who is the chick who is driving that truck?" So I think it was the woman that Andrea was questioning unless the Gov had already left for the firefight. The Zombomb (great comment jd) was the perfect approach. And they didn't stay to finish them off because they need to have adversaries for the rest of the season! LOL.

Agree on not getting too comphy if you are a secondary player. You are zombie bait otherwise. At least Axel/Lnyerd won't come back as a zombie ...
 
How did they fit that many zombies in the truck? Were they all clowns before they died?
 
I guess I'm the only one that's bored by The Walking Dead now?

They could kill pretty much any of them and I wouldn't care.
 
KingInTheWest said:
How did they fit that many zombies in the truck? Were they all clowns before they died?
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Just going to add my thoughts even though you guys seems to have covered it all. The past episode was FAR better than the previous. I love than Daryl stood up to Merle, and that a little bit of their past was brought up. Although I would have like for there to have been a little more struggle between them before Daryl decided to head back to the prison. It's going to be interesting to see how the group handles having Merle back, or if the even accept him back.

I also want to know what happened with Tyrese and his group. I was certain they would have joined the prison group.
 
Totally forgot to mention the bit where Daryl kills the zombie with the trunk hood of the car. That was hilarious. Nice to see a little gore again. :)
 
Another fairly inert episode. I am not saying they need to kill someone every week, but maybe AMC knew what they were doing firing Mazzara. You have great pockets of drama, like last night's questioning of Rick by Herschell and the kid followed by really flat scenes like Tyrese and the gang's welcome to Woodbury. Talk about not being given anything to do by run and beg in alternating scenes. There is some good story to be mined with Andrea's torn loyalties, but like a lot of stuff on the show it's been terribly handled so far. Some things they can't mess up. Michael Rooker has my vote to play the Serpent if they ever do an Adam and Eve movie, because his scenes with Herscell/Michonne oozed with double handed sincerity. The scene between Carol(who still is billed as a guest star) and Darryl had a cute tension to it as well. As well as Carol's matter-of-fact 'do him...then do him' speech with Andrea. There just isn't enough of it. And please...I like Hardwick, but an hour of Talking Dead is too much.
 
I don't like Hardwick and the commercials for The Talking Dead are too much.
 
jerseydevil said:
Michael Rooker has my vote to play the Serpent if they ever do an Adam and Eve movie, because his scenes with Herscell/Michonne oozed with double handed sincerity.
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Double handed? Merle?

According to Dictionary.com: Double-handed\, a. 1. Having two hands. :21smile:

Yeah I know the 'other' definition, Couldn't resist.
 
IceDogsFan said:
Double handed? Merle?

According to Dictionary.com: Double-handed\, a. 1. Having two hands. :21smile:

Yeah I know the 'other' definition, Couldn't resist.
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Perhaps Herschel should've talked Glen down when explaining that Merle had military experience and don't doubt his loyalty to hs brother, by also saying, "besides, he might come in handy"

I keep waiting for Rooker to bust out his best "Dr. Krahn" from "A Fistful of Yen and say "we are building a fighting force of extraordinary magnitude. We forge our spirit in the tradition of our ancestors. You have our gratitude"
 
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