Rick, Daryl, Michonne and Oscar attempted to rescue Glen and Maggie from Woodbury this week, and despite some incredibly stupid decisions, and a rather unbelievably easy entrance and escape, things were relatively entertaining. Rick and Michonne are two very entertaining characters, but also both have quite frustrating demeanour's, and watching them squabble over how things should be done is increasingly annoying. Regardless, both were able to successfully get what they want through the use of an endless supply of smoke grenades. Rick was able to retrieve Glen and Maggie, although Oscar didn't survive, unsurprisingly, and Michonne was at least able to attempt to get revenge on The Governer, and their fight was the highlight of the episode.
The Governer's motivations are still a mystery, but at least this episode gave audiences a closer look at his psyche, and how far he's willing to go to stop 'the terrorists' who he thinks are desperate to take what he has created in Woodbury. His seething anger at Merle for lying to him about Michonne's death led to the exciting closing scene in which he decided to bit Merle against his long lost brother Daryl in a fight, presumably to the death. The shock on Andrea's face was another great moment, a woman whose seemingly new found perfect world has just been shattered by the shocking clash of people from her past and present.
Back at the prison Carl is being all adult and emotionless as usual, and presumed paedophile Axel is making the moves on Beth, but not Carol because she's totally a lesbian. In more entertaining news, a group runs into the prison seeking refuge, and while the beginning of the episode showed them struggling with trying to keep one of there own around after they've been bit, something I'm sick of watching, it's a necessary reminder about how far Rick and the others have come. While I'm hesitant for The Walking Dead to add even more characters, I understand their need in a show with such a high death count.
Rating: 3/5
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