Well, I'm back (again) after another short hiatus (I take them way too often). And, man, what an episode of The Walking Dead to come back to. You could definitely say that this is officially the calm before the storm as the two leaders meet officially for the first time. So, let's delve into this episode.
No actual Woodbury action this episode, but a lot of goodness happened in place of that. Obviously, the big story is Rick and Phillip finally sitting down and trying to talk it out, but I'll talk about that in a bit. Right now, I'm going to talk about the other meetings between Team Prison and Team Woodbury. You had Martinez and Daryl tag team and basically whip them out to see who is better. However, there was a pretty cool moment later when they share a smoke (curious that the smokes lasted this long) and discuss how the "truce" won't last for very long. Then you had the surprisingly funny Hershel/Milton moment that definitely left me wanting more moments between the two. Milton has slowly become a favorite character of mine, as he is starting to stand up to the Governor. Will this eventually lead to his death by the Governor's hand? I don't want it to happen, but I'm putting my eggs into that basket. And then you had lonely Andrea, who no one wanted to talk to for the most part. But then she had her scene with Hershel, which really sold her character as a troubled, confused person with not a lot of options. All she wants is to have peace between her two worlds, but, as we all expected, that doesn't look to be happening.
We had a little bit of prison activity, including something we hadn't seen in a long time: a Maggie/Glenn scene. I'm so happy to have those two reconcile, as they had been at odds since their return from Woodbury. I'm definitely happy that they didn't have to reconcile after Maggie tries to kill herself like she did in the comics. Though, I have to say, I wasn't expecting the sex scene at all. Then we also had Glenn, once again, getting beat up, this time by Merle, who wasn't in the funny man tonight. Instead, he wanted to go join the meeting group to make sure Daryl is safe. However, the group doesn't allow him, though Merle is persistent and even tries to convince Michonne to leave with him to help. I'm also happy to see Glenn continue to step up to be a leader, especially when Rick and Daryl are gone.
However, the big storyline was Rick and Phillip meeting. They have their first sit down meeting "without" weapons. Phillip brought some whiskey and they had a pleasant little sit down. They talk about their lives: Phillip's job before the apocalypse, Judith and who is her real father, and attempts to make some peace. Of course, the Governor gives Rick the key to surviving: handing over Michonne. And, possibly most shocking is that Rick is really considering giving her up. Seriously, Rick? WTF?
Overall, this was a pretty good episode. Wasn't the best of the season, but it was still good. I liked how, kind of like last week, we had a more character driven episode. It's definitely important to have those, seeing as we'll probably be seeing a lot of action these next few episodes. We are definitely racing towards the finale and yet another LONG break, but I'm expecting these next three episodes to be full of action and make that wait excruciating. I really enjoyed the moments of interaction between the two groups and I'm a little sad that they'll be going to war soon. It was just nice to finally see both worlds collide and see how they react to each other. However, the stakes are raised when, back at their respective camps, Phillip and Rick lie about what is going on. I'm still surprised about how Rick is strongly considering giving up Michonne. I understand keeping your group safe, but after what happened back in King County last episode, it really doesn't make sense and it would make Carl really upset. It's going to be interesting to see how Rick wrestles with that decision and how everyone else feels about it. I'm going to give this episode, "Arrow on the Doorpost", an 8 out of 10.
More reviews this week, as I once again promise to start blogging again. It might actually happen, seeing as I'm on spring break right now. So, let's just see what is going to happen. Also, I just wanted to put this out there: I live Tweet during every new episode of the Walking Dead. If you feel like it, come join me. All my Twitter info is on the side bar to the right.
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