The Walking Dead 3.16 Review, “Welcome to the Tombs”
rating: 5
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MASSIVE SPOILERS I was saying since the middle of Season three. The only logical point for the character of Andrea is to either die trying to kill the Governor or ruling over Woodbury. If Andrea rules Woodbury, Rick and his group would have to move in. Refusal would be moronic, so the sacrifice of Andrea to stop the Governor was only a necessary dramatic point for the writers. The Governor has pulled a basic Darth Vader in "Welcome to the Tombs." He emerges to fight his foes, he is beaten, he's shooed away, and he will definitely be back very soon to wreak unholy vengeance. The question is: With Milton dead, and most of Woodbury now living in the prison with Team Rick, what can the Governor do now? What will he have to do to fight Rick and his group, should he return for season four? The Season has been a real trade off. While the writers seem to be wise enough to turn Tyreese in to a major character once again, allowing more minority characters on the show (gasp!), one of my favorite characters Andrea has gone the way of the dead. Andrea is such an amazing character in the comic books and in the comic books is how I prefer her. Laurie Holden's performance as Andrea was spirited and incredibly compelling, but I wish we'd have another martyr for the season rather than Andrea. Beside Michonne, Andrea is the warrior woman of the comic books, it's a shame she was basically put away with everything she had to offer once Dale died. If DeMunn had stayed on, I know Andrea too would have stayed on and the arc for season three would have been so different.
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He's no longer going to stay in the house and help Carol feed the chickens. He's going to get his hands dirty, because he can. And he wants to. This is a significant end to a wonderful season, and the show runners feel more secure now that the show is coming back. The show has been cleared for a season four and five, so the ending of the finale is hopeful, promising, and will likely develop a larger scheme for this arc. I want to see more of the prison, I want to see this community established, I want to see what it's like to live in a prison during a zombie apocalypse. I want to see Tyreese be Tyreese from the comics. And I want more supporting characters to provide some excellent storylines. Season three was filled with urgency, immediacy and carnage. I hope season four can offer a look at Rick trying to re-build as the snake in the grass with the eye patch waits for his time to strike again. The Countdown to Season Four begins. P.S. What was with that crazy phone call on "Talking Dead"? Was that wild or what?