The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live Review - 6 Ups & 4 Downs From "Gone"

The aforementioned gas attack and its effects on Michonne and her friends offer "Gone" its greatest moment of character work and affecting drama. This is particularly true of Nat, whose world is rocked by the gas's effect on him, and in his recovery he and Michonne find themselves the best of friends. 

Throughout the episode, Michonne and Nat encourage each other to keep going, despite moments of hopelessness and cynicism. In their pain and shared losses, their dark pasts and unsure futures, the pair form a legitimately lovely bond that should - in a sane world where Nat wasn't shot dead as a last minute twist - have blossomed further.

Theirs isn't the only emotional bonding that takes place this week. Michonne's brief relationship with Aiden and Bailey has a memorable scene around a campfire one night, powerfully performed and touching. And then there's Rick and Michonne, of course, but we'll get to that. 

All told, the episode is a rollercoaster, bleak and devastating but also hopeful and occasionally sweet. It may fumble the bag at times, but the impact of its characters' development still packs a punch.