The Walking Dead: 7 Things That "The Grove" Did Right (And 3 It Didn't)

1. Frequent Frights

In addition to being a great character study and an examination of morality in the zombie apocalypse, "The Grove" gave us some good old-fashioned frights to keep us on edge. The crispy Walkers that came out of nowhere to chase the exposed girls were good for a jump or two, and Mika's very close call after being caught on a barbed wire fence was nerve-wracking. Promos for the episode had already hinted at her possible demise via Walker, but hearing her shriek for help as she writhed helplessly on the ground was pretty darn effecting. What is perhaps the most morbidly fantastic of the episode's scares has to be that the very scariest had nothing to do with zombies. The image of a smiling Lizzie standing over her murdered sister, clutching a bloody knife while Judith played on the ground at her feet was utterly chilling. Seeing Carol execute Lizzie was horrifying. Watching Tyreese handle a gun and try not to explode at Carol was nail-biting. The episode was just plain scary, and the potential drag of focusing on one group for the entirety of the hour again was totally lost in the overall suspense. Click "next" below for the bad...