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Sunday, March 31, 2013

Season 3 Ep. 16: Welcome to the Tombs

The most telling line in "The Walking Dead" Season 3 finale came from the Governor: "In this life now, you kill or die. OR you die and you kill." 

At first, I did not understand what the Governor meant when he said those words. Tonight's season finale made everything clear. I no longer have any confusion about the quote. It all made sense when Carl said similar words. He sounded exactly like the Governor, and that is not a good thing.

In this episode, Carl starts developing his own version of the Governor's character. He does not trust anyone. Because of all the deaths Carl has witnessed, he is not hesitant to kill when he sees a threat. So far Carl has shot and killed one person. He was quick to shoot Morgan (who was wearing armor at the time), and quick to gun down a young runaway solider of the Governor's army. When Carl shot Jody, I was stunned. In my head, I thought "Why on Earth would Carl do that?!" Then later in the episode, it became clear to me. He still feels guilt over what happened to Dale ( he never told anyone he saw the walker that killed Dale) and blames his father for the deaths of Lori and Merle. Rick didn't kill Andrew and the Governor, therefore Lori and Merle died. I understand, now, that Carl does not want anyone to die, in means of his group, so he kills others to prevent his people from dying. Another person who did not want anyone to die was Andrea. She went through a lot to keep Rick and the group alive, and the people at Woodbury. It was funny because Andrea was in the same situation. She had an opportunity to kill the Governor, but she did not. Therefore, Milton and a majority of people from Woodbury died. And in the end, she paid the ultimate price: her life. If she would have killed the Governor, we would be seeing Milton, the people from Woodbury, and Andrea in season 4! Instead, we will be seeing a bond between Rick's group and the leftover people from Woodbury (people in which Rick's group saved). 

GOOD BYE ANDREA! YOU WILL BE MISSED! 

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