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Well, we're about one week removed from the end of season 3 of AMC's The Walking Dead. There was a lot of hype going on the hours, hell, the days before March 31st. The Governer was growing more insane by the minute, Daryl lost his other half, and Andrea was in a bleak situation. Did the show meet the expectations everyone had given it, giving season 3 the proper send off? While the answer to this varies, I believe the season finale was very good.
SPOILERS FOLLOW
The episode before the season finale showed the last few minutes of Merle, who was arguably one of my favorite characters. I might like the other Dixon brother more, but the fact that Merle was the "lose canon" gave him that special characteristic that kept me interested in his character. It was sad to see him die, but at least he went out fighting. Kudos to Michael Rooker for portraying Merle Dixon in a way only Mr Rooker can. Kudos to Norman Reedus (Daryl Dixon) as well for that very emotional last scene.
Anyway, I think it's safe to say that many people expected the prison arc to be over with come this episode. That obviously did not happen, but I personally feel that that was an ingenious move on AMC's part. The fact that The Governor is not dead will definitely serve as a major hook for Season 4. I don't know how much longer the inevitable fight can be held off, however. I fear that if Season 4 isn't full of more action, viewers will be turned off. That was the main issue with the season 3 finale, the lack of action, and apparently the lack of "tying lose ends".
The season finale, while it lacked action, had a very good script as far as I'm concerned. The way the Governor simply went ballistic in this episode, both with the Woodbury massacre as well as setting Milton up to kill Andrea, was very well played. I will admit though, the former was a shocker. That was no where near as shocking as Carl's behavior. The kid shot Jody like it was nothing. And then he goes on to explain himself. And despite me wanting to call the kid psycho, everything he says makes sense, so I can't fault him for that.
Andrea's death was expected, honestly. I'm sad to see her go, even though she was portrayed as an idiot this season (or at least I feel like she was). But she died a hero's death, and I think that does make a difference. I honestly felt worse for Milton though. Poor guy, he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. He was so brave but stupid to try to kill Philip.
The season finale sets up directly for season 4. The obvious plot is that the Governor is still out there, and will likely hunt Rick and co. down. Aside from that, Carl's gone batpoop crazy, and the prison has turned into a nursery. I'm not exactly sure how they're going to play it out, but I'm definitely tuning in come October. It'll be a long wait, but I believe it will be worth it. As long as AMC doesn't show filler shows (which I fear might happen), season 4 has the potential to be a success, both financially and otherwise.
Also. TYREESE <3
Final Score (out of 5 stars): *** 3/4
Favorite scenes: Governor shooting Woodbury citizens, Carl shooting Jody, Andrea's last words.
SPOILERS FOLLOW
The episode before the season finale showed the last few minutes of Merle, who was arguably one of my favorite characters. I might like the other Dixon brother more, but the fact that Merle was the "lose canon" gave him that special characteristic that kept me interested in his character. It was sad to see him die, but at least he went out fighting. Kudos to Michael Rooker for portraying Merle Dixon in a way only Mr Rooker can. Kudos to Norman Reedus (Daryl Dixon) as well for that very emotional last scene.
Anyway, I think it's safe to say that many people expected the prison arc to be over with come this episode. That obviously did not happen, but I personally feel that that was an ingenious move on AMC's part. The fact that The Governor is not dead will definitely serve as a major hook for Season 4. I don't know how much longer the inevitable fight can be held off, however. I fear that if Season 4 isn't full of more action, viewers will be turned off. That was the main issue with the season 3 finale, the lack of action, and apparently the lack of "tying lose ends".
The season finale, while it lacked action, had a very good script as far as I'm concerned. The way the Governor simply went ballistic in this episode, both with the Woodbury massacre as well as setting Milton up to kill Andrea, was very well played. I will admit though, the former was a shocker. That was no where near as shocking as Carl's behavior. The kid shot Jody like it was nothing. And then he goes on to explain himself. And despite me wanting to call the kid psycho, everything he says makes sense, so I can't fault him for that.
Andrea's death was expected, honestly. I'm sad to see her go, even though she was portrayed as an idiot this season (or at least I feel like she was). But she died a hero's death, and I think that does make a difference. I honestly felt worse for Milton though. Poor guy, he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. He was so brave but stupid to try to kill Philip.
The season finale sets up directly for season 4. The obvious plot is that the Governor is still out there, and will likely hunt Rick and co. down. Aside from that, Carl's gone batpoop crazy, and the prison has turned into a nursery. I'm not exactly sure how they're going to play it out, but I'm definitely tuning in come October. It'll be a long wait, but I believe it will be worth it. As long as AMC doesn't show filler shows (which I fear might happen), season 4 has the potential to be a success, both financially and otherwise.
Also. TYREESE <3
Final Score (out of 5 stars): *** 3/4
Favorite scenes: Governor shooting Woodbury citizens, Carl shooting Jody, Andrea's last words.
