‘Now, how’s about a hug for your old pal Merle’- Merle Dixon (The Walking Dead)

So episode 3 of the Walking Dead and interestingly there seems to be a strikingly less amount of action and zombie over kill than the previous 2 episodes, and yup as the title suggests they have brought back Merle. This episode focuses predominantly on Andrea and Michonne with no appearance from Rick and his gang of zombie beaters. This episode was particularly intriguing as it focussed more on plot progression and introduced new characters to us, the most obvious of which is the character of the Governor. What is most interesting about this character for me is that we meet him with Andrea and Michonne, and much like them at first we don’t trust him, why would we he’s a stranger who is seemingly hanging around with a rough crowd (particularly with the re-introduction of Merle, who we know is bad). But as the episode progresses I for one was more on Andrea’s side slowly warming to this new character that has provided a safe haven and built a town of survivors. For me that was what was so brutally shocking when he gave orders to kill innocent men who were not yet infected with the curse. I shouted at the television set as they brutally gunned down and murdered men who were about to trust them. What was most infuriating for me though is the fact that the towns people have no idea…the only one who seemingly suspects the Governor id Michonne and he has somehow managed to drive a wedge between her and Andrea. I have enjoyed this season so far as the two plots working in parallel with each other seems to work well, it suggests that maybe Rick and his team may at some point cross tracks with Andrea and the town in which she’s living. This is particularly evident with Merle in search for his brother Daryl, whom the Governor also seems interested in. Although this episode didn’t particularly show as much gore as the previous episodes of this series, it was my favourite so far as it shows that there is room for progression of characters, and I will be interested to see where the story is going from this point…quote simply I want to know more about the Governor and what on earth he plans to do with those heads! (Watch the episode you will see what I mean!!)