The Walking Dead Season 3 Episode 3: Walk with Me review

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Walk with Me is the episode that gives fans what they have waited for since the reveal of Michonne at the end of season 2. Our samurai sword wielding protagonist has teamed up with Andrea (Laurie Holden) all winter, and here the duo have been given an episode all to themselves to show how their characters have developed.

Despite this focus, our heroines aren’t actually the stars of this episode. That title goes to David Morrissey’s ‘The Governor’, a character who begins the episode showing good intentions, but it’s clear he’s more sinister than his initial appearance. In fact, Michonne is a relatively undeveloped character, almost intentionally it seems. Andrea knows nothing about her despite sharing each other’s company for months, and as an audience we’re also kept in the dark.

After being ‘rescued from a forest clearing by The Governor and his group (including Merle!) the girls are taken to Woodbury, a walled in community that is free of walkers. Andrea laps up the fresh food and warm showers, but Michonne doesn’t trust the setup that The Governor has for himself here. Through great acting from Morrissey and some subtle yet revealing camerawork, The Governor’s sinister roots come to the surface with a brutal action scene and a speech to his people which has more than a hint of tyranny in it.

We get an ending that poses more questions than answers about our new characters and the town of Woodbury, and the answers are hanging so tantalisingly in front of us the thrill of discovering them will be incredible. With Lori’s impending pregnancy and Michonne’s desire to leave Woodbury, the next 4 or so episodes must move at a fair pace or introduce new story arcs, or the search for Sofia in Season 2 could seem minute in comparison

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