The Walking Dead: Season 3, Episode 7 “When the Dead Come Knocking” (B+)
This episode is getting seriously disturbing as its characters continue to lose their humanity. It was hard to imagine that the Governor’s torture of Maggie could be worse than the brutality with which Merle attacked poor Glenn, but his calm, cold domination of the usually fearless Maggie was awful. It seems that they could easily have tried a simpler tactic, like the one that won Andrea over, before resorting to such miserable treatment which is sure to soon be revealed to a clueless Andrea. Watching Andrea help Milton, one of the few decent people working for the Governor, conduct a science experiment to see whether walkers maintained human memories and capabilities after changing over was interesting but depressing since we knew all along that it would never work. Michonne being accepted into the prison, thanks mainly to Carl’s life-saving gunfire, happened more easily than it could have in some ways, but revealing that Merle was the one who took Glenn and Maggie could have helped to egg Rick, Daryl, and company on and to prepare them for what’s next. The final few moments in which both sides were showcased preparing for the ultimate standoff that’s set to take place in the mid-season finale this coming week were superb, and I can’t wait to see how all this action pans out. I suspect that the Governor isn’t going anywhere just yet, but I can’t imagine the idea of Rick or anyone else living blissfully and coexisting with him within the walls of Woodbury.
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