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Episode 13 is kind of a good episode because it somehow makes me excited. And also at the same time, it makes me angry at that govern guy. He's totally a worst guy.

What I love is Rick's finally protecting Mich. As Harshel said, Mich saved Glenn, Maggie and Carl. She has definitely earned her place in Rick's group. So, I understand that Rick chose to go to war to protect Mich. Rick should protect Mich. Good thing is that governor guy is also preparing to go to war. So, even if they met in the war, that wasn't Rick's fault. Even they want to blame him, Rick can say that he knew that they would go to war and so, he predicted he wanted to kill them. So that he said like that. No harm done.

It's too sad to see Andrea still wants to be with that governor guy. If I were Andrea, I would have left him a long time ago.

This episode is really better than previous episodes because as I've said in above that this one makes me excited. Mainly because of that knife that governor hid under the table. I was worried he would use to stab Rick. I was afraid of Rick would get hurt. Good thing is that he didn't use it.

So, to conclude this review, the walking dead's episodes are mostly dramas. But it's not that much boring, so that I could watch. It's simple plot but it turned out to be great one. I'm looking forward to see some excitement in the next episodes. 😁

Rick meets the Governor. All over the net I see oh Rick should have shot the gov. But obviously he couldn't since they would have no real story line for the rest of the season. The war will take place in the final week where the Gov will die at the hands of Rick. The sit down episode was needed to show the debate of leaving or staying at the prison. Rick lied to the group and told them he wants the prison. When in fact the Gov just wants Michonne. I believe Rick will tell Michonne and she will come up with the plan to attack Woodbury. I love Darryl more and more every week because his character is bad ass. He was decent on this episode as he was friendly with Ramirez. Three weeks left for the season and I don't think you will see any bloodshed until the last episode. Also I heard AND read the someone is going to commit suicide by seasons end.

When Michonne came on the scene I thought things were going to get very interesting. Instead, she kind of faded into the background.

And when it was first revealed that the Governor had all those heads in tanks it seemed like things were going to get seriously freaky.

As it stands I am finding myself quite bored by it all. The focus is squarely upon a rivalry between the prison inhabitants and Woodbury. This particular episode was all about 'peace talks' between Rick and the Governor, and as usual the Governor can't really be trusted.

Is there any explanation as to why the Governor is a sociopath who kills other armed groups of living humans? Just because?

How long is the 'good' group going to be holed up in the prison? Not too much happening in there!

My feeling is that the series has left the tracks; it needs to go back to basics and explore the undead state and happenings outside of this small geographic area.

I'm not having fun with it any more and I'm tired of the constant politics.

Rick and the Governor have a Soprano style sit down at a neutral site, of course! The megalomaniac Governor uses all his slick tricks on Rick. The Governor uses charm mixed with lying, and wants one of Rick's team members handed over to cause distention and doubt in Rick's group. Rick is no fool and wonders what the Governor is up to. Will Rick fall into the ambush the Governor has planned for next week's show? I find the Governor, and Rick matching wits storyline an entertaining plot device, which creates the drama for season 3. Will Merle go back to the governor to kill or to be his henchman again? Can he leave his brother Daryl? Will Andrea help Rick's group and put an end to the governor's existence or will she let them go to war? She could easily end it. I give Arrow on the Doorpost an eight out of 10.

Hey guys! You know that war that we know was going to happen since the midseason finale five episodes ago that premiered on December 2nd?! Well… that war that we knew was going to happen is… still, eventually, going to happen. Ugh.

"Arrow on the Doorpost," the thirteenth episode of season three of The Walking Dead is nothing more than an episode that continued the rivalry between Rick and The Governor, established that the two groups are, in fact, not so different from each other, and that The Governor still has a bitter taste in his mouth about Michonne turning him into a southern pirate.

That really is it. Nothing more. While last week's episode, "Clear," was a nice break from the group that brought back a fan favorite to the show, "Arrow on the Doorpost" was a little bit of information and advancement spread out into a long and boring episode.

"Arrow on the Doorpost" begins with Rick heading into a barn while Darryl and Herschel keep watch. Already waiting for him in the barn is The Governor, much to Andrea's surprise when she shows up with The Muscle and The Dweeb. Rick suggests the obvious to The Governor. Split the two groups off at the river. One gets the east and the other gets the west. Simple, easy, obvious. But, of course, that doesn't fly with The Governor. He doesn't want to make a truce. He wants Rick to surrender. But we all know that's not going to happen either. So we are at a standstill. Wait, a standstill in The Walking Dead. No way! Outside, Darryl and The Muscle hunt down a few walkers in the area and realize that they both come from similar backgrounds that didn't demand killing and ruthless violence, but both have become these killers in the apocalyptic world they live in now. They call each other pussies, play the "who can kill a zombie better" game, and have a cigarette together. It's super cute. Then they talk of how they both know that nothing good will come from the meeting and that they will be fighting each other soon. Oh no! Two people with mutual respect that will soon be trying to kill each other. How very Hunger Games.

Meanwhile, Hershel and Dweeb Cake talk about the stories of their groups. Dweeby is keeping a journal as a history of what took place, so later generations can hear their tale. Hershel likes the idea and, holy s*** no way, they get along splendidly. Who would have thought? Rick and The Governor continue to negotiate over whiskey as we head back to the prison to see that Merle wants to go after The Governor; kill him while they have the chance. But Glen, Maggie, and Michonne fight back and stop him from leaving as their instructions from Rick were to stand guard. If they were to leave and go after The Governor, they could cause problems for Rick, Hershel, and Darryl. And this is the right way of thinking as The Governor reveals to Rick that he knows Rick had brought in a large supply of guns. The Governor clearly has eyes on the prison and if anyone was to leave, you could be sure The Governor would have been warned in plenty of time. So Merle is forced to stay at the prison where Glen and Maggie confuse who's turn it is to keep watch, decide to watch together, and then decide that keeping watch is for virgin wimps. Sex time commence! Don't worry guys… you're fine. This "imminent" war has been "imminent" for five episodes. You can probably bang for the entire next episode while Rick and The Governor play the game of chess that will never have a proper conclusion.

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Rick and The Governor meet face to face.

This is my favourite episode so far of series 3 as it shows the two leaders sizing each other up and forming strategies to deal with the threats they pose to each other.

What I like in particular is that it shows the mentality of leaders negotiating. When the Governor makes his proposal to Rick there is only one real response he can give sadly because he would be foolish to take him at his word. Much like the Prisoner's Dilemma, it would be in the best interests of both sides to cooperate, but neither can trust the other. Rick in particular cannot trust the Governor based on what he has shown of himself in previous episodes. War is the only option. I like how they go through the 'dance' of diplomacy with each other then gear up for conflict immediately after.

Rick using fear of Woodbury to convince his group of survivors to fight is a well used tactic throughout history. It might have seemed to be in their best interests to unconditionally surrender or consider The Governor's offer about Michonne, but the logically if he wants to ensure his family's survival he has to eliminate the threat.

I also think the scenes with Daryl, Herschel, Milton and Caesar are brilliant. They show how an impending conflict between two groups of strangers is merely a continuation of the politics between two leaders, and nothing more.

The only aspect I struggled with from a perspective of plausibility is that there is no attempt by each to assassinate the other in the situation. This is a definite stretch but I guess the writers want the story to last longer so they can continue to portray all aspects of crumbled societies as they attempt to spring up from the ruins of a zombie apocalypse.

All the cast are great as always and the tension created by the performances and production is superb.

For me it's an 8.5/10 but I round upwards.

Rick and Governor have a intense sit down, great to see these two face off and sets up the fights that's coming.

Overall awesome epsiode that's necessary for the plot despite slowing down the pace.

I quit before the end of season 2 exactly for the same reason. This is an "action" show, not an afternoon soap where they talk and talk and talk about how they feel or not about some situation that may or may not happen.

We want to see, we don't want to hear about it.

I don't know if it's a production money problem or the writers are just out of ideas, but they have to turn this around asap to have back as a fan.

As for why they didn't take the opportunity to kill the senator (could have not succeed and raise the tension between the 2 gang), this is mind boggling. More, just the idea that they consider giving away Michonne to the governor is ridiculous. Hey! He just tried to kill everyone. What is there to reason with?

Now Andrea. This is painful to watch. She has no reason to be sensitive to the governor anymore but act like she could save his soul. One episode or two, OK. But this has been going on for long enough.

As a huge fan of both this series and the graphic novels I must be honest and state his episode was a complete disappointment. First of all, nothing that happened in this episode appeared at all in the graphic novels. Even apart from that, this entire episode can be condensed into 5 minutes. Merle shows his dislike for listening and the Governor and Rick confirm they both don't trust each other. This entire episode could have been shortened to a few minutes and tacked onto either the prior episode or onto the next one. As stated in a prior review, the character of Rick we have come to know through the seasons would have either not wasted his time with useless negotiations or would have set up a trap and shot the Governor in the face. He never would have considered betraying one of his group that is responsible for saving so many of them so many times. In summary, this show was a waste of air time.