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Warning: The following review definitely contains spoilers. Read at your own risk.
If there is one word to describe this episode, it's "wow." Within the latter half of the episode, so many things happen, it's almost like sensory overload. The showdown between Rick and his group and the Governor, who dragged along his newly formed wolf pack, did not disappoint one bit.
The first half of the episode set up everything. The Governor gave a fancy speech about who he intended to go after and why. The people, somewhat unwillingly, joined him in his plan to "take over" the prison. From here, we witness Megan being bit (sad, shocking, and a vital part to this episode), Rick giving an amazing speech to try and talk the Governor down, Hershel being decapitated by Michonne's sword at the hand of the Governor, and an extended chaotic battle sequence between the two sides.
Without delving too deep into the plot of the episode (the shootout is awesome to watch, but very difficult to describe detail by detail), I will mention a couple of things. First of all, the way in which the Governor was killed was pretty damn awesome. After Rick gets his face beaten in repeatedly, the audience sees a shot of Michonne's sword going through the chest of the Governor. While she doesn't finish him off, Lilly comes in and puts a bullet in his head, symbolically stepping over the chess piece, which is hinting at the game of chess her daughter Megan and the Governor played. This was executed so brilliantly, I give massive credit to the writers of the show for pulling this off.
Next, I'll look into some of the individual characters. Rick gets his ass handed to him, stumbling back to the group shouting for Carl, before being (somewhat) saved by him. Earlier on, Carl has a nice moment of dialogue with Daryl where he says he could take the shot and "end this right now." The dynamic between Rick and Carl at the end of the episode is absolutely heartbreaking when they see Judith missing from her seat. Is she dead? If not, who has her? I will delve into my theory further down.
To no surprise whatsoever, Daryl was amazing this episode. He kills a few people, uses a zombie as a meat shield, and blows up the friggin' tank. I can see many fans rooting for him while they watched the episode; I completely understand people who say they are going to be "pissed" and "stop watching" if Daryl is killed off, since he is a massive fan favorite due to moments like this.
Michonne has little to do this episode, but was responsible for stopping the Governor and saving Rick, which was a huge moment for her. Glenn...got put on a bus against his will by Maggie. Maggie went to look for Beth, who in turn, went to look for baby Judith. The bus takes off, rather ominously, so we are left to wonder as to if anyone else got on board. Tyreese's sister, Sasha, and Bob didn't do too much either, other than the fact Bob got shot. But, to be honest, I don't think anyone really cares; he's such a poor character.
This leads me to the last person I want to talk about. Tyreese. Come on, man. My favorite character from the comics was absolutely useless in this entire episode, and after taking cover, is saved by two children. Tyreese, I expected better from you. He had potential after seeing the swarm of walkers surrounding him as he popped away at them one by one with his trusty hammer earlier this season, but ultimately, he is yet another character who fell flat. Hopefully the second half of the season we will see him shine. Since I just said that, I probably jinxed it and he'll die a horrible death.
The final thing I have to say about this episode regards dear baby Judith. What happened to her? I do not think she is dead. I believe somebody took her. I have two theories as to who did so. My first is that Glenn grabbed her and took her on the bus with him. The look of dismay on his face that he expressed to Maggie as he was put on the bus, and his eagerness to help even though he is sick, leads me to believe that he performed an act of heroism. Or, maybe not. My second theory is that Michonne scooped her up. The way that Michonne held Judith earlier in the season, while rocking with her and crying, shows that she treasures Judith for what she is worth. Plus, there was blood on the seat, possibly indicating that someone with blood on them took her. The only logical people that could of had blood on them are Rick (we know it's not him), and Michonne (from stabbing the Governor). Perhaps there were others, but the second half of the episode went so quick, I was completely invested into it.
At the end of the episode, I was in awe. The series of events that unfolded in the episode were breath-taking to say the least. Aside from an episode or two of Game of Thrones, I have not seen a television episode this fantastic in a very, very long time. That's saying a lot, because I can tend to be very critical of things I watch and play, over analyzing them after the fact. That's why I started reviewing them. To share my thoughts, opinions, and nitpicky-worthy moments with all of you. And that's why I am happy to say that this is the very first ten I will be giving out on this blog. Congratulations "Too Far Gone," your ten is well-deserved for providing a flawless hour of television to a bunch of us fans. Now then, off to watch it again.
Rating:
10/10
(10 out of 10)
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