As Rick and the group debate their next course of action, Andrea tries to negotiate with them. Meanwhile, The Governor prepares Woodbury for battle.As Rick and the group debate their next course of action, Andrea tries to negotiate with them. Meanwhile, The Governor prepares Woodbury for battle.As Rick and the group debate their next course of action, Andrea tries to negotiate with them. Meanwhile, The Governor prepares Woodbury for battle.
Sarah Wayne Callies
- Lori Grimes
- (credit only)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn this episode, as Carol and Andrea are holding baby Judith, Carol gives Andrea some advice on how to handle the Governor: "You need to sleep with him, give him the greatest night of his life. Get him to drop his guard, and then when he's sleeping, you can end this." This is essentially the story of the biblical heroine Judith, who in the eponymous book vanquishes the Assyrian general Holofernes in his tent after she gains his trust. The image of Judith with the decapitated head of Holofernes was a common subject of classical painters and sculptors ranging from Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, and Gentileschi to Gustav Klimt.
- GoofsAs Andrea (Laurie Holden) is leaving the prison in a Crown Victoria, the aerial shot of her leaving is a different make & model.
- Quotes
Merle Dixon: [to Hershel] When the Governor returns, he's gonna kill me first. Michonne, my brother, then your girls. Glenn, Carl, the baby, whoever else is left. He'll save Rick for last so he can watch his family and friends die ugly. That's who you're dealing with.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Walking Dead: The Journey So Far (2016)
- SoundtracksHold On
(uncredited)
Performed by Emily Kinney and Tom Waits
Written by Tom Waits & Kathleen Brennan
Under License from ANTI- Records
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Builds up a strong level of tension
Andrea visits the prison and attempts to mediate.
This is a less eventful episode from the point of view of spectacle, but it has plenty of strong exchanges between characters that rack up the tension.
Rick and the Governor's leadership is largely in the spotlight as it effectively portrays more build up to the tribal conflict between the respective groups.
The Governor is a strongly written character who is plausibly portrayed to influence his people with both fear and manipulation. One scene with Milton is particularly good and fantastically acted by Dallas Roberts. You could easily believe he is as terrified he appears to be.
At the prison there are a number of good scenes involving Andrea. My favourite is her conversation with Michonne who does not speak much, but when she does the writers have her cut to the chase wonderfully.
Very intriguing are the scenes involving the new group who Rick scared away in a previous episode with his psychotic rantings. This nicely shows how people align themselves to the best prospects of survival.
The only scene that does not work for me is a visual sequence towards the end involving Andrea and The Governor. If the aim was to create suspense it failed, because it was quite obvious how that scene would end.
All performances are strong as usual and the production is as great as ever.
This is a less eventful episode from the point of view of spectacle, but it has plenty of strong exchanges between characters that rack up the tension.
Rick and the Governor's leadership is largely in the spotlight as it effectively portrays more build up to the tribal conflict between the respective groups.
The Governor is a strongly written character who is plausibly portrayed to influence his people with both fear and manipulation. One scene with Milton is particularly good and fantastically acted by Dallas Roberts. You could easily believe he is as terrified he appears to be.
At the prison there are a number of good scenes involving Andrea. My favourite is her conversation with Michonne who does not speak much, but when she does the writers have her cut to the chase wonderfully.
Very intriguing are the scenes involving the new group who Rick scared away in a previous episode with his psychotic rantings. This nicely shows how people align themselves to the best prospects of survival.
The only scene that does not work for me is a visual sequence towards the end involving Andrea and The Governor. If the aim was to create suspense it failed, because it was quite obvious how that scene would end.
All performances are strong as usual and the production is as great as ever.
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- snoozejonc
- Nov 18, 2021
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- Douglasville, Georgia, USA(on location)
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- Runtime42 minutes
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- 16:9 HD
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