As Rick and the group prepare for the Governor's impending attack, Andrea fights to escape captivity.As Rick and the group prepare for the Governor's impending attack, Andrea fights to escape captivity.As Rick and the group prepare for the Governor's impending attack, Andrea fights to escape captivity.
Michael Rooker
- Merle Dixon
- (credit only)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOddly, Dallas Roberts (Milton) is not credited in this episode, despite being prominently featured.
- GoofsOn Andrea's second attempt to pick up the pliers with her toes, she picks them up with the head pointing from the top of her toes. In the next shot, the handles are pointed out.
- Quotes
Andrea: No one can make it alone now.
Daryl Dixon: Never could.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Walking Dead: The Journey So Far (2016)
Featured review
An uneven welcome and disappointing finale
Had heard nothing but great things about 'The Walking Dead' from friends and IMDb reviewers. It took a while to get round to watching, both from being busy and also not being sure whether it would be my cup of tea. Finally getting round to it a few years ago and slowly working my way through it, having had a very long to watch and review list, 'The Walking Dead' turned out to be very much my cup of tea and as good as the hype made it out to be, have found it extremely addictive.
Season 3, as far as previous episodes go, has been very solid. It still shocks me at how an intelligent, well-made (so much so that it is easy to mistake it for a film) show about zombies could be made when so many films have tried and failed abysmally to do so. Having said that, "Welcome to the Tombs", while not a bad episode at all, was a disappointment to me and many others. It is not as strong reminder of how Seasons 1-5 of 'The Walking Dead' to me were absolutely brilliant and seeing the show in its full glory days (Season 6 was uneven, Season 7 was a huge disappointment and am still debating whether to watch Season 8). It is my least favourite episode of the season and should have been much better as a season finale.
Certainly "Welcome to the Tombs" has a number of good things. It, like all the episodes before it, is superbly made. It has gritty and audacious production design, effects that are well crafted and have soul rather than being overused and abused and photography of almost cinematic quality. The music is haunting and affecting, having presence but not being intrusive.
There are moments of thought provoking writing and some tension and emotion. The beginning does intrigue. The episode sends off a major, if divisive, character in a way that was emotional and respectful. Personally did not mind Andrea, she was not as meaty or likeable as other characters but there was a laudable effort in making her interesting this season and it came off reasonably well.
Similarly, the Governor is a sinister character but the most impressive character and the most developed one is Carl, at his most relatable and meaty in a while. All the acting is spot on.
For all those good things however, there are drawbacks. It was an uneven episode of 'The Walking Dead' and my least favourite of Season 3 and of the show actually up to this point. As a finale, it does disappoint. The whole story that covered most of the season cried out for resolution and closure and the ending and showdown just felt anti-climactic, under-characterised and unfinished and some characters behave stupidly. Would have liked more tension, adrenaline and guts, they came in spurts but generally were somewhat lacking and it made the atmosphere bland. Some of the events and outcomes lacked the surprise element.
Carl aside, the character development is nowhere near as strong as other episodes. Nowhere near as meaty or complex (which even in lesser previous episodes the show did such a good job in doing that) and any attempts happens too late in the episode close to when it's over.
Aside from an intriguing beginning, "Welcome to the Tombs" takes too long to get going and is bogged down by too much talk (not uncommon with Season 3 but it's particularly problematic here). Making the ending feel rushed on top of the aforementioned problems.
Overall, not bad, some elements are very good, but uneven and for a season finale, in a season that did boast some great episodes and was of solid quality generally, it should have been much better. 7/10 Bethany Cox
Season 3, as far as previous episodes go, has been very solid. It still shocks me at how an intelligent, well-made (so much so that it is easy to mistake it for a film) show about zombies could be made when so many films have tried and failed abysmally to do so. Having said that, "Welcome to the Tombs", while not a bad episode at all, was a disappointment to me and many others. It is not as strong reminder of how Seasons 1-5 of 'The Walking Dead' to me were absolutely brilliant and seeing the show in its full glory days (Season 6 was uneven, Season 7 was a huge disappointment and am still debating whether to watch Season 8). It is my least favourite episode of the season and should have been much better as a season finale.
Certainly "Welcome to the Tombs" has a number of good things. It, like all the episodes before it, is superbly made. It has gritty and audacious production design, effects that are well crafted and have soul rather than being overused and abused and photography of almost cinematic quality. The music is haunting and affecting, having presence but not being intrusive.
There are moments of thought provoking writing and some tension and emotion. The beginning does intrigue. The episode sends off a major, if divisive, character in a way that was emotional and respectful. Personally did not mind Andrea, she was not as meaty or likeable as other characters but there was a laudable effort in making her interesting this season and it came off reasonably well.
Similarly, the Governor is a sinister character but the most impressive character and the most developed one is Carl, at his most relatable and meaty in a while. All the acting is spot on.
For all those good things however, there are drawbacks. It was an uneven episode of 'The Walking Dead' and my least favourite of Season 3 and of the show actually up to this point. As a finale, it does disappoint. The whole story that covered most of the season cried out for resolution and closure and the ending and showdown just felt anti-climactic, under-characterised and unfinished and some characters behave stupidly. Would have liked more tension, adrenaline and guts, they came in spurts but generally were somewhat lacking and it made the atmosphere bland. Some of the events and outcomes lacked the surprise element.
Carl aside, the character development is nowhere near as strong as other episodes. Nowhere near as meaty or complex (which even in lesser previous episodes the show did such a good job in doing that) and any attempts happens too late in the episode close to when it's over.
Aside from an intriguing beginning, "Welcome to the Tombs" takes too long to get going and is bogged down by too much talk (not uncommon with Season 3 but it's particularly problematic here). Making the ending feel rushed on top of the aforementioned problems.
Overall, not bad, some elements are very good, but uneven and for a season finale, in a season that did boast some great episodes and was of solid quality generally, it should have been much better. 7/10 Bethany Cox
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- Aug 11, 2018
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- Runtime43 minutes
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- 16:9 HD
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