The Walking Dead 3 Episode 13 Recap: Arrow on the Door Post

The Walking Dead 3 Episode 13 "Arrow on the Door Post"

Rick, Hershel and Daryl arrive on an undisclosed place. Rick and Daryl went in while Hershel stay in the car with arms ready. They are in an abandoned factory compound of some sort. 

Rick went inside a warehouse as if waiting for someone.

The Governor appears and hold his hands up to Rick. Finally the two leaders meet face-to-face to talk about their differences.

Rick don't trust the smooth talking man in front of him. "You are dead to us", said Rick. The Governor removes his guns and sits by the table. The table has a gun taped at the side of it

The Governor of Woodbury

Daryl, Hershel, Martinez and Milton camp outside.  Then Andrea came. She went in to try to mitigate between the two leaders.

At prison, Merle, Glenn, Carl, Maggie, Carol, Beth and Michonne waits and discusses among themselves what options there is after the negotiation happening at the warehouse.

Back at the abandoned factory, Rick tries to negotiate their boundaries. The Governor, on the other hand, only wants Rick's full surrender. Rick gets frustrated with the Governor's stubbornness and confronts Andrea about it.

The Governor said Andrea has no position to negotiate. Both men asks Andrea to leave. When she left, the Governor tells his own version of Maggie and Glenn's abduction.  The Governor wanted Rick to see the evil among his group. Rick only sees the devil in the Governor. The Governor brought out whiskey.

Outside, Milton talks to Rick's friends. He ask them about their camp. He explains that he record things for history sake. 

Then zombies around the factory attack them. Andrea, Daryl and Martinez wipe them all out. Daryl and Martinez bond over killing the zombies. Milton and Hershel and Milton also connected with similar experiences. Milton  ask about how Hershel lost his leg. He wanted to see his leg. Hershel decline the offer to become Milton's test subject.

The governor drinks while he talks with Rick about her wife. He lost her in an accident. Rick drank some of the whiskey too. 

At the prison,  Merle prepares some guns. He wants to go to the meeting place.  Glenn tries to stop him as this can get Rick and his companions into trouble. Maggie help his boyfriend contain Merle. There was a struggle. Beth breaks up the fight with a warning shot pointed towards the ceiling. 

Andrea is crying. Hershel came over to console her. She asks about Maggie. Hershel answers, 'The governor is a sick man'. Andrea wants to leave Woodbury. Hershel said she is welcome at prison.

The Governor knows Rick has many guns. However, he will continue his assault unless Rick gives him what he wants. The Governor wants Michonne turn over to him.

Merle talks to Michonne about his plans to kill the governor. Michonne didn't want part of it as this will endanger Andrea. She walks away.

Glenn is on the watch outside. Maggie joins her. They talk about what happened at Woodbury and reconciled. Glenn can't make out while the zombies outside are watching. So, they closed the gates to have a their intimate moment in private.

Rick talks to the governor about his vendetta with Michonne. He wants assurance that the Governor keeps his word. The Governor tells Rick he can have anything he ask if he turns Michonne in. The Governor wants rick to think about it in two days.

The Negotiation to Nowhere.

The Governor left with his men. Andrea went with the Governor's car. Rick left with Daryl and Hershel back to prison. 

At Woodbury, the Governor reveals his plans to Martinez. He wants Rick's group dead when they turn Michonne in. He told Milton but not Andrea.

Rick talks to his group.  Rick said the governor wants the prison and that he wants them dead. They have no choice but to defend themselves and the prison.

Hershel talks to Rick in private about their options. He wanted to have their chances on the road, but he will abide by the groups decision to go to war. Rick told Hershel the Governor's conditions. Hershel ask why Rick didn't tell the rest about the Governor's terms. Rick wants the group scared so that they accept the situation.

Hershel said that Michonne now part of the group. Hershel knows they owe Michonne when she told what happened to Glenn and Maggie. Rick talks to Hershel about handing Michonne to the Governor, hoping he can talk him out of it.

Some after thoughts:

Finally, Rick met his adversary. He finally saw what a liar the Governor is. Yet I find it puzzling that Rick still considers to give in to the Governor's demands to turn over Michonne to him. I hope Rick is thinking straight now and not fall into this devious trap.

Michonne is in hot waters. The Governor wants her really bad, bad enough to sacrifice the lives of the Woodbury folks just to pry her from Rick's protection. The Governor wants revenge for what she did to his eyes and zombified daughter. 

I think Merle is the only sane person at this point. I think Rick should let him go with his plan to assassinate the Governor. But I think Daryl would not let him do this all by himself.

Andrea should have gone with Rick's group. She had that chance when they were at the negotiations. I think it would be difficult for her to escape Woodbury now that the Governor intends to kill all her friends.

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