2012 saw the third season of the now acclaimed TV show The Walking Dead grace our screens (or at least America’s) quantities of guts, gore and drama.
After being on the road, going around in circles for the winter, Rick’s (Andrew Lincoln) group comes across a prison, riddled with the undead. Believing they can build new lives for themselves here, Rick and the group begin to clear out the prison of its rotten inmates. But it soon becomes clear that the walkers are not the only threat, when a nearby town, run by The Governor (David Morrissey), rears its head. Fight the dead, fear the living!
This series nearly had me in tears on a number of occasions with the amazing acting and well thought out, heart-breaking storylines. I have said it before about this show and I will say it again: this is story-telling and acting at its very best.
If all the emotion and plot twists aren’t enough expect some amazing zombie make-up and special effects, and plenty of gore of course! Added to that we also have some impressive fight scenes this season, what with the introduction to the kitana-wielding Michonne (Danai Gurira).
The only bad thing to say about this series is its ending. The first half of the season finale was action packed, but the second half left me feeling unsatisfied somewhat.
However, this season is probably the best so far…. if that is even possible!
This series is made up of the following episodes:
- Seed
- Sick
- Walk With Me
- Killer Within
- Say the Word
- Hounded
- When the Dead Come Knocking
- Made to Suffer
- The Suicide King
- Home
- I Ain’t No Judas
- Clear
- Arrow on the Doorpost
- Prey
- This Sorrowful Life
- Welcome to the Tombs
Of those listed above the best episodes for me are ‘Sick’, ‘Killer Within’, ‘Say the Word’, ‘Made to Suffer’, ‘The Suicide King’, ‘Home’, ‘Clear’, ‘Arrow on the Doorpost’, ‘This Sorrowful Life’ and ‘Welcome to the Tombs’.
And my favourite quotes from this season are:
- ‘Canned beef, canned corn, canned cans.’ – T-Dog (IronE Singleton) – Sick
- ‘My shit never stopped being together.’ – Michonne – Walk With Me
- ‘No amount of training can prepare you for the world today.’ – The Governor – Killer Within
- *kills possum* ‘Hello dinner.’ – Daryl (Norman Reedus) – Say the Word
- ‘All this time running from walkers… you forget what people do… have always done.’ – Maggie (Lauren Cohen) – Made to Suffer
- ‘I must be the first brother to want to break into a prison.’ – Tyreese (Chad L. Coleman) ‘That makes me the first white boy who doesn’t want to break out.’ – Axel (Lew Temple) – The Suicide King
- ‘He had a real money problem.’ – Axel ‘What kind of problem?’ – Carol (Melissa McBride) ‘He wouldn’t lend me any!’ – Axel – Home
- ‘We’re eating his food now?’ – Rick ‘The mat said “welcome”.’ Michonne – Clear
- ‘You gotta play the hand you’re dealt. I only got one.’ – Merle (Michael Rooker) – This Sorrowful Life
- ‘In this life you either kill or you die. Or you die and you kill.’ – The Governor – Welcome to the Tombs
Yeah I know guys: only one quote from Daryl! Yes I’m feeling fine thank you :P.
Somehow this show has managed to get better, in storyline, acting, gore and overall drama. Get the tissues ready guys, this ones a tear-jerker :(.
This series gets a massive 9.5 out of 10 from me for being so amazing!
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