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The Walking Dead: Welcome to the Tombs (2013)
Bloody, but lacking closure (as always)
So before the episode began, I saw an advertisement for the episode saying that 27 people would die in the episode. At first I assumed that included walkers, but I was excited for some type of action. Getting to the scene where Woodbury entered the prison, I realized that 27 including walkers was a virtual impossibility, so I waited.
Well, 27 sounds about right, and two of them being main characters who, for the second week in a row, you originally hated right up until they died and you saw where their heart was.
Now, the disappointing thing about this episode is what always ends up being the disappointing part of basically every season finale in history... the lack of closure that it gives. Sure, in a perfect world the season would have ended with the governor being shot (I really like the idea of Beth being the one who does it, that'd throw everyone off) and moving from Woodbury to whatever lies ahead for the group (without having read the comics yet). However, instead of that, they don't even show the Governor at the end, they just show the group getting ready for Andrea's funeral (possibly Milton's as well?) with the Woodbury survivors. I get the suspense concept, but we have to wait 6+ months to even see where the governor went?
The episode was good overall, definitely an episode that shows an even MORE insane side of the governor, but it didn't end the way I was hoping and I think it's incredibly disappointing that so little closure was given in the season finale. At least it makes me want to tune in in October, though.
The Walking Dead: Clear (2013)
Best episode of the show
Words don't do this episode justice. We all wanted Morgan back, and two scenes in this episode gave me chills (seeing him unmasked, and seeing "Duane turned" on the blackboard). It was good to see Michonne prove herself to Rick and Carl, it was eerie to think that the town Rick and Carl came from looks the way it does this far into the show, and the closure that comes with seeing Morgan (and sadly not Duane) just made this episode twist my emotions in every which way. Let's be honest, how many people DIDN'T think at least once during the show "hmm, wonder what happened to Morgan and Duane..."
Hope they keep bringing us wonderful episodes like this... tonight's was good, but mainly because it's a great building episode to something even bigger and better.