Another great episode of The Walking Dead aired last night on AMC. “Say the Word” wasn’t quite as intense as the previous episode (I don’t think anything can top “Killer Within”), but it was still intriguing and revealed a little bit more of the weirdness that’s going on in Woodbury.
But first, let’s check in with Dale.
I got him. Yep, I finally got him! That hat-thieving raccoon thinks he’s so dang smart, but tell me, Action Chick, what’ll he think about my custom raccoon trap?
She’s a beauty, isn’t she? Custom-made raccoon trap! It’s not gonna harm the little feller, but, sure as pudding, it’s gonna get my dang hats back!
Got him for sure, this time!
(Unintelligible raccoon noises)
Not again! COME BACK HERE WITH MY HAT!
(Unintelligible raccoon noises)
Thanks for the update, Dale. Now, onward, to the recap!
Here’s what happened:
In Woodbury:
The Governor starts the show off strong by brushing a little girl’s hair- a little ZOMBIE girl! Turns out the undead tyke’s name is Annie, and it’s his daughter named Annie. As he’s corraling little Annie into her straight jacket, he sees Michonne outside the window watching his house. Unstoppable force (Michonne) meet unmovable object (The Governor). The boxing gloves are on and I’m betting on Big M!
While the whole town is preparing for a celebration, Michonne sneaks into The Governor’s house to get her sword back. While there, she finds a notebook with female names written in it, and then The Governor returns before she can find out more, so she slips out the window. In The Governor’s backyard she finds a pen full of zombies, and, being the good Samaritan she is, she lets them loose and obliterates them a la The Bride. The Governor somehow notices that all of his walkers are lying around in pieces so he brings Michonne in for a talk and takes her sword. He tells her that she’s got the wrong idea about him, and that he’s trying to protect his people, and offers her a job with the research team. She flips her sword out of his hands and holds the blade to his throat before walking away. Nobody tells Michonne what to do.
So how does the great Governor respond? He runs and tattles on Michonne to Andrea. The girls have a heart-to-heart steps away from the open gate, with Andrea pleading with Michonne to stay, but ultimately, Big M hits the road, leaving Team Michandrea split up… for now.
Merle, the Governor’s nerdy doctor pal, and a few ruffians go out and catch zombies in a pit as part of their “research,” and pull their teeth out. Later, The Governor takes Andrea to the “party” which involves Merle and another no name dude fighting in the middle of a “ring” surrounded by zombies. They each try to stay away from the walkers/push the opponent into them, but, like all good wrestling, the danger is all staged, seeing as how the walkers don’t have any teeth. Andrea tells Guv what they’re doing is sick; Guv tells her to deal with it.
At the prison:
Daryl and Maggie go off on his motorcycle to search for baby supplies and formula. They find some baby stuff and feed Lori’s squawking offspring. After a brief discussion on what to name the baby, Daryl, who is inexplicably holding her, votes on naming her “Little Ass-kicker.”
Meanwhile, a distraught and utterly destroyed Rick grabs an axe and goes Kratos-style on the zombies remaining inside the prison. Glen digs three graves then goes inside to find Rick, blood-spattered and staring at a wall. Glen tries to bring him back to Earth, Red Rick’s not having it, and chokes his little buddy before wandering off deeper into the prison finding the birth place of his beautiful baby girl. Then, things get messed up. While looking for Lori’s body, he finds that a random walker has wandered in and eaten her entire body. Ahhh! What!? Did the show’s writers hate Lori as much as we did? I mean, for the love of Riggs and Murtagh, there was nothing left of the poor girl… NOTHING! The zombie, who is resting after such a big meal, doesn’t go after Red Rick. Red Rick, however, carves into its protruding gut like a wild badger.
Looks like they won’t need Lori’s grave after all… although, while that scene was gross, once logic comes into play you may wonder “Wait, where the hell were Lori’s bones? There’s no way that walker ate them, too.”
Lastly, we see Daryl paying his respect at the triple grave site. What did they even bury there? There was hardly anything left of T-dog, there was nothing left of Lori, and Carol is still missing. So brutal!
Back to Red Rick, he has a good old fashioned sit-down against a wall, still dazed, and hears a phone ringing. A phone? Yeah, a phone. Rick answers with a raspy “Hello?” and the episode fades to black.
Likes:
- Michonne’s sword practice on the zombie horde.
- M’s zombie curb stomp
- Daryl’s greeting to a possum: “Hello, dinner.”
- Michonne having enough sense to get the hell out of Woodbury.
- Technically, it never showed Carol’s body which means she’s not dead…yet.
- The phone. Who the hell is it!?
This is the Action Flick Chick, and you’ve just been kicked in the ass!
