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The Walking Dead Season 3 Finale 

Episode 16: Welcome to the Tombs

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Overall it was a great episode but no it didn’t live up to the expectation as a result of the tension building up over the weeks. The events make up a great episode but not in my opinion of a season finale. It felt very anti-climactic, especially for the attack on the Prison which has been the center of the plot for almost eight episodes now.  The loss of Andrea was unexpected and I was convinced we would lose Beth due to her absence from the majority of episode. I was also surprised we didn’t lose one of Rick’s friends at the prison during the attack.

You could argue that this was going to happen and as soon as these amateur solders, (as the Gov sees them), witness gunfire that they would retreat. I think though this should have been explored earlier leaving the final war, we was almost was promised from the build-up, to unfold in front of us.

I was hoping for a new challenge next season as well, this isn’t yet clear but we could have another battle with the Gov when we return. I would like to see Rick and his group thrown out of the safety of the prison as well when we return and back to traveling around again. I would love to see a season set in the city, I know this isn’t very convenient due to the higher expense this will create but I would love to sacrifice the number of episodes for a different setting. A motive I can’t yet think of would obviously be needed in order to enter the heavily infested city’s though. We could perhaps see a break from the Gov, which I think will be best. By his absence fom a season we can witness a new challenge and also give time for the Gov to regroup and rearm with a proper army of troops and not just a group of everyday citizens. 8.5/10