The Walking Dead Season 3 Episode 10: Home

I spy with my little eye . . .
Rick is clearing out crates from the prison.  He starts looking out of binoculars.  He spots Michonne living in a van down by the river!  Just kidding, she is living in an overturned prison bus.  As he continues to look over the perimeter he sees ghost Lori standing in front of her "grave."  He walks up to her and she disappears.  She then reappears by one of the guard towers.  He follows her there, running past Michonne like a madman, unlocking gates without thinking.  Michonne closes the gates.  Lori is now out on a bridge over the water (outside of the gates of the prison).  She puts her hands on his face.  Michonne just stares at Rick standing by himself on the bridge. 

The manipulation continues
The guards are back up on the gate at Woodbury.  The Governor knocks on Andrea's door.  He admires the speech she gave.  He says as long as Rick leaves them alone there won't be a problem (I smell a giant lie).  He says he's done terrible things and is not fit to lead the people, but Andrea is.  He says he kept his daughter alive in hope that Milton would succeed in finding her in her zombie self.  "I, we need you." he says.  He is trying to make up for calling her a visitor in the previous episode.  Can you say manipulation?

The Dixon brothers go camping

Daryl and Merle are out in the woods.  They argue over which direction to go.  Daryl says they should look for Yellow Jacket creek.  Daryl can't find any game to kill.  Merle is optimistic in finding squirrels in the woods.  Daryl wants to scavenge the houses they passed.  Merle makes fun of Daryl for scavenging houses with Rick and the gang.  He is clearly jealous of the relationship that Rick and Daryl have and how that has changed Daryl (Daryl has some self-esteem).  Merle doesn't want to go to the prison but Daryl does (food, protection, etc.).  Merle says there is no point in going back because the Governor will have killed everyone at the prison by now.  Daryl and Merle are discussing where to go.  Merle is putting down Daryl telling him he doesn't know anything.  They hear a sound that Merle says is animals doing it but Daryl says it's a baby.  It turns out it is a group of survivors that is surrounded by zombies.  Daryl goes to help.  Merle doesn't want to help.  Zombies are closing in.  Daryl to the rescue doing what he does best, killing zombies with his crossbow.  Merle just watches.  Awesome zombie kill from Daryl by closing the trunk on a zombie head.  Merle shoots one of the zombies saying that he has Daryl's back.  The man is yelling at Merle in Spanish telling him to get away from his car.  Merle wants to ransack the car but Daryl tells him not to.  Merle does it anyway.  Daryl points his crossbow at Merle.  He tells the people to get in their car and go.  Merle is not happy.  This is probably the only time Daryl has stood up to Merle.  We see a sign for the Yellow Jacket creek as the brothers walk back into the woods.  Daryl was right all along.  Merle said they owed them.  Daryl went to help because there was a baby.  He tells Merle that he went back for him and did not cut off his hand.  Merle mentions that their original plan was to rob the original camp group.  They fight and Daryl's shirt rips.  Merle sees the scars on Daryl's back and realizes that their dad beat Daryl too.  That was the reason Merle left.  Daryl decides to go back to the prison.  Merle says he can't go back because he almost killed Michonne and the Chinese kid (aka Glenn who is Korean as Daryl corrects Merle).  Merle follows Daryl back to the prison.

Who's Martinez?
The Governor is in Milton's lab.  Milton is listening to alpha waves trying to get into a meditative state.  He asks if Milton is going to stay because he is invaluable and the Governor counts on him and considers him a friend.  He mentions he also counted on Merle.  He says that Martinez would take a bullet for him.  Would Milton take a bullet for him?  Where do Andrea's loyalties lie?   Would Milton keep an eye on her?  Andrea is looking for Martinez.  The lady on guard won't tell her where Martinez went or with whom.  She asks Milton where the Governor is.  He's not sure.  On a supply run?  She wants a specific answer to a specific question but he still doesn't give her a satisfying answer.

How about we close that giant hole in the back of the prison?
Glenn is trying to figure out where the hole in the prison is that Tyreese and his gang used to get in.  Glenn wants to prepare for the Governor's attack.  He wants to sneak in tonight and put a bullet in the Governor's brain with the help of Michonne.  Hershel brings up the point that the Governor did not expect them last time and many people died and were hurt.  Hershel doesn't think they can stay there and Glenn doesn't think they can run (he points out that now Hershel is on crutches and they have crying baby).  Glenn agrees to stay and defend the prison.  Glenn is going off with Carl leaving Michonne to help the rest.  He asks who's on watch and realizes nobody is.  When Glenn comes back with Carl he tells the group that the walkers have invaded in an area that was previously secure.  The group discusses leaving.  Glenn wants to take Maggie with him to check out the hole.  She is lying on a bunk.  He wants to talk about what happened.  She doesn't, but she still tells him what happened.  No, he didn't rape her.  She asks if he feels better?  She was given a choice, take off her shirt or Glenn loses his hand.  He says he's sorry but she pushes him away and tells him to leave. I hope they are able to overcome this in their relationship.  They both have to deal with being tortured and sexually assaulted (even though she wasn't raped I would still consider what the Governor did to her as sexual assault).  The problem is they don't really have the time do deal with this issue.  They have zombies coming in through the back of the prison and the Governor plotting his revenge.  In the meantime, Carol and Axel are outside reinforcing the fence.  Axel tells her that he robbed a convenience store with a water pistol.  He was arrested because they found him at his brother's house and found his brother's gun.  Carol shows him how to use the gun he was given.  He flirts with her and she seems to enjoy it.

This means war
Hershel calls out to Glenn who is heading to the car.  He wants to make sure that he is not going back to Woodbury.  Hershel wants to go with him to check on the gaping whole in the back of the prison.  Glenn feels he is responsible for what happened to Maggie.  Glenn's rage is going to get him killed.  Glenn says he's the next in charge with Daryl gone and Rick all crazy.  Rick is wandering around the wooded area around the prison.   He hears a man calling him.  It was Hershel.  For a moment there I thought it was another ghost.  He asks Rick if he is coming back soon.  Glenn is on the war path and reckless.  Rick tells Hershel he can be the leader if he is so worried about Glenn.  He doesn't tell Hershel why he is out there.  Hershel asks if he can help.  Rick tells him he saw something.  He is seeing Lori.  He says he knows it's not really her but it has to mean something.  He saw Shane in the town.  He says he is looking for them.  He is waiting.  Rick says there is an answer and that in time it will make sense.  Hershel tells him to come in to rest where it is safe.  Rick says he can't and walks off.  Axel says its stress that has made Rick crack.  He says things made more sense inside because there were rules and life was simple.  Bam! Somebody shoots Axel in the head.  It was the Governor and his posse.   They start to shoot at Rick and Hershel.  Carol protects herself with Axel's body.  Michonne and Carl shoot back.  One of the men is up on an exterior guard tower.  Rick shoots at Martinez.  The Governor is trying to kill Michonne.  He has a big smile on his face.  Maggie comes out with some guns.  Carl is trying to kill the guard up on the tower.  Carol runs to Carl and Beth and grabs one of the guns.  They hear a vehicle and everybody stops shooting.  It is a van that has plowed through the gates of the prison.  The back opens up and zombies come walking out.  Hershel is out in the field alone with the zombies.  A zombie comes up to the Governor and he shoots it.  Maggie kills the guy in the tower.  Rick is being chased by zombies that came because of all of the noise.  Glenn has just arrived.  The rest of the gang starts killing zombie.  Rick is fighting off two zombies.  Merle and Daryl arrive just in time to help Rick from becoming zombie food.  Glenn picks up Hershel and Michonne.  They drive up to the only gate left.  Merle, Rick, and Daryl are still outside of the prison.  Zombies are moving in to the previously secure yard.  Rick seems focused for the moment as he stares from the outside of the fence towards the prison.  And so it begins.