With the exception of episode 13, Arrow on the Doorpost, season 3 was far and away better than the first 2 seasons!
Let me first start by mentioning one character, Michonne. She is one Samurai katana-wielding bad-ass. Her lack of verbalization is a little frustrating in the beginning. Her minimal dialogue causes her to overact her facial expressions, but she opens up as the season progresses and she becomes a calmer zombie slicing machine. If I had to pick one person in this entire series to latch onto in a real life zombie apocalypse, no question about it, Michonne.
My second pick, someone that you grow to love, Daryl. In this season he solidifies his place as your favorite character, and he's pretty darn good with that crossbow too!
While watching the episodes, it feels like there are two seasons in one. Season 3 could have easily ended half way through, so if you're watching it without breaks, it tends to seem as though the season is stretching and dragging on a bit. It wasn't until I was done with the whole season that I found out that they aired the season in two parts. There was a 2 1/2 month break between the airing of episodes 8 and 9. It makes more sense that way. A brilliant move by the creators and producers to split up the airing in that manner. Unfortunately, there's no break on streaming services. It seems a lack of foresight prevented a simple title insertion, Part 1 & Part 2, to give a better contextual and psychological break.
You'll get a little irritated by the road some of the characters take. Rick and Glenn develop strangely this season. They're whiny and weak, and even while they're on their selfish, dramatic, unstable, and sometimes psychologically disturbed roads, ALL the men STILL make ALL the decisions. The male-female dynamic is still very archaic and illogical. I'm hoping the introduction of Michonne and the development of Maggie and Carol will turn this misogynistic show toward the 21st century.
Mild spoilers...
Beyond gender issues, season 3 kept replacing it's black men. It's as if they can't have more than one at a time, but they have to at least have one. It's odd and blatant. They still, however, make more of an effort to reflect actual american demographics than most shows.
Without giving away too much, I'm surprised at how many of the core group they killed off this season. Honestly, one particular kill-off was a relief (episode 4). Now if only they would get rid of that annoying kid.
In season 3, the action is intense, the effects a lot more gory, and overall has a better energy to it.
On a scale of 1-10, The Walking Dead Season 3 is 8.0
Breaking is down into 2 parts, episode 1-8 ranks a 8.5, while episodes 9-16 ranks 7.5.
P.S. Poor Milton, the goofy Val Kilmer lookalike, he was creepily likable. He would've been an interesting and fun addition to the core group.
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