The Walking Dead: Five Questions Raised in Arrow on the Doorpost

This week's episode of AMC's The Walking Dead did a pretty decent job of spelling things out for [...]

This week's episode of AMC's The Walking Dead did a pretty decent job of spelling things out for you; from the gun under the table to the plan the Governor put in motion at the end of the episode, there weren't many big, plot-driving questions left over at the end of the night. There were, however, a handful of smaller, character questions left unanswered. What was up this week? 1. What did Andrea hope to accomplish by revealing Judith's backstory to the Governor? Since she only learned it herself two episodes ago, this clearly means she went to the Governor with this news AFTER she knew him to be, at a minimum, unstable. It could have gone bad very quickly, with Rick not wanting to address that line of questioning, especially coming from the Governor. 2. Had Rick shown up with Michonne instead of Hershel, would the Governor have just tried to slaughter everyone on sight? Just an interesting question: If both Rick and Michonne had been there, would the Governor have taken everyone then and there, knowing that his highest priorities were both in one place at one time? 3. What's Andrea's plan? Alright, so it looks like Andrea has finally decided to get serious about making a plan, and it seems as though she'll be coming down on the right side of things. So...why did she go back with the Governor? What's her endgame in Woodbury? 4. Will Rick's lie come back to bite him? There's been an awful lot of trust problems going around this season, and the fact that Rick came back and lied to the faces of everyone in the group--even if it was a lie that was meant with the best of intentions--seems like something that could present a problem down the road. Of course, unless Hershel goes to the group with concerns, it's unclear how that might happen. After all, the only person besides Rick who knows the terms the Governor put on the table is the Governor, who wouldn't really be considered a trustworthy source of information. 5. Which "it" does Rick want to be talked out of? I can't tell whether this was meant to be obscure or not--Rick wants "to be talked out of it," but which choice--giving up Michonne or going to war?

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