Rick battles his demons, Merle goes after Michonne and Andrea gets intimate with The Governor.
This is a solid episode that does a decent job of setting things up for the characters and stories in the different locations to cross paths.
I personally enjoyed the scenes with Rick the most. He is in a dark place and this is portrayed in a quite cinematic way. Andrew Lincoln once again gives a fantastic emotional performance.
The scenes with Merle and his posse tracking Michonne have memorable moments, but also has some slightly frustrating parts, such as the spectacular moment of stupidity written into the character of Gargulio. Also, how Maggie gets herself into the position she is in on the floor next to the car is also quite lazily done in terms of the visuals. Overall, there is a slightly contrived feeling to how the paths cross for me, but I've seen a lot worse.
Andrea and The Governor has been a predictable event since the character was first introduced. It makes sense that she would latch on to the alpha-male given the way her character is written and it feels quite plausible. Unfortunately her scene with the archery girl, as they guard the wall, portrays them both as highly annoying. Perhaps this is intentional, but it made me side with the zombie.
The zombie visuals are as gruesome as ever and most of the cinematography and editing works very well as ever.