# The Walking Dead; 3.14 "Prey" (open spoilers) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 18, 2013, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-3-14-prey-open-spoilers/653212 "2013-03-18T00:24:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-3-14-prey-open-spoilers/653212/41 "2013-03-18T20:17:55Z")
> [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](#): > > What was the point of shattering all the glass, with a strong focus on the tiny bits of glass all over the floor? Nothing ever came of that. I was thinking of Hans Gruber in Die Hard, but it was all just apparently for the fun of showing some magical kind of window glass that shatters into little candy pieces all over the floor. Making the ground crunch when she walked, which it did. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-3-14-prey-open-spoilers/653212/42 "2013-03-18T20:30:44Z")
> [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](#): > > She TRIED to BS her way over the wall. A decent attempt, I thought, but it didn’t work. In the end, she got over the wall because Tyreese & his sister didn’t want to shoot her… Andrea pulled a Michonne. All she did was talk about how the Governor does bad things without giving a single detail, like telling them he attacked the prison using zombies. :smack: Then right afterward Tyreese get’s assigned to the zombie pit where Martinez admits they’re for the prison. > [@stegon66](#): > > …One possibility is Martinez. Didn’t he confess to Daryl that he lost his family to the zombies? He doesn’t seem like too bad a guy so he might be squeamish about letting them loose on non-combatants… If that’s true then assasinating the Governor would be a slightly more viable plan. > [@Joey\_P](#): > > The gasoline didn’t burn long enough to destroy their brains. People can make fun of Andrea’s knife all they want, but the blade was a few inches long. That’s more then long enough to make it through their skulls. Only a few of the zombies were still active, and all were imobile. So setting them on fire does work, as long as they’re in a confined area. Setting loose zombies on fire would cause alot of collateral damage since they’d keep moving & spreading the fire until their muscles were burnt enough to imobilize them. > [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](#): > > Especially when zombie skulls apparently have the consistency of jack-o-lanterns in December. A sharpened popsicle stick should be a sufficient weapon… I think the makeup team is starting to go overboard showing decay on the zombies. I’m willing to accept that whatever’s animating them is also slowing down their rate of decomposition. The bulk of the zombies should be almost a year old by now. Then again it does look like they’re decaying much slower than normal corpses exposed to the elements would. > [@Sampiro](#): > > …Also weird how it chars their faces but their eyeballs are fine. I thought that too. It’s not just burnt zombies too; notice even the rotting ones still have functioning eyes? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-3-14-prey-open-spoilers/653212/43 "2013-03-18T20:41:02Z")
At least the gubnah was driving something that can handle the terrain, instead of a freakin’ Hyundai. I suspect the sponsors don’t want the evil bad guys driving their cars. ---
**Author:** ![Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-3-14-prey-open-spoilers/653212/44 "2013-03-18T20:45:01Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > Making the ground crunch when she walked, which it did. No, not really. I was looking for that, and they did not show himresponding to any sounds of crunching glass under her feet. If anything, she got up to move under the cover of the noise he made while breaking the windows. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-3-14-prey-open-spoilers/653212/45 "2013-03-18T20:49:23Z")
Good episode but I am NOT looking forward to any depiction of torture on Andrea, which I think they’ll show some to squick me out. I hope she gets away or is rescued, but I noticed that in the Talking Dead, the crew mentioned a rescue but nobody knows she’s there! Other than Milton I guess, and he’s in no shape to stand up to the Governor. Rick’s not coming for her, Milton’s not, and nobody else even knows about the place. She’s doomed ☹ I think it was Milton who set the fire. Tyreese is too obvious, and when the Gov was asking Milton about it and Milton asked who did it, the Gov had a look on his face like he knew Milton was the one. ---
**Author:** ![AngelSoft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angelsoft/32/440_2.png) [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-3-14-prey-open-spoilers/653212/46 "2013-03-18T20:51:59Z")
I didn’t think it was too bad of an episode. I did like the cat and mouse with Andrea and the Governor, but it did go on a bit too long. I’m thinking though, that the fire was a two man operation. It seemed odd to me that Martinez was still so compliant with massacring Rick’s group after his little moment with Daryl. So maybe he was just playing along and after the fact, worked with Milton to get the truck and fuel without being noticed. That would explain how Milton knew about it and failed miserably at lying. ---
**Author:** ![EMCEE\_98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b5ac83/32.png) [@EMCEE\_98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EMCEE_98)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-3-14-prey-open-spoilers/653212/47 "2013-03-18T21:04:31Z")
> [@theR](#): > > But everyone should have known he was still alive as soon as they cut away from that scene. When have they ever actually killed someone without showing it? Lori was the only one that may not have been shown clearly dying though I don’t remember for sure. > > They have used the trope of implying someone left for dead then the person surviving at least a few times. I know exactly what you mean. When he wasn’t actually shown getting devoured by the zombies, my first thought was, “You gotta be fucking kidding me.” That’s even worse then the “Instant Teleport Right Behind YA!” zombie trope this show has been depending on recently. ---
**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-3-14-prey-open-spoilers/653212/48 "2013-03-18T21:09:54Z")
You should never leave after setting the death trap for the bad guy until you’ve seen him good and dead. Or the the good guy, for that matter. Ask Goldfinger about that one. ---
**Author:** ![BrassyPhrase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-3-14-prey-open-spoilers/653212/49 "2013-03-18T21:14:15Z")
> [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](#): > > She TRIED to BS her way over the wall. A decent attempt, I thought, but it didn’t work. In the end, she got over the wall because Tyreese & his sister didn’t want to shoot her. > > I also call bullshit on the governor finding her like that (assuming you’re speaking of the “Surprise!” grab just outside the prison), but unlike you, I did not like it. You make a very good point about Tyrese and his sister. I do really like those characters. And my bad, I wasn’t clear–I liked the ep, NOT the dumb takedown. That totally went THUD. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![EMCEE\_98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b5ac83/32.png) [@EMCEE\_98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EMCEE_98)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-3-14-prey-open-spoilers/653212/50 "2013-03-18T21:14:45Z")
Didn’t this show lose a writer a while back? If so, then the tropes are making a lot more sense. ---
**Author:** ![coolbyrne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bc79bd/32.png) [@coolbyrne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coolbyrne)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-3-14-prey-open-spoilers/653212/51 "2013-03-19T00:25:43Z")
> [@Human\_Action](#): > > Seems unlikely. Who would have taught her? Michonne appeared to favor travel on foot with her zombie pets, and camping out in the open. > > After a year, those cars would have flat batteries and stale (oxidized) gasoline. And yet everyone one this show seems to have unlimited gasoline… I agree with all the problems people have listed in this thread. The unstoppable Governor; the woman who runs for miles with a pocket knife and doesn’t consider picking up anything else in the METAL FACTORY; the same woman running through open fields and roads; no one seeing the Governor coming back and dumping Andrea into the dentist chair (how DID he sedate her?); Andrea not hearing the Governor coming through the trees behind her (where did he leave the truck?); the zombies that appear when convenient to the scene, etc., etc., etc. The amount of ridiculous writing as reached an all-time high, and now I fear I’m like another poster in this thread- I’m watching it now because it is so _bad_. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-3-14-prey-open-spoilers/653212/52 "2013-03-19T01:29:40Z")
> [@coolbyrne](#): > > And yet everyone one this show seems to have unlimited gasoline… > > I agree with all the problems people have listed in this thread. The unstoppable Governor; the woman who runs for miles with a pocket knife and doesn’t consider picking up anything else in the METAL FACTORY; the same woman running through open fields and roads; no one seeing the Governor coming back and dumping Andrea into the dentist chair (how DID he sedate her?); Andrea not hearing the Governor coming through the trees behind her (where did he leave the truck?); the zombies that appear when convenient to the scene, etc., etc., etc. The amount of ridiculous writing as reached an all-time high, and now I fear I’m like another poster in this thread- I’m watching it now because it is so _bad_. You and the other poster have inspired me. I was getting upset at the poor quality of the show, particularly because it was off to a pretty good start this season. Now I’m gonna laugh at it instead. Lowered expectations. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-3-14-prey-open-spoilers/653212/53 "2013-03-19T02:06:57Z")
> [@Tarwater](#): > > Can’t take the Governor’s truck because that would be cheating. This. They should at least have showed her trying to do so, and the keys were missing or something. Instead we get “almost there Andrea” and her in a torture chamber. Dammit. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-3-14-prey-open-spoilers/653212/54 "2013-03-19T02:10:54Z")
> [@misstee](#): > > I think it was Milton who fired up the Walkers. Had to be. I at first thought Merle going solo, but given the footage for the next episode, he seemed firmly planted. And of course there’s no way it’s Tyreese, which the Gov discovered after questioning. Milton’s defiant attitude is new and makes him the likely culprit. And will likely get him killed doing something noble (for once). ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-3-14-prey-open-spoilers/653212/55 "2013-03-19T02:23:50Z")
> [@BeeDubU2](#): > > I seem to remember he left the car running, or at least the lights on. When he started smashing windows, I was yelling (in my head) run to the car! I, too. And the moron is destroying glass that probably not be manufactured again in his lifetime. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-3-14-prey-open-spoilers/653212/56 "2013-03-19T02:42:06Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > Not just the finding, but taking Andrea back to Woodbury and getting her out of the truck and into the torture room without anyone seeing. > > I think there are two audiences for this show: People who watch for the gore and violence and people who are interested in societal breakdown and survival. The gorehounds are getting what they want. I want the societal breakdown and survival - I don’t get nearly enough of it from this show, but it’s kind of the only game in town. ---
**Author:** ![Courk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/91b2a8/32.png) [@Courk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Courk)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-3-14-prey-open-spoilers/653212/57 "2013-03-19T02:43:45Z")
I was distracted when the Governor was whistling in the warehouse/factory. It sounded like the first three notes to Zelda’s Lullaby from Ocarina of Time. I feel like this episode and last week’s could have been combined into about 1.5 episodes, with an extra half episode of prison stuff and/or Tyrese’s group. Or Merle and Daryl – we’ve only seen a couple interactions between those two, and none since they’ve been back at the prison. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-3-14-prey-open-spoilers/653212/58 "2013-03-19T02:45:25Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > I want the societal breakdown and survival - I don’t get nearly enough of it from this show, but it’s kind of the only game in town. Stay strong. We’ll get some of that in Under the Dome. ---
**Author:** ![minionkat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@minionkat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minionkat)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-3-14-prey-open-spoilers/653212/59 "2013-03-19T02:58:09Z")
I really liked Rick seeing the Governor’s takedown of Andrea out of the corner of his eye, then silently talking himself out of it when he looks through the scope of his rifle. I could almost hear him say “I see things” like he said to Michonne a couple of weeks ago. Tyrese and his sister are great. I can’t help but think of his companion as a “poor man’s Daryl”. I know his dead wife’s name (Donna), but cannot for the life of me think of his, or his older, suckier Carl kid’s. I could Google it, but I don’t even care enough to take ten seconds to do that. It’s like they stumbled out of a parallel universe. All that being said, I was completely sucked into the tension of the cat and mouse with Andrea and the Governor. He is super creepy. But I don’t really care if Andrea survives. I just hope she goes quick, leaving more time for the prison crew and Milton, now that he’s suddenly interesting. ---
**Author:** ![chicagowhitesox1173](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@chicagowhitesox1173](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chicagowhitesox1173)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2013, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-3-14-prey-open-spoilers/653212/60 "2013-03-19T04:24:48Z")
I’m starting to think Merle is a mole for the governor. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-3-14-prey-open-spoilers/653212.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-3-14-prey-open-spoilers/653212.md?page=4)