Note: Full spoilers for the episode follow.
Pacing-wise, it was a bit surprising and odd to go from last week's evocative (and wonderful) "Rick and a couple others go on a trip outside the prison" story to an episode that had… Rick and a couple of others go on a trip outside the prison. But "Arrow on the Doorstep" served a different purpose, returning us directly to the Rick/Governor showdown, as the two finally met face to face.
This was solid material, with Andrew Lincoln and David Morrissey both very good as the two men both talked tough with each other while barely holding up any pretense that they didn't want to lunge at one another's throats.
Morrissey especially had a standout scene, as the Governor told Rick what happened to his wife – a simple, human story about a tragic car accident that added more depth to the man who became this monster. Morrissey was terrific showing the very straight forward, matter of fact way the Governor talked about something that clearly forever damaged him to his core.
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