Note: Full spoilers for the episode follow.
On the heels of a new and improved Michonne three weeks back, The Walking Dead delivered another nice bit of character redemption this week. Of course, this one was redemption by way of sacrifice, as Merle faced who he was and what he'd done and decided he'd do all he could to stop the Governor, no matter the cost.
I will say that it's really difficult to reconcile the Merle here with the one we met in Season 1. Hell, he didn't say a single racist thing while traveling with Michonne! It even seems a bit questionable to learn he hadn't killed anyone until he met The Governor, given he was a drug abusing, gun-blasting maniac when we met him, who was already knee deep in the zombie apocalypse. But given how over the top Merle 1.0 was, I'll take this much more nuanced portrayal – especially when it was in the midst of such a strong episode.
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