Walking Dead: Walk With Me

"Walk With Me" is the third episode of season three of the survival horror series The Walking Dead and the twenty-second episode of the series overall. It was directed by Guy Ferland and written by Evan Reilly. It first aired on the AMC network on Sunday, October 28th, 2012. In this episode, Andrea and Michonne come upon a group of human survivalists who discover their presence in the woods. Coincidentally, one of them happens to be Merle Dixon. Merle brings them back to the enclosed and safe environments of the town of Woodbury, Woodbury, where they meet the undisputed leader of the group - a man known only as the Governor.

Notes & Trivia

 * The Walking Dead was developed by Frank Darabont based on the series of graphic novels by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard.


 * "WD: Walk With Me", "TWD: Walk With Me", and "The Walking Dead: Walk With Me" all redirect to this page.


 * This episode is rated TV-14.


 * This is the fourth episode of The Walking Dead directed by Guy Ferland. He previously directed "Better Angels". His next episode is "Killer Within".


 * This is the fourth episode of The Walking Dead written by Evan Reilly. He previously wrote "Better Angels".


 * This is the only episode of the series that does not include the majority of the show's main cast members. Only Laurie Holden and Danai Gurira appear in this episode.


 * Actors Michael Rooker and David Morrissey are added to the season three opening cast beginning with this episode. Rooker reprises the role of Merle Dixon from seasons one and two and Morrissey plays a brand new character, The Governor.


 * Merle Dixon's last actual appearance on the show was in season one's "Tell it to the Frogs". However, he also appeared as one of his brother Daryl's hallucinations in season two's "Chupacabra".


 * Producer and writer Evan T. Reilly is credited as Evan Reilly in this episode.


 * Actor Julio Cedillo is credited as Julio Cesar Cedillo in this episode.


 * This is the first appearance of actor Jose Pablo Cantillo in the role of Caesar Martinez. He will make thirteen appearances on The Walking Dead in total, eleven of which are in season three, and two episodes from season four.


 * This is the first appearance of Tim. He appears in three episodes of the series in total. He appears next in "Say the Word".


 * This is the first appearance of Rowan. She appears in two episodes of the series in total. She appears next in "Say the Word".


 * This is the first appearance of Crowley. He appears in three episodes of the series in total. He appears next in "Say the Word".


 * This is the first episode of the series that Andrew Lincoln does not appear in.