This Sorrowful Life
| "This Sorrowful Life" | |
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Merle is put down by his brother, Daryl, following his sacrificial death by the hands of The Governor.
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| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 15 |
| Directed by | Greg Nicotero |
| Written by | Scott M. Gimple |
| Featured music | "Fast and Loose" by Motörhead "Turn It Up" by Ted Nugent |
| Original air date | March 24, 2013 |
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"This Sorrowful Life" is the fifteenth episode of the third season and 34th episode overall of the post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead, which first aired on AMC in the United States on March 24, 2013.
In the episode, Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), unaware of The Governor (David Morrissey)'s plan to ambush the prison and kill whomever delivers Michonne (Danai Gurira), ponders whether or not he should hand over Michonne to The Governor. Meanwhile, Merle Dixon (Michael Rooker) takes matters into his own hand(s) in an attempt to protect his brother.
This episode featured the death of Merle, who is killed when trying to redeem himself. Critics praised the performance of Michael Rooker in the episode and Norman Reedus' performance at the end, upon confronting a zombified Merle.
The episode was watched by 10.69 million viewers, up slightly from the previous episode; and critics reacted positively to the episode.
Rick privately tells Hershel (Scott Wilson) and Daryl (Norman Reedus) about The Governor's offer and Rick's intentions to quietly capture Michonne (Danai Gurira) in order to comply and to delay telling the rest of the group until afterwards. Hershel refuses to be a part of it and Daryl is reluctant, although he agrees to support Rick. Feeling he needs a third man for the job, Rick requests Merle's help. Merle, who has been tearing through mattresses looking for drugs, is interested in this development but does not believe Rick has the spine for it and also remarks on how cold he has become since they first met.
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