Yes, it was maybe a bit too risky to send Glen down the well but I think they were more worried about contamination seeping into the water table and poisoning the other wells than they were about that one (which is already unusable). No one seems sure how contagious zombie fluids are. Getting it in your eyes or swallowing it will probably kill you and that's about all the people in the show know for certain. As for putting an animal down the well - what, maybe a chicken trained to tie a rope around the walker before it dies horribly?
I don't think Merle is a hallucination. Sophia veered off course for no obvious reason, then her trail disappears, then Daryl sees a place where a child seems to be camping out. In a closet. Think about this. Merle appears and tells Sophia to come with him. She may not like him terribly but he's an adult and "one of them" so she goes along. At some point she starts getting creeped out and says she's going to back to the highway now. Merle grabs her and carries her the rest of the way, hence no more trail. And who else could disguise his own trail well enough to throw off Daryl?
I think Herschel and his crew are involved in developing a cure. Maybe he's doing it on his own or there's some kind of government lab under that barn. You know, the one with the generator that always has fuel and keeps their house lit up like a Christmas tree. First there was that comment about riding things out until there's a cure. Then they were talking about Sophia being bitten and what they'd do, Maggie looks over at Herschel like she wants to say something and he shakes his head no. Then that little speech to Rick about there being aspects to the situation he can't and won't discuss. I never read the comics so if Herschel does the same thing there I swear I'm not cheating. This is my own personal theory. I guess we'll see how good my sixth sense is.

I also think that Merle will only be a hallucination, and that Daryl's going to start going crazy. but Please, can someone explain to me how the last episode was boring? It was great story-wise. why must we ALWAYS have some nonsensical zombie bashing or "bad-ass" action? i personally loved the episode. Daryl's interaction with Carol was a great highlight, and i view it as kind of a Last moment of Heart before he starts going off the deep end. I watch episode 5 on http://movieleak.org/

I agree, Sophia has been missing long enough and if she isn’t a zombie yet, she must be dead. Never the less, the story needs to move on, other than that I still find this show intriguing and I am in excited for next week. Hopefully I’ll be able to catch it on TV at home, if not there is always DISH Online; DISH Network’s new video streaming site. Although I am a DISH customer/employee I still manage to miss a few episodes of the show that I follow and that is why I am thankful for DISH Online. I can watch the latest episodes for free at DISH Online, so I don’t have to worry about paying high prices for access to Netflix.

This show is starting to get on my nerves a little bit. First the thing in the well was ridiculous, beyond ridiculous. There is no way in the world anyone with half of a brain would drink that water after they extricated the walker. And who in their remedial physics class would think that they could have pulled an obese bloated walker with adipose tissue that has been A. softened by who knows how long in the water and B is weakened due to decomposition. And the whole no shooting it thing was stupid. Run and get one of the smart people and a flashlight and look down the well and see that it is already leaking body fluid into the water. The smart people would have said to cap the well and use something else. How difficult would that have been? No, lets risk one of our few competent members of the group to enact a feeble minded plan that was a failure waiting to happen.

Second, find Sophia or leave her there already. For crying out loud the girl in at least 10 and should have easily been able to find the big freaking highway again.

Lori is cementing her role as one of the dumbest characters on any show ever. I know that it is the apocalypse and all but find a freaking way to practice safe sex. You think it is difficult to roam around the country in an apocalypse with four competent guys, two kids and a handful of useful idiots is tough now. Wait till you throw a pregnant women and then a baby into the mix.

As for Glen and Maggie, congrats Glen, it is about time you get something for the effort that you are putting into the group. However sadly the Doc is going to use this to kick them off of the farm. Because I doubt he is into Glen making nice with his daughter? Though I really want to see how the last obstinate anti gun nut is going to kick anybody off on anything. That will have to be a major conflict between Shane's new found pragmatism mixed with a little survival instinct and Rick's aww shucks we should still be nice and mannered to everyone.

However, more Maggie, please. If they leave the farm, writers, allow her to come along with them. Not just because the more Lauren Cohan the better in my opinion. Or that Glen deserves some nookie. But more pointedly she is the only competent woman on the show. Lori is a blithering idiot, that constantly reaffirms that in damn near every episode. I almost fell out of my chair laughing last night when she flicked open the knife. Carol is a basket case, Andrea has potential but is still a walking moron. It would be nice to have a strong woman along with them that can take care of herself and can be a role model for Sophia if they ever freaking find her.

Please, I beg of your writers. Find Sophia and start the conflict between Shane and Rick over the Doc and the farm.

Come on people, seriously. I really like this show, but the whole "zombie in the well" thing was just asinine, from beginning to end. I'd rather read a reasonable review of a show (such as this review) then wade through baseless fanboy gushing.

Mike Ryan, I'm sure you're a great person and I have no issues with your writing - cuss words or no. But I agree with whoever said last week that this show really should be reviews by someone else. Someone who appreciates it.

I love this show and I love the character developement of Daryl but please find this girl and move on! I also thought the well thing was stupid. Would you really drink that water even if the walker didn't bleed into it? Of course once they started pulling him up you could see the walker already had blood on him sooooo... Is anyone else tired of the blond chick being mad at the old guy for wanting her to live. Nobody put a gun to your head lady if you really wanted it over you would have stayed anyway, let it go.

I understand about developing characters and creating a plot outside of zombies but ummm..... zombies is why we all loved the show to begin with so can we get back to it. Really these folks are living like nothing is going on in the world on that farm. Lights on at night, sitting on the porch sipping tea, riding horses into town. LOL One lone walker found the farm and fell in the well. His name must be timmy and he is waiting for lassie to run and tell the other zombies that timmy's in the well.

I think people are too impatient myself. And to say that Daryl's had nothing to do is missing the point of him altogether. My god, you guys didn't notice the complete turnabout in his character when he brought Carol that flower, the Cherokee Rose? Anyone expect that from him when he first was introduced last season? I didn't. I loved it, love the character and the writer is correct...he's easily the most interesting character on the show.

People say that the Sophia storyline has played out but think about it, if they didn't, then there'd be no setup for Daryl's episode next week (yes, it is centric on him) and the episode after that as well. This is Daryl's way, or rather the writer's way to give his character more depth. To give all the characters more depth. It's not going to be all blood and guts either and if that's what people are expecting they're going to be disappointed b/c the guy that created this novel series has said himself that's not the point of the story.

Why can't people give a review anymore without having to use cuss words. It just shows what ignorance this writer has. Who brings up an episode of Three's Company writing a review for "The Walking Dead". Stick to your day job buddy.

I really like this show but I am so over the looking for Sophia scene. This episode was so boring and if this continues the show will lose alot of viewers. We need some action and excitement. If the show get s back to the real reason for the show, the zombies, it will be great again and maybe then this reviewer will have something to write about and not bore us to tears.