'The Walking Dead' Season 3 Finale Recap: 'Welcome to the Tombs' Lives Up to the Hype, Who Dies? AMC's Hit Show Ends Third Season in Bloodshed

The highly anticipated "The Walking Dead" season 3 finale took place last night. Episode 16, "Welcome to the Tombs" lived up to its billing as a bloody finale. The rumored killing of 27 people in the final episode of season three by Andrew Lincoln rang true. Would the finale live up to the hype with the long rumored battle between the Governor and Rick taking place? Which characters were killed off and which survived to possibly see season four? Keep reading to get a recap of AMC's "The Walking Dead" season 3 finale.

The Governor shows just how unstable he is when he leaves his own people, massacring his own soldiers, sparing only two of them. When Rick shows up he ends up sparring the Governor's lone survivor Karen's life and taking in the citizens who were abandoned by the Governor.

Unfortunately for Milton, he refuses to kill Andrea and ends up getting killed by the Governor. Milton dies trying to stand up to the Governor, but in the end it was to no avail as Andrea meets her fatal end as well. Before dying though Andrea explains her actions from this past season.

Andrea says that she wanted to keep peace and prevent war. She had an opportunity to kill the Governor, but she just couldn't do it. Was that a mistake? Andrea's final scene is a tense one and one of the better scenes of season 3. Unfortunately for Andrea she was bit so she has to kill herself. However, despite dying, she saved a number of the Woodbury citizens. The final scene was so touching even Michonne, who refused to leave Andrea's side, shed a tear.

Carl is going through some demons of his own. It's clear Carl is having trouble coping with what is going on around him. He callously kills Jody, a young soldier of the Governor's, when he wouldn't put down his gun quick enough. It seems as though Carl is still carrying guilt over Dale's death.

In the final scene of "Welcome ot the Tombs" Rick brings a bus full of Woodbury survivors to the prison. Rick, unlike the Governor, shows an ability to change his mind and accept peace. However, Carl looks upset that his dad brought the Woodbury survivors back to the prison. Could we be seeing a preview of something for season 4?

The final episode of season 3 had a little bit of everything for fans. There was plenty of killing and bloodshed, while there also was a lot of character development leading into season 4. The Governor is still at large with plenty of zombies left for season 4. What did you think of "The Walking Dead" season 3 finale? Comment below.