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Talking Dead: Season 3

16 episodes Premiered Oct 13, 2013 Updated Nov 8, 2026
Previously on Talking Dead

Season 3 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Talking Dead Season 2.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season 3 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 3: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (13): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S3·E2 Core

Episode 2

Oct 20, 2013

Guests discuss "Infected."

S3·E3 Core

Isolation

Oct 27, 2013

Guests discuss "Isolation."

S3·E4 Core

Indifference

Nov 3, 2013

Actress Gillian Jacobs and WWE champion, Chris Jericho, discuss the episode "Indifference."

S3·E5 Core

Episode 5

Nov 10, 2013

Guests discuss "Internment."

S3·E6 Core

Live Bait

Nov 17, 2013

Actor Ike Barinholtz and "The Governor" David Morrissey discuss the episode "Live Bait."

S3·E7 Core

Dead Weight

Nov 24, 2013

Guests discuss "Dead Weight."

S3·E8 Core

Episode 8

Dec 1, 2013

Guests discuss "Too Far Gone."

S3·E10 Core

Episode 10

Feb 16, 2014

Guests discuss "Inmates."

S3·E11 Core

Claimed

Feb 23, 2014

Guests discuss "Claimed."

S3·E12 Core

Still

Mar 2, 2014

The "Still" episode is discussed.

S3·E13 Core

Alone

Mar 9, 2014

Guests discuss, "Alone."

S3·E14 Core

The Grove

Mar 16, 2014

Guests discuss "The Grove."

S3·E15 Mytharc

Us

Mar 23, 2014

Guests discuss "Us."

S3·E16 Mytharc

A

Mar 30, 2014

Guests discuss "A."

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