So I watched the season 3 premiere early today and was very happy with what I saw. While I prefer to see characters mature in real-time, I was very happy to see where the characters were at, especially Carl who is just a little zombie killing badass. It may have taken them two seasons, but they've finally accomplished what most zombie movies can achieve in the first 20 minutes. In all fairness to the show, it at least kept my interest enough to follow it.