I highly doubt that the good ole Governor was going to let it all happen without bloodshed to begin with, although I do think he was overjoyed to see the defeated look on Rick's face. That may have been enough for him until Rick and the rest were on the road and then the sick bastard would have gone after them.Me too. But then of course, there it was with an arrow sticking out of its head. Should have known. This is Daryl we're talking about.
They needed to fight because it was the midseason finale. But they could also have left, let the Gov's party in, and taken the prison back by stealth. Daryl's a hunter, and he knows the prison a lot better than the Gov does. He could have picked 'em off one by one.
And I think Carl should have taken the shot and ended it right there.
If Carl had taken the shot, then he would have been the one who started it and thus responsible for the fight that ensued. I'm glad he listened and did as he was told this time. =) How much more could Rick have done than to say "hey we can share the prison"? I just hope that Gov is finally, truly dead. If he's not I'm gonna be like - no way he could have survived that!