tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post3028236564664298785..comments2024-02-04T05:13:04.501-05:00Comments on Nik at Nite: The Walking Dead 4.06: Live BaitNikki Staffordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-33733513388519813752013-11-22T23:13:38.827-05:002013-11-22T23:13:38.827-05:00I guess I'm the odd duck out in that I found t...I guess I'm the odd duck out in that I found this episode incredibly boring. It was so slowly paced that it was almost painful at times for me. But I think a big part of it goes to the fact that I do not, for one moment, think the Governor can ever be "David." I don't think you can come back, and especially not this quickly, from the horrific things that he did last season.<br /><br />I might even have thought there was a tiny chance except for the fact that we saw him outside the prison last episode. If you really have changed, you don't come back to the one place where you tried to kill EVERYONE. You just don't.<br /><br />I love having the Governor back, but I just can't buy into any kind of redemption story.<br /><br />One thing I have been contemplating since last week, which I would hate because I don't want her character to go this way, but love because it would be fascinating to watch - would be to see Carol and the Governor team up and come after Rick. They both lost Walker daughters because of Rick/his people - they both then lost their surrogate families because of Rick/his people. I think it would horribly fascinating to see that.Rebecca T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11994380364321336824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-37944057070866865102013-11-22T09:13:54.302-05:002013-11-22T09:13:54.302-05:00Colleen! Yay, someone who is helping me not sound ...Colleen! Yay, someone who is helping me not sound like a Governor apologist. I agree that he's someone who snapped when his wife was killed, and then snapped again when his zombie daughter was done away with. He's had too much, and we saw what happened with Rick. Now we're seeing someone who's gone far overboard, and I love the idea of trying to redeem THAT guy. Someone who clamped Andrea to a chair in a room with a guy who was going to rip her throat out. I can't wait to see how Morrissey handles this transition.Nikki Staffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-64734101344454340882013-11-21T22:01:43.743-05:002013-11-21T22:01:43.743-05:00This is my favourite episode. And hey, cut the Guv...This is my favourite episode. And hey, cut the Guv some slack. ;) I think he was once an ordinary guy. And then the world went mad, and he went mad too. And I think he was telling the truth when he said he was trying to help. He was really crap at it.<br /><br />Is he still mad? Probably. Every single scene with the girls, I expected him to snap and do something terrible. The tension was delicious. <br /><br />We've seen him at his worst. I think we've now had a glimpse of the man he used to be. <br /><br />Full disclosure, I have a soft spot for redeemed bad boys (Spike, Crais...) <br /><br />Is this going to last? Naw. But I'm enjoying the softer side of Mr. Morrisey for the moment.Colleen/redeem147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-50957586024840692482013-11-21T15:19:37.725-05:002013-11-21T15:19:37.725-05:00Victor! That's awesome; I hadn't heard.
Y...Victor! That's awesome; I hadn't heard.<br /><br />Yeah - as I said, I just don't trust the idea of The Governor as a reformed individual. Likewise, I think the odds of forgiveness from any members of the core group are astronomical, no matter how many women and children he has in tow. And almost everyone else at the prison is a former Woodbury resident. How are they gonna trust the guy? The writers are bound to take it in a different direction; there's just too much resistance to overcome in pushing an elephant that size toward a room that small.<br /><br />[An aside on Nikki's mention of non-diegetic music: there was a lovely classical-style piano piece that played during the chess scene, but it wasn't one I recognized. I'd be willing to bet it was a Bear McCreary original, as it did share certain similarities to the more traditional piano work he composed for Battlestar Galactica, but I'm not sure. Readers, please sound off here in the comments if you have any insight.]yourblindspothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17976169517693699335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-91341441989834460352013-11-21T13:56:14.373-05:002013-11-21T13:56:14.373-05:00For a while there, I thought the Governor would ki...For a while there, I thought the Governor would kill grandpa and the two women to keep Meghan for himself.<br />In a way that would have been better.<br />I know I'm always all "Dale was right, humanity, civilisation" etc., but I want the Governor as a bad guy. I can't trust him, I don't think the characters I love can trust him (considering my favourites are Glenn and Michonne... yeah...), and I don't want to watch a show where a lot of time is spent on good guys mistrusting another "good guy".<br /><br />Anyway, next week: Enver Gjokaj :)Efthymianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-11259667779499901002013-11-21T13:35:50.452-05:002013-11-21T13:35:50.452-05:00Speaking of the "great prison war", Comi...Speaking of the "great prison war", Comics Governor attacks the prison multiple times so I've assumed the same thing could happen on the tv show. It certainly seemed more like an earlier skirmish than the all-out battle royale. Although killing all his soldiers and now wandering for 40 years in the desert may put a kink on that.<br /><br />Since it's not clear how much time has passed, I wonder if we'll see any more of Clara, the woman who tried to feed Rick to her zombified husband's head in the S4 premiere. Her final statement, "You don't get to come back from things" was taken as a strugle for Rick. It could be the main question for the season and tie in to the Governor's turn as Brian. Can you come back? Joelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-87193773731350638602013-11-21T11:02:04.472-05:002013-11-21T11:02:04.472-05:00Thank you as always for the recap.
Isn't TW...Thank you as always for the recap. <br /><br /> Isn't TWD supposed to be in real time? If so they've probably been in that apartment for at least two years and now that "Brian" has I'm sure told them the National Guard isn't coming they'd probably rather risk it on the road rather than stay there and wait for the food to run out.<br /><br />He couldn't possibly try and bring this new group to the prison hoping for admittance could he?<br /><br /> -Tim AlanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com