The Walking Thread (SPOILERS!!)

[Beware of Cuccos*]

I will now rename The Governor to The Captain for this post, as he looks way to much like a pirate to me.

(1)This whole episode makes me want to care about The Captain but I really don't. These people may last long but if he does not do something to get them killed, I will really believe that he wants to change. I don't care what they want me to believe, you can't make someone mow down half the town and than say "Oh, well this guy has turned over a new leaf." Right and Hitler only killed a few people.

I really want to like this episode, because it is really well done and I love seeing the human side of characters that we know a little about. I love how he basically talks to the little girl about Chess and he describing what he did/is doing and she draws the eye-patch on the king piece. The grandfather on the oxygen tank makes me think of how well my step-father would have survived this if he was still alive (irony, I guess, since the character died). (2)I want to think that The Captain will take the girls to Rick and the group to make them save (as far as he knows), but (3)"I'm a 'glass half full' kinda guy."

Like I said I want to like this episode but there is this nagging feeling that this episode is going to bite these girls in the ass by the mid season finally.

1- I don't trust him. He may be temporarily good(ish), but it's just that- temporary. He's lost his mind quite a bit and I think we'll see some back and forth struggle with that until he finally fully snaps. My friend thinks he's changed for good. We've got a bet going.

2- That's the best we can hope for. Maybe at the end he tells the girls to go to the prison, that they'll be safe there, and goes his own way.

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This episode as a whole made me very uncomfortable. It was an amazing episode, and i'm excited that we got to see what was happening to the Governor. But seeing him as somewhat of a good guy was very uncomfortable to watch.

I'm wondering if we'll actually get to see Rick and Daryl's conversation about Carol before the mid season finale. The writers are good about taking what the fans want and shitting on it. Especially Daryl fans (Kirkman himself said numerous times that he would kill off Daryl just because of his fans). Tons of people want Carol and Daryl to get together (Caryl), but I never did. I love their relationship as bros. But I don't want this to drag on anymore. I hope the next episode isn't all Martinez and his group. I hope we get to see our people too.

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And yet, my friend thinks.

"this was the worst episode, it was so boring. I don't care for the Governor"

He is not a smart boy.

Let me guess. This guy can only pay attention to thing when there is action going on every few minutes and hates to watch any sort of character development. I had to live with one of these for awhile. I now appreciate CoD and MW a little more, but I also have a voice to mock the fan bases with.

The Governor is one of those characters that is enjoyable to watch as you can see gears turning in his head, planing the next move he will make. The idea of chess in this episode is a great way of showing off his character. People who really don't like slow games or don't have the attention span to play chess don't get it, but if you look hard enough you can see a plan forming in his head.

Also I was not trying to insult your friend (it kinda sounded like I was). That's just how people I've had to deal with have been acting.

That's a great way to put it. As much as I hate the Governor*, we need a character like him. And we need to be uncomfortable when we watch. And we need to see things happen slowly.

*I do not hate the Governor as a character. I hate him as a person if he were real. He makes my blood boil, which is exactly what his character is supposed to do.