We finally got a quick glimpse of the
absent Governor at the end of the Walking Dead Season 4 episode 5, “Internment.”
The Governor was gone so long that even
Michonne decided to give up looking for him.
It appears that the Season 4 episode 6,
“Live Bait,” will provide some details on what he’s been up to during his
hiatus.
There have been rumors that The
Governor will get two standalone episodes during Season 4. Some are speculating
that it will be this week’s Episode 6 "Live Bait"and the following week.
In a recent interview with The Hollywood
Reporter, Robert Kirkman, executive producer of The Walking Dead, and show
runner Scott Glimple, were asked why the Governor has been missing from Season
4 for so long?
“You know what? I’m sick of The
Governor.” Glimple said.
“It’s not that we don’t like that
character; we needed to give that character a break. Going right back into that
would seem like more retread of season three, and that’s the thing we don’t
want to do,” said Kirkman.
To Kirkman’s point, without The
Governor’s presence, the writers were able create new challenges and threats
for the group to deal with. Those included the most unlikely killer in their
midst – a deadly outbreak of a viral disease.
The group is also being taunted by a
mysterious person baiting Walkers for the sole purpose of weakening the
Prison’s fences (perhaps some of The Governor’s handy work?).
With the trifecta of events over the last few episodes, we see the group morphing into one of its weakest points. This is perfect timing for the demented
eye-patched villain to return to exact his twisted revenge on Rick and Michonne.
Do you think the group will figure out
that The Governor is watching before he attacks? Will Michonne pick up her search for him before it's too late? Or will The Governor make a surprise attack and slaughter the group? What do you think?
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