The walking dead season 4 episode 6, the governors new family. The governors origins are explored in the novel the walking dead. Dec 05, 2016 negan as the focal point of the walking dead sets up an even bigger tyrant than the governor with even more dire consequences for our group. The special also features two other characters, michonne. Was there a learning curve to get up to speed with the walking dead. Philip blake, also known by his nickname the governor and briefly by the pseudonym of brian heriot, is a main character and an antagonist, as well as a survivor of the outbreak in amcs the walking dead. I read this before seeing the comics, so i was at first surprised to see how different this governor was from the show version, which i like better. In the television series, the governor s disturbing motives are reflected in his authoritarian ways in dealing with threats to his community, primarily by executing most large groups and only accepting lone survivors.
Im not a huge zombie fan, but have enjoyed the tv series, and a group i belong to recommended this book along with the second one road to woodbury. Over the course of the year and early into the next, image comics is releasing a 48page story telling the rise or fall of the walking dead s biggest. The governor rescued merle from certain death after he amputated his hand and escaped atlanta and in turn merle became the governors right hand man, and accompanied philip when they went out gain supplies. Negan is basically the dark lord of the walking dead now. Philip blake, also known by his nickname the governor and briefly by the.
In the television series, the governors disturbing motives are reflected in his authoritarian ways in dealing with threats to his community, primarily by executing most large groups and only accepting lone survivors into his community. Feb 22, 2016 as exciting as it is to know that negan will receive a backstory in the walking dead, we have to wonder if its the right direction. Nov 22, 2017 the walking dead has brought in massive ratings for years now andaside from the huge draw of fan faves like rick, daryl, and michonne the big allure is always watching the gang overcome one. A recap of live bait, the latest episode of the walking dead. As with the previous two installments, it was written by robert kirkman and jay bonansinga. So hes not exactly not known for his own version of horrific deaths. The walking deads axel was first written as serial killer. This story contains spoilers from too far gone, the walking dead.
Negan isnt the only thing ruining the walking dead but he. He protects the citizens of woodbury from walkers and provides them with shelter, food, clothing and perhaps most importantly, a semblance of what it was like to live in the world before the dead began walking. This special walking dead issue contains a reprint of the walking. May 11, 2019 the governor philip blake philip blake, also known as his the governor and brian heriots pseudonym, is the main character and antagonist of the outbreak in amcs the walking dead. The michonne special is a brief story consisting of six pages, featuring michonne hawthorne during the early days of the apocalypse. Rise of the governor is a postapocalyptic horror novel written by robert kirkman and jay bonansinga and released october 11, 2011. Michonne pronounced mihshown is a main character and a survivor of the outbreak in amcs the walking dead. The more we learned about the governor, the more his story bordered on melodrama. She had been a civil rights attorney, and she was on a road trip with her sister amy emma bell when the apocalypse took place.
On sundays episode of the walking dead, the governor took on the fake name brian. The governor s origins are explored in the novel the walking dead. A lot of big things happened on sundays the big scary u episode of the walking dead. Oct 27, 2012 fans of the walking dead comic book know that the governor is not a character to be messed with a man whos managed to amass quite a group of followers and created a new society in the midst. Rise of the governor is the first in a trilogy of novels. Brian blake, better known as philip blake or by his epithet the governor, is a. Oct 03, 2017 the walking dead season 8 will reveal more about negans past and his tragic backstory, but thats a bad idea. Undead walking 2 years leadership in the walking dead.
Season four of the walking dead has been pretty grim thus far. Alpha and betas unconventional bond take center stage in the second episode of the walking dead season 10. Mar 20, 2020 the backstory for andrea on the walking dead was an interesting one. Andrea from the walking dead appears in michonnes last episode. Walking dead actor wants to reprise governor in spinoff. Unbeknownst to most woodbury residents, the governors ally. The walking dead season 4 episode 6, the governors theme. Similar to the comics, it is written by robert kirkman and drawn by charlie adlard. The 20 biggest differences between amcs the walking dead and. Apr 24, 2018 while the character was mostly presented as pure evil in the original walking dead comic, the governor novel trilogy morrissey references explored the backstory and origins of the man who made himself a monster to survive. In the walking dead comics negans backstory wasnt fully told until relatively recently.
Live bait features the governor vs old zombies and gives the audience a bit of backstory. Rise of the governor to help build out the backstory of the game. After the greene family farm was overrun by zombies, michonne encountered andrea and began to open up as the two developed a close. Amcs the walking dead revealed the governor s david morrissey backstory sunday with an episode that picked up immediately where season three concluded, showing the eyepatched villain on the.
The governor is the charismatic leader of woodbury, a seemingly utopian community thats barricaded behind walls. Read the tragic backstory of negan from the walking dead for yourself. The governor real name philip blake in the tv series, and brian blake in the comics and novels is a fictional character and central antagonist from the walking. Nov 25, 20 the walking dead season 4, episode 7, dead weight. Walking dead fans are curious about the governor s backstory, but that doesnt mean it will be seen in a flashback in season four. Reasons why negan will get the walking dead cancelled. Walking dead star david morrissey would love his own governor.
If its handled correctly, then it could go a long way. Our recap of the walking dead, season 10, episode 2, reveals the backstory that turned alpha and beta into such a fearsome tag team. This is the song playing at the start of the show while the governor is explaining to someone how he lost everything, the song is. But the series was originally planning to add another killer to the cast, until the storyline. Following the loss of her boyfriend and toddler, she withdrew into solitude perfecting her swordsmanship and becoming a dark and ruthless warrior. Amcs the walking dead revealed the governors david morrissey backstory sunday with an episode that picked up immediately where season three concluded, showing the eyepatched villain on the. I dunno, in the show i didnt see the governor as evil, he looks at walker heads, so he wont be afraid, and he is perhaps the best fist fighter so far. Rise of the governor this is great backstory to both the graphic novels which i havent read and the tv series which several of us are addicted to. Robert kirkman has stated that we will be seeing characters from the comic series, such as rick and michonne. Former walking dead star david morrissey would love to reprise his role as the governor because he feels the character still has a lot more to mine. How the walking dead is going to explain negans backstory. The fall of the governor is the third installment of the fourpart novel series of the origins of the infamous antagonist the governor. The walking dead season 8 will explore negans backstory. Its possible that some of this is just the appeal of the new.
Nov 09, 2017 the walking dead reserves the right to tell negans story as early as season 8 while the character is the hottest topic of the series. The walking dead fans have had to say goodbye to a number of their. How gwendoline christie and rian johnson developed phasmas backstory. Oct 14, 2019 spoilers ahead for the walking dead season 10. Former the walking dead star david morrissey says a nonlinear.
The walking deads fourth season utilizes plots from the novel, the chalmers family in particular. Dont forget, the governor beheaded maggies sweet dad, hershel, right in front of her. The walking deads david morrissey says hes not finished. The governor is quite dead on the current timeline of the show, but a miniseries exploring his backstory could be an. Theres an undeniable frisson of excitement when the walking dead turns its attention to the whisperers, and especially their steely leader, alpha. Shes the one who convinces the governor to stay when he tries to run away from his growing emotional relationship to the family, telling him that hes stuck with them. Which is why we had 2 character ends at last seasons walking dead premiere instead of the one inevitable promised one. British actor david morrissey, who plays the governor on amcs the walking dead, talks about some unexpected overlaps with his characters tastes and explains how the role finally earned him some respect at home.
Troy being related to a preexisting character like the governor would be. Walking dead fans are curious about the governors backstory, but that doesnt mean it will be seen in a flashback in season four. The novel is a spinoff of the walking dead comic book series and explores the backstory of one of the series most infamous characters, the governor. There are three great novels called the rise of the governor and i. He is the leader of the fortified town of woodbury and later the leader of the river camp. May 12, 2020 as a zombie show, the walking dead is packed with death and gore, and viewers are used to seeing it. Sep 26, 2017 its a muchneeded backstory to one of the most fearsome villains in the walking dead universe. Robert kirkman discussing the general inception of the plot of rise of the governor with comparisons to the graphic novels. The governor has always been a selfmade man before the zombie apocalypse, he was philip blake, an office worker who spent his days in a cubicle and hated his life. The novel is a spinoff of the walking dead comic book series and explores the back story of one of the series most infamous characters, the governor. The comics version of the governor enjoyed a fleshedout backstory in the form of a novel titled the walking dead. Heres negan the tragic backstory of the walking deads. I like the tv governor, i missed the comic version. Other flashbacks the walking dead is no stranger to flashbacks.
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