I think Michonne is badly in need of some character development next half. Sure the Governor sent men after her to kill but for her to slaughter his (already dead) daughter in front of him while he pleaded for her not to makes Michonne seem even more heartless than he is. I thought she'd be more interested in finding Andrea and turning her against the Governor by telling her what she knows but so be it.
I disagree, I don't think its heartless of Michonne at all. She doesn't compromise. If you make her an enemy, then she will become your enemy. To her viewpoint, Penny is a zombie. A piece of meat. A carcass. An enemy. The governor only proved his lack of sanity by having any feelings for a zombie. Michonne killed Penny because a) its a zombie and b) Governor cared for it.
I disagree, I don't think its heartless of Michonne at all. She doesn't compromise. If you make her an enemy, then she will become your enemy. To her viewpoint, Penny is a zombie. A piece of meat. A carcass. An enemy. The governor only proved his lack of sanity by having any feelings for a zombie. Michonne killed Penny because a) its a zombie and b) Governor cared for it.
Heartlessness has nothing to do with it.
Precisely.
Plus the Governor already knew the goods that the kid no longer possessed any memory or human recollection. The episode showed that where he thought his daughter was responding to music but was just fixated on the bowl of meat on the table. He got mad, and slammed her back in the room. He wanted acknowledgement, any acknowledgement, and got none.
The experiments with the old guy were obviously connected and were occurring for a reason. The Governor secretly wanting to know if Penny had any recollection of her human life after turning. But he was keeping Penny for his own contrived comfort. Not because the entity was still his daughter. In a sense he already knew this.
Finally, the roadteam has a lot more close up knowledge of walkers, who they transform, what they are like transformed, and had already seen the keep your zombie family mistake attempted on the farm. They have much more first hand knowledge of the zombies and the turning.
Have any of you read either of the Walking Dead novels at all? I read the Rise of the Governor which is pretty good. It's basically the story of the Governor leading up to his arrival at Woodburry but it puts some of what we know about the Governor (both TV and comic versions) out of whack. .
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Have any of you read either of the Walking Dead novels at all? I read the Rise of the Governor which is pretty good. It's basically the story of the Governor leading up to his arrival at Woodburry but it puts some of what we know about the Governor (both TV and comic versions) out of whack. .
didn't know these existed... i'm a sucker for zombie novels, so i'll likely check them out now... thanks a bunch!
didn't know these existed... i'm a sucker for zombie novels, so i'll likely check them out now... thanks a bunch!
I thought they were comic books?? Either way they are apparently pretty graphic comic books. Don't want to give anything away if you are going to read them but the governor is a lot more twisted and creepy in the comic books than the show. To the point where i'm glad that they never followed the same storyline to a T.
I thought they were comic books?? Either way they are apparently pretty graphic comic books. Don't want to give anything away if you are going to read them but the governor is a lot more twisted and creepy in the comic books than the show. To the point where i'm glad that they never followed the same storyline to a T.
It's been a comic series since about 2002 or so. But Kirkman also put out a novel about a year ago and second one that just came out in October. The first one is basically a Governor origin story, and the 2nd also deals with Woodbury in the early days of the Governor's rein, but I haven't read that one yet.
It's been a comic series since about 2002 or so. But Kirkman also put out a novel about a year ago and second one that just came out in October. The first one is basically a Governor origin story, and the 2nd also deals with Woodbury in the early days of the Governor's rein, but I haven't read that one yet.
Oh ok. Would be an interesting read, might look into that myself.
I disagree, I don't think its heartless of Michonne at all. She doesn't compromise. If you make her an enemy, then she will become your enemy. To her viewpoint, Penny is a zombie. A piece of meat. A carcass. An enemy. The governor only proved his lack of sanity by having any feelings for a zombie. Michonne killed Penny because a) its a zombie and b) Governor cared for it.
Heartlessness has nothing to do with it.
Fair enough. I guess since she intended on murdering the Governor in his house anyway there was no point in keeping Penny "alive" for leverage or any other reason. She didn't want anything from the Governor besides his life.
Michonne's actions still don't quite sit right with me though. I'm not exactly sure why she'd risk abandoning Rick and the other just to ambush and kill the Governor. What was the point? It would just make him a martyr to the town (likely leading to Merle taking charge) and it wouldn't exactly endear her to Andrea. As a seasoned survivor who made it for so long on her own you'd think she'd care more about self preservation rather than vengeance.
Fair enough. I guess since she intended on murdering the Governor in his house anyway there was no point in keeping Penny "alive" for leverage or any other reason. She didn't want anything from the Governor besides his life.
Michonne's actions still don't quite sit right with me though. I'm not exactly sure why she'd risk abandoning Rick and the other just to ambush and kill the Governor. What was the point? It would just make him a martyr to the town (likely leading to Merle taking charge) and it wouldn't exactly endear her to Andrea. As a seasoned survivor who made it for so long on her own you'd think she'd care more about self preservation rather than vengeance.
Its a weak attempt to follow the comic book plot.... But they left out all the things that happen between the Governor and Michonne in the comics.
In the comics she has every reason to get any type of revenge on the Governor. In the TV series he hasn't really done anything personally to her so Michonnes actions definitely seem a bit strange.
Its a weak attempt to follow the comic book plot.... But they left out all the things that happen between the Governor and Michonne in the comics.
In the comics she has every reason to get any type of revenge on the Governor. In the TV series he hasn't really done anything personally to her so Michonnes actions definitely seem a bit strange.
Ya in the books the Gov deserved everything he got and more but I'm just not feeling it in the show.
Still loving this season though. My criticism isn't discontent.
In the comics she has every reason to get any type of revenge on the Governor. In the TV series he hasn't really done anything personally to her so Michonnes actions definitely seem a bit strange.
Well.... aside from
a) sending a hunting-killing team after her, after she left Woodbury. By so doing, the Governor has proven that his intentions are not honorable, neither to her, nor to Andrea.
b) once he sent that kill team, the Governor just become #1 on Michonne's guys-to-be-killed list.
c) there seems to be personal bias from Michonne as well. She doesn't seem to like his slick good looks or salesman-esque sliminess. Or maybe she's jealous that Andrea really likes him.
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Michonne's actions still don't quite sit right with me though. I'm not exactly sure why she'd risk abandoning Rick and the other just to ambush and kill the Governor. What was the point? It would just make him a martyr to the town (likely leading to Merle taking charge) and it wouldn't exactly endear her to Andrea. As a seasoned survivor who made it for so long on her own you'd think she'd care more about self preservation rather than vengeance.
I'm not sure that Michonne thinks of longterm consequences like who becomes leader of Woodbury if she kills the Governor. She led Rick and the group to Woodbury to help them rescue Glenn and Maggie like she said she would.
But she had her own goals in mind - namely killing the Governor. Think of her as a lone wolf with her own goals and plans. She is not (yet) part of the groupthink of Rick's group.
Yes Michonne is a survivor, but we don't know what motivates her truly. Is she really more interested in self-preservation than vengeance? Why not vengeance? She kills zombies with a passion. I think she kills all her enemies with a passion. With a complete commitment to her enemies destruction.
I think people are forgetting that Michone went back to Woodbury only after she saw Glen and Maggie getting captured by Merle thus resulting in her seeing the supplies dropped. After that i believe she just wanted to see if there was a place for her if she proved her worth. It was talked about in the follow up on the talking dead where Robert Kirkman says they deleted a part of her dialogue where she was basically begging to stay with Rick's group. All they did was cut out the line "Please" they did not want her to seem too desperate.
As far as her going after the Gov, she might have been looking for Andrea, or to just kill the psycho.
Fair enough. I guess since she intended on murdering the Governor in his house anyway there was no point in keeping Penny "alive" for leverage or any other reason. She didn't want anything from the Governor besides his life.
Michonne's actions still don't quite sit right with me though. I'm not exactly sure why she'd risk abandoning Rick and the other just to ambush and kill the Governor. What was the point? It would just make him a martyr to the town (likely leading to Merle taking charge) and it wouldn't exactly endear her to Andrea. As a seasoned survivor who made it for so long on her own you'd think she'd care more about self preservation rather than vengeance.
Revenge. Its that simple, they did send a hit squad after her...
How can one of the best tv shows of all time have one of the worst characters of all time in it and still be so good? Andrea is the worst.
She was ok in season 1 but by episode 5 or 6 I was disliking her, hated her angry at Dale season 2 start and then her tough chick attitude. As soon as they showed the governor I said they day she doesnt bang him and what a surprise 1 episode after meeting him the used car salesman has sweet talked her
I've been using TV to kill time during the week with no NHL hockey available. With Walking Dead taking a break and Sons of Anarchy ending for the year(plus Breaking Bad and Mad Men being months away from starting up again), I don't know what I'm going to do with myself
I've been using TV to kill time during the week with no NHL hockey available. With Walking Dead taking a break and Sons of Anarchy ending for the year(plus Breaking Bad and Mad Men being months away from starting up again), I don't know what I'm going to do with myself
Have you checked out Homeland? Generation Kill was an HBO miniseries from a few years ago that was also pretty good. I hear ya though, need more good TV.
I've been using TV to kill time during the week with no NHL hockey available. With Walking Dead taking a break and Sons of Anarchy ending for the year(plus Breaking Bad and Mad Men being months away from starting up again), I don't know what I'm going to do with myself
Dont forget Boardwalk Empire...hey, Game of Thrones starts soon doesnt it?
