I may be remembering this wrong but [SPOILER ALERT] I think the governor gets killed in the comic book when his group attacks the prison. (Not to mention Rick's wife and baby and whole bunch of other people.) I was expecting the governor to get his comeuppance at the end of Season 3, but I guess they really wanted to keep him around a bit longer as The Guy You Love to Hate. I suspect he will get his at some point this season.
I have watched/hate-watched this show since the beginning, and was a fan of the comic book before the show premiered. Like the show, the comic was guilty of starring characters who wear their hearts on their sleeves, spouting dialogue that would make any high school English teacher wince. But also like the show, the comic book was interesting because it was a zombie apocalypse story in which the zombie apocalypse played a backseat to the melodrama. Additionally, any character could die at just about any time, which lent a certain amount of suspense to almost every moment. So it has those things going for it.
Nevertheless, I would argue that the show pretty much sucks, with some very uneven acting, writing and pacing. Gabe's recaps of old were always right on the money. Yet, like the comic book, it remains entertaining. I still watch the show, and even though I haven't seen the premiere yet (it's DVR'd), I am comfortable with my prediction that it will be terrible.
What really gets me about this show (the purpose of this long post, sorry tl;dr) is the amount of praise that gets heaped upon it. Granted, it gets a solid rating for AMC and that's no small achievement, BUT THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT A GOOD SHOW. The Chris Hardwick re-caps are especially grating to me, like this thing needs to be disseminated like a presidential address. It's a garbage show, guys. The amount of nerdy gravitas this series receives makes me wince.
Hello from way down here in the comments! I'll keep it brief. Newsletter? Sure! How about doing interviews with some people who never get interviewed? (i.e. Law & Order extras)
If you attend a Halloween party in that costume, be prepared for a whole lot of arguing, annoying guests, and the end of the party will feel pretty much like nothing happened the whole time.
Walt: "Skylar, are you saying what I think you're saying?" Skylar: "Why, what do you think I'm saying?" Walt: "I think you know what I think you're saying." Skylar: "I'm not sure, maybe you should just say it." Walt: "I'm not going to just say it unless you say it first." Etc. Etc. Vince Gilligan gets the Emmy!
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