I've read Robert Kirkman's
Walking Dead comic book series whenever there's a tpb released. I know what happens to The Governor (Morrissey) in that story. Where The Governor on AMC's tv show is heading, I have no idea. To some fans of Kirkman's comic book, that's an incredibly frustrating feeling as they feel the show is betraying the source material. For others, it's refreshing to get a more layered take on the one-eyed antagonist and to not know beforehand what's going to occur. But just what exactly IS going on in the mind of "Brian Heriot" after suffering a sound defeat at the hands of Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and co.?
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Morrissey stated, "What we see in episode six is a madman wanting to be isolated, to be on his own, not wanting to have any responsibility. But when he encounters this new family, he realizes that he can reinvent himself and his past. It can give him the opportunity to live as a different person." The British actor continued, "He didn't want to get involved with anybody else and have to care about them, love them and have responsibility for them. He's fighting that, but he loses that battle. He has to admit to himself that he does care and he can love."
And with The Governor taking responsibility for Lily (Audrey Marie Anderson) and her family, we're seeing a different side of a man that committed some pretty heinous acts back in Woodbury. How does something like that occur? "He's a different man. With Andrea, he had all sorts of secrets going on in order to keep Woodbury going. He had a different ego: He was in his mancave and he had all attributes of success and was drunk on power, " explained Morrissey. He continued, "He doesn't have that now and is a man with nothing. He's a homeless guy they take in. He's a much more vulnerable man in every sense. He's more emotional. He's much more open, in a way. Even though he's trying to keep people away from him, there's something about how they touch him in a different way. He's looking at Lilly and Megan as if he's looking at his own wife and child."
So what will this new Governor's next encounter with Rick and Michonne (Danai Gurira) be like? "The Governor is there and maybe he's got a different plan about that prison and how he gets in there," teased Morrissey. "Maybe he's there to flush something out. We don't know really. The real fine line is can there be trust from Michonne and the Governor? Rick and the Governor? What's to be negotiated? We've seen in real life -- in our life -- that you have to negotiate with your fiercest enemy for the greater good."
Also, fun note - the actress who played Lily,Audrey Marie Anderson, also plays A.R.G.U.S. agent Lyla on The CW's
Arrow. I'm sure the fan fiction writers will have fun with a character that dates Diggle (David Ramsey) on one show and The Governor on another.
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Running Time: 60 minutes (45 min actual air time)
Release Date: October 2013 (Season 4-premiere)
TV Rating: TV-MA for sex & nudity, violence & gore, profanity, alchohol/drugs/smoking and frightening/intense scenes
Starring: Andrew Lincoln, David Morrissey,Chad Coleman,Sonequa Martin-Green, Steven Yeun, Chandler Riggs, Emily Kinney, Norman Reedus, Danai Gurira
Creators: Frank Darabont (show) Robert Kirkman (comic)
Written by: Frank Darabont, Charles H. Eglee, Jack LoGiudice, Robert Kirkman, Glen Mazzara, Adam Fierro, Charlie Adlard, Tony Moore, Evan T. Reilly
"The Walking Dead, the most watched drama in basic cable history, will return for a sixteen episode fourth season on October 13, 2013.
Based on the comic book series written by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard and published by Image Comics, The Walking Dead stars Andrew Lincoln, Steven Yeun, Norman Reedus, Chandler Riggs, Lauren Cohan, Scott Wilson, Melissa McBride, David Morrissey, Chad Coleman, Sonequa Martin-Green and Danai Gurira . The series is executive produced by Kirkman, Scott M. Gimple, Greg Nicotero, and Gale Anne Hurd." |