The Walking Dead Best Of The Governor marathon fan reactions
By Sonya Iryna
The Walking Dead marathon this week showed what made The Governor such a compelling villain and gave us another chance to say goodby to a fallen favorite.
The Walking Dead marathon focused on The Governor this week gave fans the chance to look back at what was the biggest villain the group had faced until Negan showed up. The Governor had a long run on the show and did some major damage to the group by killing Merle and Andrea. But what he will most be remembered for is killing Hershel by beheading him with Michonne’s katana when he and the group he hooked up with after Woodbury tried to take the prison.
It’s interesting to look back at past seasons and see them from a different perspective. So many of our favorite characters were still alive at that point and Rick was still trying to hang onto some humanity then. When he offered to share the prison with The Governor and his group it was really his last ditch effort at trying to be the kind of leader that Hershel knew he could be. When Hershel died Rick changed forever. And so did all of us watching.
Maggie’s pain at watching Hershel’s death is still hard to watch, but knowing that she will also lose Beth and then Glenn made it even worse. In some ways these character driven marathons are like watching old home movies and seeing loved one that are no longer around is both painful and comforting at the same time. Here are some of the best fan reactions to The Walking Dead’s Best Of The Governor marathon:
https://twitter.com/AshHarmony/status/1016077959612936192
I still like the show, but oh boy, these mini-marathons every weekend make me miss the older amazing episodes. #BestoftheGovernor #TWDMarathon
— Jason (@duckyjase) July 8, 2018
The fact that #AndrewLincoln has never received an Emmy nomination for #TheWalkingDead is unfathomable. And the fact that @davemorrissey64 didn't get a nomination for the Governor is just plain ridiculous. #TWDMarathon #BestOfTheGovernor
— Gayle Johnson (@GA_Johns) July 8, 2018
I ♥️ Old-school,
— Carla Grimes (@LostSisGrimes) July 8, 2018
Pet Walker totin’,
Governor hatin’#Michonne#TWDMarathon #BestOfTheGovernor pic.twitter.com/DT8bGerv8D
#BestOfTheGovernor @WalkingDead_AMC#TheWalkingDead is on its last seasons. Fans love it and it's still successful.
— ☔Angèlica🎶 (@Angeyja9) July 7, 2018
Why not make a spin off show?
✔The Governor novels are a good origin story
✔David Morrissey said he'd love to do it.
Please bring him back @AMC_TV
[Pls RT] pic.twitter.com/g94ni5FUt6
“RICK! I WAS THERE!”
— Carla Grimes (@LostSisGrimes) July 8, 2018
I love it when Hershel pulls out his Dad voice on Ricky 😂👏👏#WelcomeToTheTombs #twdmarathon #BestOfTheGovernor pic.twitter.com/fl7Ii2qvIo
https://twitter.com/ZainapMcReedus/status/1016111696061108226
#MCM @davemorrissey64 because The Walking Dead was never the same after he left. The Gov was such a great character. #BestOfTheGovernor
— Liz 🐶 (@KoalaKid2020) July 9, 2018
https://twitter.com/whyjordie/status/1016094339666149376
Phillip Blake, I've missed you, you psycho. #BestOfTheGovernor
— Jake Mickelson (@Jacob_Emry) July 8, 2018
@TheWalkingDead #BestoftheGovernor
— Warden of Wrigley (@uncontestable) July 8, 2018
Maybe the best written villian of the series and still the only true counter to rick pic.twitter.com/NBpamZAyLt
https://twitter.com/brew_/status/1016137530801049600
https://twitter.com/Laurajoan74/status/1016044859134824450
AMC is running a marathon of TWD episodes featuring The Governor.#BestofTheGovernor
— Tiger Rowan (@TigerRowan) July 9, 2018
I had forgotten just how amazing The Walking Dead used to be. Not to spoil anything, but Hershel’s (upcoming) death is the exemplar moment of this show. #sogood
Too Far Gone will haunt us forever with a resonance that touches so powerfully on every aspect of the human condition. The conflict between forces of good and evil both without and within. The horror of loss. The beauty of love. The cost of life itself. ❤ #TWD #BestOfTheGovernor pic.twitter.com/MbzZTuKDum
— Sarah J. Crist (@ubiquitousurn) July 9, 2018
https://twitter.com/Bro0klynFranco/status/1016141594238570500
And that moment we were all waiting for:
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Next week The Walking Dead marathon is all about Shane and it will be fun to look back at the bromance between Rick and Shane and speculate on what would have happened if Shane had lived. Join us for The Walking Dead Best Of Shane marathon on Sunday and tweet along with us @UndeadWalkingFS and @SonyaIryna.