Today I take you through the full story of Phillip Blake, AKA, The Governor. Thank you so much for 1000 subscribers! Merry Christmas everyone #thewalkingdead #rickgrimes #twd
What do you mean true narcissist? If my understanding of the term is correct, they’re incredibly selfish, rarely consider how things affect others, and will actively harm others if it helps them in some way or makes them appear better. The ones I’ve met and known aren’t good at hiding it at all. The only way they’re good at hiding is through technicality. They love taking hyper specific jabs at people so when the story is recalled after they push someone to beating their ass, they can cry wolf. Then they feel superior because even though they started it and then acted like a pussy after, in their mind they controlled you.
Merle didn't deserve to die the way he did. We were just getting to see his redemption only to be snatched away immediately. I am somewhat biased though because he was my favorite character for the few episodes he appeared in.
Rick and the gang also gunned down a bunch of the governors men in the attack on Woodbury and when Merle attacked them a 2nd time killing 8’men so all together around 20+ of the govs soldiers were dead b4 the gov lost it and just killed the rest of the civilians cuz they couldn’t fight like his old friends
I wish the governor was a little more ruthless like he was in the comics. The revenge michonne gets on him is one of my favorite parts of the governor arc. Also the whole reason Rick loses a hand. Pretty decent in the show though
I disagree. Comic governor was waaaaay too cartoonishly evil for me. Especially right after we had the prisoners. Show governor seemed much more charismatic then the comics imo
Fun fact they were actually gonna do the whole Governor/Michonne comic story but David Morrissey (the actor for the Governor) didn’t feel comfortable doing the scene so they cut it
@@carmenlynn5441I agree. I’ll say tho it is satisfying that in the comics Michone cuts off his wiener but yeah he’s like over the top in the comics and I can’t imagine that would bode over well in television. HBO could’ve but not AMC 😂
"I know how the safety works!" It's a revolver Andrea, it doesnt have one! And then the gun shot and spent round bouncing...which also wouldn't happen with a revolver 🤪
While mostly right, saying that it doesnt have a safety just because its a revolver isnt. Plenty of revolvers have safeties just not really a heavy priorized feature on something with a 6 plus pound da trigger
The comment about the safety is a callback to Season 1/2 when Dale didn’t think she knew how to handle a gun and Shane was training her, not the specific gun she was holding . It was meant to be a wistful, bittersweet joke.
Yeah it was a inside joke between Rick and Andrea, I actually loved that line. When they first meet in the store, she points a gun at him. she then apologizes and Rick says she had the safety on lol. When Amy dies and Rick tries to console her, she points the gun again, this time saying "I know how the safety works" calling back to Rick's advice, and lastly when she dies he gives her the gun and she says the same thing. It was a neat little call back.
I really enjoyed this video! Your analysis on The Governor's story was spot on and shows how much a man can adapt to the crumble of society. TV show Governor has a great overall story and background, which is why I liked the character so much. The end of his story was fitting since he could have all been avoided if he didn't want revenge so badly. Can't wait until the next video!
Thank you so much! The show really took its time letting us get to know him, which I think makes for a more intimate story rather than the comics, where he’s just insane the whole time
The governor is the the dark version of Rick grimes. While Rick had his wife, son, and friends during the apocalypse, the governor had lost his family and had no real friends, just subordinates. He had to pretend to be someone else to be able to establish any relationships with others. People who saw his real self were very fearful and fell in line. The governor relied on being a monster because being the monster was his power so he couldn’t let go of that. He murdered other survivors in cold blood because he didnt want outsiders to live and because he wanted their resources. He represented what Rick would’ve easily become if Rick decided not to care anymore. Completely opposite of Rick who does things for the good of the people around him and only showed his brutality to protect his group. Who also established real meaningful relationships with those in his group. The governor had nobody truly because he only cared for his own gains, while Rick actually stepped down as a leader even though others wanted him to lead because ricks group had genuine likeness and respect, whereas the governor, people followed him out of fear and he even murdered Martinez and Pete for leadership because of his ego. Philip even mirrored Rick in presentation. Button up shirt with sleeves rolled up and tucked in, watch on left wrist, southern accent, both are leaders with a Dixon and a third guy as right hand men, cowboy boots and signature sidearms.
No he is not. Rick would never ruthlessly slaughter his entire community in a fit of rage for not wanting to fight for him. Not matter if he had lost Lori & Carl, he would never have done it. Governor is not a good guy, he never was. He’s not supposed to be a dark version of Rick Grimes. That was literally Shane. Are we watching the same show man?
@@Clayman-rc8db I never said rick is a bad guy. I said the governor represents the path Rick would’ve gone down if he decided not to care for anyone but himself. I said the governor is the guy to murder in cold blood not rick. I literally said the governor is the dark version of rick in my opening sentence. I didn’t say Rick was the bad guy. I don’t know how my comment was misunderstood.
@@Clayman-rc8dbshane isn’t Dark rick, he is future rick. Rick does just as bad things as shane if not worse and he also violates a marriage by sleeping with that married woman in Alexandria so shane is literally the same as rick, not a darker version. The governor is a darker version like what the original comment said…
@@MMArigothat married woman’s husband was dead and her late husband was beating on her before he snapped, murdered the leader’s husband, and then got his brains blown out by Rick. He made his move after that.
The governor from the show and the one in the comics and road to woodbury books are completely different characters... The governor from the show is definitely more like the brother of the governor in the books (who was also named Phillip).
I wish they followed through Andrea’s arc with her becoming Woodbury’s new leader. You can see the beginning of her taking more of a leadership position in Woodbury with her calming down the scared citizens and taking out the walkers infiltrating the city streets.
I'm glad they killed her off. They butchered one of the best characters from the comics. She was the anti Shane. Where the show fleshed him out better than the books, Andrea got dumber and wasted.
The final attack on the prison was super boring and unrealistic. 40 people from Woodberry died and I can't remember one of the prison group dying. Plotarmor be real
As for twd show he is my favorite villain Although i really like Negan as a character, i know his redemption isnt realistic at all, so it has to knock him down a notch.
Cool video. However, Penny was killed pre woodbury and Philip survived with his brother Brian and Philip's friends Bobby and Nick. Rise Of The Governor is the backstory of the comics version of this character, and the show version experienced a similar version of that backstory. Penny was a walker when he arrived at Woodbury, my theory is that he killed his brother after Brian tried to prevent Philip from feeding someone to Penny, whom Philip believed to still be alive.
@@Swell-Films In s3, Michonne sees the names Brian, Bobby and Nick in Philips notebook. Also on a previous there was a note about sending an email, so that confirmed that he wasn't at Woodbury when the apocalypse began.
Actually Brian killed Phillip and took Philips persona in the book. He's not even the real mean tough brother he was weak and scared until he took over his younger brothers persona
@@householdgambler That happens in the comics universe, however the governor in the show universe is Philip Blake. Penny is his daughter, and the photo that he has of his family proves that.
Merle was calling back to god when he was "bagging" on the roof in s1, i don't think so he had nearly as much time he needed as he deserved, everyone felt he was taken out too early, i mean he was only alive for 2 episodes in s1 and 12 in s3 which really underusing character, not counting every and each episode of screentime it is even lower. It is sad, he deserved to be atleast shown to the end of s6 Martinez was killed by him because he didn't want to be leader again, to make other atrocities happen (showing broken persona), as Martinez said : Maybe we can share the *crown* a little. Also screaming *I don't want, I don't want it* (he was trying to become changed man, but he knows that true leader would never ask to share the crown, otherwise it would show his incompetence.
I truly don't understand why the fact that governor kept his dead daughter in the office is so bad. In season 2, when Rick and the team where on the farm, dead relatives have been also kept in the separate house and fed. That act is usually interpreted as mercy, but why this one is bad?! It has always been a question for me.
Hershel had come around to see keeping them around was wrong. The reason it’s seen that way, is because they don’t truly know what is left inside. Even if .1% of the person is still inside, it could be seen as torture to leave them alive. Michonne was of this belief, that’s why she kept her boyfriend as the pet, as punishment for him, and herself.
There is something way more sinister how governor does it. Hes very unhinged man still managing to keep mask on publicly. Hesrshel kept walkers out of pure compassion at that point he didnt understand what really was going on, and he thought they are just sick people that maybe one day comes cure, but Shane showed him they are not people anymore, and that snapped him to the reality of the situation
@@lalli8152 well the governor is a bit like hearshel in that sense but also the governor was just in denial, he wasn’t really a sick man at first, he had just lost everything, his wife and daughter, but he didn’t want that do be true. Once his walker daughter was killed he lost everything and only cared about getting revenge
The Governor really won prize for “asshole of the year award” at the end. Even after all the harm the Governor caused Rick’s group, at the end, Rick swallowed his hate and stretched out his hand with a peaceful resolution that would’ve saved both groups. If Philip really wanted to see his group survive as he claims, he’d swallow his pride and accept the deal. But no, he just can’t get past his ego and personal feelings, and attacks, getting most killed. It kinda annoys me that Carl is so mad at Rick afterwards. Why? Rick did everything he could to prevent the fight and showed Philip a lot more mercy than Philip deserved and it was Philip alone who chose the violent attack anyway when it so easily could’ve been avoided. As I said - Philip - “prize winning asshole.”
Merle is one of the interesting character and his death have put a big crack in me watching Daryl crying as he only got so less time with his brother after they separated
Cool video of the governor, back then while I was 12 , used to watch the walking dead with my sister, to me I always thought that the governor was the bigger individual in the show . But he’s really an iconic villain in the series like this dude had all the package .
I was under the impression his name was not really Philip? I thought he stole his brother’s name, because he wasn’t proud of anything? I could be wrong.
In the comics Yes. But No in the series. In the series Phillip was his real name and he took the name Brian from some name on a wall when he was marching through some wasteland after losing the Woodberry. It's a pity that the guy didn't fix himself then because he had a chance with this new family and new identity. He tried to change at the beginning but eventually he started doing what he had done before, although whether he would be as angry as before if he had this new family with him is a moot point.
I’m 100% gonna be covering the ones who live! The others I’m gonna get around to but I enjoy doing videos on specific arks and characters, rather than whole seasons. But who knows!
Did anyone else notice the empty casing hit the floor and echoing right after Andrea is shot by Michonne? I didn't know that Rick's python was a semi automatic, lol 😂 Good old walking dead sound effects in the first seasons. Also, Carl's baseball bat aluminum suppressor on the end of that Beretta M9 was pretty awesome as well
Safety and power. The Prison was built better to keep zombies out than a town. More land for farming in a safe area. The cell blocks could house more people, hold more storage. Power aspect, setting would help tear down followers' sense of individuality. Easy to lock up to anyone who questioned his authority.
@@DrakeSmith-tn6ij abused children usually grow up with those traumas and either they become better people or they become worse than the person that abused them
I guess my one argument is when the person who saved you & kept you alive for months (Michonne) says something is wrong with this town, why don’t you listen?! Then when she didn’t kill the Governor in his sleep, I lost all respect for her.
There’s a lot of plot holes in terms of how the infection can spread like for one example michonne stabbing the governor in the eye with Walker tainted water, wouldn’t it infect him with the virus?
Yeah you’re 100% right. That’s just one of those things you gotta suspend your disbelief for. It wouldn’t have been as big a deal if they didn’t have the saviours weaponize it in season 8
I always found it funny that people find Governor arc Michone as being annoying because she's antagonistic to the obviously bad guys, the lady's got survival instincts, a bullshit detector and she's obviously not well "socialized" those days. That version of Michone is hands down my fav in the series, followed closely by first season Glen, first/second season Rick, Shane, Merle and every second of good ol' papa Greene.
Wow this is Porcelain level good. If you dont know who he is he does RU-vid docs on comedians mostly. Very noce job jist found you so I look foward to catching up on your videos.
The governor was one of the best villains. He gave just enough away to feel dread but he was also sympathetic because of his daughter. I thought he was great.
It was a brilliant story-arc no doubt, the only thing that bothers me is the use of the tank. First of all, one person tanks don't exist, so there was no way that the tank operator could have worked it alone and what's more problematic is how did they get a hold of enough fuel to keep it running? Tanks like that one use up a gallon of fuel to drive a few hundred yards at the most, and you'd have to think that whatever reserves existed would have been used up rather quickly, not to mention that the octane levels drop over time, rendering what's left more or less useless as far as keeping a motor running. In reality, that alone should have made all motor vehicles unable to be used after a year at the most.
I think that The Governor was perhaps the most well done villan in the entire series. I prefer the tv version to the comic version as well. The cartoonishly evil wouldn't have played as well on tv. It wouldve been cheesy if you ask me.
What’s weird to me is we all seem to judge socio/psychopaths heavily. But…we all respond differently to trauma. If we lost everyone we cared about, who’s to say we’d be any different than they would? I know we all think we wouldn’t, but how do we know? Edit: yes, I’m aware they’re a threat. Of course they are. I’m not saying to pretend otherwise.
you're right, if a dude has human heads for TV I'm gonna reconsider if I'm being a meanie weanie to him and consider that he may just respond differently 🎉
@@Shannon-vv6rr learn how to read. I didn’t say they weren’t a threat. And they should be treated as such. But guess what? Most of the ones on tv are deeply traumatized individuals. Let’s see how you respond to that. I have a feeling you’ll be a little bit of a “meanie weanie” yourself. Are you suggesting we immediately go nuclear the second you are?
We do realize that if it wasn't for the governor, there would likely still be like 3 thriving communities of survivors in the post apocalypse just fine and well? Like, I get it, I am commiting anything from season 5 and onwards, but it is kind of disheartening when you just realize how much a single man can destroy.
I believe it’s called “in the void” - amulets I like to adjust speeds and tones of my music though so you may need to play around with it if it doesn’t sound the exact same
