The walking dead season 9 episode 1 recap
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It's all or nothing for The Governor now, and "Dead Weight" proved (once again) that he's beyond redemption. While The Governor was willing to take on a new family and camp to replace those he lost, he was apparently unwilling to accept anyone else either in the position of authority or sharing that authority with him. While they avoided the Walker horde, the fell into the trap of The Governor's former soldier, Caesar Martinez ( Jose Pablo Cantillo), and his right-hand men, Mitch ( Kirk Acevedo) and Pete. When last we left The Governor, he had taken the remaining members of the Chambler family - Lilly ( Audrey Marie Anderson), Tara ( Alanna Masterson) and Meghan ( Meyrick Murphy) - under his wing. Let's take a look at how we got to this point. Now, with The Governor rebuilding his forces and reassuming a position of leadership before mounting another assault on the prison, it just feels as if we're retreading over old ground.
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Last week's reintroduction of The Governor made it seem as if he was at least taking the first steps on the path toward redemption, but this week flipped that all around in the time it took to swing a golf club. Let's get something out of the way before we go any further: I'm not a fan of the direction they've decided to take The Governor ( David Morrissey), but I admire the commitment to the character that both Morrissey and the writing staff clearly have.