TV Review: The Walking Dead S.4 Ep.7 – Dead Weight

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the walking dead season 4The seventh episode of the fantastic fourth season of The Walking Dead opens with an interesting splitting of the scenes between the Governor’s bumping into his old friend Martinez and his playing chess and teaching it to his new little friend Meghan. Martinez quickly tells the Governor there’s no dead weight, and in his teaching chess, there’s something ominous about it all, but sweet as well.

Throughout the first quarter of the episode toy expect this is almost a new normal for the Governor. He has new travel companions, Martinez represents some order, it’s a nice new start…. or is it?

Martinez hints that it’s a nice new start and through some friendly banter, there’s almost a threat that he might reveal the truth of the Governor’s past. So, Martinez has to go obviously, because we can’t have the Governor’s old life coming to light. That leads to a breakdown in the Governor’s new home, with plays for power and unrest. This is a game of chess for the Governor, and he plans on winning.

But, not everything goes quite right and the new leadership doesn’t really sit well with him, causing the Governor to grab his new friends and make a break for it, only to had back when confronted by a pit of Walkers. There’s an interesting look on the Governor’s face, like he’s thinking of more than just himself now, and working through how he’s going about all of that. But, lets face it, the Governor is a sociopath and psychopath all rolled into one and he’s willing to take out whomever he needs to, to make sure he survives and winds up on top, which is exactly what he does, through brutal means.

For one episode we saw a new Governor, at least a man attempting to change. In this episode, same ole schemer, same ole killer, same ole Governor. All you need to see is one moment at the end of the episode to confirm that.

Directed by: Jeremy Podeswa
Writer Credits: Frank Darabont, Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, Charlie Adlard, Scott M. Gimple
Overall Score: 8

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