Our first ever listener-poll chosen episode – THE GOVERNOR from the Walking Dead! Doc shudders over the unholy trinity of sexual taboos, and Anthony makes the fewest pop culture references in an episode! Listen now!

(SIDE NOTE: After we recorded, we realized we had miscounted, and this was the 24th episode, not the 25th. Rather than re-record the intro, we left it in. Whoops.)

SHOW NOTES:

• Introduction
  • Anthony met his Extra Life fundraising goal – head will be shaved later this week!
• Background (07:28)
  • The Governor, Brian Blake – created by Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, and Cliff Rathburn in The Walking Dead #27 (April 2006)
  • Head of Woodbury, Georgia, a small community of survivors who welcomes Rick Grimes and his crew
  • Rick is disturbed to learn the Governor uses zombies as entertainment, and forces people to fight each other
  • He has a small zombie girl chained up in his private living quarters – it’s his niece, Penny, and their relationship becomes more sexual as the series progresses
  • The Governor turns on Rick and his group after they refuse to accept his leadership, and cuts off Rick’s hand
  • Has Michonne tied up and rapes her repeatedly
  • Lets everyone escape with the help of a guard, Martinez – keeps Michonne behind to continue abusing her – she breaks free and cuts off his arm, fingernails, and penis, and removes his left eye – he survives the ordeal thanks to a citizen with medical expertise
  • Uses Martinez’s death to rally Woodbury to attack Rick’s group at their prison stronghold
  • Tries to negotiate by using Tyreese as a hostage, but decapitates him with Michonne’s katana
  • Woodbury residents assault the prison with a tank, but after one of them shoots Lori and Judith, they turn on the Governor and throw him to the zombies
• Issues (19:08)
  • Charismatic sociopath
  • Grandiose and power hungry
  • Relationship with Penny (28:35)
• Treatment (32:25)
  • In-universe
  • Out-of-universe
• Skit (43:25)
• Ending

References:

• Game of Thrones fans react to the “Red Wedding” – Anthony – 07:07
• “Are you not entertained?” from Gladiator – Anthony – 09:05
• “It’s all part of the plan” from The Dark Knight – Anthony – 09:50
• Eye Scream – TV Tropes link – Anthony – 13:32
• Game of Thrones – Theon kills Ser Rodrik – Anthony – 15:38
• “Que Sera, Sera” by Doris Day – Doc/Anthony – 17:39

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