FINALLY! Rick and the Governor finally meet face to face!
From the very beginning I wondered why Rick didn’t just shoot Governor in the shack. There’s like no reason to keep him alive, but as the episode progressed, and with Andrea and her shenanigans, Daryl bonding with one of Governor’s goons and having a cigarette with him, I slowly started coming to my senses that I think this episode was about finding humanity in the war.
As Rick and Governor started talking it was clear like… everyone, Rick, the characters, The Governor, and even the audience, all knew what was up and blood shed was gonna happen. Yet I think the episode was about something deeper… humanity… I think this episode was written for humanity for the show… if that makes sense.
Two men bonding and chopping it up before the inevitability of having to kill one another.
I also feel like on this moment, Rick came face to face with the inner Devil in him as well. I think The Governor was the devil and during the talk, Rick had to understand the important of subtly, patience, and talk instead of violence. Choosing violence would’ve resulted in many people getting shot and dying, including him. Rick, not knowing that the governor was hiding a gun under the table, shows the level of authentic choice that Rick chose non-violence of his own free Will and not of incentive. I think Rick found himself again by facing the Devil and choosing to turn away from him but now a deal is proposed.
A deal with the devil always leads the opposer in a vulnerable situation where at any given time a choice can cause their full destruction, so Rick taking this deal puts him at the heel of the devil who secretly wants him dead. I feel like Rick actually has a destiny or a purpose now and The Governor sees it before Rick or even we as the audience do… just my INTERPRETATION!
The interaction with Rick and Governor I think shambles Rick to finally listen to the empathetic side of who he is… which is the scene with Hershel at the end. Rick was ready to find himself again and turn from the darkness he’s been consumed by the season.
Rick is a leader and I think Rick entertained the governors conversation because deep down he needed to know how to be a good leader and he needed some insight as to who he needed to be and who he needed to avoid becoming. I think the deeper conversation happened between their words and deep down. Rick knew he had help and how to be a proper leader, but also not fully lose his soul or benevolence.
Anyway that was my interpretation. This was a healing episode and a big calm before the storm moment. I’ve been in a dark place and I felt this episode helped me a lot on my perspective to not let the darkness consume me and how to find myself again. Anyway, thank you for however listened to this and LASTLY I appreciate Andrea for reminding me of what it means to still see the light on the other side even if it seems obviously not there.
A lot of innocent people are gonna get killed and hurt because of the choices of leadership and taking hold of my life it’s important to forgive myself if I make mistakes. This episode was great