You know, I hate when rape becomes a plot device used to fuel every character except the victim, but Glenn's behavior would be a lot more understandable and tolerable if Maggie had been raped, or at the least she was physically beaten by the Governor.
Just because he didn't do anything physical to her doesn't mean she wasn't emotionally traumatized by what happened. That was the whole point, Glen was being physically tortured for information, while the Governor used that to mentally torture Maggie. Just because they are in hell doesn't mean that they have experienced something like that in the past. She should be distant to him.
Glenn went from being a newly christened badass to a guy that can't handle his emotions. His irrational, murderous behavior would be more digestible if they would just allude to the fact that HE was tortured and nearly eaten by a walker, and he's projecting all of that onto Maggie.
They have alluded to that fact and for what happened Maggie, which is why he's acting this way. He's completely justified for wanting to kill the Governor for what he put both of them through.
Then maybe we could understand where he's coming from and maybe add another dimension to his and Maggie's one note relationship. Of course, now Maggie is the one with major dysfunctional issues, and Glenn is the dumb man that doesn't know how to fix her. When all along Glenn is clearly the one that is scarred!
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It's become apparent to me that Glenn has taken on Shane's traits and Herschel has taken on Dale's. The two guys that left the show with Darabont, yet their spirit has resurfaced in existing characters.
I don't think Glen is taking on Shane's traits, if anything, Rick has taken on some of Shane's. I agree about Herschel.
Axel developing a Joker Dark Knight-style multiple origin story is maybe the most interesting thing going on. We don't know if he's a good guy or a bad guy, its just boiling underneath the surface, now he's got a gun and a fan in Carol. Oh wait, sorry, they killed him for shock value.
I was wanting to see it explored as well.
Daryl and Merle, I like their adventures. I'd like to see a little more camaraderie and mutual triumph instead of Meryl just talking crap. We were led to believe that Meryl had a heart when he told Daryl he had a plan to get them out of Woodbury, and geez he became a much more interesting character. This team up could be a lot more riveting if they'd let Meryl have some brotherly love for Daryl. I'm not saying Meryl had to love the Hispanic people on the bridge, but he could have been excited to go up there just to kill walkers. They've laid some groundwork for a bond bound in an abusive home, unfortunately they're breaking up the team and sending them back into the ensemble.
It definitely would have been cool to see them out on their own for a few episodes, but Merle is devious and has his own agenda which is to keep himself alive. The only other person he cares about is his brother.
I wanted D&M to be roaming brothers of destruction, to let us know that this world is bigger than the ten or so member principle cast. It's nice to know that there is a world out there beyond San Quentin and Main Street.
I agree to an extent. Daryl knew it was the wrong choice to leave the group. Merle wasn't appreciative or even listening to Daryl's suggestions because Merle is the bigger brother and assumed that Daryl would have fallen in line. If they stayed away from the group for longer than two or three episodes it would have hurt all the development that Daryl has had from the past seasons.
I'm just going to pretend that the Governor's assault on the prison was strictly an act of terror, which I guess is what they want us to believe, despite the fact that he had a rifleman in the guard tower and his group slung about a thousand precious rounds. No, I'm going to pretend it was an act of terror. The ice cream truck of walkers was bad. I was hoping for an assault team, or at least zombie's with helmets. Just plain walkers though? That doesn't hold water after Atlanta, Herschel's farm, and the cleanin out of the prison. A dozen walkers don't impress.
He wanted to make it known that he could attack them at any given time, and they aren't as safe as they think. The fact that him, Martinez, and the other guy in the truck never advanced was clear that he was saying that he's just getting started. The guy in the tower was the only one close enough with a good vantage point as well, and picking off extra bodies from the group would have been icing on the cake.
Flooding the area with more than a dozen walkers, plus opening the gate means that the group will have to waste ammo in taking them out, they are now confined to the prison with no real escape access, and with the gates down, walkers can continue to flood the area.
I guess Glenn knocked on the Governor's apartment and no one was home so he drove back to the prison.
Glen was checking the area in the back to see how walkers and Tyreese's group were entering the tombs.