Good news: The Governor–who might as well be called The Government–will appear in season 4 of The Walking Dead. He’s a great villain. Of course, the biters play the role of government, too. UPDATE from Anthony Ajamian: Your timing is uncanny, and unfortunately I missed the season finale. Over the weekend I was talking to some friends about the Governor and the Woodbury settlement in particular, and how he seems to embody all of the great evils the state seems capable of: – torture – group think (us vs them) –  a cruel and bizzare prison system – seizing supplies … Continue reading An Embodiment of the State