Dead Weight (The Walking Dead)

"Dead Weight"
The Walking Dead episode
Caesar speaks with The Governor, now reunited.
Episode no.	Season 4 Episode 7
Directed by	Jeremy Podeswa
Written by	Curtis Gwinn
Original air date	November 24, 2013 (2013-11-24)
Guest appearance(s)
Audrey Marie Anderson as Lilly Chambler Jose Pablo Cantillo as Caesar Martinez Kirk Acevedo as Mitch Dolgen Enver Gjokaj as Pete Dolgen Alanna Masterson as Tara Chambler Meyrick Murphy as Meghan Chambler Juliana Harkavy as Alisha Amy Dionne as Woman #1 Tom Turbiville as Guy #1
Episode chronology
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"Dead Weight" is the seventh episode of the fourth season and 42nd episode overall of the post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead, which aired on AMC on November 24, 2013. The episode was written by Curtis Gwinn and directed by Jeremy Podeswa.

The episode focuses on the nature of The Governor's (David Morrissey) survival instinct conflicted against the morality of the actions that he takes in order to survive in his new camp of operations.

Caesar Martinez (Jose Pablo Cantillo) and brothers Mitch (Kirk Acevedo) and Pete Dolgen (Enver Gjokaj) rescue The Governor (David Morrissey) and Meghan Chambler (Meyrick Murphy) from a pit of walkers. After reuniting with Lilly (Audrey Marie Anderson) and Tara (Alanna Masterson), The Governor joins the camp of Martinez, who is surprised by The Governor's decision to adopt a new identity.