Sunday, July 28, 2013

Season 4 - Lennie James to return as "Morgan"

Back on July 19, season four show runner Scott Gimple informed "The Walking Dead" fans that we will be seeing Morgan Jones again in the upcoming season.  What role he will play or how the characters will come across him is unknown.

The actor that plays Morgan, Lennie James, will actually be in a new AMC series called "Low Winter Sun" (which I may check out, but I don't know yet).  James is a tremendous actor and I love his role in television series much more then the comic book series.  In the comics, Morgan feels like a crazy guy and personally, I really didn't care for him as a character.  He was one of those characters that was just there and didn't really do much.

Again, the acting of Lennie James is why we care about Morgan so much in the television series.  You can see James' emotion when he tries to kills his wife in the very first episode.  In "Clear", you can see that he's crazy, but he also that has that emotional connection with Rick when he says , "I know you."

I expect to see Morgan the exact same way we came across him in season three.  Rick could go to him for help or if the group splits up and has to leave the prison, he could go to Morgan and see if his group can stay there for a while. 

Whatever way we see him, I'm very excited to hear he's coming back because his performances have been short but definitely sweet. If Lennie James doesn't put in that emotion we expect from him, then the character of Morgan is completely different and more like the comic book version of him.  Because we hear the story about his wife and son combined with the acting of James, we feel a special connection with him. 

He's an interesting character and I can't wait to see what his role will be in season four and who will run into him. Will it be Daryl, Tyreese, Michonne and Bob?  We do see them separated from the rest of their group, so there's a possibility that they could run into Morgan.  Or maybe Rick could go back to Morgan and ask him for help against either the walkers or even the Governor.

Tell me what you think about Morgan's return in season four.  When will we see him? What events will take place in order for us to see him? Who will run into him?  Let me know what you guys think in the comments below.

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