This. Why the hell was he mumbling that for?

 

Didn't he say, "Dad" in there too once? I thought he was supposed to be regressing back to his childhood and talking about the cigarettes.

 

I think he was talking about not wanting the leadership and responsibility back. He had just gotten out of his funk of messing things up so bad before, and I think he just wanted to be a normal guy trying to do the best for his new family.

 

You both are on the right track. Philip was screaming "I don't want it!" because his rational side, his rekindled humanity, didn't want to take leadership of the group, because he would only lead them into a war against Rick's group.

Unfortunately, Philip's darker side, his primal side, won the battle.

 

And when "Brian" asked Martinez if he could guarantee his new family's safety and Martinez kind of vacillated, The Guv HAD to return.

 

He did try escaping his destiny, but the road was blocked. It seemed at that moment he realized he couldn't run away from who he is.

 

He also couldn't afford to have Martinez alive with the knowledge he had about his past. At any moment he could completely reveal the Governor's history to the new family. And throughout the course of the episode Martinez kept bringing up stuff too and the Governor changed the subject. It was just a matter of time...

 

I think it was very obvious that "I DON'T WANT IT" means "I DON'T WANT TO GOLF RIGHT NOW, it sucks with this one eye thing!"

 

Earlier Martinez tried to sell him a time share in New Jersey. I mean really...New Jersey??? I would have acted the same way.

But actually he didn't want to lead a group again. It happened right after Martinez said "maybe we can share the crown". Later, the Governor even took his new family in a car to try to escape it, but the strange haggle of mud walkers prevented that.

 

The theories you people come up with.....it's obvious that Martinez had a van and told the Gov there was candy in the back. Then Martinez touched his no-no parts. The Gov had a flashback of what happened and flipped out. "I don't want it" refers to the candy. Especially after the Gov and Martinez were getting all chummy up on the roof of that RV parked (I'm guessing) miles away from the camp....because that makes total sense...wait, was that Dale's RV?

 

He was saying that he didn't want to lead anymore. And it was funny because Pete also mentioned sharing leadership with TG while walking in the woods on the second supply run, and TG ended up killing him (although it's ironic because he killed Pete for the sake of taking leadership, and it seemed as though he killed Martinez for even offering leadership...)

 

he was talking to the devil on his shoulder..

 

The camp probably wasn't safe with Martinez or Pete in charge. Martinez was a heavy drinker and Pete made decisions that compromised the safety and well-being of the group.

 

If the Gov. wasn't weak at his core he'd never have turned bad and Woodbury would be a thriving city with army protection. Rick and his group would be living there with most of the group being in positions of authority, with Rick being the sheriff most likely, and they'd be well on their way to taking back civilization from the dead. But unfortunately, like all villains, the Gov. is weak and he's going to bring ruin to all. Somewhere in the back of his mind the Gov. knows this, and what little is left of his humanity doesn't want it.

 

I thought it sounded silly. It seemed like a feeble effort to give him depth that just isn't there.

 

He was battling his inner Governor. He probably felt that his desire to be the ruler was creeping back up, but he was still trying to fight against it. Martinez was a threat and a link to his past so he snapped on him. It was all in vain though because by the end of the episode he felt like there was no other choice for him but to become the Governor.

 

Yes -- very perceptive! I think this is right (much better than Gimple's rationale, even if they are the writers.)