I just finished watching my DVR'd copies last week. It would have been a spoiler for me. Nowadays you can't expect for people to watch something even within the few weeks surrounding the original airing. I'm sure that makes it hell for ratings companies.
It would have been nice for a little * spoiler alert *.
No worries - it's not that big of a deal. But I think you're right that leaving that character alive at the end of the finale seems messy. I assume that they'll keep playing out the Governor as an enemy for a while. Or maybe he'll just come back in after a season or two hiatus... hopefully that.
It would have been nice for a little * spoiler alert *.