I think Milton is definitely afraid of the governor. I also believe, being the reclusive, socially inept person that he is, he’s awed by the fact that the governor accepts him as a friend (or so he thinks).
His science, though.....he doesn’t seem to do much of anything worthwhile. Seems to me he just messes around that lab of his in a dreamworld. Remember when he was doing some kind of meditation and the governor yanked the headphones off his head, lol?
I had forgotten about that scene. LOL! :-)