The Walking Dead
Summary
When Andrew Lincoln made his striking return as Rick Grimes inThe walk Dead ’s final episode , his appearance pay the zombie franchise a poignant , albeit rather gory , full circle moment . Lincoln originally leftThe walk Deadin time of year 9 , when a scarce breathing Rick was pick up by theCivic Republic Military . Rick stay absent right up until the very end ofThe Walking Dead ’s final episode , which designate the iconic post - revelatory protagonist running from his helicopter - vaporize capturer .
The primary purpose of Rick ’s rejoinder inThe walk Dead ’s finis was , of course , to set up his spinoff with Michonne , The Ones Who survive . Rick ’s fail escape furnish a consummate jumping - off point for the next chapter in his story , but Andrew Lincoln ’s tax return was also an recognition thatThe Walking Dead ’s endingwould finger incomplete without the character who started it all . Rick ’s botched escape also , however , institute hisThe walk Deadstory closure in a sentience that may not have been straight off obvious .
The walk Dead takes place across seven shows , covering multiple season and age of storytelling . Here ’s the concluded TWD timeline explained .
Rick Grimes Gets The First & Last Zombie Kills In The Walking Dead
Rick Came A Long Way During His Zombie-Killing Career
The Walking Deadseason 1 was a more devoid prison term - a time when the sight of a single zombie was enough to terrify characters and viewer alike . The first zombie to be put down onscreen was the young young lady at the gasoline stationinThe Walking Dead ’s initiative episode , who took a heater through the skull courtesy of Rick Grimes , who was then still reeling from his first coup d’oeil of the undead . 176 episode later inThe Walking Deadseason 11 ’s " remainder In Peace , " the chief show ended with Rick Grimes facing down a CRM helicopter .
As the chopper loomed , a frustratedRick took his standard issue CRM skewer and drove it directly into the muddy head of a walkerhalf - swallow by the swampy riverside . In doing so , Rick , having previously take the honor of the show ’s very first snake god kill , claimed the honor of also carrying out the very last zombie shoot down inThe take the air Dead ’s main show . It feel entirely appropriate that , as the franchise lead and the show ’s first hero , Rick Grimes was granted this full circle minute .
Alicia ’s theory in Fear the walk Dead may seem far - fetched , but grounds for it being true goes all the elbow room back to the franchise ’s first zombie .
Had Rick not stub out the zombi inThe Walking Dead ’s final episode , the show ’s last kill would have give out to Danai Gurira ’s Michonne , who slice a walker ’s head in half during her own comeback sequence . Since Michonne only joinedThe walk Deadin season 2 , her scene would not have carried quite as much tale significance . establish the first and last zombie kills both to Rick Grimes total to the sense of occasionand made that last burst of origin and brains all the more meaningful asThe Walking Dead ’s last indorsement played out .
The Walking Dead Will Need To Repeat Rick Grimes' Full Circle Moment In A Future Show
The Walking Dead’s Final Episode Wasn’t Very Final
Rick getting the first and last living dead kills inThe walk Deadis sure as shooting meaningful , but also something of a trifle . AMC ’s enfranchisement has stay on to release new depicted object via a number of dissimilar spinoffs and , in verity , The Ones Who Livewas a Rick Grimes beard hair aside from beingThe walk Deadseason 12 . At the time of writing , Daryl Dixonseasons 2 and 3 andDead Cityseason 2are all in the pipeline , and the potential for additional projects remain firm on the board .
The Walking Deadwas right to give Rick the first and last zombie kill when the main show conclude , but that will mean nothing if he does n’t also get to put down the very last Zimmer frame in the total franchise .
There will , however , come a time when the entireWalking Deadfranchise draws to a close , and when that day arrives , there will also be one last zombie who get its head smashed into slice by some intrepid survivor . Once again , The walk Deadshould call upon Andrew Lincoln to do the honor .
Based on one of the most successful and popular comic books of all time, AMC’s The Walking Dead captures the ongoing human drama following a zombie apocalypse. The series, developed for television by Frank Darabont, follows a group of survivors, led by police officer Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), who are traveling in search of a safe and secure home. However, instead of the zombies, it is the living who remain that truly become the walking dead. The Walking Dead lasted for eleven seasons and spawned several spinoff shows, such as Fear the Walking Dead and The Walking Dead: World Beyond.
The Walking Deadseason 11 ’s final episode was an ending in name only , not the existent final chapter of the narrative . enough more zombie have died since Rick stood on that riverbank in " perch In Peace " - a good bit of those neutralize by Rick himself . The Walking Deadwas right to give Rick the first and last zombie kill when the main show conclude , but that will imply nothing if he does n’t also get to put down the very last walker in the entireThe Walking Deadfranchise .
found on one of the most successful and democratic laughable books of all time , AMC ’s The Walking Dead captures the ongoing human drama watch over a zombie apocalypse . The series , evolve for telly by Frank Darabont , follows a group of survivor , lead by police officer Rick Grimes ( Andrew Lincoln ) , who are traveling in search of a safe and secure abode . However , alternatively of the zombi , it is the living who remain that truly become the walking dead . The Walking Dead hold out for eleven seasons and engender several spinoff shows , such as Fear the walk Dead and The Walking Dead : World Beyond .
