It's no exaggeration to say that Rick Grimes is my favorite character on The Walking Dead, bar none. Not only because he is the absolute protagonist of the show , but also because he is the soul in the "Walking Dead World" and the leader who leads everyone through difficulties . Under the wonderful interpretation of Andrew Lincoln, Rick's image is even more flesh and blood. penetrating.
Of course, leaders are never born, and so is Rick ... In fact, he is reluctant and not good at leading roles many times, but he still carries this heavy banner, which I love even more , Admiration - This article is a "commemorative article" that I did not spit after Rick's temporary curtain call in the ninth season of "The Walking Dead" . Next, I will take you back to the highlights of Rick Grimes in the past 9 years.
S1: Survival alone
All stories start in the ward of that hospital in Atlanta.
The wounded police officer Rick gradually woke up in the vague memory illusion, and found that there was no one around him, the hospital was deserted for many days, and the surrounding corpses were everywhere, a tragic scene of the end of the world.
Rick was overwhelmed by the drastic changes. His first thought was to go home to find his wife and son, but Lori and Carl were long gone... Desperate Rick thought it was a nightmare for a time, and slapped himself to wake up soon. Come.
At this time, Rick is just a weak and helpless survivor, and he will die if he is not careful... Fortunately, after being rescued by Morgan, Rick quickly recovered his strength and set foot on the road as a "sheriff". journey.
"Voshing to find a wife and children" became Rick's only belief, and it was with this belief that he could persist until he was aided by Glenn and others, and finally found his relatives in the survivor camp.
At this moment, the good brother Sean "greened" his negative influence has not yet erupted, and the next question Rick faced became "How to survive?"
Rick had to go back to the building to carry out rescue activities because he had put the troublesome Moore on the rooftop before coming back, which aroused the resentment of his younger brother Darryl. In a series of accidents and emergencies, Rick's professional experience Helped a lot (soothing emotions, assigning tasks, leading the charge, etc.).
Rick is just a newcomer in the camp, and he is not outstanding, but out of the mentality of "finding the police for something" before the end of the world, everyone let him make up his mind intentionally or unintentionally, which also began to stimulate Rick's potential.
When he clashed with Aggie and his gang in the city, Rick negotiated on the principle of "negotiating with gangsters", and successfully achieved the deal despite the disadvantage of numbers and weapons (of course, this is also because of the apocalypse It has just opened, and everyone generally has a bottom line).
But Rick didn't have any sense of "team leader" at this time. Seeing Aggie's group guarding the elderly and survivors in the nursing home, he directly distributed half of the weapons to the other party...
Rick's mentality is "Let the family live, and help the people around him by the way." He will naturally not forget the first benefactor he met after the end of the world, Morgan - when the team left, he used the walkie-talkie to inform the other party of himself destination, so that the other party can find you at any time.
There was a lot of controversy about the direction of the move. Rick insisted on going to the CDC out of his own understanding. Everyone was skeptical and went through this encounter with him.
However, the reality that the door of the CDC was closed immediately shattered everyone's hopes. Only Rick discovered and believed that there were still people inside. Under his stubbornness, begging and cursing, he wanted to see Dr. Edwin Jenner, who was dead. Opened the door.
Entering the "professional" turf, Rick felt like he could unload the load, and he did - relax like everyone else, and open up to Dr. Jenner...
But the actual situation was worse than expected: Jenner admitted that everyone was helpless, and even locked everyone in the main control room to commit suicide. Most people are reluctant to accompany him to the death because he has yet to tell the truth that "everyone has been infected" causing further psychological shock.
It was Rick who stopped Sean who wanted to kill Jenner to vent his anger, and successfully persuaded Jenner to leave a hope for others.
Rick in the first season is a humble little guy. He doesn't want to stand out. He just wants to give the people around him a chance to live in the end of the world, and do his "little power" for it... He doesn't know, a Great leaders are being conceived in him.
S2: Forcing Liangshan
On the desperate and chaotic escape, Carol's daughter Sophia was unfortunately "lost", and the cowardly and sad Carol believed that it was Rick's responsibility -although Rick was incapable of being cloned in the environment at that time, he still felt that he To blame, and led everyone to find Sophia.
After searching the church to no avail, Rick was left alone, praying and complaining to God: Please give me some signs that I am right, I need motivation to keep going, you don't know how easy it is... …
When Rick didn't have the consciousness of being a leader at all, when everyone didn't have the concept of leadership, everyone had already left the burden of leadership to him, which made Rick physically and mentally exhausted.
After Carl was shot and sent to Herschel's house for treatment, the group temporarily settled on the farm. Herschel did not want to keep them here for a long time for many reasons. Rick had to bite the bullet and beg the master: they Everything comes to me, I don't want that, but they still do... I'm not begging you for them or myself, but for my son and wife.
To put it bluntly, Rick just wanted to find a safe place for his wife and children, but everyone's demands were the same as his own, so he reluctantly spoke for the team. people.
During this period, Sean also began to challenge his "right to speak", such as not continuing to search for Sophia aimlessly... This contradiction reached its peak when everyone discovered the corpse in the farm barn.
Rick temporarily stopped the civil unrest of his own people and decided to talk to the landlord Herschel first, which is also a no-brainer...
When Herschel was about to drive them away, Sean made the decision "for" Rick and opened the barn door. The corpses poured out, and everyone had to kill them all. The last walking corpse was the Sophia they were looking for... This time, Rick didn't flinch, he raised a gun and made an end with his own hands.
Rick began to truly understand how cruel the apocalypse he was in. His cowardice did nothing to help his family's situation. He had to be strong, even if he wanted to do things that others were unwilling to do and even violated human relations.
After the situation eased, in the pub where Heschel was found in town, Rick encountered another group of strangers. He keenly discovered that the other party was trying to conspire in Glenn's words, and then the other party's reaction further proved his Guess, at a critical moment, Rick preemptively killed them.
This was the first time Rick had killed since the "last days", but he did not hesitate at all, because he had already had this realization the moment he shot "Sofia" (Rick told Lowry afterwards that he was there to ensure his relatives) safe to kill).
At this time, Sean has become a major hidden danger in the team. Lori bluntly said, "He is very dangerous and has a strong desire to control. You have to stop him." After going through a life-and-death test together, Rick opened up to Sean: If you want to follow us, you have to listen to me.
Rick was still willing to trust Sean, and gave him the gun after he finished speaking - but obviously, Sean betrayed his good brother's trust.
Rick was always unable to attack the defenseless captive Randall (especially in front of Carl), Sean was again arbitrary, he not only let go and killed Randall without authorization, but also planned to kill Rick: You can let it go, But I can't let it go! Why do you have everything? ! Besides, you are indecisive now, you can't protect Lori and Carl, and you have no idea what to do in the future!
It's not that Rick is incapable of killing Sean, he just doesn't want to kill his good brother... But Sean's words and deeds left him no choice but to kill each other on the line between life and death.
"You forced me! It's your fault, not me - not me!!"
It was night, a large group of corpses attacked, the farm fell, and more than half of the Herschel family suffered casualties. Rick led a new team on the road to survival once again.
But after the team expands, there are many people, each person has an idea, and the direction of progress can never be determined... Rick was tired of this situation , he told the secret that "everyone is a virus carrier", and told Lori, Carl and every member of the team confessed the fact that they killed Sean: I don't want to care about you, but you are all counting on me... You want to go, even if you go, but if no one goes, the ugly words are ahead, if you stay, Stop wanting democracy.
Sean taught Rick a lesson with the cruel choice of "you die and I die", called "the authority and price of the leader".
In the second season, Rick experienced a growth that he had to accept, and he understood the truth of "the wrong direction, you can still give it a shot; hesitating, death is imminent", since becoming a leader is an unavoidable fate, then he Must be determined and bloody.
S3: Open and upright
The high-walled, wire-covered prison has become a home for the survivors who have no fixed place to live.
Rick led everyone to initially capture the prison, but an accident happened. Herschel's foot was bitten by a walking corpse... Is it crying and watching his companions die slowly, or a dead horse as a living horse doctor, fighting for survival Opportunity?
At this time, Rick didn't hesitate any longer, and cut off half of Herschel's leg on the spot, and his leadership style of saying no two, when he broke, saved Herschel's life.
Everyone didn't expect that a small group of prisoners survived in the prison. In order to fight for a living space, Rick and the other party negotiated neither humble nor arrogant, but his defense never slackened.
After realizing Thomas' intention to kill him, Rick hacked to death the clever little man without a word, and completely took over the prison .
Helpless, in the ensuing "Walking Dead Riot", the team suffered a lot of casualties - especially Lori, who gave birth to Judith while she was dying. After Carl (and Maggie) assisted her in delivering the baby, Helping my mother out of her pain...
Rick understood everything the moment he saw Carl and others, he burst into tears and fell to the ground.
It should be noted that "Lori's death" was the first time that Rick lost a close relative, and the sudden heavy blow basically made him collapse: after that, Rick killed all the way to the place where Lori died, and killed the walking corpse that ate his wife's body. Disembodied, and then he had hallucinations and picked up the phone that wouldn't ring at all.
This "God Talk" scene is a very painful "molting period" for Rick. It should be noted that Rick's mental state at this time, let alone a leader, can even return to normal. No one can help He, Rick could only pull himself together.
In several "phone calls", Rick chatted with several people who didn't exist at all. Through various false and real information, he gradually realized that he was indulging in the illusion, and finally defeated the demon and returned to reality. , returned to duty - what's more, there is a new hope that he needs to guard.
During this time, the prison has been at odds with the Woodbury community, and Rick leads a raid on Woodbury in order to rescue Maggie and Glenn trapped there.
One difficult decision after another was waiting for Rick to make a decision. He took in Michelle, who was on the same front, let go of Daryl and Moore who were separated, and drove away the unknown Tyrsey and Sasha, etc. people……
At this stage, Rick's shortcomings of being arbitrary and self-willed have gradually emerged , especially because he is afraid of taking risks and hastily refused to join the future main forces such as "Hammer God", which reflects that Rick has fallen into a situation of resting on his laurels.
To a large extent, this is due to the fact that Rick has not really stepped out of the shadow of losing Lowry : he still sees the illusion of Lowry, and he will unconsciously tend to be conservative and closed.
Although Rick did not lose his leadership in this trance state, his concentration and judgment still declined a lot ... Then the prison suffered heavy losses due to Woodbury's counterattack, and Rick barely recovered from Carl's roar. up.
By the time he negotiated with "Governor" Philip, Rick had basically recovered to a good state. After a battle of wits and courage, the two reached an "agreement" - but everyone knows that there is no peace between the two camps at all. , the only way is to kill the opponent.
"Harmonious coexistence is impossible, they are coming to snatch us, kill us, and we are going to war."
While mobilizing everyone, Rick concealed Philip's condition that "as long as Michelle is handed over, let it go", because he determined that the "Governor" would destroy them no matter what...
But after experiencing the death of passers-by, the special reunion with Morgan, the teachings of Herschel, and Andrea and Moore, Rick changed . his ideas .
Rick confessed to Philip's so-called "condition" and analyzed how unreliable this condition was. He no longer concealed anything from his companions, nor did he intend to continue to be tyrannical. He figured out why and how everyone could get together :
"I don't have the final say on many things, because each of us is important, and I hope that we can get through this difficult time with sincerity, instead of relying on tyranny and deceit, I am not your governor. So vote, either stay together, or Fight together or walk together, but no matter what, we will always be united."
It is precisely because of Rick's uprightness and fearlessness that his team's people can unite and defeat the rabble who were coaxed to death by the "Governor" when the absolute strength was at a disadvantage, and then the prison accepted the rabble from Woodbury. the survivors.
In the third season, Rick tasted the bitterness of "loss" and "blindness", and he grew up again in the difficult pain. He understood that no matter how powerful the individual is, it is insignificant in front of the collective power. In a team No one is a burden, they should all be the source of each other's struggle.
S4: One of benevolence and violence
Rick, who appeared again, became a bit "Buddha". Compared with managing political affairs, cleaning up walking dead, and going out to the wild, he preferred to concentrate on farming .
Rick found a reasonable balance in accepting or guarding against strangers, and it was during this period that "Rick's Three Questions" (How many walking dead did you kill? How many people did you kill? Why?) came into being.
However, Rick is still somewhat "extreme". He feels that since everyone's power is so strong, he should gradually weaken until he goes to the title of "leader" and hand over power to others -obviously, Rick is too much. Wishful thinking .
The surging corpses severely impacted the prison's defenses, forcing him to bleed the pigs he had raised so hard to lure the corpses... A piece of pastoral land that he cherished was so vulnerable in the face of the ruthless reality.
Rick deeply realized how naive he was in his escape mentality. Many hardships and responsibilities could not be avoided by himself, and he had to stand up to face what should be faced-so, the long-lost Colt Giant The python is sheathed again.
When a large-scale contagion breaks out in the prison, and his fellow underserved people are on the verge of death, Rick has to deal not only with this crisis, but also with the people who have done wrong in this crisis: he discovers that it is Card Luo Er killed and burned the patient without authorization, no matter whether the starting point and the result are good or bad, this violates the principle.
But Rick couldn't kill the excusable Carol, and he didn't want her to go back to prison to meet Tylsey's wrath, so he chose to exile Carol.
Rick believes that Carol, who is now strong enough, can live well outside, and letting her leave is the most secure, decent way to take care of all aspects of the reaction, which is also Rick's unique "leadership wisdom".
The next catastrophe came: "Governor" Philip bewitched a group of people, carrying tanks and other light and heavy firepower, and took Herschel and Michelle as hostages and returned to the prison. Rick made up his mind and openly expressed his willingness to accept them regardless of previous suspicions and let everyone live in prison together.
This is not Rick's plan to hold back his troops at an absolute disadvantage, but he really opened his heart and was willing to let go of his hatred , as he said: "I know it's not easy, in fact, it's harder for us to live together than to kill each other. Ten thousand times, but we must work hard, because now everyone is extremely precious, and everyone who is alive can turn back ..."
Rick's heartfelt words, with an unconcealed cry, touched many hesitant people on the opposite side, and even almost touched Philip ... It's a pity that the psychologically distorted "Governor" has become mad.
When Philip cut off Herschel's head, everything was irreparable... The two sides fought frantically, destroying all peace and beauty, the prison fell and was destroyed, and everyone fled.
What followed was another extremely significant period of loss for Rick : he thought that Judith was dead, and his companions were missing, only he was left with his severely injured body and Carl to escape in embarrassment, and the fact that the entire line was defeated made him feel My son can't say a word of comfort...
Rick fell into a self-defeating meltdown at one point, and it was Karl's maturity that cheered him up again.
Rick has always regarded Carl as a child who needs his protection. Even if Carl killed Lori himself, Lori couldn't change his mind. But through Carl's performance in taking care of himself during this period of time, he found that his son has grown up and is worth it. Respect yourself and apologize - Rick thought he had nothing, and that's where his self-confidence was rebuilt.
On the way to the "terminal", Rick and the others encountered Lao Qiao's group. This group of wicked people who regard the end of the world as a hunting ground is insatiable and greedy . Biting Old Joe's throat.
(This scene gave me a great shock back then. Not everyone who was forced into a desperate situation could erupt with such a powerful and terrifying force.)
If Rick can only save one person in the world at this moment, it is Carl. This is Rick's most powerful belief in survival in the apocalypse. Whoever dares to provoke will be crushed into powder by him - kill old Joe Afterwards, Rick stepped forward and slashed the pervert alive with knife after knife.
The brief frenzied bloodthirsty didn't make Rick lose his mind.
Before entering the "terminal", he buried the weapon first, then secretly went to meet the leader of the other party, Grey, and then through many details, discovered the evil intentions hidden under the surface of their goodness and friendship.
Helpless, there were too many preparations at the terminal, and they were still locked in the container... In the dark cage, Rick found his former companions and new friends- in the most difficult times, Rick could regain his strength. Gaining confidence, now that he can work together with his partners, he is even more fearless.
It is worth mentioning that in the finale of the fourth season, there are constant flashbacks of memories of Rick's peaceful and warm life in prison, which means that he will no longer be blinded by temporary emotions and prejudices.
In the fourth season, Rick has experienced different extreme tests successively, and he has gained and learned lessons from the extreme left and right attitudes. He gradually found a balance between generosity, kindness, peace and anger, cruelty and ruthlessness , he is no longer blind, as a leader, he is becoming stronger than ever.
S5: Do your part
Carol's external raids created a better chance for those trapped in the "terminal" to counterattack. Rick took the lead and just cut a bloody path amid the encirclement of the enemy and large corpses.
After escaping from the terminal, Rick wanted to go back and kill all the "cannibals", but the appearance of Carol, Telsey, and especially Judith changed his mind: killing is not the purpose, protecting relatives and friends is.
At this time, the team is in the transition period of "big breaking and big building". Through the friendship of fighting side by side, Rick very simply accepts Abraham and other newcomers, and even Tara, who was once an enemy in prison.
In addition, Rick also thanked and re-accepted Carol in the name of "We joined you", subtly exposing the embarrassment of her previous exile - since then, the new team that has just experienced the test of life and death quickly twisted together. Yarn, back to its best condition.
In the small church and his party, Rick warned the cowardly Gabriel and left Abraham who wanted to go to Washington. After solving these small hidden dangers and small problems, he successfully ambush and killed Gray and others.
Now, Rick is at the stage of the strongest leadership. He is decisive and powerful. Once he identifies the target, he will take action without delaying.
This decisiveness played a huge role in the next. Rick would not easily kill a stranger from a different camp, but he would not let anyone who was a threat to his team.
For example, in the process of rescuing Beth, he killed the renegade police officer Bob, because the other party betrayed his trust when he was a prisoner.
After that, everyone went on the longest long-distance trek since the end of the world, lacking water and food, plus a long-term drought, everyone was on the verge of collapse... Even so, Rick still insisted that he could not drink water from unknown sources.
In the most difficult period, Rick was not without despair , and he once said dejected words such as "We are the walking dead"...
However, with the mutual support of his partners, Rick withstood the pressure and kept in mind that "we are still alive".
Aaron, who had brought water to them before, appeared, and Rick squeezed him hard based on the principle of "the villain first, the gentleman later" . After verifying that he did not lie, Rick led everyone to Alexandria and personally Verify the quality of this "ideal community".
Alexander's favourable environment and Diana's poignant interview made Rick make sure the gang had no ill intentions before he really decided to stay and agreed to serve as the community's police officer.
After a period of life, everyone learned about Alexander's situation. When discussing with the "right and left deputies" Daryl and Carol, they were worried that the community life would make the team "weak"... Rick made a sharp point. Conclusion: We've been through so much, we're not vulnerable, and if they can't, we'll take over.
Unknowingly, Rick's vision has risen to a new level - good talents make good use of them, and those who can live in them. While Alexander was testing the newcomer, Rick was also testing Alexander, and he didn't mean to hurt anyone, but he didn't mind replacing him when necessary.
Facts have proved that the aborigines in Alexandria are indeed "unusable". Pete relied on his identity as a doctor to domestically abuse his wife Jessie, and when his companions were about to die, everyone else just wanted to run away... and Deanna was disrespectful to these filthy and Unbearable but chose to open one eye and close one eye.
After enduring to a certain limit, Rick educated Diana face to face on the principles of survival in the apocalypse: fear of conflict and the dead is too naive, appeasement policy and appeasement will only make everyone irreversible, and when it is time to be tough and sensible, it must be vigorous and resolute.
Rick's words soon came true. Wandering corpses walked into Alexandria, while others were still hurting themselves unsuspectingly, Rick brought the corpses to prove his innocence and weakness: the outside world is full of dangers, both living and dead... You must Be prepared, luck will run out one day sooner or later.
The irrational Pete killed Deanna's husband Reggie. Under the painful reality, Deanna finally allowed Rick to kill.
In the fifth season, Rick has become more tenacious and tenacious, and his decision-making and action abilities have been further improved. After experiencing "extremely bad" and "extremely good" environmental changes, he has gradually become accustomed to using a kind of flattering mentality. to implement your ideas and goals.
S6: Big ups and downs
There's a reason Alexander wasn't swarmed by the hordes of walking corpses: a quarry in the distance blocked their way—but it also meant the community was at risk of being engulfed by corpses littering the mountains in the future.
After Rick gained (part of) the right to speak, the first thing he led everyone to do was to guide and clean up the huge corpse group.
With the old people of his original team as the backbone and Alexander's newcomers as the support, Rick's plan has made good progress... But in the process, Rick has also endured a lot of criticism and resistance, and the invisible doubts have never stopped. Pass.
The "Wolf Clan" suddenly attacked Alexandria, causing half of the corpses to flood into the community.
Rick had to take control of the overall situation and deal with the wolves and walking corpses that attacked halfway. He didn't even have time to cherish the memory of his dead companions... He kept running and slashing, even though he was exhausted, he didn't slow down.
At this time, Deanna, Alexander's nominal leader, has been overwhelmed and unable to manage politics. Rick can only take on the heavy responsibility and try his best to support everyone and prevent them from being defeated by fear.
Rick has the explicit support of Aaron and others, and his relationship with Jessie is getting closer...
Due to the outbreak of the Madonna complex, Morgan released the wolf deserter and left a prisoner, which became a hidden danger in the community. Rick and his old friend had a dispute. He felt that Morgan's current kindness was too ideal and too naive. Very irresponsible to himself and to those around him.
At this time, Rick is already a "comprehensive" leader, with achievements in both civil and martial arts, especially in team cohesion and security.
Unfortunately, "manpower" is limited. The tower outside the community wall collapsed, Alexander broke a big hole, corpses poured in, and everyone could only hide in the house... Deanna, who was bitten, saw Rick's previous behavior of rescuing Spencer. Here, she understood that Alexander had successors: "They are all yours, don't deny... You are a good man, a good father, I believe in you."
At this point, Rick officially took over the leadership of Alexander from Deanna.
When they had to use the blood to disguise and escape, Rick, Carl and the others broke through the siege together with the Jessie family. The ignorant young son Sam and the grieving Jessie were bitten one after another. At this time, Jessie was still holding Carl firmly. hand...
In order not to let the sacrifice continue to expand, Rick can only cut off Jessie's hand in the constant flashback of Jessie's smile and tenderness... This blow is comparable to losing Lori to Rick, because Rick has to do it himself To bury the love he had just found.
But this time Rick didn't have time to feel sorry for himself, because every second counts - Carl was blinded in one eye by the irrational Ron, and his life was in danger. In order to save Carl, the lights had to be turned on for surgery... The corpses outside were surrounded by corpses. When he came over, Rick rushed out alone, full of grief and anger.
Rick's bravery and fearlessness brought more and more people to the battlefield.
In this battle of outnumbered enemies, Rick's leadership inspired everyone's courage and fighting spirit. Everyone fought bloody battles from late night to dawn, and finally wiped out the corpse (this scene was heart-warming).
"I saw what they could do... I got a hope, a feeling I've never had since I woke up in a hospital bed...I want you to see new worlds, Carl. " Carl woke up as Rick kept talking.
During this half-day, Rick experienced despair and hope that he had never had before, and he also had a clearer goal for the future.
After encountering Jesus, Rick made contact with Hilltop Village and learned of the existence of the "Salvation Army" and Negan. After a little deliberation, Rick decided to cooperate and take the initiative to kill the Salvation Army - firstly, he felt that the Salvation Army was not terrible, secondly, Alexander needed food and supplies from the top of the mountain, and thirdly, the Salvation Army was also a potential for him. Since the threat has to be faced sooner or later, it is better to strike first.
This is the first time Rick has taken the initiative to fight since the end of the world, which shows that he thinks his tenacious team is invincible.
After neatly destroying one of the Salvation Army outposts, Alexander began to be completely besieged by the Salvation Army. Many people were taken away, and the pregnant Maggie had to be sent to the Peak Village for treatment... So, all of them were disarmed. captive.
This is also the first time since the end of the world that Rick has shown such a terrified and helpless look, because he was really scared, and he found that for the first time, he could not see any hope of a comeback.
In the sixth season, Rick once reached the peak of his leadership. After overcoming one seemingly unsolvable difficulty, he became more confident and optimistic than ever, but he had no choice but to climb higher and fall harder. Had to pay for the arrogance that came with it.
S7: I would rather die than give in
Negan's "training" is bloody, cruel and scheming. Abraham and Glenn have been headshots one after another, and he has passed through several ghost gates under the threat of Lucille and the corpse - but even so, Rick did not give in On Negan's lewd power.
Until Negan threatened to make Rick cut off Carl's hand... Rick's will had reached the end of his force, and now, he finally persuaded him.
After that, Rick became Negan's subordinate and Alexander became a colony of the Salvation Army. Unlike other people who fantasize about rebellion, Rick really intends to be a "submissive" during this period.
Rick felt that he was responsible for everyone's lives, and he wanted the people around him to survive. Since the mighty Salvation Army was invincible, all he could do was try his best to ensure that no one else would be sacrificed.
Rick doesn't expect everyone to agree with him and understand him. Even if he hates him and curses him as a coward, it doesn't matter. If it makes everyone feel better, he is completely happy - this kind of "humiliation and burden" is worthy of Rick's spirit. leadership.
However, Rick miscalculated the will of the other people to resist. After Carl, Rosita and others failed to assassinate, Negan killed Spencer and Olivia in front of him... Rick finally realized , There is no reason to talk to robbers, and everyone is not willing to live like this.
Because of pain, there is fear; because of pain and fear, there is anger; and anger must be appeased with blood. Rick took the Colt python from Daryl and carried the banner of freedom.
But resistance doesn't mean stupid suicide counterattacks, Rick still has to fight for the possibility of winning. After that, he embarked on a journey to find allies, doing everything in his power to unite the mountain village and the kingdom of God.
It's just that Gregory's cowardice and Ezekiel's hesitation caused Rick to fail one after another - the problem was mainly someone else, and Rick had tried his best.
These failures did not make Rick give up, he still paid a great price (due to the steel walking dead, give up some loot, provide guns), in exchange for an alliance with the "junkyard".
It makes sense that more people would choose to wait for Rick to lead their revolt, because there are many things that only he can do with perseverance.
During the long journey to find a gun, the seemingly strong Rick was actually tortured by self-blame and exhaustion all the time. He negotiated with Michele on the issue of post-war reconstruction. In fact, he was ready to sacrifice his comrades and even sacrifice. Prepare yourself.
Rick was not blind when he planned the great cause of rebellion. He understood that there would inevitably be bloodshed in wars, so "Taking Gu" in advance was also a manifestation of responsibility.
After learning that the "Seaside Hotel" has a large number of guns but the will to resist is not strong (not unified), Rick chooses to attack decisively, robbing him regardless of the opponent's reaction.
Fortunately, the resistance of the "widows" is not strong - but I believe that even if they resist and even fight back, the outcome of Rick taking all the guns will not change.
After accepting the "confessed" Dwight, Alexander was forced to go to war with the Salvation Army in advance, but because of being betrayed by the junkyard, Rick and the others were quickly captured again... Only this time, Rick would not give in anyway. , even if Carl is killed, he will not bow down.
Rick understood that instead of living in humiliation, it was better to die vigorously , "I will kill you sooner or later (I won't let you go as a ghost)." This is the first time Negan has met a warrior who would rather die than surrender. Killed the power, but lost to Rick in momentum.
Rick's fearless waited for the rescue of the Mountaintop Village and the Kingdom of God, and the three major communities joined forces to repel the Salvation Army and the garbage dump.
Rick, who died and was born, the flame in his heart burned more vigorously, and he finally believed that they could survive and win .
In the seventh season, Rick experienced his most suffocating leadership career, and also ignited the most unrepentant fire. He began to look at the meaning of existence and life with a purer and longer-term perspective, which not only reflected his Personal will, but also shouted out their pursuits on behalf of their companions.
S8: Waking up like a dream
As the commander-in-chief of the rebellion, Ricklaw worked hard and did his best.
On the one hand, he had to contact his allies to make unified orders, plan operations, and mobilize his morale before the war began; on the other hand, he had to charge into battle after the war, raiding the Church of Salvation and various outposts successively.
In the early days of Total War, Rick was very ruthless, because he knew that there was no hesitation in extraordinary times...
But successive events gradually shaken his determination : the Salvation Army he killed was the only relative of baby girl Grace; he wanted to save his old acquaintance Morales, but was shot in the head by Darryl; He promised to let the Salvation Army surrender, and Daryl killed him again...
Finally, Rick couldn't sit still when Darryl decided to use the corpse to exterminate the people of Salvation Hall.
Such extreme killing will make us deviate from the goal of this war. Those workers who are willing to resist will be forced to the side of the Salvation Army. and blinded by impulse.
Rick's "atmosphere" is also reflected in his attitude towards the garbage dump: he could have concentrated his efforts to kill this group of renegade villains first, but he knew who the biggest enemy was , so he still proposed to join forces again regardless of previous suspicions.
After passing another similar test, Rick persuaded Jandis... but the siege of the Salvation Hall was lifted, and the coalition side fell into a situation of passive beating.
The most terrible thing is that Carl was bitten and died soon - before, Rick disapproved of Carl's acceptance of strangers during the war and drove away Siddiq, but Carl was fatally injured while rescuing Siddiq, this " Rebel" hit Rick's will hard...
"Everything I do is for you."
"But I don't like what you are doing now." The "ideal world" described by Carl does not have vendettas, but helps each other happily. He hopes that his father will return to the former benevolent leader, with this last Last wish, Carl said goodbye to Rick.
However, Carl's death did not change Rick, who had a "good" trend, but made him even more indifferent and cruel .
He didn't help Jandis, who had become an orphan, and blamed all the blame on Negan, and his hatred was stronger than ever - Rick attacked Negan alone, and took Lucille as the "Hostage", angered the other party in Negan's way, and released the group of corpses in the dark room, making it clear that they were going to die with Negan.
After Negan escaped, Rick had to go back listlessly... He never dared to read Carl's suicide note, he was afraid it would make him weak.
Afterwards, Rick broke his word and killed the Salvation Army, who had surrendered, together with Morgan, and did not hide his shameless face of betraying his faith afterwards.
Carl's death completely released the demon in Rick's heart. It can be said that this period of time has been the most evil period for Rick since the end of the world... But soon, Rick found that he didn't like this... After returning, he opened the Read Carl's suicide note and remember Carl's words of comforting himself to be kind.
In the final battle with the Salvation Army, Rick slits Negan's throat while Negan is emotional, and saves Negan's life before he bleeds to death.
In Rick's eyes, he has "killed" Negan, and he was left to satisfy Carl's last wish ... The war should end, and everyone should put aside their old grievances and face the future together.
And so, there's the " My Kindness Over My Rage " scene that runs through season eight .
(It can be seen that the screenwriter of the eighth season wanted to make some major changes, but unfortunately, he went in the wrong direction. The overly subversive plot and character design caused great damage to the original foundation, so the evaluation of this season will be be the lowest ever...)
Rick in the eighth season was originally an excellent coach, but with the death of Carl, he turned into an assassin and avenger, virtually taking off the identity of the "leader", and finally he forcibly ended the war in vain. , because he put Carl's last wish in the first place, forcing himself to be a leader who unites all people - which also laid a hidden danger for Rick's "wishful thinking" in the future.
S9: No complaints and no regrets
After the war, Rick kept running around and working hard to maintain the appearance of "peace". He firmly believed that he was leading everyone to create a new human civilization.
But not everyone is as generous as they are - Rick has contributed to the "hope project" of repairing the bridge. His original intention was to further unite the various communities in the alliance, but all kinds of frictions cannot be avoided... Rick is still struggling. Act as the "glue" for everyone.
In the face of Rick's behavior of not taking care of the "emotions" of some of his companions, Darryl is very dissatisfied, and Carol is not very optimistic... And with the secret execution of Justin of the Salvation Army, Rick's sweet dream is still in vain.
What made Rick even more desperate was that Maggie was "stimulated" and determined to kill Negan. Daryl and others also helped her to stop herself. Rick said his true words with a crying voice: I Afraid of losing all his success, which would make Carl's death pointless.
Rick forced himself to become the great "Mother" in order not to let Carl's last wish fail - it is also correct to understand this practice as "personal selfishness over leadership duties".
But can we call Rick an unqualified leader because of his "selfishness"? I'm afraid not.
At the last moment when the corpse swarmed and he was seriously injured, Rick gradually recognized the reality through memory and hallucinations. He found that his relatives were not only the deceased Carl, but everyone around him. They have always been Be by your side.
In order to protect his family, Rick blew up the bridge without regrets, fulfilling his last responsibility as a family member, friend and leader.
(I have written a lot about Rick's mentality and changes in the ninth season in the single-episode review of the first two months, so I won't go into details here.)
The last shot that Rick left to the audience was that he was brought into the helicopter by Annie. After emergency rescue, he regained his vitality and went to the unknown world outside...
The ninth season of Rick left us not a full stop, but a series of meaningful ellipses.
The story of Rick Grimes is not over, and I believe that one day he will appear before us again.
[PS: Regarding how Rick will return in the future, except for Andrew Lincoln to step back behind the scenes, there are mainly two more reliable claims. Another world plays the protagonist, and the other is based on the news that "Andrew will appear in six episodes in the ninth season", because he has only acted in five episodes, so theoretically he still has one episode to complete... ... a domineering debut at the Season 9 finale? It sounds good~ You are also welcome to pay attention to my public account "You Love Comment Area"~ 】
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