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Your mileage may vary, but from this writer’s perspective, the most satisfying arc in Walking Dead history is the story surrounding Terminus. Termination (Season 5, Episode 3: “Four Walls and a Roof”) It’s not the most memorable arc for Rick, but it’s one that paved the way for the person he became shortly before his exit from the series.ħ. The times Rick is truly at peace are few and far between, such as the period between seasons three and four, when Rick decided to abandon his killer instincts and stick to plowing the prison fields.
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Farmer Rick (Season 4, Episode 1: “30 Days Without an Accident”) Lincoln’s portrayal of Grimes’ grief upon learning the news became the stuff of many memes, but it also shows the actor’s ability to channel primal emotion in unrelenting fashion.ĥ. Rick already suffered serious loss through this point in the series, but none more acutely than the death of his wife, Lori (Sarah Wayne Callies). Goodnight, Love (Season 3, Episode 4: “Killer Within”) It’s the first moment in which Rick veers away from his old moral code, and certainly not the last.Ĥ. It’s a powerful scene in its own right, but it owes thanks to an even more tense moment a few episodes earlier: Rick, Glenn (Steven Yeun) and Hershel ( the late Scott Wilson) trapped in a bar with two deadly strangers - Rick decides to shoot first and ask questions never. Just how much must one be willing to sacrifice in order to keep people safe? It’s the core argument between Rick and Shane (Jon Bernthal), culminating in the latter man’s death at Rick’s hands. Season two hinged on Rick coming to grips with the new world order. First Blood (Season 2, Episode 8: “Nebraska”) It’s an iconic sequence, ripped straight from Kirkman’s comics, and one that provides the framework for so many hair-brained Rick schemes to come.ģ. When he and his soon-to-be post-apocalypse family are cornered in Atlanta, Rick hatches the brilliant plan to cover himself in walker guts in order to go out and blend in with the dead. The series’ second episode is yet another standout for Lincoln, and perhaps even more importantly, a spotlight on Rick’s mad scientist qualities. Guts and Glory (Season 1, Episode 2: “Guts”) More than almost any other hour of the series, “Days Gone Bye” is a Lincoln showcase like no other.Ģ.
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Is it Rick’s first encounter with the dead, a young girl in a parking lot? Is it his nervous stroll down an abandoned hospital hallway, toward a set of throbbing, locked doors? His scenes with Lennie James as Morgan? The visceral and emotionally brutal Bicycle Girl sendoff? The ill-advised stroll through Atlanta? Truly, take your pick. Picking one standout moment from the pilot isn’t possible. Without Lincoln’s work in this first outing, there’s simply no way the opening moments of Walking Dead land with such impact. The Beginning (Season 1, Episode 1: “Days Gone Bye”)ĭirected by Frank Darabont and resting on the shoulders of one actor’s demanding performance, the very first Walking Dead episode establishes a chilling voice that resonates with viewers immediately. Read on for one last look at the actor and character’s greatest hits, in chronological order.ġ. Did 'The Walking Dead' Just Reveal How Andrew Lincoln Will Exit?Īs Lincoln leaves, it’s worth taking stock of the man’s best work across more than 100 episodes of The Walking Dead.