The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
word of advice : This article stop spoilers for sequence 5 of The Walking Dead : The Ones Who Live .
Summary
After years of build - up , Rick Grimes at last find out about his Logos , but one scene inThe Walking drained : The unity Who Livesuggests he may be let down in RJ , which sets up the futurity of the enfranchisement . AlthoughMichonne did n’t ab initio recite Rick about his son in theirWalking Deadspinoff , she finally reveal the truth in instalment 4 before they attempt to go home together . study about RJ is naturally a lot for Rick to take in , especially as he still seems to be shinny with the death of his first boy , Carl , after all these geezerhood .
Michonne help Rick have the best his troubles and the protagonist seems much more like himself in episode 5 . This leads to him having some rum quip and bring up past computer storage . Rick even references the toothpaste scene fromThe walk Deadseason 6 that helped spark off his relationship with Michonne , raise he is back to his best . However , with Rick focusing on getting home to his category , his nestling are clearly on his head , andone panorama hint Rick may be disappoint in his new Word . This elusive moment could indicate whatThe Walking Dead ’s futurity may take care like .
Rick Is Quietly Disappointed That RJ Would Want An Ax For A Present
Rick’s Reaction About RJ Wanting An Ax Was Far From Enthusiastic
During episode 5 , Michonne mentions RJ would want an axe as a present , which Rick reacts to with seeable disappointment . As they joke about likely gift , Michonne reject the idea of giving him a souvenir with the word " Junior " on it and say he might be ready for an ax instead . Rather than express joy it off , he replies with a disappointed look and enjoin , " Is that who he is?“Rick ’s tone of voice suggest the idea of his eight - year - one-time son using an ax is n’t something he ’s to a fault tender of , and that he is more or less concerned about the approximation .
Although Rick helped teach Carl how to fight , Carl was thrown straight into the midst of the Revelation of Saint John the Divine where everyone was still see how to adapt . GivenCarl Grimes ' death still hurt Rick inThe Ones Who Live , the idea of his other son watch in his pace by nature ache him . Rick has n’t had the opportunity to invoke RJ , and while he trusts Michonne and the other survivors , teach him how to press at such a young age clearly is n’t the path he would ’ve chosen for his son , testify just how much the protagonist has change over the year .
RJ & Judith Using Weapons Isn’t The Future Rick Wanted To Create
Rick Clearly Doesn’t Want His Children Growing Up In Such A Violent World
RJ and Judith ’s use of weapons choke against the future tense Rick has been trying to make . After the war with the Saviors , Rick wanted to achieve peace treaty and discontinue further bloodletting , which is why he spar Negan ’s life . give how many endure the war toll , Rick hoped to move on and make a new world that just give up nipper to be youngster . Since Carl had to grow up using wildness to live , Rick did n’t want the next generations to sustain this same fate and attempted to convert things . Unfortunately , Michonne ’s gossip about RJ suggests this imagination has n’t been successful .
After Rick ’s fade inThe walk Deadseason 9 , he did n’t get the opportunity to prove and accomplish his end . He was beginning to build a passive future before the bridge incident but being traded to the CRM prevent Rick from overseeing the next footmark . The Whisperer War would probably have disrupted things anyway , butthere is no doubt Rick feels some sort of rue about not getting to raise his children . Knowing they are using weapon and may have to kill in the future is the opposite of what Rick wants for RJ and Judith ’s puerility .
The Walking Dead : The Ones Who Live hint toward a job crowing than the zombie outbreak , but the spinoff already mentioned a answer in instalment 1 .
Rick’s Disappointment Sets Up A New Future For The Walking Dead
Michonne’s Comment About RJ May Motivate Rick To Build A Better Future
Rick ’s dashing hopes about RJ using an ax may go to a new future forThe Walking Dead . Throughout his time in the franchise , Rick has been nothing short of challenging , always strain to progress a better world . The success of biotic community like Alexandria , The Kingdom , and the Hilltop are all proof that Rick ’s visions can be successful , even if some of these communities were already thrive without him . Despite this , he is distinctly not felicitous about the direction his nestling ’s life are heading , which may lead to Rick making even big moves to create a right future .
This could set upRick train over the CRM inThe Ones Who Live’sfinale . While the Commonwealth is a giving enough residential district to help create a secure and positive environment for future generations , the size and scale of the Civic Republic presents an even dandy opportunity . If he were to destruct or take over the CRM and turn them into a more peaceful radical , it would potentially solve the trouble more permanently . Rick ’s leading such a big community would ascertain a wide - scale level of refuge , and it would allow his children to develop up without requiring weapon or force .
The Ones Who Liveairs Sundays on AMC and AMC+ .
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Episode #
Episode Title
Release Date
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1
" Years "
February 25
2
" conk "
March 3
3
" Bye "
March 10
4
" What We "
March 17
5
" Become "
March 24
6
" The Last prison term "
March 31
The Walking Dead : The unity Who Live follows Rick Grimes and Michonne as they navigate a transformed world that challenges their relationship . fall apart by distance and facing an unstoppable force , they strive to reunite and rediscover their identity in this continuation of the Walking Dead world .
