The Walking Dead
The Walking Deadshowrunner Scott Gimple has shot down a democratic devotee theory come to the show ’s Old Man Rick teasing . The appearing of Rick Grimes , importantly ripened and apparently injured , in aseason 8 trailerhas extend to loads ofspeculation about where the characterand the show may be headed .
The most popular theory holds that Old Man Rick is part of a newsbreak - forward that is set the consultation up for amajor time - jumplike the one executed in the comic books after the conclusion ofthe all - out war against Negan . Another middling Samuel Wilder hypothesis says that " Old Man Rick " is in reality Rick from the beginning of the series wake up in the hospital from his comatoseness , potentially making everything that happened in the show from Season 1 onwards just an elaborate dreaming .
Showrunner Scott Gimple is n’t giving much away about what Old Man Rick signifies and where the story will go down the road , but he has at least now gone on record to fritter away down the " it was all just a dream " theory . Gimple toldEW :
“ I can say that that is not him waking up from the comatoseness in the hospital . Some masses think that , and it ’s not that . ”
No rational someone believe Scott Gimple , Robert Kirkman and company would really pull a Patrick DuffyDallastwist and throw out seven seasons Charles Frederick Worth of fib , but nevertheless it ’s in effect to have prescribed confirmation that we ’re not about to see one of the forged development in major television set chronicle . The Walking Deadhas done lots of confutative things over the years but action aRoseanneseason 9 board - walk would have taken the cake .
This still leaves open several avenues of venture about Old Man Rick , the big one being that the show is prepare to leap forward in time perhaps as much as a X . Andrew Lincoln recently gave his own thoughts about Old Man Rickand said he was " aghast " to larn about the development , but did find it to be a " expectant storytelling twist . " If it is a storytelling gadget , the writers could be framing the first one-half of the season with flash - forward in preparation for a full meter - jump subsequently on . Scott Gimple himself has said thatOld Man Rick will show up in the time of year 8 premierebut that the full story wo n’t be explained until much after .
We may not know on the button what Old Man Rick is all about , but there are a few things we do know already aboutThe Walking Deadseason 8 . We knowCarol will be in full - on death modeafter reuniting with Daryl - and we bed Maggie ’s babywon’t be come . Negan and the Saviors are headed into all - out war with Rick , the Alexandrians and the Kingdom , and we can gestate lots of zombie - related mayhem along the way .
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Source : EW
