The Walking Dead season 11 brings closure to a lot of storylines but does it bring back Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes?
Looking back now, it’s almost hard to believe that The Walking Dead carried on for two-and-a-half seasons without Rick Grimes. The sheriff from Atlanta who woke up all those years ago to see that the world had gone to hell was very much the main character of the show, so you’d be forgiven for thinking TWD had a tall task carrying on without him.
Nevertheless, it pulled it off as the remaining survivors picked themselves up after the apparent loss of Rick and moved on with their lives, carrying on the legacy he started. But when the final season kicked off and the writers were tasked with bringing The Walking Dead to an end, the questions about whether Andrew Lincoln would reprise his role began to rear their heads.
If you are catching up on The Walking Dead season 11 or are just curious about Rick’s fate, here is what you need to know.
*** This article contains major SPOILERS from The Walking Dead’s final season. ***
When does Rick Grimes return to The Walking Dead?
Rick Grimes makes his return to The Walking Dead in the series finale (season 11 episode 24) “Rest In Peace”. If you would like to know what happens in that return, read on.
The veteran character appears at the very end of the episode in a tag scene designed to set up the upcoming Rick and Michonne spinoff. Seemingly on the run from the Civic Republic Military (who took him away in season 9), he is confronted by a CRM helicopter that refers to him as “Prisoner Grimes”. Even though he is seemingly caught, he sinisterly smiles as he surrenders.
As this is all going down, we get a glimpse of what Michonne has been up to. Rocking some new badass armor, she rides a horse into an army of walkers, reminding us that she will never stop looking for Rick.
The two will find their way back together in the as-of-yet untitled Rick and Michonne spinoff that premieres later this year.
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