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2. How/When Does The Time Jump Happen? - The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead Old Man Rick
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The first trailer for The Walking Dead's eighth season contained plenty of action, but it was a moment of stillness that caught everyone's attention: a visibly aged Rick waking up in bed, with a cane next to him.

Readers of the comic know this time jump happens after the All Out War arc, which is being adapted in Season 8, but how is it going to play out on the show? It's harder to jump forward in time in a live-action series than it is on the page, especially with the amount of story they'd be skipping, so it's going to be a difficult job for the writers.

As for when, we're going to get a glimpse of it in the premiere, but it won't be until around halfway through it actually happens. That suggests the mid-season finale, which makes a lot of sense, as ending the first eight episodes on Old Man Rick would be a big dramatic moment to enter a break on.

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