7 Reasons Why Rick Shouldn't Survive The Walking Dead Season 5
2. The Entire Internet Would Explode
The death of Rick Grimes as one of the culminating moments of season five would catapult The Walking Dead, its cast and crew and AMC itself into headlines all over the world. Chat show hosts would be referencing the show in their opening monologues, Twitter would go into meltdown, and essentially half of your Facebook newsfeeds would be a battle between people whod seen it and people who hadnt arguing about spoilers, while the other half begged the rest to stop going on about it. Remember the reactions to The Red Wedding on Game Of Thrones last year? Well, imagine that, and then double it. Thats the level of furore well experience, and the level of publicity the show will receive. While the show doesnt necessarily need the ratings spike that might follow, if theyre looking at extending the lifespan of the series then this kind of dynamic, brave storytelling move might be just what the doctor ordered
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