1. Veterans Of The Apocalypse
This is more of a general point, but it was really highlighted in Episode 10. Rick is now a hardened survivor. You'd estimate that 9 out of every 10 people left in the world have done so by making enormous decisions every step of the way, and the other 1 has been plain lucky. This is a survival of the fittest, and Rick's group is very much winning the game. Many people have died along the way, but that will be the case for everyone. There are still scavengers lurking in the world, without shelter, without hope, yet here we find Rick and Daryl casually driving out to bring home a food haul. The way they lost the van to Paul was naive, but the way they hunted him down to reclaim the loot was expertly handled. Rick, Daryl, and several other members of the group are elite survivors now. They won't be pushed around, they won't back down, and that's why an enormous villain is required. Standby, Jeffrey Dean Morgan...
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