The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live Review - 5 Ups & 5 Downs From "Bye"
1. Up: Who Is Rick Grimes?
It's interesting, really. Three episodes into The Ones Who Live, and Rick Grimes remains a shell of his former self. He's still a fighter, sure, and a loving family man who wants to live happily ever after, but the CRM has changed him. The question is, how much?
Reunited with him, Michonne spends "Bye" trying to answer this very question. She doesn't understand why he isn't more willing to escape with her, why he wants to keep her true self hidden, and why he keeps trying to push her away so she'll want to leave him.
We know things Michonne doesn't - for some reason, Rick hasn't told her about Jadis, a conversation that will surely go very well - but the pair are at odds, and watching Rick try to maintain his own guise whilst keeping Michonne out of harm's way makes for a tough sight to behold, indeed.
Has Rick finally been beaten by a worthy foe? Can Michonne work to save his soul and reunite their family? Only time will tell, but right now the Rick Grimes we know still feels lightyears away, buried by dire circumstance he can't escape. Give this man his happy ending, already!