Andrew Lincoln's final episode as the beloved Rick Grimes is finally coming when “The Walking Dead” season 9 episode 5 airs on the coming Sunday. While Lincoln's departure is a sure thing considering how upfront the show's marketing has been talking about Rick Grimes's final episode, fans are still left wondering how exactly “The Walking Dead” season 9 will be taking the show's main protagonist out of the picture.
Clues about Rick Grimes's exit can be pieced together in some way from the “The Walking Dead” season 9 episode 5 preview trailer. The video shows Rick Grimes in both flashbacks and yet-to-be-seen scenes. Most of the scenes previewed showcase Rick Grimes alone while being followed by a shambling horde of the undead.
To add to the grim spectacle, Rick Grimes's own voice over portrays a tired old man who has given up on hope after most of his family has passed away. Michonne's (Danai Gurira) words of comfort about things not being the end as long as there's life do not exactly comfort fans expecting the worst to happen to the show's protagonist. But the “The Walking Dead” season 9 episode 5 preview trailer's own grim message seems to become clearer when viewed with the upcoming episode's summary in mind.
According to CarterMatt, the “The Walking Dead” season 9 episode 5 summary simply focuses on a particular concept for the upcoming episode to tackle. It seems that Grimes will be busy trying to keep from splitting at the seams the community he built based on his and Carl Grimes's (Chandler Riggs) vision. A definite huge contrast compared to the walker focused scenes shown by the preview trailer.
It seems there is a bigger possibility that Rick Grimes does not exactly fall to a shambling horde of walkers. The featured scenes in the “The Walking Dead” season 9 episode 5 preview trailer could simply be Grimes's own nightmares as he relives the fact that he is the last surviving member of his family since the show began.
In addition to the hints given by the preview trailer and the upcoming episode's summary, fans would do well to remember that “The Walking Dead” season 9 showrunner Angela Kang has stated that Rick Grimes's exit will still leave the possibility for Andrew Lincoln to return in the future should he choose. Fans looking forward to seeing Andrew Lincoln's final episode on the show can catch “The Walking Dead” season 9 episode 5 when it airs during its regular Sunday broadcast schedule on Nov. 4.


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