Be warned that I have absolutely no idea what is going to happen with Rick or Maggie’s exits, only that I have a strong feeling they will link with each other in some way.
And after watching the premiere and reflecting on that, I think it’s a kinda powerful touch when you consider their history. Even more so if it is your intention to make these episodes your last to see the pair of them bow out.
- Maggie was the first Greene member to see Rick carrying Carl to her farm, and got Lori for him. She vouched for the group to stay after getting close to Glenn.
- Hershel, Maggie’s father, was a powerful figure for not just her or Rick but for Carl too. It was Hershel who warned Rick about Carl losing himself after he shot the kid at the prison, and he brought both Grimes boys into a world of hope with the prison community.
- Glenn helped save Rick right at the very beginning. As Maggie reflects in a later episode, without Glenn none of The Walking Dead would have been possible after Rick got to Atlanta. Glenn was a close friend of Rick’s and husband to Maggie.
- Maggie helped deliver and save Judith. She was with Lori in her final moments along with Carl. She helped get the formula for the baby.
- In that same manner, Lori was technically her first human kill although it was not done out of malice.
- Beth, Maggie’s sister, would help care for Judith and be a bright presence in the first year of her life.
- They’ve helped each other over the years. From their teamwork in Internment to Maggie saving Rick in the S7 finale to battling the Saviours dead on.
The Rick/Maggie dynamic has always been one of my favourites in the show and it’s often been overlooked. The Grimes/Greene Family Dynamic as a whole is very subtle but put together, it’s a strong message of two families blending together without actually having something like a marriage tying them together.
Something truly special. And from that note I’m glad they will be leaving together in the same kind of time frame, although I’ll be sad to see them go. But their history is one of the reasons I stick with this show despite its constant mood swings from highs to lows.
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