Fans may not have been as receptive with The Walking Dead's 7A half. But if Rick's promised and delivered smile is any indication, it's possible that the showrunners are looking to turn the fans' frown upside down as well with season 7B.
In the midseason premiere, Rick finally smiled after a long time of brooding and crying. And while that scene just before the big smile seemed almost threatening, we finally get a clue as to what's running inside Rick's head.
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, showrunner and episode director Greg Nicotero revealed that this was "the moment" for redemption following everything that's happened.
"You know, we see him at the beginning, he's pretty dedicated to putting an army together. He needs people to fight, so he goes to the Hilltop. He has a loss with Gregory, but then he has a win with Maggie. Then he goes to see King Ezekiel, and the king was not necessarily willing to fight but Rick knows they're there."
Nicotero describes the smile as Rick's way of showing that he is not giving up despite the initial losses even during this determined time with the group.
As far as what will happen next now that the gears have started to turn in favor of the group, Nicotero teases that this will be the time when fans will get to see the other new characters in action. And as a bonus, the 10th episode will even have a walker character said to be "one of the coolest walkers that we've done in seven years."
The Walking Dead airs every Sunday on AMC.
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