Rick also admitted that Deanna was right after all and that he just wanted to create a new world to share it with Carl and Carl squeezed his father’s hand in response.
Seeing Rick confessing to his wounded son his feelings was extremely satisfying and beautiful after the journey he had been during the last season and a half.
Rick has apparently found his humanity again, and having that stir Carl to consciousness is the precise kind of emotional beat that keeps viewers watching “The Walking Dead” week after week, no matter what happens.
But critics have also become wary of what the showrunners and writers may have in store for the audience in the next few episodes. It will be very interesting to see how the arrival of Negan, to be played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan, is to be handled in the next few episodes.
“The Walking Dead” is about human relationships and conflicts in a lawless society. It would also be interesting to see how the show switches its gear in the next few episodes instead of viewers just merely waiting which of the main characters is going to die next.
There are reports that Negan’s arrival will mean a major death on Rick’s group, it is not clear who is it going to be. However, those speculations should be taken with a pinch of salt.