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[–]metind 28 points29 points ago

dude this was the best scene yet from this season.

[–]lampreyofsantafey 24 points25 points ago

Didn't see the part where the black guy attacked Rick after the machete to the head.

Makes Rick seem like less then a dick for feeding him to the walkers afterward.

[–]fco83 21 points22 points ago

I can't blame him for having the instant reaction to do that after the guy he knows gets a machete to the head from, for all he knows, this crazy sheriff guy. Or for running as he thought he might be next.

[–]sophalope[!] 17 points18 points ago

my mom tried to argue that him running proved his guilt/allegiance with psycho, but I don't know... I thought it was a little overkill

edit: Rick also did have crazy eyes in that scene

[–]bahhumbugger 11 points12 points ago

I think that was the point of showing it, Rick was in the 'grey' moral area there. Interesting for his character development.

[–]metalhead4 13 points14 points ago

I think Rick always has good intentions, but is always that guy that is left with nothing to do but kill people. In every scenario I can think of that he has been put in where he has killed people, it is always because they somehow fuck him over and leave him no choice. He was helping the prisoners as much as he could, and then the guy goes ahead and throws a zombie at him. Fuck that he thought. Machete to the dome.

[–]ynglv 4 points5 points ago

You ever read the comics? He's definitely in the grey zone there.

[–]metalhead4 0 points1 point ago

explain to me Ricks grey zone

[–]ynglv 0 points1 point ago

I would provide you pages of evidence, but I can't remember which issue it's in.

[–]Jive-Turkies 3 points4 points ago

Those people were far from innocent.

[–]serenityunlimited 0 points1 point ago

[–]DaSeraph 1 point2 points ago

Rick killing the psycho isn't really in question - that was basically self-defense.

Rick killing the kid is the gray zone. There is that conversation between him and Lori about the fact that "he's not a killer", but by the end of the episode that is questionable.

[–]sophalope[!] 1 point2 points ago

oh, definitely--there's arguments for both sides. have you read the comics as well, or just watched the show? stuff like what Rick did in this episode is a lot more like stuff Rick does in the comic, a lot more morally questionable.

[–]AnalogDigit2 0 points1 point ago

I think it shows more and more that Rick feels that he has to err on the side of caution. Better a stranger dies than his group be threatened or compromised, in his mind. He gives new non-walkers a slim chance, but most of them have seemed too threatening to him (and I mostly agree.)

[–]mackzills 1 point2 points ago

But why would you blindly run into a dark part of a prison that may contain walkers? That kind of action typically leads to death and it did for him.

[–]akatherder 10 points11 points ago

It looked like it was out of fear more than anything. He got all wide eyed than half-assed made a run at Rick. Really good fodder for discussing where Rick's morality stands.

[–]kewlfocus 1 point2 points ago

They didn't mention his name in the episode, but for anyone who's wondering and is reading the comics, they showed that his name was "Andrew" on the Talking Dead last night. A nice wink to the comic character, he was the scrawnier of the inmates, but lasted way longer in the comic.

[–]anusdestroyer2 46 points47 points ago

My favorite part is the downvote kick.

[–]JamesLiptonIcedTea 14 points15 points ago

The gif definitely makes it look more comical than what aired.

It's like... "and fuck you too..."

[–]marebaer 27 points28 points ago

Somebody should make a downvote gif out of this too.

[–]MindlessDreamer 26 points27 points ago

And for the love of god, make it a bit brighter.

[–]xnorthernx 8 points9 points ago

Shit happens man.

[–]Mimi0726 -1 points0 points ago

Rick happens!

[–]aDubson 6 points7 points ago

Now make one of Rick gently placing a down arrow on Lorri's shoulder as he says "Everyone appreciates what you did." from the last scene of the show.

[–]Gary_Seinfold 14 points15 points ago

rick just killed the avatar!

[–]Bokonismpatriots 2 points3 points ago

What?

[–]Broteezy 16 points17 points ago

The Avatar! It was a nickelodeon show and the avatar was a being that could master all four elements. But he's referencing the tattoos the avatar has on his forehead, a blue arrow.

[–]MindlessDreamer 12 points13 points ago

Eh, if people start using this people will get really mad if spoils the show for them.

[–]JamesLiptonIcedTea 3 points4 points ago

I think OP's intentions were for just this subreddit.

[–]cancercankissourass 3 points4 points ago

Literally 5 seconds before Rick killed him, my fiance said, "I hope that guy dies soon." Everybody in the room was afraid to make him mad after that.

[–]nizo505 2 points3 points ago

They should have killed him as soon as they met him. He was obviously trouble, that was clear.

[–]Hansomebarber 0 points1 point ago

I will use this like it was made for me and me only...

[–]spartan4333 0 points1 point ago

Did anyone notice before he scalped Tomas, that the machete is in his left hand, then after the machete attack it was in his right hand?

[–]baronxs 1 point2 points ago

Uh, no it isn't.

[–]spartan4333 -1 points0 points ago

Uh, yes it is.

[–]baronxs 0 points1 point ago

Are we talking about the same scene? The one in the gif, right?

[–]spartan4333 0 points1 point ago

Yes but a little bit before the gif he is holding the machete in his left hand, then you see what is happening in the gif, and it ends up in his right hand.

[–]baronxs 0 points1 point ago

Oh I don't remember that, I thought you meant just within the gif.

[–]spartan4333 0 points1 point ago

It does not really matter. They probably cut the scene many times to get it right since Andrew Lincoln was using a real machete there according to the actor that played Tomas and Lincoln forgot the hand he had the machete in. I noticed it because I watched the episode twice back to back.

[–]baronxs 0 points1 point ago

I remember someone posted something about last week's episode where Rick went from underhand to overhand, so I'm guessing it's a pretty common occurrence.

[–]nightstrk 0 points1 point ago

If you watch his hands during the actual scene, the machete was in his left hand, but as he spoke to Thomas, he put the machete in his right hand.

[–]ComicInTraining 2 points3 points ago

I laugh every time I see Rick kick that other guy

[–]Broteezy 0 points1 point ago

I thought it was going to be that guy beating Big Tiny with a blue arrow :/

[–]bandkamp 0 points1 point ago

I was sad when Big Tiny died. ;_; He just wanted to see his mama.

[–]galaxydick 1 point2 points ago

How'd you make the gif such a small size? I tried to make one but it was like 4.5megs and it was about the same length as yours.

[–]ThatOneFastKid 1 point2 points ago

Shit happens.

[–]Connor6 1 point2 points ago

Fucking right, that guy needed to go.

[–]msbrega 0 points1 point ago

Rick Grimes.... has broken bad.

[–]BeezAweez -4 points-3 points ago

This is legit, I think it would be even better if the whole machete was a downvote though. Like, a downvote light saber or something. If I was any good with photoshop(or owned it) I would give it a try myself

[–]bobothetractor 0 points1 point ago

I watched this gif entirely too long. brb gonna go watch it some more....

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