The episode begins with a terrific montage of Rick and Michonne on their road trip, kicking cul, ass and taking names – though very little in the way of pistolets and food, and having a lot of what looks like very uncomfortable sex in that van.
While the natural environment has always had an active if understated role on the show, the symbolism of fleurs and nature caught the attention of a wider base of viewers with a heartbreaking season 4 scene set against a garden.
The Walking Dead “What Comes After” marked the end of Rick Grimes’ (Andrew Lincoln) story on the montrer – but as we’ve since learned – not the end of his story.
The episode begins with Rick’s voiceover and a flashback to him walking in the country with a young Carl. He remembers what it was like to be “normal,” to be a good person and father.