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Warning: There are major spoilers ahead for Sunday’s episode of “The Walking Dead,” “What Comes After.”
Rick Grimes’ final episode of AMC’s “The Walking Dead” left viewers in a knot when the fan favorite flew off in a helicopter with Anne at the episode’s end. It then became more puzzling when the story skipped ahead several years without Rick.
Where did he go and why haven’t we seen him? Who are all of these new characters? INSIDER breaks down the biggest questions you’re asking after Rick’s open-ended farewell.
Where did Rick go?
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Rick’s fate was left open-ended when he flew away on a helicopter.
This will be the biggest lingering question on every fan’s mind. Where did Rick go and why hasn’t he made his way back to his family in the years that have passed? Is he being held prisoner somewhere? Was he left injured so badly that he can’t make his way back to them?
It sounds like we’ll find out in a series of movies which will follow Rick Grimes. Chief content officer of “The Walking Dead” announced them on “Talking Dead” after Sunday’s episode.
OK — but seriously. What’s the deal with the helicopters?
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We’ve seen helicopters teased since the pilot episode. We know that the mystery chopper Rick first saw on season seven is at least one that has been in correspondence with Jadis/Anne. The two have some sort of deal of trading people for supplies. This is how she kept her community alive.
It’s not clear how she knows them or where she and Rick flew off to, but Anne made it sound to Gabriel like this would be a one-way ticket and that he wouldn’t be allowed to leave if he went on the trip.
What does it mean to be an “A” or a “B”?
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When Anne was messaging the helicopter gang it seemed as if anyone marked an “A” was a leader-type and “B” was someone who was more of a follower.
But it may very well be that “A” and “B” means “After” or “Before” you’re turned into one of the dead.
Why?
Originally, Anne told Gabriel she thought he was a “B,” but then when he was going to tell Rick what she was doing she decided he was an “A.” At first, it seemed like she was impressed with him and found him to be more of a leader, but then we saw she was going to have a walker turn him into one of the undead.
When Anne found Rick at the episode’s end, she surprisingly declared Rick was a “B” and not an “A.” If an “A” denoted a leader, Rick would have been the ultimate definition of an “A.” But now that we know he’s a “B,” we know the classification isn’t that simple.
It’s a little strange that people in a helicopter would want walkers or people turning into them. But perhaps there are still parts of the government around doing testing on people who turn into one of the undead.
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