*phew* 
So glad that Rick is still alive.
This is why I posted the picture of Anne/Jadis, because it suggested to me that one of my theories could be correct. I knew that Rick wouldn't go anywhere else willingly, so he'd have to be at death's door in order for anyone to manage to take him, as-it-were. This also suggests a whole other community somewhere (I've theorised on who it could be in a previous thread for an episode in this season).
Loved the way they transitioned from the chopper flying away (notice how the music was the same music from the end of 1x01) to show the passage of time before introducing the new set of characters. All those seasons with Gimple as showrunner and, what, less than a year passes during his entire tenure ... Angela Kang has a love of moving the show along when it needs it and I'm so on board with that. The show has needed that sense of time progression for a long time. When viewers complained about pacing I think that is ultimately what they meant - the time passing for Rick & Co was too brief compared to the weeks and months passing for us the viewers. So Kang & Co are friggin' knocking it out of the park.   
All this talk of Rick, understandably, does distract from another major moment - Maggie vs Negan. Great to see that that wasn't dragged out too long either and she understood Rick's reasons. Plus, seeing Negan as this babbling shell of his former self was quite a turn of events - he's broken ... ... but the tease for the next three episodes suggests he finds some sort of peace with his new lot in life and even hints at a version of the 'hope for the future flash forwards' that we saw in Season 8 (when Rick, Judith, and Negan were gardening together).
Speaking of Judith - it's been great to get more of her in the show, and now with her taking on the reigns of 'Carl territory', you could say in some ways, I'm happy. She's not some 'defacto leader', don't be daft, but she's been growing up in this world and will know how to take care of herself. She'll be trained in weapons and survival tactics - and it's going to be interesting to see how Judith, as a 'child of the apocalypse', operates compared to the adults who were forced to make the transition and even some of the other young ones (e.g. Henry). Indeed, with Judith, think of children who grow up in war zones or unstable countries that constantly see death, destruction, and war. The kids who survive in that awful environment know how to survive ... so Judith will likewise, plus she'll have the benefit of the aforementioned training.
I've not seen Talking Dead yet, so I'm not sure what the passage of time is going to be - but evidently it's been years, just going from Judith and Carol's hair - god-damn! hehe, it's like "coming up on The Walking Dead: badass new hair styles". 
Now ... when Rick re-appears, I wonder how they're going to do it what with the passage of time. How will they write it so that he's not made his way back to Alexandria in the intervening years. Hopefully that all shakes out well.
Speaking of ... I coulda sworn I read that Rick Grimes was going to be in six episodes this season - so we've got one more, if that is still the case. 
Matthew Negrette - who wrote the teleplay (and, indeed, Gimple - who co-wrote the story) - handled this episode superbly, and Kang has been doing wonders with her stewardship of this season. The show really has rediscovered it's mojo and, incredibly - in an episode which sees the departure of Rick-ruddy-Grimes - I'm genuinely so excited and jazzed about what's coming up, to see the rejuvenation and where things go from here. It's like we've gone from nibbling on rations in the last couple of seasons to being fed a full blown three-course-meal every week now, and it's awesome!!!
The 'field of the dead' was a nifty scene, too - notice Shane near the camera in the wide shot as Rick and Sasha talk - and there were various other references (e.g. Beth, albeit turned away from camera).
Oh, man ... yep ... seriously jazzed from this episode. HYPE!!!!!!!!!!
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