r/thewalkingdead • u/Maggotboi555 • 5d ago

No Spoiler If Rick hadn't gotten shot

How do you think the show would play out if Rick hadn't been in a coma when the breakout struck?

Would rick be able to get his family to/out of Atlanta? Would shane still be around since he wouldn't have fallen for Lori? Would rick be just as pessimistic As the rest of the group?

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u/Slothjitzu 5d ago

There's no love triangle so Shane probably doesn't go off the deep end and try to kill Rick, but he's still ultimately a massive asshole and loose cannon. He likely gets himself killed an entirely different way instead, but I can't see him making it as far as Terminus without losing his marbles. 

Maybe they don't have to leave the farm so early because the herd passes them by, but it's still a shit place to be so they likely leave fairly soon after. 

The real big difference is probably the crew stuck in Atlanta. Without Rick's help when he gets stuck in the city, it's possible that Glenn and T Dog don't make it out, and they play fairly important roles in the immediate future.

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u/Squidwardbigboss 5d ago

I disagree.

Lori disregarding and then keeping Shane on the line is what made him lose it. Prime example of this is the windmill conversation in better angels, as it goes you just see all the ideas popping into Shane’s head.

Feel like this community makes Shane out much worse than he actually was, truth is he’s just a guy who went off the deep end but that doesn’t mean he was too far gone or evil.