"What Shocked Andrew Lincoln in 'The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live' Premiere?"




 The merciless demonstration comes directly from the original comic book.

Warning: This article contains spoilers about the debut of The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, "Years."


With all the discussion about how The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live was going to essentially be a romantic tale, you could have been quieted into believing the most recent spinoff series in the establishment would be without any trace of mercilessly shocking demonstrations. Those convictions were scattered only minutes into the absolute first episode.


The series debut started by showing Andrew Lincoln's Rick Grimes working for the City Republic Military on something important to get out walkers ablaze. The hostage Rick was tethered by his wrist to a solider so he was unable to get away, however that fighter didn't understand he was dealing a person who might in a real sense cleave off his own wrist to get free — which is precisely exact thing Rick did.


Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes on 'The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live'

In addition to the fact that Rick chopped his left hand off — proclaiming "This is the ticket" prior to swinging the hatchet — yet he then closed up the injury in the blazes of a dead zombie while attempting to make his break. (Unfortunately, it was totally supportive of nothing as Rick was then recovered. DOH!)


However merciless and shocking as the move seemed to be, it quite remedies a major distinction between The Walking Dead comic book and television variation that followed. In the comic book, Rick lost his hand almost immediately — it was hacked off by the Lead representative (played on television by David Morrissey) in issue 28 after Rick wouldn't respond to inquiries while being interrogated. Had the show gone with the same pattern, television Rick would have lost his hand around season 3 of the original series.


According to showrunner Scott M. Gimple, the push to finally begin separating Rick Grimes from his appendages came from the man playing him. "I messed with the thought yet didn't focus on it through a wide range of emphasess of the story," Gimple tells EW. "In any case, it was Andy that pushed it. Andy was the one to bring it across the objective line."


The star concedes he is blameworthy as charged, which isn't surprising since he lobbied for the move back on the original Walking Dead. "I just tormented everyone into accommodation," says Lincoln. "Furthermore, there were a considerable amount of discussions, especially with AMC, with individuals going, 'Presently Andy, we love the thought, however are you completely certain about this?'


 Yet I recently thought: This is an ideal opportunity to do what the comic book did and honor that. I've been trying to pitch this for quite a long time, and everyone was simply shouting me down."


Also, for what reason was this an opportunity to make it happen? Since fans are very much aware of the "never quit" disposition of Rick Grimes. "We needed to explain why Rick had stayed away forever," says Lincoln.


 "This is a person that could do anything to return, so what is the most extraordinary demonstration or exertion that he could put himself through in request to attempt to return to his darling?"


Cutting off your own hand would appear to possess all the necessary qualities. Also, Gimple explains that is the reason they needed to address it at the very get-go. "The explanation it's toward the beginning of the story is that this is Rick Grimes,"


 says the showrunner. "So why hasn't he gotten away? This is a person who will do anything, however what happens when you do anything you actually don't win? Furthermore, he doesn't actually surrender after that!"


Walking Dead comic book maker Robert Kirkman later said he lamented cutting off Rick's hand in the comic since it constrained him to often need to compose around the injury, however Gimple says the television rendition simply requires "a promise to figuring it out, anything issues could happen to it."


 The showrunner likewise says the original comic book second merited anything that migraines it made for Kirkman. "I think it was significant as a comic peruser to see it, since it helped set the vibe of what this world is that these insane things can occur."