Andrew Lincoln Pens Heartbreaking Farewell Letter on the Eve of Rick Gimes’ Final TWD Episode
Josh Millican
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This Sunday’s episode of The Walking Dead on AMC (“What Comes After”) will be a game-changer: It’s the final episode for Rick Grimes (played by Andrew Lincoln), the character who’s been the main focus and emotional lynchpin of the entire series. It’s an almost unbelievable turn of events, one that has shocked and saddened the show’s core audience. It’s also stunning considering Rick is still alive and well in the source material, the comic book series by Robert Kirkman (but then again, so is Carl, so…).
You may want to come equipped with a fresh box of Kleenex for Sunday’s TWD. Or, if you want to get a head-start on feeling weepy, you can check out excerpts of Lincoln’s farewell letter (shared via Twitter) below.
“It’s been the most exciting, challenging and satisfying role of my career — and for the best part of a decade, the greatest adventure of my professional life. This season feels like the show I fell in love with all those years ago, and the world we were also heading toward when we wrapped the pilot episode.
“By my own rough count, I’ve killed over 400 zombies during the apocalypse. Lost a horse, found a horse. Lost a girl… that didn’t go well. Ate a dog once. Wore a meat poncho twice. Escaped from a bunch of hipster cannibals. Not to mention I’ve been shot twice, baseball batted, stabbed three times, bit a man’s throat out (I’m sorry — that was weird — and tasted like chicken), and had my cowboy boots resoled… 12 times.
“We began as an indie movie, and years later became a three-letter acronym (wtf?). And along the way, we’ve had the unique pleasure of meeting zombie enthusiasts all over our beautiful blue planet. From Tokyo to Trinidad, people have been united by their love of this story of survival… and Norman Reedus’ extraordinarily luscious hair.”
This is humbling and a validation for many late nights. Thanks for the #stuffandthangs AMC. Only feels right to share this letter from Andrew Lincoln on his departure with you all #TWDFamily ❤️ #EndofanEra pic.twitter.com/NBY0Lraisw
— Kirsten (@KirstenAcuna) October 25, 2018
Check out the synopsis and trailer for “What Comes After” below.
Synopsis:
Rick is forced to face the past as he struggles to maintain the safety of the communities and protect the future he and Carl envisioned.
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