# Andrew "Rick Grimes" Lincoln to leave The Walking Dead **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 30, 2018, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-rick-grimes-lincoln-to-leave-the-walking-dead/815114 "2018-05-30T09:10:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-rick-grimes-lincoln-to-leave-the-walking-dead/815114/1 "2018-05-30T09:10:00Z")
Story here: [Andrew Lincoln Leaving The Walking Dead after Season 9](http://collider.com/andrew-lincoln-leaving-walking-dead-season-9/) Personally, I think this could be the right time to conclude the show. Yeah, they want Daryl to step into the lead role, but, if the rumors are true, the show would say goodbye to Rick, Maggie, and Carl all within a season of each other. Not sure that the fans could be counted on to not riot because of it. Given that the quality of the show has diminished in recent years, I think I’d prefer to tie up loose ends and have a scripted ending. Otherwise you take a chance of (eventual) cancellation with no real resolution. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-rick-grimes-lincoln-to-leave-the-walking-dead/815114/2 "2018-05-30T12:33:41Z")
It should have ended already and I hope they convince him to stay until the final episode of the season. And make that a series finale. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-rick-grimes-lincoln-to-leave-the-walking-dead/815114/3 "2018-05-30T13:09:57Z")
Nine years is a long time in an actor’s career - I’m a little surprised the stars have lasted this long, especially given the show’s format could easily allow for a turnover in cast members. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-rick-grimes-lincoln-to-leave-the-walking-dead/815114/4 "2018-05-30T13:18:39Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Given that the quality of the show has diminished in recent years, I think I’d prefer to tie up loose ends and have a scripted ending. Otherwise you take a chance of (eventual) cancellation with no real resolution. Is there any way to conclude this show though? I think finding a cure for the zombie infestation would be kind of ridiculous at this point. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-rick-grimes-lincoln-to-leave-the-walking-dead/815114/5 "2018-05-30T13:33:49Z")
Nooooooo!!! Say it ain’t so. Please. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-rick-grimes-lincoln-to-leave-the-walking-dead/815114/6 "2018-05-30T13:39:37Z")
Yeah, I think it’s time to stick a knife into the show’s head. It had a good run, but it’s played out and its rotting guts are showing. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-rick-grimes-lincoln-to-leave-the-walking-dead/815114/7 "2018-05-30T13:40:53Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > Is there any way to conclude this show though? I think finding a cure for the zombie infestation would be kind of ridiculous at this point. Sure. Kill off the recurring main characters and roll the credits. They don’t even have to die by zombie. I think it would be a suitable way to end the show to have them die from an outbreak of something that, in the normal world, would be curable…cholera, flu, typhus, there are lots of possibilities… ---
**Author:** ![flaming\_yawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/cab0a1/32.png) [@flaming\_yawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flaming_yawn)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-rick-grimes-lincoln-to-leave-the-walking-dead/815114/8 "2018-05-30T13:51:54Z")
WE were fans… never missed an episode. We stopped watching around Niegan time. Started watching Fear and that has it ups and downs but with the added new cast members may have revived the show a bit. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-rick-grimes-lincoln-to-leave-the-walking-dead/815114/9 "2018-05-30T13:54:39Z")
Interesting! I think it might be a good idea to end it. the show started out great, but has declined in quality quite a bit. Either end it completely, or start off fresh with an entirely new cast and story. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-rick-grimes-lincoln-to-leave-the-walking-dead/815114/10 "2018-05-30T14:13:49Z")
Rick Grimes was/is the show. I don’t see how it can move on without him. It’s doomed. They need to end it before it’s embarassing. What are these actors gonna move on to? I am afraid they’ll never get out of the shadow of the characters they played on TWD. Too bad, really ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-rick-grimes-lincoln-to-leave-the-walking-dead/815114/11 "2018-05-30T14:32:12Z")
Obligatory [Rick /Carl memes](http://thechive.com/2015/02/15/rick-grimes-from-the-walking-dead-tells-the-best-dad-jokes-32-photos/). The show had a good run, but I bowed out after the second season of Neegan nonsense. The action and suspense had also lost any sense of tension, becoming A-team style ridiculous gunfights. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-rick-grimes-lincoln-to-leave-the-walking-dead/815114/12 "2018-05-30T20:34:22Z")
RIP Grimey. [![](https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/njhxk2b5qyrvivmqhzqx.png) ](https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/njhxk2b5qyrvivmqhzqx.png) ---
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-rick-grimes-lincoln-to-leave-the-walking-dead/815114/13 "2018-05-30T21:26:55Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > Is there any way to conclude this show though? I think finding a cure for the zombie infestation would be kind of ridiculous at this point. Why? It amazes me that as close as they are to Washington D.C., nobody has popped on over there just to see what is going on. I agree with some of the others that the show was lagging even with Rick Grimes. The show has long since jumped the shark. I think a nice final season where things actually happen would be good for the series in the long run. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-rick-grimes-lincoln-to-leave-the-walking-dead/815114/14 "2018-05-30T22:15:44Z")
Really, I think the way to end it is to kill the recurring characters and then roll the credits over a montage that shows humanity never comes back from the zombie apocalypse. First shots of walkers walking through the ruins…gradually thinning out…the ruins being overwhelmed by time and vegetation…and then just a world empty of people. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-rick-grimes-lincoln-to-leave-the-walking-dead/815114/15 "2018-05-30T22:24:38Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > Is there any way to conclude this show though? I think finding a cure for the zombie infestation would be kind of ridiculous at this point. Sure. It could just conclude that post-Savior War, the communities of Alexandria, Hilltop, The Kingdom, Oceanside and The Sanctuary are now more or less united in peace as a sort of United States of Zombieland. Sure, there are still walkers. But at this point they are just an annoying natural hazard that everyone knows how to deal with. Like the weather, or bears. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-rick-grimes-lincoln-to-leave-the-walking-dead/815114/16 "2018-05-30T22:27:07Z")
IIRC they never even bothered asking Deanna (at least onscreen), who was a Congresswoman, if she had any idea what happened to the federal government. The showrunners are really reluctant to try an address the wider world. Granted the federal government at this point is just a bunch of VIP walkers aimlessly milling around Mt Weather. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-rick-grimes-lincoln-to-leave-the-walking-dead/815114/17 "2018-05-30T23:04:11Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > IIRC they never even bothered asking Deanna (at least onscreen), who was a Congresswoman, if she had any idea what happened to the federal government. The showrunners are really reluctant to try an address the wider world. Granted the federal government at this point is just a bunch of VIP walkers aimlessly milling around Mt Weather. > > Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk She is dead now. Sent from my laptop using my fingers. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-rick-grimes-lincoln-to-leave-the-walking-dead/815114/18 "2018-05-30T23:46:46Z")
Deanna told her story, she obviously knew nothing more than that. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-rick-grimes-lincoln-to-leave-the-walking-dead/815114/19 "2018-05-30T23:54:48Z")
I hope Melania got the drop on Donald before he ate her brain. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2018, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-rick-grimes-lincoln-to-leave-the-walking-dead/815114/20 "2018-05-31T00:37:57Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > Deanna told her story, she obviously knew nothing more than that. Would _you_ trust a Congress Critter during the Zombie Apocalypse? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-rick-grimes-lincoln-to-leave-the-walking-dead/815114.md?page=2)