# 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:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2018, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-rick-grimes-lincoln-to-leave-the-walking-dead/815114/21 "2018-05-31T01:24:10Z")
They can’t have Daryl ‘take over’. What a ridiculous idea, why??? He can barely string two sentences together. He is a good right-hand man, a loyal lieutenant, he is muscle when called for, and bodyguarding and tracking and scavenging. But he is not a leader. The only logical choice is Carol, she has brains, knowledge, she could be the leader (if our dear Maggie dies in childbirth and we lose her as the leader)…well, I wish the departing good luck They’ll have a career playing bit parts in NCIS and such. Or some obscure Netflix show… like Elijah Wood, Daniel Radcliffe, those actors who lucked out getting once in a lifetime fabulous roles, they probably won’t ever come across those big roles again. ---
**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 31, 2018, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-rick-grimes-lincoln-to-leave-the-walking-dead/815114/22 "2018-05-31T05:41:58Z")
Yeah, like that guy who played Indiana Jones. Or that guy that played Han Solo. What show biz poison he turned out to be. ---
**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 31, 2018, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-rick-grimes-lincoln-to-leave-the-walking-dead/815114/23 "2018-05-31T05:47:07Z")
Lincoln had somewhat a decent career before. But I can’t see him doing a full on movie star big theatre release. I just don’t. I hope I am wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disgruntled_Penguin)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2018, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-rick-grimes-lincoln-to-leave-the-walking-dead/815114/24 "2018-05-31T07:42:22Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Yeah, like that guy who played Indiana Jones. Or that guy that played Han Solo. > > What show biz poison he turned out to be. Not very convincing when you can only name one selection and had to name him twice. I’m not saying that there are not other examples but apparently none that came to your mind quickly which really reinforces the argument you’re trying to argue against IMHO. Off the top of my head I can think of several examples of actors never overcoming their own successful acting roles. In fact the other poster already did and my list wouldn’t include anyone on theirs. ---
**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 31, 2018, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-rick-grimes-lincoln-to-leave-the-walking-dead/815114/25 "2018-05-31T11:17:17Z")
> [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](#): > > Not very convincing when you can only name one selection and had to name him twice. I’m not saying that there are not other examples but apparently none that came to your mind quickly which really reinforces the argument you’re trying to argue against IMHO. Off the top of my head I can think of several examples of actors never overcoming their own successful acting roles. In fact the other poster already did and my list wouldn’t include anyone on theirs. Whoosh ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2018, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-rick-grimes-lincoln-to-leave-the-walking-dead/815114/26 "2018-05-31T13:29:01Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > 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. Nifty! I like that! ---
**Author:** ![Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disgruntled_Penguin)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2018, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-rick-grimes-lincoln-to-leave-the-walking-dead/815114/27 "2018-05-31T16:36:59Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Whoosh If you say so but I honestly still don’t get the Whoosh. You don’t need to explain but I must wonder if the word Whoosh means something entirely different to the two of us. No biggie. I hope your Whoosh is sincerely funny to those who get it. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2018, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-rick-grimes-lincoln-to-leave-the-walking-dead/815114/28 "2018-05-31T17:18:45Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Yeah, like that guy who played Indiana Jones. Or that guy that played Han Solo. > > What show biz poison he turned out to be. Yes, yes, I knew someone here would whine ‘but but but what about \_\_\_?’ thanks! - There are always exceptions. I said they PROBABLY wouldn’t get those huge roles ever again. Probably means the odds are against it, but not completely against it. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2018, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-rick-grimes-lincoln-to-leave-the-walking-dead/815114/29 "2018-05-31T17:21:15Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Lincoln had somewhat a decent career before. But I can’t see him doing a full on movie star big theatre release. I just don’t. I hope I am wrong. When it was being debated who would might be in the running for James Bond if Daniel Craig actually turned it down, his name was mentioned. But I think only because he was a white Englishman like all the other actors mentioned. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2018, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-rick-grimes-lincoln-to-leave-the-walking-dead/815114/30 "2018-05-31T17:26:20Z")
Well, maybe the rest of the group will finally start making good decisions. Getting rid of Rick can’t hurt in that regard. ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2018, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-rick-grimes-lincoln-to-leave-the-walking-dead/815114/31 "2018-05-31T18:57:37Z")
> [@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. It turns out they are in purgatory. At the end, Rick says to Negan - “You were a great number 2”. Then the credits roll. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2018, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-rick-grimes-lincoln-to-leave-the-walking-dead/815114/32 "2018-05-31T19:29:34Z")
Mrs. L.A. and I watched the show religiously. I still do. But Mrs. L.A. says it has become boring, predictable, and most of all, depressing. I think it’s time they start rebuilding society. They have the ‘How To Rebuild After The Apocalypse’ book that Maggie got from Van Lady. Have a couple more crises while they’re rebuilding society, end with the Sun rising over their wind farm or whatever. I think Kirkman said on TTD that Rick is definitely going to croak. And didn’t I hear that there’s only one more season after this one? ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2018, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-rick-grimes-lincoln-to-leave-the-walking-dead/815114/33 "2018-06-01T05:50:25Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > 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. I like this. Then a link to the “[Life After People](https://www.history.com/shows/life-after-people)” series. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-rick-grimes-lincoln-to-leave-the-walking-dead/815114.md?page=1)