IGN: How do you think it’s going to change Rick in terms of how he views human threats? Obviously the Governor and his people are a problem, but if Rick had run into that hitchhiker, for instance, on the way back from Morgan’s instead of on the way there, do you think he would’ve stopped? Kirkman: That’s an interesting question. We’ll see whether or not it is, but that was definitely in the thinking of putting this episode together. Do you think this experience with Morgan will help Rick cope with the problems he’s dealing with? Kirkman: We really tried to stage this episode as Rick looking into a mirror and seeing, you know, “Hey, if you keep going down the road you’re going, if you don’t get it together, if you don’t pull it together for Carl and Judith, you’re going to be just like Morgan.” This is supposed to be a wake up moment for him. In a lot of ways, I think Morgan is a very possible future for Rick if he continues on the path he’s on. YES NO IGN: It seems like running into Morgan has come at a crucial point for Rick.

Return of an old friend