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The way Aaron looks like comic Rick Grimes #TheWalkingDead /gYHCsCmQDz However, fast forward to season 11, and it feels abundantly clear that the team behind the show has taken inspiration from the comic book Rick. “It wasn’t fully intentional, but it’s kind of like a fun parallel.” When showrunner Kang spoke about the resemblance in season 9, she said that the similar appearance was coincidence. They both have bushy beards and prosthetic arms. Let’s start with the obvious: Aaron looks exactly like Rick in the comic books. Show-Aaron looks uncannily like comic book-Rick And from what we’ve seen so far, the person to pick up the reins is Aaron. One such decision was finding a character who would take Rick’s place in the Commonwealth arc. It can be energizing, because the vacuum left by that character leaving influenced the decisions made going forward.” “But sometimes circumstances that are out of your control – like the lead wanting to spend more time with his family – create a huge creative opportunity to just try something new.
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“We’ve always tried to make the best version of the show that we could,” showrunner Angela Kang told NME about setting the series on a new path after Rick’s exit. I’m sure the writers would’ve loved to have kept Lincoln on board until the end, but the actor wanted out. Of course, in the comic book, Rick sticks around and is a key figure in the Commonwealth storyline, which is currently playing out onscreen. Rick’s early exit from the show stunned the fandom and left behind a huge void. And with the main protagonist away from the action - supposedly on his way to the big screen - the writers have had to adapt. Perhaps the biggest deviation came when Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) left the show in season 9. Over the course of 11 seasons, The Walking Dead has used Robert Kirkman’s comics as a roadmap for the TV show, sometimes staying loyal to the source material and other times going in its own direction. By Ashley Hurst 5 months ago Follow Tweet