Why was rick smiling?

Rick Grimes is smiling. While not a first for the character, it certainly is given the situation the show's central hero finds himself in at the end of Sunday's season seven midseason debut when Rick and his closest friends find themselves surrounded by a heavily armed mystery group. read more

Rick Smiling (AMC/The Walking Dead) At the end of the midseason premiere of The Walking Dead, Season 7, Rick did something strange: he smiled. It was an unusual reaction to what was happening at the very end of the episode. read more

Some will speculate that this means Rick has found Gabriel again. After all, he's the one who led the group out in the first place. read more

After Rick (Andrew Lincoln) spent the first half of “The Walking Dead” Season 7 feeling defeated under the tyranny of the villainous Negan (Jeffey Dean Morgan), Sunday’s midseason premiere found our protagonist in much better spirits — even cracking a smile in the episode’s final seconds. read more