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Watch out for the big spoilers on episode 5 of season 9 of The Walking Dead if you have not seen it. "What Comes After" marked the departure of Rick Grimes to other horizons and although he was not dead, episode 5 was very much like a tribute to his cult character. Many references to the first seasons were madeand we suggest you come back to see if you have spotted them!
The alarm clock at the hospital
It's hard to miss the moment when Rick is talking to himself to wake up and run away from the nearby walkers. Injured and ill, Rick has a vision of himself at the Atlanta hospital, where everything started in the first episode of The Walking Dead. The "first" Rick faces the "last" Rick, the loop is complete.
"Do not Open Dead Inside"
At another point in the episode, Rick finds himself in the hospital again. The corridor is the same as the one he pbaded through a few years ago, and he falls on a closed door on which he writes "Do not Open, Dead Outside". Season 9 of The Walking Dead did indeed a direct recall in the first season but adapting to the visions of Rick. It's this time "out" that the dead are, and that's where Rick has a vision of hundreds of corpses then Sasha, who helps him to wake up.
Helicopters
We still have no answer for this mystery, but we know at least that the helicopters were not shown by chance during the seasons of The Walking Dead. Rick sees a flying over Atlanta in the first episode, and he will see others afterwards. This recurring mystery is getting thicker now that Rick was taken by helicopter thanks to Jadis.
Shane and the returned car
We knew that old characters would make an appearance and it is particularly Shane that Rick crossed in one of his hallucinations. He finds himself in a police car, with Shane and facing a returned car. The car in question is the same as the criminals that Shane and Rick were chasing before Rick was shot and ended up in a coma in the pilot. In addition to these elements, the discussion of the two friends refers to Lori, Carl, Judith – and his biological father – or Shane's death. Topics that do not fail to take us back far.
The song
When Rick and Jadis fly by helicopter, it's the song "Space Junk" by Wang Chung that can be heard in the episode. The same song we heard at the end of the very first episode of the series, when Rick is alone in Atlanta. A nice nod to fans music lovers.
The Hershel farm
Rick's vision with Hershel takes us back to season 2, in the famous barn in which the Greene family had locked up their loved ones who had become zombies. This is also where we saw a zombie Sophie come out in one of the most important episodes of the series.
Rick's quest
From the first episode of The Walking Dead, we learn that Rick has only one goal: to find his family to be able to protect them. Throughout his last episode, in Season 9, Rick follows the same path. He's desperate for his family, until he finally gets the answer. Judith, Michonne, Daryl, Carol, Maggie and the others are his family. And he found them.
The road to Atlanta
The image of Rick straddling a highway to Atlanta is one of iconic representations of The Walking Dead. Revisiting this plan, this time with a giant horde of zombies on Rick's heels, was equally impressive.
"What's your wound?"
First pronounced by Morgan, the words "What's your wound?" or "What's your injury?" are heard several times in episode 5 of season 9. What to remind us that these are also the first words that Morgan addressed to Rick in the pilot of The Walking Dead.
Beth's body
When Rick is in the middle of a tide of corpses, we can recognize several familiar faces like Carol, Daryl, Jesus and even Maggie. But that's not all, even if you only see it from the back, it is obvious that one of the elongated silhouettes is supposed to be Beth Greene, who was, for a time, the optimist of the group.
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