Believe it or not, it’s been four years already since The Walking Dead came to a close. I know, it’s hard to imagine. Time has passed so quickly that I’m sure half of us barely even remember what it was like to see all of our favorite characters on the same screen again.
However, we’ve also had several spinoff shows come and go, bringing back characters we all know and love. Some of which haven’t even finished yet, like Dead City or Daryl Dixon, which is slated to conclude in 2027. However, we know that Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and Michonne (Danai Gurira) are back in Alexandria, so they must already be waiting for certain people to return.
With that in mind, these characters have so many reunions to go through before we say goodbye to them. While the overall future of The Walking Dead is promising, we won’t have these stories forever. I think it’s time to see some classic reunions we’ve all been desperately waiting for.
Rick and Morgan
One reunion I would love to see is Rick and Morgan (Lennie James). The last time people saw Morgan was at the end of the All Out War arc in season 8, before he left the show and appeared in another Walking Dead spinoff, Fear the Walking Dead. He was great as Morgan in that show, but there’s something about Rick and Morgan that makes sense.
The main reason is that these two were it at the beginning of the series. Most fans remember those days fondly, when the series was much simpler. Morgan literally saved Rick in the pilot episode, "Days Gone Bye."
After that, they didn’t cross paths for a long time, but they became a team later when Morgan returned, and in the war against the Saviors, before Morgan left.
I’d love to see what Morgan would think of Rick now, years later, especially after he came home to Alexandria and is now, well, missing a whole hand. Morgan even left the show searching for Rick, so you know that there’s a connection there.
Older Judith and Negan
Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and Judith (Cailey Fleming) were a special type of duo in The Walking Dead. They weren’t really a father-daughter pairing, per se, but they were close enough that any time they were on screen, I knew I was going to chuckle. Judith really took after the adults in her life and sort of had this confident attitude where she attempted to be brave.
But with Negan, she also saw goodness that many other adults didn’t, and their interactions often proved it. Negan also seemed to respect the girl and genuinely care for her — which fits his character, since he cares a lot about kids. He was even upset about Carl (Chandler Riggs) and how he died years before he began caring for Judith.
In the series where Negan is present right now, he’s much older, so Judith would probably be a young adult. It would be interesting to see them reunite.
Rick and Maggie
One of the biggest mysteries of The Walking Dead right now is about these two. What happened with Maggie and Rick after the events of The Walking Dead?
Whatever happened seems to be why Maggie (Lauren Cohan) doesn’t want to seem to acknowledge anyone from her older group in Dead City.
In Dead City season 3, she told Negan he was the closest thing to family she had besides her son, which makes me wonder what happened to make her think that.
I would give anything for a flashback in a possible Dead City season 4 that shows a rift between Maggie and Rick. The last time Maggie saw Rick, they were at odds about Negan’s treatment, where she wanted him dead, and Rick wanted him alive. Obviously, things have shifted drastically because of the events of Dead City, but it’s still worth acknowledging at some point in the future of the franchise.
Daryl and Judith
You knew I’d put Daryl (Norman Reedus) here with Judith. These two are just adorable together.
While Rick was gone, Daryl took on a father-figure role for Judith. He never claimed to be that, but he did everything in his power to protect her and keep her safe, even sharing an apartment with her and her little brother when Michonne left to find Rick because he knew he’d be the one to step up.
From the moment Judith was born, Daryl always had a special connection with her (one that has made fans love him even more). Seeing these two reunite would be interesting. It’s strange to think about, since Fleming is 19 now, but maybe a time skip could make it work.
Daryl and Rick
Of course, Daryl and Rick are here. There's no doubt that this is the reunion that everyone wants to see. I'm among that group as well.
If I don’t see them reunite somehow at the end of Daryl Dixon, then I am going to riot with the rest of the Walking Dead fandom.
For me, the series wouldn’t really end if these two didn’t come back together. There would always be the hope among fans that Daryl and Rick would or could reunite.
While Daryl has become too big for this franchise and is practically its face now, there was a time when we couldn't imagine a Walking Dead show without both of them. If I get to see them come together one last time, even in just a wordless, emotional hug, I can die happy.
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