Revelation 6:8

"And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth."

As soon as I saw the "pale" horse, I knew this was it. Given the preview after the show, we will see Rick (death) riding the pale horse and the walkers (hell) will follow him.

Given what we have seen in the preview, I'm thinking he leads them to the bridge and lets the bridge fail and wash the horde out to sea, like Daryl said. Which would be another amazing metaphor with Rick destroying the bridge. Both literally and metaphorically. Finally ending the desire to work with the saviors. I figure the "bad" saviors will be killed off at the camp a the "good" ones will become part of the other communities. Ending the saviors for good.

 

It could go so many ways. Maybe Rick dies on the rock, taking himself out before the walkers get to him and his entire arc in the episode is just his hallucination as he's dying. Maybe even have the group come back to only find his gun on the ground. It would mirror Lori's death in there is no body, also leaving speculation. It would also mirror the pilot episode. Thrown from a horse he takes himself out. Only this time there is no tank and no Glenn to save him from shooting himself.


Or it could go where Rick leads them to the bridge like I think. It would be so amazingly metaphorical. Especially if he arrives around the time Carol and company are taking out the "bad" saviors. Would be a fitting climax to the entire savior arc, finally.

Either way, I am loving the symbolism and metaphors in the way Kang and her crew write and direct.

 

Well, in all fairness he also said he was going to kill Negan. Like a bunch of times.

I believe Rick believed he didn't want to destroy the bridge. But maybe these hallucinations help him realize that in order to heal the collective he must first literally and symbolically destroy the bridge. Eugene himself said the bridge was a high risk of failure so it's almost inevitable anyway.

Maybe he realizes that the bridge won't hold anyway, chooses to destroy it in order to get rid of the horde and protect the group, and it allows Eugene to come up with a better, stronger bridge. One that they will name the "Rick Grimes Bridge". Or something to that effect.

 

Don't sweat it, I put serious thought into my theories and I'm batting .000. So there's that.

 

Not sure if that's a compliment or a pat on the head and a "You'll do better next time."

I also have a theory that Dr. Strange actually killed half the Avengers and not Thanos, but that's for a different forum I suppose.

 

Fair enough. My theory that teddy bear zombie girl was Daryl's Daughter was pretty far out there....but I still like it.