r/TWD • u/Inevitable_Figure_85 • 17h ago
Is Aaron considering Rick a hero realistic?
So I just saw the episode where Aaron loses his arm and when he’s on the stretcher and Rick apologizes, he has to whole monologue about Rick creating a new world and basically Rick is their savior etc., it got me thinking… btw this isn’t a criticism, just a thought exercise. Would Aaron really view Rick that way? From Aaron’s point of view, they lived in this utopia (Alexandria) for many months if not years, peaceful, no threats, no zombie breaches, no Negan, just a perfect Leave it to Beaver town…until Rick showed up. He brought zombie hoards, he caused the death of their leader and her entire family, he convinced them to slaughter the Savior outpost causing Negan’s reign of terror resulting in the death of the love of his life, he got endless people killed and Alexandria fell over and over. Before he arrived, it was a utopia. (again as a viewer we know this isn’t the full truth, but from Aaron’s perspective would it look drastically different?) Just a fun thought exercise!