Melissa McBride and Lennie James, The Walking Dead Gene Page/AMCĬarol had an almost opposite journey. After Eastman's death, Morgan set out to find Rick to share his peaceful message with the violent leader. Eastman taught him the non-lethal martial art aikido and impressed upon him the idea that all life is precious. Morgan had a mental break after his zombified wife killed his son, and he wandered around slaughtering walkers and survivors in a bloodthirsty daze until he met Eastman ( John Carroll Lynch), a Zen master who helped him recover. They met for the first time in the Season 6 premiere 'First Time Again.' Morgan had recently rejoined Rick ( Andrew Lincoln) after his time literally in the wilderness. Their story in Season 7 will have to find them coming to some sort of understanding.

But now, at the start of Season 7, they've been forced together with their roles flipped. For most of their relationship, they've clashed over diametrically opposed ideologies: Morgan is as close to a pacifist as one can be in a world overrun with zombies, while Carol until recently espoused a mercenary kill-or-be-killed mentality. The two characters' arcs have become entwined, as each represents a different way of dealing with the post-apocalyptic world. On The Walking Dead, Morgan ( Lennie James) and Carol ( Melissa McBride) have been at odds since they met at the beginning of Season 6.

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