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Originally Posted by Teh_Bandwagoner
Rick showed mercy as early as 3-4 episodes ago when they introduced Jesus.
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Its not even just a matter of 'mercy' if he didnt have to do all of these things he wouldnt. This is the first time we would classify Rick's group as the aggressors.
If they had enough food they'd never have left Alexandria and you think that if the Saviours werent out there extorting Hilltop then Rick's group would have made some sort of amicable deal.
He could have just killed the Alexandrians and taken their place and their stuff. Ditto with Hilltop and same with the people from the Governor's town.
But he didnt because they werent a threat and he took the extra time and effort to come up with a solution.
Rick reacts to his surroundings. He was happy as a farmer in the prison and you feel that he'd stick to that if he could but threats keep popping up and forcing him to react.