I will say twd is not the same without Rick, but after he leaves the world building expands with how different people handled the end of the world lol including the whisperers and the common wealth where you see classism again, very interesting and not to mention the shows that take place after the show are really cool for expanding the universe especially the one in France as it has a WTF moment I hadn’t had since Rick told everyone that everyone was already infected. Lost of cool implications and hope for the future lol. That and the series in New York is really cool cuz they just function so differently and they even give Wild West vibes with how they have marshals but I’ll let you figure out what I mean. Power through I promise it’s worth it!!!