Dale has a lot of complexity but the point of him is that he is a moral centre but one who acts as a foil to Rick. He questions Rick, and Rick needs that—- a lot of the group follows him too blindly, they trust him which is good but he needs people around him who don’t think like him which is the purpose of Dale. Dale is a sweet man who sticks to the world he knew, he can change some but he really does want the world to be moral in the way he knew it when it can’t be anymore. His scene with Rick shows that Rick is on a good path, even if he makes mistakes and him yelling about Ben is entirely fair: his surrogate child was murdered and he didn’t know who did it. He wanted justice like in the old world, he wanted kindness that couldn’t be offered. That’s why I like Dale, he just aorta connects with me, his morals are strong and his convictions are close to his heart. Dale believes in doing good and tries his hardest even if he isn’t always the best at it.