Felt like a goodbye to the whole show for most of it, however the ending and the preview has blown things wide open. It does indeed look like the old show we all loved at one point, just wonder how long it lasts.
Is Rick on a break then or is that just their way of getting rid of his character without having to kill him off? or are they just leaving the door open for a return if the show gets back on track?
I think it's unlikely he will make a return to the Walking Dead, but I believe they are making spin offs with just Rick which will be aimed more at what's going on, on a wider scale and not just 3 communities or whatever.
Should have kept Shane alive, best character in the show.
I'm glad he's not in it, otherwise it's very unlikely he would have been The Punisher.

Mondays episode has kind of explained why things have been a bit slow this season, hopefully next weeks episode will pump some life back into the show.