“We Are The Walking Dead!”

Arguably one of the most powerful moments in the entire comic book series, Rick’s “We Are The Walking Dead” speech is the type of scene which an actor like Andrew Lincoln could use to win an Emmy.

Here’s an excerpt from Rick’s address to his fellow survivors in the prison:

“The second we put a bullet in the head of one of those undead monsters — the moment one of us drove a hammer into one of their faces — or cut a head off. We became what we are! And that’s just it. THAT’s what it comes down to. You people don’t know what we are. We’re surrounded by the DEAD. We’re among them — and when we finally give up we become them! We’re living on borrowed time here. Every minute of our life is a minute we steal from them! You see them out there. You KNOW that when we die — we become them. You think we hide behind walls to protect us from the walking dead? Don’t you get it? We ARE the walking dead! WE are the walking dead!”

Rick’s speech perfectly sums up the situation that the survivors find themselves in, while also offering some insight into the show’s title. This would be an incredible scene and one that needs to happen in the series at some point in the very near future.