My post was a goofy (sort-of) hypothetical. I don't believe anyone involved in any meaningful way with the show reads this crap.

How they will pull these off:
1. Maggie will give birth on Christmas, name the baby after Paul Monroe, overt symbolism will sell inspirational calendars, ghost of Beth will sing 'Silent Night'
2. Talking zombie shtick introduced with the Whisperer plot in season 17.
3. Doc-in-training discovers Malomars are the cure.…

Plus, nowadays, Rick is only in half the episodes anyway. I'm sure season 6.2 will devote an entire episode to how Tara experimented in college or where Rosita used to buy toothpaste.

I personally am loving the 427 variations of Carl's name. And, at this point, I don't see how they CAN'T afford a little lack of limb. This show is an AMC cash cow.

Hey Walking Dead showrunner and writers: you wanna earn back some of these commentors' respect in the fall finale, all the while shocking the hell out of the casual fan?
1. Make Rick finally lose his arm.
2. Blow Carl's eye out
3. Morgan bites it (or gets bitten, so to speak)
4. Both of Jessie's' boys buy it.
5. Goodbye to…