morgan returned in the walking dead in season 5.
what episode does morgan return in the walking dead?
season 5
in the tv series, morgan saves rick’s life from a walker and tells him about the outbreak. they part ways with the intention of reuniting in atlanta but then they lose contact. in the season 3 episode "clear," morgan is revealed to be alive when rick encounters him on a supply run back in rick's hometown. morgan has become mentally unstable as duane was killed by morgan's undead wife, and refuses to rejoin rick's group insisting that he needs to stay and clear the town of walkers. in season 5, morgan is shown to have recovered from his mental break and learns that rick is in virginia. he eventually finds the alexandria safe-zone and reunites with his old friend. in season 6 morgan acts as a man of peace, insisting they can resolve threats without the use of violence, which conflicts with rick's views, and tries to help him regain his humanity when it continually diminishes. a flashback episode "here's not here" reveals that after encountering rick the second time, morgan met a survivor named eastman who helped him recover from his mental break, teaching him aikido and insisting he doesn't have to kill people no matter the situation. the ongoing war diminishes morgan's strive for peace, and he reverts back to killing. by the end of the war, he leaves washington dc. it was decided to transfer his character to the companion series "fear the walking dead".
morgan jones (the walking dead)
the first season of "fear the walking dead" takes place just after the outbreak and before rick grimes wakes up from his coma. the third season of "fear the walking dead" then catches up to after rick wakes up in his coma in the episode "days gone bye" of the first season of "the walking dead". the fourth season of "fear the walking dead" picks up after the all out war that occurred in the eigth season of "the walking dead" indicating "fear the walking dead" had a time jump. according to executive producer scott gimple, it was confirmed that the fifth season of "fear the walking dead" takes place nine months before the premiere of the ninth season of "the walking dead".
the walking dead (franchise)