 Critics were divided about Rick Grimes ' return to Atlanta , as well as his stand off with Guillermo and his gang . Scott Meslow of The Atlantic compared Grimes to Mad Men 's Don Draper , and questioned his character development : " So far , every decision Rick has made has been both within his code and consequence @-@ free , " he said . Pierce opined : " Dramatically , this whole sequence plays out pretty hokily . Guillermo 's dialogue is ridiculous , and the entire storyline plays like something out of an episodic social @-@ lesson @-@ of @-@ the @-@ week show . Since nothing ends up coming of it from a plot standpoint [ ... ] , it 's hard not to think of it as one of those comics where two superheros [ sic ] have a big fight scene that turns out to be mistaken identity . " 
