I wager they will leave it vague though and he will return sometime in the future.
Well, you were right! But, they teased a lot about the future of TWD universe (and Rick) on Talking Dead afterwards. How Rick exited the show was totally unexpected! But I'm not yet sure how I feel about his/the story continuing in TV movies and such... but I'll still watch them!
I studied Italian for 2 semesters. Not once was a "C" pronounced as a "G", and never was a trailing "I" ignored! And I'm from Jersey! lol
Whaddaya want me to do? Whack a guy? Off a guy? Whack off a guy?--Peter Griffin