i cant think of a better way to represent the lack of fulfilment rick gets from killing prime than by putting the whole debacle midseason. big episodes like that are almost always saved for finales, and sometimes premieres in r+m's case. but nope. they just plopped it in front of the audience without any preamble. and that's how things work in real life. there's no big dramatic buildup or season finales for us. things just happen, be it big or small, when they happen. and i think that placing this crucial character moment for rick - when he realised that his revenge is hollow - in episode FIVE is absolutely perfect. it makes the audience feel the dissatisfaction. because we don't have a whole year until the next season comes out to unpack this. rick has to come back next week because we need to we tune back in. life goes on even after you achieve your goals and sometimes that's so hard.
