Sadly, Morgan's pacifistic ways came to a screeching halt when he killed Richard. I wanted to cry seeing a good man descend into madness, but I had an idea this would happen when Richard's duplicity precipitated in the death of Morgan's protege, Benjamin. Morgan tried hard to walk the pacifist path, and in some ways, he walked that path to the detriment of his peers. Since Morgan became a regular on the show, I've wanted him to drop his pacifism because the world in which he lived dictated it. Mankind turned feral because of the zombie apocalypse, and Morgan seemed out of place in it with his do no harm to living human beings.

I understand why Morgan lost it tonight. Morgan viewed Benjamin as a son, and I saw that from early on in the season. So, when the young man died, I knew Morgan would wrestle with his pacifism, and I'm glad his killer instinct won.