7. Rick And Michonne – The Walking Dead
Though it’s always been primarily invested in showing the survivors trying not to get bitten or have their heads smashed in, The Walking Dead is actually more about human relationships than it is walkers. That was always the key to its success. And inevitably, with any group of survivors, shippers drove pairs of characters together furiously, with Rick and Michonne pretty high up the wish list.
And wouldn’t you know it, season 6 saw the show-makers pull the trigger on Richonne and get the pair of grizzled warriors together. But rather than being a taut, aggressive affair, it was tender and joyous, punctuated by laughter and a faint sense of hope for the future.
You just knew this small snatch of happiness wouldn’t last, and wouldn’t you know it, the next episode saw the introduction of one man and his bat…
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