Morgan Jones returned to The Walking Dead in the season 5 premiere.
Rick and his group escape Terminus with the help of Carol, with the entire group save for Beth reuniting by the end of the episode.
Just before the credits, Rick takes charge of the group again and they walk back on the tracks away from Terminus.
As they pass one of the signs for Terminus, Rick puts “NO” above the word “sanctuary.”
After the credits, a figure with a mask and outfitted in a serious manner is seen at that same sign.
The man is revealed as Morgan when he removes his mask. He looks at the sign, and at a marking on the tree, then walks away.
James has only appeared in two episodes but has had a big impact in both of his appearances, first acquainting Rick with the new ways of the world following the zombie outbreak.
He was later seen in season 3’s “Clear” episode, nearly having gone crazy following the death of his son. He tried to kill Rick, Carl, and Michonne, but later let them go after he remembered Rick.
“Morgan looked pretty well put-together, he didn’t look so well put together last time,” said executive producer Scott Gimple in Talking Dead about the last scene.
“He was going to Terminus, he was following those signs ... and now it looks like he’s going toward someone else,”
Added executive producer Greg Nicotero, “He’s such a great character ... to see him in the first episode, in the pilot, it’s a compelling story and you want to see how he survives.”
