Lorick

"I loved you. I love-I love you...I couldn't put it back together. I should've said it, I should've said it..."

- Rick to Lori on the phone.

Lorick is the het ship between Lori Grimes and Rick Grimes from the The Walking Dead fandom.

Season 1
Rick Grimes is a former sheriff deputy and the husband of Lori Grimes. The two got separated when Rick got shot in his line of duty and had to be taken to the hospital for surgery. When the outbreak began, Shane Walsh after leaving Rick in the hospital who's heartbeat he didn't hear, informed Lori that her husband was dead. Lori fell into depression whilst hearing the news and later said to Shane that when she found out her husband had "died" she felt like she died with him. From then on she started to wear Rick's flannel jacket to remember him by as Shane took her and Carl somewhere safe away from Atlanta.

Feeling depressed and in despair after finding out that her husband was dead during the outbreak, Lori sought some type of feeling in the arms of her husband's best friend and became sexually involved with him. She later explained to Shane that she couldn't feel anything when Rick died and needed to feel something. Rick, on the other hand, after waking up in an abandoned hospital and finding out that his family had managed to escape alive, (because of all the family photographs not being in the house) he took on a suicide mission to find them with the help of Morgan who had assisted him with supplies and tips on how to survive in the world of the undead.

The two bid goodbye when Rick was in the shape to do so, promising to contact each other using walkie-talkies.

Tell It To The Frogs
Rick was able to finally reunite with his family using the help of Glenn. After rescuing Andrea, T-Dog, and Morales, they all go to the Atlanta Survivor Camp, the same camp that Lori and Carl were at. Amongst seeing everyone reunite with their loved ones, Lori was about to take Carl somewhere else before she turned around and saw Rick approaching the group. Lori immediately ran to embrace her husband with Carl following right after her, Rick cried and held onto them both as he was thankful and happy he found them just as he wished.

Later at the campfire Lori and Rick were still in each other's embrace as Carl slept on his father's right side. When it was time to sleep, Lori and Rick went to their tent together and looked through their family photos, smiling and happy that they found each other.

Season 2
Whilst searching for Sofia in the woods, Lori made speech about Rick and how he was doing everything he could to find her, and that nobody would go after her like he did. She added that Rick was not perfect but they couldn't go through this without him. The scene showed Lori's immense trust and belief in Rick and his abilities, as well as how she knew he had flaws but accepted them wholeheartedly. While Lori and Rick had their disagreements and arguments throughout the series, they never stopped uplifting each other and having hope. Rick is shown to have a strong bond with Lori as when Carl got shot by Otis while looking at a deer, Rick hastily told Shane that Lori needed to be there with him as he wasn't sure he could do this without her. When Lori came to the farm with Maggie, she broke down in tears as Rick held and comforted her. And when she would lose all hope in their survival, Rick would inspire her and while he could not promise her with certainty that they would live, he promised that he would keep her and Carl safe no matter what.

Keeping her pregnancy a secret from Rick, Lori began to debate whether or not to have the baby and during a moment of weakness tried to abort it. However at the last second Lori could not bring herself to abort her child and couldn't do that to Rick at the same time. Rick discovered her pills and confronted her about it saying that she had not involved him in such an important matter. Lori told her that she could not abort the child and finally after a moment of sincerity between them, she ended up confessing to him about her affair with Shane.

Lori's self-hatred and shame couldn't allow to even accept the fact that Rick did not hold her affair with Shane against her. But instead explained to her lovingly, as he always did, that their child does have a reason to be born in this world.

Season 3
Despite the deep love and affection they felt for each other, both Rick and Lori found it difficult trying to overcome the conflicts their relationship had to go through. And with the undead, that only contributed to further opening the gap that had been forged between them. Nonetheless Lori tried her best to make it up to her beloved husband and fix their relationship, however he was too mired in guilt, shame and stress over the events that had occurred at the farm to notice his wife's affections. At the same time, Lori constantly blamed herself for "putting a knife in his hands" and making him kill Shane. In fear that by killing him he has become Shane. Someone who's not humane and compassionate but instead cold.

Though Rick and Lori's relationship has never been perfect throughout the series, the pair never backed down and kept moving forward. Lori and Rick loved each other fiercely and with enough time their love was rekindled as the two trusted and supported each other. While they stayed silent both of them knew they could never stop loving each other and they were always there for one another.

While admiring the peace in the prison yard, Lori and Rick exchanged a romantic look with a tender smile, which was interrupted by a group of walkers and that forced them to fight for their lives again. After seeing the dangerousness of the situation, Rick drew his revolver and ran screaming the name of his wife. And when he returned from the inner courtyard, Rick asked Beth and Hershel about the location of his family.

When going into labor and realizing that she would have to die for her baby, Lori told Carl how he was going to beat this world and how much she loved him. When the threat had calmed down, Maggie came out with Lori's baby and looked at Rick with an anguished expression. After learning about Lori's death, Rick lost the strength to keep standing and fell down onto the floor sobbing.

Enraged by the death of his wife, Rick took an axe and went to kill some walkers inside the prison to vent his anger. Unbeknownst to him, he arrived at the place where his wife died, after murdering a walker, Rick received a call from a phone that was in the cauldron room. After talking to three unknown people, Rick received a fourth and final call. Lori's voice was heard through the phone, she told Rick that he still had the group and Carl, and that he should move on and take care of the baby. Rick spoke with Lori and told her that he still loved her and had promised himself to keep her alive and fix things. No longer being able to listen to his wife's voice after that, he hung up the phone.

Rick's pain and guilt after losing Lori made him start hallucinating his wife. The first time he saw her was on a bridge, Rick broke down and started yelling and pointing his gun at her, making the whole group wary and concerned for his mental state. The second time, Rick had a loving moment with Lori, he saw her extending her hand out to him in a beautiful white dress in the prison yards, Rick came to where she was and silently watched as she caressed his face.

Rick saw Lori again as he prepared to deliver Michonne to the Governor, the hallucination made him think about what he should really do, causing a change in his decision.

The last time Rick saw Lori as a hallucination was when she was on the walkway watching him before the prison was attacked by Woodbury Residents. When Rick returned from town with everyone who had survived the attack, he looked up to find Lori, but now he could no longer see her.

Sarah Wayne Callies said that had Lori lived, Rick and her would fix their relationship and would heal each other. The look they gave each other before her death was a loving look that showed just how much they wanted to be together.

Comics
Rick and Lori's relationship is shown to be loving and sweet even more so in the comics. While their relationship did have many complications, Rick and Lori still stuck by each other no matter what. Lori did not keep her pregnancy a secret from Rick and Rick did not hold her affair with Shane against her. Rick later found out from Shane that he'd always looked at Lori and she would come around soon to him. Saying that Rick didn't deserve to live and everything was fine before he came back. When Shane hurt Rick, Lori protected him and told him to stay away from her husband. Rick who did not want to hurt his best friend, tried to reason with Shane during an argument, however Shane was shot by Carl when he raised his gun at Rick.

Rick and Lori's relationship in the comics is depicted like an old married couple. The two are also shown to be very lovey-dovey with one another. Their relationship is also praised by many characters, one of them being Patricia, she tells Lori that her and Rick look good together.

When Lori got killed, Rick told Carl to not look back no matter what and to keep running. When they both made it out outside, Rick held his son tight as they both cried for Lori.

Moments

 * In the "Tell It To The Frogs" episode Rick and Lori spent the night together after reuniting. Lori is also seen wearing Rick's flannel jacket.
 * When Lori asked if Rick could tell her anything with certainty, he told her he loved her.
 * The two exchanged a tender look before Lori's death.
 * When walkers attacked the prison yard, Rick immediately ran and screamed the name of his wife.
 * Lori and Rick inspire each other when both of them lose hope.
 * Lori both in the comics and series scolds Rick for putting himself in danger.
 * Rick can take one of the members of the group looking at him with fear and no sense of trust, but he expressed that he can never take that from Lori.
 * Lori told Rick that she never thought even for a second that there was malice in his heart.
 * Rick and Lori both knew in the season two finale that they would both have the idea to meet up on the highway.


 * The last thing that was shown in the season three finale was Lori's grave as Rick left.


 * Rick and Lori hold hands while waiting for Carl to wake up after he got shot by Otis.


 * Lori and Rick cuddle with each other while Carl is asleep in the comics.
 * Lori kept Rick's ring in her heart shaped necklace while Rick never stopped wearing his ring after Lori's death.


 * In the comics, Rick and Lori call each other "hun" as a nickname.
 * Rick and Lori's characteristic way of sleeping is having Carl between them.
 * Before leaving for dangerous missions, Rick and Lori tell each other "I love you".
 * Rick jokes around with Lori and tries to convince her to give him a kiss when her breath didn't smell good after puking.
 * Rick smiled and caressed Lori's cheek while she was sleeping.

Quotes
"I loved you. I loved you. I couldn't put it back together, I couldn't put it back together, I made a deal with myself. I will keep you alive."

- Rick to Lori.

"I thought my husband was dead. And I felt like I died with him."

- Lori to Shane about Rick.

"My husband is back. He is alive."

- Lori to Shane.

Children
Carl Grimes ✝ Carl Grimes is the biological son of Lori and Rick.

Judith Grimes Judith Grimes is the biological daughter of Shane and Lori. However Lori always reassured and supported Rick that regardless of Judith being Shane's, she would always be his.

Behind The Scenes
Sarah Wayne Callies: What I love about these two, they love each other at a cellular level. Lori does not know who she would be without Rick in her life. At a certain level, everything they’re doing they’re doing for a lot of reasons, but at a certain level, everything they’re doing they’re doing for each other. I worked that hard to save Hershel because I don’t want to think about what happens to Rick if he loses Hershel. I don’t want to think of what that will do it him. He finds the prison so that I don’t have to worry about that baby. It’s this sort of weird gift of the magic between the two of them. “I can’t look at you, I can’t talk to you, I’m so ashamed, I’m so heartbroken...”

Lincoln: “But I’m giving you everything I’ve got.”

Callies: Yeah, “But I will kill myself to make sure that you don’t have to be in pain.” I so want a happy ending for them. I want this series to end with the two of them in the back of a convertible, like, off to the Bahamas.

Lincoln: So do I. Let’s go!

In another interview Callies says that season 3 is about Rick and Lori “trying to find their way back together.” She continues, saying, “I’m a big believer in Rick and Lori. I think they love the living daylights out of each other.”"Callies: “Lori’s central concern is that she has to be a burden to no one…and Rick puts an incredible burden on himself to try and protect her.”"

"Set the Fire to the Third Bar"
When asked about how Andrew Lincoln geared up for Lori's death scene:

TVLINE: "How did you gear up mentally for that scene?"

Andrew Lincoln: "I just took myself away for a couple of hours while they were setting up and listened to a song and got into a place that wasn’t very happy."

TVLINE: "What song were you listening to?"

Andrew Lincoln: "It was Snow Patrol and Martha Wainwright’s “Set the Fire to the Third Bar.” Don’t listen to it. You might end up collapsing."

The song includes lyrics like:

"I'm miles from where you are, I lay down on the could ground. I, I pray that something picks me up in your warm arms."

"After I have traveled so far we'd set the fire to the third bar. We'd share each other like an island until exhausted close our eyelids. And dreaming, pick up from the last place we left off. Your soft skin is weeping a joy you can't keep in."

"My Love Will Never Die"
A song chosen by the Lorick fandom for the pair by Claire Wyndham.

"The Mercy Of The Living"undefined
The theme that plays when Rick has a loving hallucination of Lori.

Fanon
Lorick is the most popular ship in "The Walking Dead" fandom besides Richonne, Gleggie, and Caryl. It has always been popular from the beginning both in the series and (even more popular) in the comics because of Lori and Rick's dynamic and relationship. While most fans didn't like Lori because of her relationship with Shane and because of her actions towards Rick after Shane's death, there are a lot more fans who defend her and the ship. Lori also apologized to both Shane and Rick about everything. Confiding in Rick, Lori owned up to her mistakes and was deeply upset at her herself. Blaming herself for the fall out of their relationship and apologizing to Shane. Which increased the Lorick fandom even more because of Lori's development, redemption and depth throughout the series. Sarah Wayne Callies, her actor, also noted that Lori felt unworthy and did blame herself. This self hatred is the reason why she couldn't fix her and Rick's relationship in the end. However, Rick himself did want to fix their relationship, and he fell into despair when he lost the chance to because of Lori's death.

Lorick fans love the "Opposites Attract" dynamic of the relationship. Lori's fiesty and brazen personality matching with Rick's compassionate one made the ship loved by many fans. While there were many complicated matters in Rick and Lori's relationship that made some fans prefer Richonne instead and disliked Lorick, and Lori as a character, Lorick fans noted that Lori and Rick always managed to pull through and support each other no matter what. Lori always had Rick's back and Rick was always there to listen to Lori's troubles when she needed help the most. This ship is also popular for the "First Love" trope, as many love how Lori is Rick's one and only even after her death. While Rick (only in the series) later got together with Michonne, he still never forgot Lori and kept her in his heart.

Lorick is on the list of the Top Ten AO3 The Walking Dead Ships with 612 stories.

Fandom
FAN FICTION
 * Rick/Lori (TV Show) tag on FanFiction.net
 * Rick/Lori (TV Show) tag on FanFiction.net
 * Rick/Lori (TV Show) tag on FanFiction.net

TUMBLR
 * Lori x Rick posts on Tumblr
 * Lori x Rick posts on Tumblr
 * Lori x Rick posts on Tumblr
 * Lori x Rick posts on Tumblr

Trivia

 * During an interview with all of the actors for The Walking Dead, they all got asked to name the dead characters in the past seasons. Andrew Lincoln said about Lori: "That's Sarah Wayne Callies my beautiful tv ex-wife. Now deceased wife, my son killed her."
 * Originally Rick Grimes wasn't going to have a love interest after Lori in the series. Andrew Lincoln also added that he didn't feel like Rick was ready to move on after Lori and that he wasn't in the state to do so.
 * There is a deleted scene of Rick hallucinating about Lori. She is dressed in a beautiful white dress, the two kiss when she holds his face.
 * In the episode where Lori first gets introduced, she is wearing Rick's flannel jacket.
 * Rick often has hallucinations of Lori because he was pained by her death and deeply missed her.
 * Sarah Wayne Callies has a positive relationship with Lorick shippers. In an interview, Andrew Lincoln also jokingly noted that if Rick were to get a new love interest, Sarah would be calling him on the phone deeply upset.
 * Despite Judith being Shane Walsh's biological child with Lori, Lori always told Rick that it was his regardless. Because she loved him and wanted him to be the father.
 * It was explained by executive producer Glen Mazzara that the only reason why Lori turned her back on Rick after he killed Shane, is because she blamed herself. Glen Mazzara said that he doesn't know if she put him in motion to kill Shane. Sarah Wayne Callies (Lori) also adds "Lori's fear is that by killing Shane, Rick became Shane, and that he's turned into man who's not a humane and compassionate person, but somebody who's now somewhat cold and bloodthirsty." adding "But Rick's fear is that Lori will reject him and will refuse to see everything he's doing for her and his family. The two of them are so mired in self-hatred and shame right now that they can't reach out to one another. That's a big rift to find a way across." Callie also explains "She [Lori] wants to make sure that good people don't put themselves in danger to protect her because she feels deeply unworthy right now. At the same time she's got a real desire to create a home. Whereas Rick can see a fortress, Lori is the one who turns that fortress into a home. That's her goal."
 * Sarah Wayne Callies once said during an interview: "We were filming a love scene for episode three between myself and Andrew and the producers came up to him and said, “Sorry Andy, there is no thrusting allowed.“ And you could see Andrew sort of get this confused look on his face working out how a husband and wife make love and he turns to me and says, “How the hell do you guys do it over here?!” Lorick also has it's own "best ship" badge on SpoilTheDead, as well as their own appreciation thread by SpoilTheDead users.
 * Lori and Rick's relationship in the comics is described as "Though Lori and Rick's marriage does not appear to have been perfect, they share a strong bond. When the apocalypse hit, Lori assumed Rick was dead, which drove her to depression. Their love was rekindled as they were reunited, and Rick did not hold Lori and Shane's affair against her. Lori often fought Rick on his decisions as leader of the group and for putting himself in danger too much, but they loved each other fiercely."
 * Lori laying her head on the back of her husband is the characteristic hug of the couple. Which was implemented from season two.
 * The relationship between Rick and Lori in the comics is much more loving. Lorick is the most popular ship in the The Walking Dead Comics Fandom.
 * Sarah Wayne Callies is a Lorick shipper and has said many things regarding the pair in interviews. One of them being: "I'm a huge fan of Rick and Lori, I think those two belong together...they're best friends, they don't know the world without each other in it."
 * During another interview, Sarah Wayne Callies was asked about her favorite scenes to record. Her answer was: "Some of my favorite scenes with Andy are the ones where one or the other of us doesn’t talk much. One of my favorite scenes is at the end of the second season where he tells me Shane is dead. I don’t really say anything that entire scene except at the very beginning, but there’s a whole dialogue between us that happens non-verbally. In a way, that’s my favorite kind of work to do because it can be different every take and you can play with it. Andy’s such a marvelous actor that you just play together and figure that kind of thing out. Right before Lori dies, we look at each other across the field and you get a sense that if they had the time, they would heal and they would make it."
 * Andrew Lincoln and Sarah Wayne Callies are both Lorick shippers and have expressed that they want the two to have a happy ending together and want the pair to go to the Bahamas.