Lorick

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

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

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.

Children
Judith Grimes is the biological daughter of Shane Walsh and Lori. But Lori had always supported Rick that Judith was his regardless of her being Shane's baby or not.

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.""'I love you. That's all I got.' 'I love you too.' - Rick and Lori to each other.""'My husband is back. He is alive.' - Lori to Shane.""'Hey, where'd you go?' 'I'm here.' - Lori and Rick towards each other."

Fandom
Rick x Lori posts on [https://www.tumblr.com/#Tumblr%20is%20blogs. Tumblr]

Lorick posts on [https://www.tumblr.com/#Tumblr%20is%20blogs. 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 scene of Rick hallucinating about Lori. She is dressed in a beautiful white dress extending her hand out to him, the two then hold each other and kiss when he takes her hand.
 * 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."