So we got Ricks origin story, which seemed obvious that the writers were baking in canon to support an ending that would fit with the previous seasons… but I liked it… had some feels… but what I got was, that bomb wasn’t meant for his wife and daughter, that was for him and he’s been taking bullets for the family ever since his family took that bullet for him . Sure, you get the sense of guilt and shame that basically controls his life, but they are trying to bring him to the center.
a non compliant Rick is a risk to the infinite Rick.