Yeah but I have to admit I don't like season 6 Rick so far. I really enjoyed season 5 and the second half of season 4 after they lost the prison. The characters all had some great performances. I originally thought Terminus was just the writers having to try to top the governor. But the brutality was necessary to the characters in the second half in their lack of trust and ability to fit in, and it really paid off. Rick was always in charge, but the Herchel role has been distributed to Glen, Michone, and Daryl. They could override him because they stepped up into bigger roles and Rick trusted them. That also made Rick a better leader. I think Rick's look with his beard was a reference to Charlton Heston's Moses, leading his people to the promised land, which he finally accomplished.
But this Rick disappeared once they got to Alexandria. If you watch his video interview with Deanna, everything he says about bad people outside the walls now applies to him. "They measure you by what they can take from you." He is measuring the Alexandrians, and said he will take Alexandria. He may not be the governor, but so far he is the villan of season 6.