Someone will have to save him of course... commonwealth is a definite possibility, Al's girlfriend maybe?
As for madison, has it been 2 seasons or just 1? I thought she was killed at the mid season break last year.
Regardless, Morgan was gone from twd for 2 seasons, back for an episode, gone for 2 more... so a return could happen.
Real world wise, It seems the show runners were not in love with madison as the focus and moved on but left her able to come back if the new direction flopped.
I find John, Morgan, Al, and Daniel much more enjoyable to watch.... although I wish john wasnt so pussy whipped.
The difference to me is Morgan was one of many side characters... he was no where near a main character when he was missing from the show for years at a time.
Madison was, at the time, the Rick Grimes of FTWD, so to disappear her like that, and you may be right 1.5 seasons, it makes me think for her to return it might follow the same kinda path as Rick, with Commonwealth, unable or unwilling to return to her family for some reason.
I never found Madison to be a great character, she was very bland.... it was like they wanted FTWD to have a female Rick Grimes lead that was kinda like a Carol type badass woman who evolved via the zombie apocalypse.
But where Carol is this interesting and well-acted character who developed into what she is over 10 seasons.... FTWD tried to turn Madison from boring school counselor to Badass Scary Mama Bear in like 1-2 seasons and all throughout she was always kinda this bland middle ground. Not awful, not great, and that's bad for a lead in a show.
Also... I will say it since you brought it up... John being pussy whipped.
FTWD and TWD have become one of those annoyingly SUPER F****ING WOKE #GirlPower shows.
FTWD:
- Madison was in charge
- Alicia in charge of Nick, now Strand
- June in charge of John and half in charge of the Convoy group
- Grace in charge of half the Convoy, has Morgan pussy whipped
- Sara is a badass bitch who takes care of her poor disabled brother Wendell
- Ophelia was a badass bitch who took care of herself, didn't need anyone, had that Native American dude pussy whipped.
- Luciana had Nick pussy whipped, she a badass bitch who takes charge.
- Charlie is young, but a badass bitch who can survive on her own.
- Al is a badass journalist bitch who can survive on her own, don't need no one.
- Travis was Madison's bitch boy, then he died.
- Travis' son was fragile, emo, then he died.
- Strand was Madison's dog, now Alicia's dog
- Nick was Madison's mommy's boy, needed Alicia to take care of him, became Luciana's dog.
- Daniel, a former soldier/enforcer, was so fragile he broke, now he's Grace/June's dog.
- Morgan, a dude who survived on his own for 4-8 years, now a pussy whipped dog for Grace/June, sometimes freelances as Al's dog
- Dwight, lol a Negan Lt, pussy whipped by Sherry, now he's a subservient dog to June/Grace/Convoy.
- Rabbi dude, survived alone for a long time... omg Charlie and the girls, time to join the cult of emotionally sensitive men who serve them.
- Wes dude who survived alone a long time, sensitive guy who paints trees, changed and saved a girl in that truck stop.... appears to be yet another soldier in the dog army.
Find me one strong male character on FTWD who isn't either a pussy whipped bitch boy, or a fragile emotionally sensitive guy, or a subservient dog who does what he's told by the ladies, or some combo of all 3?
If you examine these male characters you find they've become dependent on being led/supervised by the female characters. They are not decision makers or leaders... unless you choose to count Morgan as a leader, but I would argue they quite explicitly state that June/Grace became 50/50 defacto leaders, and all Morgan seems to do is follow orders.
The notion that this is what men turn into, post zombie apocalypse... is beyond unrealistic.
I won't TLDR you on TWD, but it has gone the same route, look at who is in charge of every major group.
