1 00:00:01,552 --> 00:00:03,934 -Hello. Okay. So tonight, we saw the return of the Whisperers, 2 00:00:03,968 --> 00:00:06,040 the introduction of Aaron's dark side. 3 00:00:06,075 --> 00:00:08,041 Back in Alexandria, Judith had 4 00:00:08,076 --> 00:00:10,631 a heartbreaking encounter with a bully, 5 00:00:10,664 --> 00:00:11,977 and then at the Commonwealth, 6 00:00:12,012 --> 00:00:14,980 Eugene has this ice cream date with Stephanie. 7 00:00:15,015 --> 00:00:17,707 Then he tried to radio home, but that didn't go so well 8 00:00:17,740 --> 00:00:20,192 'cause then he got caught and then arrested. 9 00:00:20,227 --> 00:00:23,713 So can the group trust Hornsby now that they're in hot water? 10 00:00:23,746 --> 00:00:25,370 And how will Lydia be affected 11 00:00:25,403 --> 00:00:27,510 by what Aaron did to that Whisperer? 12 00:00:27,544 --> 00:00:31,169 And why would that bully kid destroy the handprints? 13 00:00:31,202 --> 00:00:32,997 Y-You got to be nice to Judith. 14 00:00:33,033 --> 00:00:34,310 She's already lost enough already. 15 00:00:34,344 --> 00:00:35,621 So on tonight's show, 16 00:00:35,655 --> 00:00:37,106 we have interviews with the cast, 17 00:00:37,140 --> 00:00:38,451 including ones with the Walker cameo 18 00:00:38,485 --> 00:00:39,521 from Jeffrey Dean Morgan 19 00:00:39,555 --> 00:00:41,143 and Hilarie Burton Morgan's son, Gus, 20 00:00:41,179 --> 00:00:42,076 a behind-the-scenes look 21 00:00:42,110 --> 00:00:43,767 at the elaborate Commonwealth set, 22 00:00:43,801 --> 00:00:46,770 and a sneak peek of next week's all-new episode. 23 00:00:46,804 --> 00:00:48,255 My guest tonight, one of the hosts 24 00:00:48,289 --> 00:00:49,945 for "The Walking Dead" Universe Twitch channel, 25 00:00:49,979 --> 00:00:51,154 Clarke Wolfe is here. 26 00:00:51,189 --> 00:00:52,844 Cassady McClincy, who plays Lydia, 27 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:54,329 and joining us live from Atlanta. 28 00:00:54,363 --> 00:00:56,607 Ross Marquand, A.K.A. Aaron. 29 00:00:56,642 --> 00:00:59,576 I am Chris Hardwick, and this is "Talking Dead" live. 30 00:00:59,610 --> 00:01:01,198 [Cheers and applause] 31 00:01:01,232 --> 00:01:10,069 ♪♪ 32 00:01:10,103 --> 00:01:11,692 Welcome! 33 00:01:11,725 --> 00:01:13,625 Welcome to the show! 34 00:01:13,659 --> 00:01:15,903 The conversation about tonight's show is just beginning. 35 00:01:15,936 --> 00:01:17,076 We want to hear from you, so tweet us, 36 00:01:17,111 --> 00:01:19,424 or hit us up on Instagram @AMCTalkingDead, 37 00:01:19,457 --> 00:01:21,150 or go to Talking Dead's Facebook page. 38 00:01:21,183 --> 00:01:23,876 You can also go to TWDU.com/DeadLive 39 00:01:23,911 --> 00:01:26,015 to vote in our polls and make your voice heard. 40 00:01:26,051 --> 00:01:27,501 For now, please say hello to my guests. 41 00:01:27,534 --> 00:01:29,329 Clarke Wolfe, Cassady McClincy, 42 00:01:29,364 --> 00:01:31,436 Ross Marquand. 43 00:01:31,469 --> 00:01:34,024 [Cheers and applause] 44 00:01:35,991 --> 00:01:37,959 Alright! 45 00:01:37,993 --> 00:01:42,031 Let's talk a little bit about evil Aaron for a second, 46 00:01:42,067 --> 00:01:44,448 or "Sc-aron", as I've been calling him. 47 00:01:44,483 --> 00:01:48,969 GlaggyBaby on Twitter says, "Aaron went dark. Hello!" 48 00:01:49,004 --> 00:01:53,457 LauraBonJovin9 says, "Aaron's going full Rick." 49 00:01:53,491 --> 00:01:55,493 And GrimesGreen on Twitter said, 50 00:01:55,528 --> 00:01:57,323 "You know it's bad when even Carol says 51 00:01:57,358 --> 00:01:59,670 you are going too far." [Laughter] 52 00:01:59,704 --> 00:02:04,019 So, a-a-are you enjoying playing 53 00:02:04,054 --> 00:02:06,885 a more darkly-themed Aaron -- 54 00:02:06,918 --> 00:02:08,852 Aaron's dark mode? -Yeah. 55 00:02:08,887 --> 00:02:11,475 I've -- I've been trying to push for a darker Aaron for years. 56 00:02:11,509 --> 00:02:13,235 I mean, I think he's -- he's always been 57 00:02:13,271 --> 00:02:15,756 this super nice guy since the beginning, 58 00:02:15,789 --> 00:02:17,585 and I think his diplomacy's 59 00:02:17,620 --> 00:02:19,346 kind of reached its limit, 60 00:02:19,379 --> 00:02:22,313 especially with the Whisperers who don't know diplomacy at all. 61 00:02:22,348 --> 00:02:25,040 And I think you have to fight fire with fire with some people, 62 00:02:25,074 --> 00:02:27,699 and I loved this torture sequence. 63 00:02:27,733 --> 00:02:29,182 I thought it was fantastic. 64 00:02:29,217 --> 00:02:31,185 And also, I would imagine being a parent 65 00:02:31,219 --> 00:02:33,531 also changes the game a lot, as well, 66 00:02:33,567 --> 00:02:34,808 because he even says, like, 67 00:02:34,843 --> 00:02:38,087 it's because of them that Gracie's starving. 68 00:02:38,122 --> 00:02:39,573 You know, it's like, "They did this," 69 00:02:39,606 --> 00:02:41,920 and so that also probably activated him, too, 70 00:02:41,954 --> 00:02:45,199 but letting the Walker bite the guy's hand. 71 00:02:45,234 --> 00:02:47,650 What was that -- 72 00:02:47,683 --> 00:02:49,307 You have a reaction to that? 73 00:02:49,341 --> 00:02:51,204 You good with that? 74 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:52,586 -I loved it. I know -- 75 00:02:52,620 --> 00:02:55,002 Well, Cassady played it so great, where she -- she -- 76 00:02:55,036 --> 00:02:57,763 I mean, she really freaked out whenever we shot that, 77 00:02:57,798 --> 00:02:59,764 and I thought it was fantastic because, I mean, 78 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:01,663 it was a very brutal moment, 79 00:03:01,698 --> 00:03:04,528 and it's something we don't expect from Aaron at all. 80 00:03:04,562 --> 00:03:09,705 But, you know, like you said, the whole reason why Gracie 81 00:03:09,740 --> 00:03:11,776 and the Alexandria community is starving 82 00:03:11,812 --> 00:03:15,298 is because of what these guys did just in season 10. 83 00:03:15,332 --> 00:03:17,920 So I think he's -- he's very desperate, 84 00:03:17,955 --> 00:03:19,301 and he's willing to do whatever it takes 85 00:03:19,336 --> 00:03:21,890 to protect his daughter and the rest of the community. 86 00:03:21,925 --> 00:03:24,306 -Yeah, and also when the guy's, like -- like, 87 00:03:24,341 --> 00:03:26,275 holding the wound and going, 88 00:03:26,308 --> 00:03:28,414 "It's still not what Alpha would have done." 89 00:03:28,449 --> 00:03:30,727 You know what I mean? Like, they still... 90 00:03:30,762 --> 00:03:32,384 And it's literally they came from, like, 91 00:03:32,418 --> 00:03:34,903 a much worse fate. 92 00:03:34,937 --> 00:03:38,562 So even as dark as Aaron was, it's still not anything 93 00:03:38,597 --> 00:03:39,771 compared to what they came from. 94 00:03:39,805 --> 00:03:41,668 But now let's find out what you thought at home. 95 00:03:41,704 --> 00:03:43,395 We asked you at TWDU.com/DeadLive, 96 00:03:43,430 --> 00:03:46,502 "Did Aaron go too far interrogating the Whisperer?" 97 00:03:46,536 --> 00:03:48,538 Yes, as someone who's lost his hand, 98 00:03:48,573 --> 00:03:51,437 Aaron should have spared the Whisperer that same fate. 99 00:03:51,472 --> 00:03:55,199 Or no, it needed to be done to ensure Alexandria's safety. 100 00:03:55,235 --> 00:03:56,512 While the votes are calculating, 101 00:03:56,545 --> 00:03:58,341 Clarke Wolfe, what do you think, 102 00:03:58,376 --> 00:04:00,205 on behalf of the fan community? 103 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:03,034 -So I was shocked that Aaron, you know, 104 00:04:03,069 --> 00:04:06,073 let the Whisp-- or let the walker bite the Whisperer. 105 00:04:06,106 --> 00:04:08,074 However, I loved it, 106 00:04:08,109 --> 00:04:11,284 because as Ross just said, like, he's lost his hand, 107 00:04:11,319 --> 00:04:12,735 He can relate. Like, he's like, 108 00:04:12,769 --> 00:04:14,356 "You want to play ball? Let's play ball. 109 00:04:14,391 --> 00:04:15,531 You want to go there? Let's go there. 110 00:04:15,564 --> 00:04:17,911 But that said, we have to remember 111 00:04:17,947 --> 00:04:21,882 that Aaron has more connection to Alexandria, arguably, 112 00:04:21,915 --> 00:04:24,125 than, like, anybody else in our crew, 113 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:25,540 -Excellent point. -He's our way in. 114 00:04:25,574 --> 00:04:27,646 So, the stakes are so high for him. 115 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:31,961 And this isn't the windbreaker wearing-khaki-pants Aaron 116 00:04:31,995 --> 00:04:33,307 that we saw in the beginning. 117 00:04:33,341 --> 00:04:35,308 But I think that that's appropriate, 118 00:04:35,343 --> 00:04:37,793 especially overseeing all of the carnage 119 00:04:37,829 --> 00:04:40,175 that we just did at Hilltop, 120 00:04:40,209 --> 00:04:42,488 being reminded of the people that they've lost, 121 00:04:42,523 --> 00:04:45,663 the tools that they've lost, the community that they've lost. 122 00:04:45,699 --> 00:04:47,596 I think that it makes perfect sense 123 00:04:47,632 --> 00:04:49,254 that this is where Aaron is at. 124 00:04:49,288 --> 00:04:52,221 So I -- I mean, I was surprised that he took it there, 125 00:04:52,257 --> 00:04:54,776 but I felt like it was the right move. 126 00:04:54,810 --> 00:04:56,641 -Well, you were in the 62% that said, 127 00:04:56,675 --> 00:05:00,713 "No, he did not go too far." 128 00:05:00,747 --> 00:05:02,853 And just really quickly, reaction to Carol stepping in 129 00:05:02,887 --> 00:05:04,338 and being like, "Hey, take it down a notch." 130 00:05:04,372 --> 00:05:06,235 -You know what? I loved that comment 131 00:05:06,271 --> 00:05:07,341 you read earlier about, like, 132 00:05:07,375 --> 00:05:10,447 when Carol said you better... 133 00:05:10,481 --> 00:05:13,346 But that said, like, I think that Aaron, 134 00:05:13,382 --> 00:05:15,348 while he is feeling his feelings, 135 00:05:15,384 --> 00:05:17,488 is not a reactionary 136 00:05:17,524 --> 00:05:19,836 or, like, a off the handle kind of guy. 137 00:05:19,870 --> 00:05:22,011 So when Carol stepped in and was like, "I see you. 138 00:05:22,045 --> 00:05:25,082 This needs to stop, even though he didn't like it, 139 00:05:25,117 --> 00:05:26,567 I think he was like, "You're right." 140 00:05:26,601 --> 00:05:27,913 -Right. Right. 141 00:05:27,947 --> 00:05:30,019 Cassady, how does Lydia feel 142 00:05:30,052 --> 00:05:33,332 when Carol intervenes in Aaron's interrogation? 143 00:05:33,367 --> 00:05:37,197 -So I think that Lydia and Carol have very similar moral codes, 144 00:05:37,233 --> 00:05:40,374 and I think that they both know that Aaron's just going 145 00:05:40,408 --> 00:05:41,893 through a really rough time right now. 146 00:05:41,927 --> 00:05:43,377 Right? -And the Whisperers 147 00:05:43,411 --> 00:05:46,518 have done some really horrible things to him. 148 00:05:46,552 --> 00:05:49,865 So he's got a lot of vendettas, and he wants revenge, and -- 149 00:05:49,901 --> 00:05:53,213 But they know that he's a good person deep down, 150 00:05:53,249 --> 00:05:54,699 and he's probably gonna have nightmares 151 00:05:54,733 --> 00:05:56,113 if he does something worse 152 00:05:56,148 --> 00:05:59,773 than let this walker eat this dude's hand. 153 00:05:59,807 --> 00:06:02,396 So I think, yeah, they need to step up 154 00:06:02,430 --> 00:06:04,985 and like, stop it from getting any worse 155 00:06:05,019 --> 00:06:08,574 before he's just mortified 156 00:06:08,608 --> 00:06:10,990 and totally, like, guilt-ridden forever. 157 00:06:11,024 --> 00:06:13,062 -Well, yeah, because it's one of the big struggles on the show 158 00:06:13,096 --> 00:06:14,442 is how do you retain your humanity? 159 00:06:14,476 --> 00:06:17,687 Like, when -- when the world is such a turbulent place, 160 00:06:17,721 --> 00:06:18,723 both with walkers 161 00:06:18,757 --> 00:06:20,276 and other people and the environment, 162 00:06:20,310 --> 00:06:22,795 like, how do you -- how do you stay, 163 00:06:22,829 --> 00:06:24,555 you know, how do you stay human? -A good person? 164 00:06:24,591 --> 00:06:27,213 -Yeah, how do you not become one of the walking dead? 165 00:06:27,247 --> 00:06:29,699 Yeah, exactly, but sort of on the Carol topic, 166 00:06:29,733 --> 00:06:31,528 can you talk about the scene 167 00:06:31,562 --> 00:06:34,394 where Lydia saves Carol? -Yeah! 168 00:06:34,427 --> 00:06:37,673 That was one of my favorite things I've ever done, ever! 169 00:06:37,706 --> 00:06:39,571 I just -- I love doing any scenes with Melissa 170 00:06:39,605 --> 00:06:41,262 because she's just the greatest, 171 00:06:41,297 --> 00:06:43,125 and she still cares so much about her character, 172 00:06:43,161 --> 00:06:45,163 and she cares about being real, 173 00:06:45,197 --> 00:06:47,372 and I just love feeling with her 174 00:06:47,406 --> 00:06:49,201 every emotional scene I get to do with her, 175 00:06:49,235 --> 00:06:50,512 I'm just like, "Is this even real?" 176 00:06:50,548 --> 00:06:52,687 'Cause I also grew up a fan of the show, 177 00:06:52,721 --> 00:06:56,000 and, like, she's really a huge inspiration for me. 178 00:06:56,036 --> 00:06:58,245 She's just been so good since day one. 179 00:06:58,278 --> 00:07:00,867 And yeah, I was really excited to be able to hug her 180 00:07:00,903 --> 00:07:03,180 a million times during the countless take 181 00:07:03,214 --> 00:07:05,976 that we did of then that scene, because, yeah, 182 00:07:06,011 --> 00:07:08,427 we did that first scene 183 00:07:08,461 --> 00:07:09,843 in Atlanta, 184 00:07:09,877 --> 00:07:11,189 and then a couple of months later, 185 00:07:11,223 --> 00:07:13,398 we had to reshoot it in L.A. 186 00:07:13,432 --> 00:07:15,918 So it was just a lot of different takes 187 00:07:15,951 --> 00:07:18,161 in different settings, filming that, 188 00:07:18,196 --> 00:07:19,300 But yeah, it was one of my favorites. 189 00:07:19,334 --> 00:07:20,404 -It's so interesting to hear -- 190 00:07:20,439 --> 00:07:21,475 just to hear you say those words, like, 191 00:07:21,509 --> 00:07:22,855 you know, "I grew up watching the show." 192 00:07:22,889 --> 00:07:24,615 I'm like, "Oh, my God. We've been on for like 100 years." 193 00:07:24,651 --> 00:07:25,617 -I did! Yeah. 194 00:07:25,651 --> 00:07:27,619 -I've been hosting shows since the 1900s. 195 00:07:27,653 --> 00:07:29,793 I feel, like, 1,000 years old. -You've been doing so good! 196 00:07:29,827 --> 00:07:32,209 [Both laugh] 197 00:07:32,244 --> 00:07:33,970 -Coming up, we have interviews with the cast, 198 00:07:34,004 --> 00:07:35,593 a behind-the-scenes look at the Commonwealth set, 199 00:07:35,627 --> 00:07:36,939 and an exclusive sneak peek 200 00:07:36,973 --> 00:07:38,423 of next week's episode of "The Walking Dead." 201 00:07:38,457 --> 00:07:40,252 But first, before Jerry forgets 202 00:07:40,286 --> 00:07:42,427 to flush and wash his hands -- 203 00:07:42,461 --> 00:07:44,774 He a little distracted, 204 00:07:44,808 --> 00:07:46,637 so we're gonna let it slide this time -- 205 00:07:46,673 --> 00:07:48,744 let's slow things down and say a final farewell 206 00:07:48,778 --> 00:07:51,435 to all those we've lost tonight. 207 00:07:51,471 --> 00:07:58,167 ♪♪ 208 00:07:58,201 --> 00:08:04,898 ♪♪ 209 00:08:04,932 --> 00:08:11,629 ♪♪ 210 00:08:11,663 --> 00:08:18,394 ♪♪ 211 00:08:18,427 --> 00:08:25,125 ♪♪ 212 00:08:25,158 --> 00:08:31,855 ♪♪ 213 00:08:31,889 --> 00:08:38,586 ♪♪ 214 00:08:38,620 --> 00:08:45,351 ♪♪ 215 00:08:45,385 --> 00:08:52,082 ♪♪ 216 00:08:52,116 --> 00:08:58,813 ♪♪ 217 00:08:58,847 --> 00:09:05,578 ♪♪ 218 00:09:07,615 --> 00:09:12,206 ♪♪ 219 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:14,725 -I would say -- Well, all of the things 220 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:17,557 that Vincent said probably hurt Judith, 221 00:09:17,591 --> 00:09:20,076 but the things that probably hurt her most, 222 00:09:20,110 --> 00:09:22,664 when he started talking about her mom. 223 00:09:22,700 --> 00:09:25,288 That's definitely what pushed her over the edge. 224 00:09:25,322 --> 00:09:26,945 It's a very sensitive subject. 225 00:09:26,980 --> 00:09:28,774 She's very close with her mom, 226 00:09:28,808 --> 00:09:30,293 and now she's gone, 227 00:09:30,327 --> 00:09:31,812 and she doesn't have much family left. 228 00:09:31,846 --> 00:09:35,332 So I think family is definitely a sensitive subject 229 00:09:35,366 --> 00:09:36,505 when it comes to Judith. 230 00:09:36,540 --> 00:09:39,370 When Judith found the handprints 231 00:09:39,405 --> 00:09:41,615 that she made with Carl on the floor -- 232 00:09:41,649 --> 00:09:44,790 definitely made her have a wave of emotion. 233 00:09:44,825 --> 00:09:46,965 You know, Carl was her big brother, 234 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:49,485 and he was her role model. 235 00:09:49,519 --> 00:09:51,142 And he's gone now, 236 00:09:51,176 --> 00:09:54,317 and that's definitely very tough for her. 237 00:09:54,351 --> 00:09:57,803 She's losing family members one after another, 238 00:09:57,837 --> 00:10:00,220 whether they pass away 239 00:10:00,254 --> 00:10:02,808 or they leave to go do something important. 240 00:10:02,842 --> 00:10:05,327 When we did that scene on the steps, 241 00:10:05,363 --> 00:10:07,813 and Rosita was kind of telling Judith 242 00:10:07,847 --> 00:10:10,575 about her mom and her family, 243 00:10:10,610 --> 00:10:12,645 I think that definitely comforted Judith 244 00:10:12,681 --> 00:10:15,303 so that she knew she wasn't alone in what she was feeling. 245 00:10:15,337 --> 00:10:18,272 And I love how she treats her like an adult. 246 00:10:18,307 --> 00:10:20,342 [Cheers and applause] 247 00:10:22,552 --> 00:10:23,692 -Welcome back to "Talking Dead." 248 00:10:23,725 --> 00:10:24,969 That was Cailey Fleming 249 00:10:25,003 --> 00:10:26,971 on Judith's confrontation with the bullies 250 00:10:27,004 --> 00:10:29,317 and how she cherishes the memories of her family. 251 00:10:29,351 --> 00:10:31,043 We're back with Clarke Wolfe, Cassady McClincy, 252 00:10:31,077 --> 00:10:32,355 and Ross Marquand. 253 00:10:32,389 --> 00:10:34,529 Just some Judith reactions. 254 00:10:34,563 --> 00:10:36,669 Ashira on Twitter says in all caps, 255 00:10:36,705 --> 00:10:39,397 "Not the handprints!" 256 00:10:39,431 --> 00:10:41,951 MJoelnirs on Twitter says, 257 00:10:41,985 --> 00:10:45,298 "That conversation with Rosita and Judith has me sobbing." 258 00:10:45,334 --> 00:10:47,750 MillersRe -- "I've never hated anyone 259 00:10:47,784 --> 00:10:49,649 as much as I hate those kids who were mean to Judith. 260 00:10:49,682 --> 00:10:52,168 That is Michonne and Rick Grimes' daughter!" 261 00:10:52,202 --> 00:10:53,962 And ImpossibleGirl11 on Twitter says, 262 00:10:53,998 --> 00:10:55,758 "Judith acted just like her dad 263 00:10:55,793 --> 00:10:57,448 'cause she definitely had a Shane moment." 264 00:10:57,484 --> 00:11:00,279 Oh, come on! [Light laughter] 265 00:11:00,313 --> 00:11:04,904 Ross, now that Aaron has gone to the dark side, 266 00:11:04,940 --> 00:11:06,837 how worried 267 00:11:06,873 --> 00:11:09,357 should that bully be? 268 00:11:09,392 --> 00:11:12,153 -I think Aaron's gonna give him the what-for. 269 00:11:12,187 --> 00:11:14,500 You know, he's gonna give him a stern talking to. 270 00:11:14,534 --> 00:11:17,849 I'm amazed that -- that that kid had the gall 271 00:11:17,884 --> 00:11:19,091 to talk to Judith that way. 272 00:11:19,125 --> 00:11:21,715 I mean, Judith is one of the best fighters we have. 273 00:11:21,750 --> 00:11:23,336 And she can take care of herself. 274 00:11:23,371 --> 00:11:24,683 So I mean, that's just -- 275 00:11:24,717 --> 00:11:27,341 that's just plain playing with fire, I think, you know? 276 00:11:27,375 --> 00:11:30,172 -Clarke, how did -- how did you feel in that sc-- 277 00:11:30,206 --> 00:11:32,587 Obviously, you kind of wanted 278 00:11:32,621 --> 00:11:34,210 to see her just like... -Yeah. 279 00:11:34,245 --> 00:11:35,211 ...knock the kid down, 280 00:11:35,245 --> 00:11:36,730 but she restrained herself. 281 00:11:36,764 --> 00:11:38,594 -I -- Listen. Judith -- Okay. 282 00:11:38,628 --> 00:11:39,732 So first of all, 283 00:11:39,768 --> 00:11:43,115 that was like a teenager pushing a small child. 284 00:11:43,149 --> 00:11:45,289 -Exactly. -What is happening? 285 00:11:45,325 --> 00:11:47,120 What is going on in this place? 286 00:11:47,153 --> 00:11:48,984 I did not care for this moment. 287 00:11:49,018 --> 00:11:50,501 However, I was very -- 288 00:11:50,537 --> 00:11:52,988 I was actually very proud of Judith. 289 00:11:53,022 --> 00:11:54,644 Judith Grimes is probably 290 00:11:54,678 --> 00:11:55,922 my favorite character -- 291 00:11:55,956 --> 00:11:58,096 One of my favorite characters on the show. 292 00:11:58,130 --> 00:12:00,754 I think Cailey is outstanding. 293 00:12:00,788 --> 00:12:03,446 And if I may embarrass Cassady 294 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:05,932 a little... -No! [Laughs] 295 00:12:05,966 --> 00:12:07,485 -...both Judith and Lydia 296 00:12:07,519 --> 00:12:08,969 are such, like, powerful characters. 297 00:12:09,004 --> 00:12:12,110 And if I was a little girl watching this show, 298 00:12:12,144 --> 00:12:14,077 I would feel so many things, 299 00:12:14,111 --> 00:12:15,769 and I would feel so grateful. 300 00:12:15,803 --> 00:12:17,322 And so in this moment, 301 00:12:17,356 --> 00:12:19,841 Judith is so wise beyond her years, 302 00:12:19,876 --> 00:12:22,188 and she tried to use diplomacy. -Right. 303 00:12:22,224 --> 00:12:25,192 -And it didn't work, so she had to give him what-for, 304 00:12:25,226 --> 00:12:26,711 and I think she did the right thing. 305 00:12:26,745 --> 00:12:28,644 -Me too. -I just -- 306 00:12:28,677 --> 00:12:30,645 -It's just, like, watching that kid, 307 00:12:30,679 --> 00:12:32,441 and I'm trying to imagine being in that universe. 308 00:12:32,475 --> 00:12:34,754 Like, that kid's already being an ass hat. 309 00:12:34,788 --> 00:12:36,307 They got to, like, just let him 310 00:12:36,341 --> 00:12:38,033 wander around outside for a while, and be like, 311 00:12:38,067 --> 00:12:39,931 "You can come back in if you stop being a dick." 312 00:12:39,966 --> 00:12:41,794 Like, then it's gonna -- Then -- Then it's gonna be okay. 313 00:12:41,830 --> 00:12:43,347 -And then he went and broke those handprints. 314 00:12:43,383 --> 00:12:44,936 So guess what? He gotta go. 315 00:12:44,971 --> 00:12:46,040 -Yeah. -He's out. 316 00:12:46,075 --> 00:12:49,389 Let's go to the Internet. 317 00:12:49,423 --> 00:12:52,356 Grace30758 on Instagram. 318 00:12:52,392 --> 00:12:53,911 Cassady, how would Lydia have reacted 319 00:12:53,945 --> 00:12:55,635 to Gage's death in the subway, 320 00:12:55,671 --> 00:12:56,947 considering their history? 321 00:12:56,982 --> 00:12:57,777 -Yes. 322 00:12:57,811 --> 00:13:00,226 I think that I would have -- 323 00:13:00,261 --> 00:13:02,884 or Lydiawould have reacted just the way Maggie did. 324 00:13:02,919 --> 00:13:05,197 I think he did that whole group dirty. 325 00:13:05,231 --> 00:13:06,268 He took all their supplies 326 00:13:06,302 --> 00:13:08,339 and was just gonna leave them for dead. 327 00:13:08,373 --> 00:13:10,513 Yeah, I would not have saved him. 328 00:13:10,548 --> 00:13:12,100 And I think 329 00:13:12,135 --> 00:13:14,206 Lydia would not have either. 330 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:16,485 [both laugh] 331 00:13:16,519 --> 00:13:18,176 I don't think there's anything -- 332 00:13:18,211 --> 00:13:19,937 I mean, that's a very honest, fair answer, 333 00:13:19,971 --> 00:13:21,144 and I totally agree. 334 00:13:21,178 --> 00:13:22,317 I don't think her -- I think her character 335 00:13:22,352 --> 00:13:23,836 probably would have done the same thing. 336 00:13:23,871 --> 00:13:25,562 -But I love Jackson. He did amazing, 337 00:13:25,596 --> 00:13:28,289 And that was like, a really, really cool death scene, 338 00:13:28,323 --> 00:13:30,153 one of the coolest on the show, I think. 339 00:13:30,187 --> 00:13:32,500 This is from at @TheMamaStones on Instagram. 340 00:13:32,534 --> 00:13:34,088 Ross, does Aaron ever wish 341 00:13:34,123 --> 00:13:35,434 he had just kept on walking 342 00:13:35,469 --> 00:13:39,094 instead of strolling up to Maggie and Sasha? 343 00:13:39,128 --> 00:13:40,440 -[Chuckles] 344 00:13:40,474 --> 00:13:43,753 I mean, you could certainly make the case that 345 00:13:43,788 --> 00:13:46,755 the moment Aaron brought back Rick and the gang, 346 00:13:46,790 --> 00:13:49,379 that's where everything started falling apart in Alexandria. 347 00:13:49,413 --> 00:13:51,139 I mean, we had a thriving community 348 00:13:51,174 --> 00:13:53,486 of several hundred people, and then now it's literally 349 00:13:53,522 --> 00:13:56,179 only three people left from that original cast. 350 00:13:56,213 --> 00:13:59,665 It's me, Barbara, and Scott, and, you know, 351 00:13:59,700 --> 00:14:01,770 that's -- that's a kind of, like, 352 00:14:01,806 --> 00:14:03,496 philosophical discussion for another day. 353 00:14:03,532 --> 00:14:05,913 But you could -- you could certainly make the case that, 354 00:14:05,947 --> 00:14:07,985 you know, the bad stuff started happening when they came there, 355 00:14:08,019 --> 00:14:09,849 but they also protected them against the Wolves 356 00:14:09,883 --> 00:14:11,332 and the Whisperers and the Saviors. 357 00:14:11,366 --> 00:14:13,956 So it's -- it's, you know, good and bad. 358 00:14:13,990 --> 00:14:15,820 -Alright. That's -- That's a nice answer. 359 00:14:15,855 --> 00:14:18,097 That's a fa-- I like that you tried to balance it out. 360 00:14:18,133 --> 00:14:19,272 I mean, there's only three of us left, 361 00:14:19,306 --> 00:14:20,168 but it's good and bad." 362 00:14:20,203 --> 00:14:21,169 You know? -[Chuckles] 363 00:14:21,205 --> 00:14:22,861 -Little of both. 364 00:14:22,895 --> 00:14:26,726 -Clarke, let's talk about Yumiko and her brother, 365 00:14:26,761 --> 00:14:29,971 the reunion, where he's like, 366 00:14:30,006 --> 00:14:32,491 "I'm happy for the first time in my life. 367 00:14:32,525 --> 00:14:34,596 Please don't mess this up for me," 368 00:14:34,631 --> 00:14:37,530 and she's kind of like big sister'ing him a little bit. 369 00:14:37,566 --> 00:14:40,879 -Well, so we get so quickly into their dynamic, like that, 370 00:14:40,913 --> 00:14:42,052 which I think is just a testament 371 00:14:42,087 --> 00:14:44,572 not only to this great writing by LaToya Morgan, 372 00:14:44,606 --> 00:14:47,506 but also -- but these performances. 373 00:14:47,540 --> 00:14:51,407 You know, I love Yumiko. 374 00:14:51,442 --> 00:14:52,442 I love her. 375 00:14:52,476 --> 00:14:54,202 I love her in the Commonwealth. 376 00:14:54,238 --> 00:14:56,240 I love when she asked to speak to the manager. 377 00:14:56,274 --> 00:14:58,311 I am here for it, and -- 378 00:14:58,345 --> 00:14:59,621 But this is the type of -- 379 00:14:59,657 --> 00:15:02,038 This is the type of philosophical discussion 380 00:15:02,072 --> 00:15:04,972 that I think you can have in the apocalypse. 381 00:15:05,006 --> 00:15:06,870 Like, "Hey, I don't want that life. 382 00:15:06,905 --> 00:15:09,010 You know, I've been given a second chance, 383 00:15:09,046 --> 00:15:12,807 and if I choose to be happy and work in a bakery 384 00:15:12,841 --> 00:15:15,086 as opposed to what I was doing before, 385 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:17,123 you have to let me do that," 386 00:15:17,157 --> 00:15:19,538 and I love that this far into the show, 387 00:15:19,572 --> 00:15:21,644 we're still asking those questions 388 00:15:21,678 --> 00:15:24,647 and having those conversations because that's the human part 389 00:15:24,682 --> 00:15:26,269 that I think we can all relate to. 390 00:15:26,303 --> 00:15:29,582 -Totally, and how could they -- how could, you know -- 391 00:15:29,618 --> 00:15:30,721 I'll just call them our characters. 392 00:15:30,756 --> 00:15:32,172 How could our characters trust 393 00:15:32,206 --> 00:15:34,519 anything, anything, or anyone? 394 00:15:34,553 --> 00:15:35,969 Every group that 395 00:15:36,004 --> 00:15:38,282 they've pretty much ever come across 396 00:15:38,316 --> 00:15:40,801 has turned out to have not great motives, 397 00:15:40,836 --> 00:15:43,251 at least, you know, from their point of view. 398 00:15:43,287 --> 00:15:45,047 So you come into this society, 399 00:15:45,081 --> 00:15:46,807 you know, where there's all these soldiers, 400 00:15:46,841 --> 00:15:48,774 and there's weird rules, and it's like, of course, 401 00:15:48,808 --> 00:15:51,019 they're gonna be like, "Is everything on the level?" 402 00:15:51,052 --> 00:15:53,331 -I'm having Terminus flashbacks. You know what I mean? 403 00:15:53,365 --> 00:15:55,230 Like, how could you not as a viewer. 404 00:15:55,264 --> 00:15:56,299 Like, you know what I mean? 405 00:15:56,334 --> 00:15:57,817 So, yeah, I think it's -- 406 00:15:57,852 --> 00:16:00,407 As the kids say, it's sus. 407 00:16:00,442 --> 00:16:02,236 [laughter] -Ah! 408 00:16:02,270 --> 00:16:04,203 -Hey, I want to thank you for bringing some of that 409 00:16:04,239 --> 00:16:05,929 hip kid talk to our program. -You're welcome. 410 00:16:05,965 --> 00:16:06,895 That's what you bring me here for. 411 00:16:06,931 --> 00:16:08,035 -I'm 100 years old. 412 00:16:08,070 --> 00:16:10,210 I literally have no idea -- I'm glad you. 413 00:16:10,245 --> 00:16:12,177 I would've had no idea what that word was that you said. 414 00:16:12,211 --> 00:16:14,490 -Join us on Twitch. We use it all the time. 415 00:16:14,524 --> 00:16:16,216 I would have been like, "Yep, it sure is. 416 00:16:16,250 --> 00:16:17,735 Well, I guess let's go to commercial," 417 00:16:17,769 --> 00:16:19,288 'cause I got to go look that up. 418 00:16:19,322 --> 00:16:21,980 -Can I start flossing right now. Can I do the floss? 419 00:16:22,014 --> 00:16:23,636 -We were just doing that on the break! 420 00:16:23,672 --> 00:16:25,363 -We were just doing it, just before. 421 00:16:25,398 --> 00:16:27,433 -We made a Hawaiian floss did. -We did. 422 00:16:27,469 --> 00:16:28,538 -Alright. Well, coming up, 423 00:16:28,572 --> 00:16:30,091 we have more interviews from the cast 424 00:16:30,126 --> 00:16:31,092 and got a behind-the-scenes look 425 00:16:31,128 --> 00:16:32,404 at the elaborate Commonwealth set, 426 00:16:32,438 --> 00:16:34,164 and later, an exclusive sneak peek 427 00:16:34,200 --> 00:16:35,408 of next week's episode of "The Walking Dead." 428 00:16:35,442 --> 00:16:37,375 But first, are you ready to go Inside the Dead? 429 00:16:37,409 --> 00:16:39,169 We'll hear some inside info from tonight's show 430 00:16:39,205 --> 00:16:40,792 that you can't get anywhere else. 431 00:16:40,826 --> 00:16:42,518 Please enjoy. 432 00:16:42,552 --> 00:16:48,455 ♪♪ 433 00:16:48,490 --> 00:16:54,427 ♪♪ 434 00:16:54,461 --> 00:17:00,364 ♪♪ 435 00:17:00,398 --> 00:17:06,335 ♪♪ 436 00:17:06,369 --> 00:17:12,271 ♪♪ 437 00:17:12,307 --> 00:17:18,243 ♪♪ 438 00:17:18,278 --> 00:17:24,181 ♪♪ 439 00:17:24,214 --> 00:17:30,152 ♪♪ 440 00:17:30,186 --> 00:17:36,124 ♪♪ 441 00:17:38,333 --> 00:17:42,750 ♪♪ 442 00:17:42,785 --> 00:17:43,992 -I'm Gus. 443 00:17:44,028 --> 00:17:46,582 You may know my parents as Negan and Lucille. 444 00:17:46,616 --> 00:17:49,067 Now, unlike Negan, 445 00:17:49,102 --> 00:17:51,967 me and Lucille are quite deceased, 446 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:54,038 but hey, sometimes that can be fun. 447 00:17:54,073 --> 00:17:57,868 I had a very good makeup artist that knew what he was doing. 448 00:17:57,903 --> 00:17:59,663 First, they would apply a layer of lotion, 449 00:17:59,699 --> 00:18:02,150 and then they'd start applying the makeup. 450 00:18:02,183 --> 00:18:04,944 It was a very fun process, 451 00:18:04,980 --> 00:18:07,464 actually watching all of it come together. 452 00:18:07,500 --> 00:18:10,468 My reaction when I saw myself in full walker makeup 453 00:18:10,502 --> 00:18:12,056 was amazement. 454 00:18:12,090 --> 00:18:15,749 I was actually wearing pajamas when I was the walker. 455 00:18:15,784 --> 00:18:18,993 So my story was, "It was pajama day in the school, 456 00:18:19,028 --> 00:18:21,169 and something happened." 457 00:18:21,202 --> 00:18:24,344 Being directed by Greg Nicotero, it was very fun. 458 00:18:24,378 --> 00:18:26,759 He's a great person to work with 459 00:18:26,795 --> 00:18:29,832 on your first day of being on TV. 460 00:18:29,866 --> 00:18:31,662 When I had to be serious, 461 00:18:31,695 --> 00:18:34,596 I personally just pretended that 462 00:18:34,630 --> 00:18:39,462 the people I tried to nip at were tacos, 463 00:18:39,497 --> 00:18:42,535 'cause my determination for tacos is very strong. 464 00:18:42,568 --> 00:18:46,055 The overall experience was great. 465 00:18:46,089 --> 00:18:47,677 Made a lot of friends. 466 00:18:47,711 --> 00:18:50,025 Yes, I would love to do it again. 467 00:18:50,058 --> 00:18:53,510 [Cheers and applause] 468 00:18:53,546 --> 00:18:55,410 -Oh, my gosh. 469 00:18:57,204 --> 00:18:58,516 Welcome back to "Taco Dead." 470 00:18:58,550 --> 00:19:00,346 Tacos, what a great -- 471 00:19:00,380 --> 00:19:02,174 He just encapsulated, like, being a walker. 472 00:19:02,210 --> 00:19:03,865 Of course that's what it would be like. 473 00:19:03,901 --> 00:19:05,039 That was Gus Morgan, 474 00:19:05,074 --> 00:19:07,041 who was awesome on the show as a walker 475 00:19:07,076 --> 00:19:08,491 and talking about his experience in tonight's episode. 476 00:19:08,526 --> 00:19:10,320 Give him a big hand. 477 00:19:10,355 --> 00:19:12,806 [Cheers and applause] Oh, so cool. 478 00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:14,498 That was so cool. 479 00:19:14,531 --> 00:19:16,292 He's got the coolest parents. -Yeah. 480 00:19:16,326 --> 00:19:20,469 -We're back with Clarke, and Cassady and Ross Marquand. 481 00:19:20,503 --> 00:19:22,747 Now let's talk about Connie. 482 00:19:22,781 --> 00:19:26,336 This is from... Gwease89 on Twitter. 483 00:19:26,372 --> 00:19:27,648 "They finally know!" 484 00:19:27,682 --> 00:19:29,133 GreensClark on Twitter says, 485 00:19:29,167 --> 00:19:30,721 "They know Connie's alive. I'm so excited. 486 00:19:30,755 --> 00:19:32,067 Oh, my God! My girl's coming back." 487 00:19:32,101 --> 00:19:33,862 CocoRosita on Twitter says, 488 00:19:33,895 --> 00:19:35,828 "The chills I got when that Whisperer 489 00:19:35,864 --> 00:19:37,624 spoke about seeing Connie." 490 00:19:37,659 --> 00:19:39,625 Clarke, reactions! 491 00:19:39,661 --> 00:19:41,697 The Whisperer reveal of Connie. 492 00:19:41,731 --> 00:19:44,009 -Yes. Excited. Happy for it. 493 00:19:44,044 --> 00:19:46,080 Miss Connie very much. 494 00:19:46,115 --> 00:19:47,565 Really want to know what's up with her. 495 00:19:47,599 --> 00:19:49,188 Truly that's like -- That's it. 496 00:19:49,221 --> 00:19:51,154 I just was thrilled that they now know, 497 00:19:51,190 --> 00:19:53,640 and I want more Connie. 498 00:19:53,674 --> 00:19:54,883 -Yeah. -Want more Connie in my world. 499 00:19:54,916 --> 00:19:57,712 -Well, hopefully it's -- I think it's possible 500 00:19:57,748 --> 00:19:59,267 that could happen very soon. 501 00:19:59,300 --> 00:20:01,130 I've not watched ahead. 502 00:20:01,164 --> 00:20:03,236 Cassady, what did Lydia mean 503 00:20:03,270 --> 00:20:06,239 when she told the Whisperer, "Don't ever look back"? 504 00:20:06,273 --> 00:20:08,067 -Oh. 505 00:20:08,103 --> 00:20:12,417 I think she was like, "Okay, you're -- 506 00:20:12,451 --> 00:20:15,075 The Whisperers have no place here. 507 00:20:15,109 --> 00:20:16,973 Everyone around here, in this community, 508 00:20:17,008 --> 00:20:20,148 has gone through enough Whisperer nonsense. 509 00:20:20,183 --> 00:20:22,980 So, I think she meant, like, 510 00:20:23,013 --> 00:20:25,050 if you still want to live this Whisperer lifestyle, 511 00:20:25,085 --> 00:20:27,259 you're gonna have to go far away and not come back, 512 00:20:27,295 --> 00:20:30,262 because you're lucky that you ran into Aaron, 513 00:20:30,298 --> 00:20:31,816 who deep down as a nice guy, 514 00:20:31,851 --> 00:20:36,510 and he let you off with no hands, 515 00:20:36,545 --> 00:20:40,203 because I think a lot of other people have vendettas, 516 00:20:40,239 --> 00:20:41,412 and they would have done far worse, 517 00:20:41,447 --> 00:20:44,587 because Aaron's one of the nicest people 518 00:20:44,622 --> 00:20:46,416 you can have on your side. 519 00:20:46,451 --> 00:20:48,005 -Well, and obviously, 520 00:20:48,038 --> 00:20:50,249 Aaron is just going through this emotional torture, 521 00:20:50,282 --> 00:20:52,319 as we see in this nightmare scene 522 00:20:52,354 --> 00:20:54,666 where he's just being attacked on all sides. 523 00:20:54,701 --> 00:20:56,738 So can you talk about shooting Aaron's nightmare scene -- 524 00:20:56,771 --> 00:20:58,567 [Laughs] -I'm trying to look at you. 525 00:20:58,602 --> 00:21:00,637 -So, it looks very normal. 526 00:21:00,673 --> 00:21:02,156 Well, you'll come full screen. [Laughter] 527 00:21:02,191 --> 00:21:05,090 That's really interesting. 528 00:21:05,125 --> 00:21:06,367 Good to see -- You something in your beard. 529 00:21:06,403 --> 00:21:08,645 You just got a little. Yeah, okay. Great. 530 00:21:08,681 --> 00:21:10,476 Got it there. 531 00:21:10,509 --> 00:21:12,994 -What was the question? Sorry. 532 00:21:13,029 --> 00:21:14,513 -We're discussing 533 00:21:14,548 --> 00:21:16,446 Aaron's nightmare scene. 534 00:21:16,481 --> 00:21:17,723 Mm-hmm. 535 00:21:17,759 --> 00:21:19,311 I feel like I feel like you're my therapist. 536 00:21:19,346 --> 00:21:20,727 This is great, yeah. 537 00:21:20,761 --> 00:21:23,695 I mean, he's obviously very broken by this -- 538 00:21:23,730 --> 00:21:26,457 I'll stop. -No, listen. 539 00:21:26,491 --> 00:21:28,424 You know, a commitment to a bit. I'm all for it. 540 00:21:28,459 --> 00:21:30,080 But I guess if you have to look forward, 541 00:21:30,115 --> 00:21:32,498 I guess that's fine, too. -No, I'll do it. 542 00:21:32,531 --> 00:21:34,326 No, I mean, he's -- he's, you know -- 543 00:21:34,362 --> 00:21:38,297 Everyone is so horribly traumatized 544 00:21:38,330 --> 00:21:40,021 by what the Whisperers did. 545 00:21:40,057 --> 00:21:43,336 I mean, they completely decimated Alexandria, 546 00:21:43,371 --> 00:21:44,750 the battle of Hilltop, 547 00:21:44,786 --> 00:21:46,546 completely destroyed Hilltop. 548 00:21:46,580 --> 00:21:48,961 And I think he is... 549 00:21:48,997 --> 00:21:51,792 ultimately, just obsessed with protecting, 550 00:21:51,826 --> 00:21:54,242 not only Gracie, but the entire community. 551 00:21:54,278 --> 00:21:57,488 And he's -- he's in a really bad place. 552 00:21:57,522 --> 00:21:59,248 All of them are. They're in dire straits. 553 00:21:59,282 --> 00:22:01,077 And his his chief goal is 554 00:22:01,112 --> 00:22:03,563 to make sure that he is providing 555 00:22:03,597 --> 00:22:07,394 the safest community possible for everyone. 556 00:22:07,429 --> 00:22:09,568 And that's why he's having these recurring nightmares 557 00:22:09,604 --> 00:22:11,743 about all of the -- all of the threats 558 00:22:11,778 --> 00:22:14,919 that have come upon Alexandria over the years. 559 00:22:14,953 --> 00:22:17,266 [German accent] And what do you think the zombies represent? 560 00:22:17,300 --> 00:22:19,164 [Normal voice] Zombies. They represent zombies. 561 00:22:19,199 --> 00:22:21,339 -Oh, wow. Yeah. -Yeah, very good. 562 00:22:21,374 --> 00:22:22,651 Coming up, we have a behind-the-scenes look 563 00:22:22,685 --> 00:22:23,858 at the Commonwealth set 564 00:22:23,894 --> 00:22:25,377 and an exclusive sneak peek. 565 00:22:25,413 --> 00:22:27,794 We will be right back on "Talking Dead" live. 566 00:22:27,828 --> 00:22:30,141 [Cheers and applause] 567 00:22:30,175 --> 00:22:34,180 ♪♪ 568 00:22:36,215 --> 00:22:41,048 ♪♪ 569 00:22:41,083 --> 00:22:42,430 -I think what's really cool 570 00:22:42,463 --> 00:22:44,500 about where we've placed the Commonwealth 571 00:22:44,535 --> 00:22:45,846 is to think back 572 00:22:45,881 --> 00:22:50,195 to everything else that's been in its place. 573 00:22:50,230 --> 00:22:52,059 It's the same place we had the sanctuary. 574 00:22:52,094 --> 00:22:54,027 It's the same place we had the prison. 575 00:22:54,061 --> 00:22:55,546 Now it's just the Commonwealth, 576 00:22:55,580 --> 00:22:56,996 and we have the train station, 577 00:22:57,029 --> 00:22:59,516 and we have, you know -- there's an ice cream truck, 578 00:22:59,549 --> 00:23:00,792 and there's this and there's -- 579 00:23:00,826 --> 00:23:03,346 An I mean, it's like the biggest set we've ever done. 580 00:23:03,382 --> 00:23:07,420 -There's still so much here, which is, like, so familiar, 581 00:23:07,454 --> 00:23:09,214 and it looks very much like the old world 582 00:23:09,249 --> 00:23:10,560 we had before it fell. 583 00:23:10,596 --> 00:23:13,737 A train station, working shops, a bakery. 584 00:23:13,770 --> 00:23:15,428 What's next? Who knows? 585 00:23:15,462 --> 00:23:17,049 Maybe all is not what it seems, 586 00:23:17,085 --> 00:23:19,121 but I think in this particular moment, 587 00:23:19,155 --> 00:23:21,088 we have to take it as a win. 588 00:23:21,123 --> 00:23:23,780 [Cheers and applause] 589 00:23:23,816 --> 00:23:25,403 -Welcome back to "Talking Dead." 590 00:23:25,438 --> 00:23:26,887 That was a behind-the-scenes look at the set. 591 00:23:26,922 --> 00:23:28,130 Oh, my God, I remem-- 592 00:23:28,164 --> 00:23:30,719 I visited that prison set when it was the prison. 593 00:23:30,753 --> 00:23:33,239 I've got all these pictures. I got to post stuff more. 594 00:23:33,272 --> 00:23:35,792 Clarke, let's -- 595 00:23:35,827 --> 00:23:38,243 The Commonwealth orientation video 596 00:23:38,278 --> 00:23:42,523 is so awesomely, like, '90s. 597 00:23:42,558 --> 00:23:44,768 What was your reaction to seeing it? 598 00:23:44,801 --> 00:23:46,769 -It was pretty excellent. 599 00:23:46,804 --> 00:23:48,253 I mean, so the two thing -- 600 00:23:48,288 --> 00:23:49,911 I'm sure that savvy viewers 601 00:23:49,944 --> 00:23:52,361 will pull things out of there that I will never pick up on. 602 00:23:52,395 --> 00:23:54,259 But the two things that really stood out to me were 603 00:23:54,294 --> 00:23:57,884 Lance Hornsby saying 50,000 str-- 604 00:23:57,919 --> 00:23:59,540 a community 50,000 strong, 605 00:23:59,576 --> 00:24:01,818 which I was like, "Is that... 606 00:24:01,854 --> 00:24:03,787 Is that real? Is that not real?" 607 00:24:03,820 --> 00:24:07,617 And also the little clip of the hospital, 608 00:24:07,653 --> 00:24:10,000 because I am very -- I love Ezekiel, 609 00:24:10,034 --> 00:24:11,726 and I am very concerned 610 00:24:11,759 --> 00:24:13,624 about Ezekiel's well-being 611 00:24:13,659 --> 00:24:15,902 and so I'm hopeful, fingers crossed, maybe, 612 00:24:15,936 --> 00:24:17,903 that that turns out to be real. 613 00:24:17,939 --> 00:24:19,630 But aside from that, the production value, 614 00:24:19,664 --> 00:24:21,114 I mean, come on, 615 00:24:21,148 --> 00:24:23,392 if you've got -- if you got storm troopers, 616 00:24:23,426 --> 00:24:25,256 you don't have like Avid or something -- 617 00:24:25,290 --> 00:24:27,258 Like, you know, there's something made for it. 618 00:24:27,292 --> 00:24:28,708 I know it's a zombie apocalypse. 619 00:24:28,742 --> 00:24:30,502 -Shooting them on old, like, Hi8 cameras. 620 00:24:30,538 --> 00:24:31,884 -Yeah, it was -- I just don't know 621 00:24:31,917 --> 00:24:34,507 who's watching that video and going, "Alright. 622 00:24:34,541 --> 00:24:36,785 Well, sign me right up for this." 623 00:24:36,819 --> 00:24:38,028 -Well, let's talk about it. 624 00:24:38,061 --> 00:24:40,098 We did a poll, and we asked, 625 00:24:40,133 --> 00:24:42,721 should Eugene's group trust Hornsby, 626 00:24:42,757 --> 00:24:45,104 or Lance Hornsby and The Range, as I call him, 627 00:24:45,137 --> 00:24:47,037 'cause I'm a Gen-Xer. 628 00:24:47,070 --> 00:24:49,003 89% said yes. 629 00:24:49,038 --> 00:24:50,592 11% said no. 630 00:24:50,626 --> 00:24:51,730 So most people think that -- 631 00:24:51,766 --> 00:24:54,285 that he's -- he's trustworthy. 632 00:24:54,319 --> 00:24:56,666 If Lydia went to the Commonwealth, 633 00:24:56,701 --> 00:24:57,979 do you think she would like it? 634 00:24:58,012 --> 00:24:59,531 Do you think she'd fit in? 635 00:24:59,567 --> 00:25:01,534 -I do not think that she would fit in. 636 00:25:01,568 --> 00:25:03,673 I think she would sense 637 00:25:03,709 --> 00:25:06,365 the sus immediately. 638 00:25:06,401 --> 00:25:08,022 This she would be very suspicious. 639 00:25:08,057 --> 00:25:10,267 I can't say it. [Laughs] Sorry. 640 00:25:10,300 --> 00:25:13,891 -I know. We're talking like, "Why shrink it down to sus?" 641 00:25:13,925 --> 00:25:15,548 You're like, "Well, you're saving two syllables." 642 00:25:15,583 --> 00:25:16,548 -No one understands that. 643 00:25:16,584 --> 00:25:18,758 -It just shortens it up. -Shorter. 644 00:25:18,792 --> 00:25:20,208 -Yeah. But yeah. 645 00:25:20,241 --> 00:25:21,692 I don't -- I don't think she would fit in. 646 00:25:21,727 --> 00:25:23,314 I think she'd be very uncomfortable. 647 00:25:23,348 --> 00:25:27,871 And yeah, I think she's meant to be outside in the apocalypse. 648 00:25:27,904 --> 00:25:32,047 She grew up in the wilderness, foraging for her food. 649 00:25:32,082 --> 00:25:33,601 Even in Alexandria, 650 00:25:33,634 --> 00:25:35,291 she sleeps outside on the patio. 651 00:25:35,326 --> 00:25:38,570 So yeah, I think she would hate it. 652 00:25:38,605 --> 00:25:41,298 -It's the most structure she would have ever, like... 653 00:25:41,332 --> 00:25:43,368 Like, that -- that -- that civilization. 654 00:25:43,403 --> 00:25:45,646 But but sort of speaking about that, 655 00:25:45,682 --> 00:25:47,546 you know, Ross -- 656 00:25:47,579 --> 00:25:48,753 Thank you. Thank you for -- Yeah. 657 00:25:48,788 --> 00:25:52,102 Yeah, thank you for looking me in the eye. 658 00:25:52,135 --> 00:25:56,933 You know, Eugene's there, having an ice cream social, 659 00:25:56,969 --> 00:25:58,348 and Alexandria starving. 660 00:25:58,384 --> 00:26:00,179 Like, what do you think Aaron would do 661 00:26:00,212 --> 00:26:02,250 if he knew that, you know, they were at this place 662 00:26:02,284 --> 00:26:05,287 where all of these comforts existed? 663 00:26:05,321 --> 00:26:06,323 -I think he'd smack 664 00:26:06,356 --> 00:26:07,634 that ice cream right out of his hands. 665 00:26:07,669 --> 00:26:09,981 I'd be pissed off... 666 00:26:10,016 --> 00:26:11,708 especially if it was chocolate chip cookie dough, 667 00:26:11,741 --> 00:26:13,054 because that's my favorite. -Especially that. 668 00:26:13,087 --> 00:26:14,711 That's a good one. -Especially that. 669 00:26:14,744 --> 00:26:16,644 -Yeah, no. I mean, it's -- 670 00:26:16,678 --> 00:26:19,336 It's a pretty big gap there. 671 00:26:19,369 --> 00:26:22,615 I mean, the disparity between what the Commonwealth have 672 00:26:22,650 --> 00:26:24,479 versus what Alexandria has at this time 673 00:26:24,512 --> 00:26:26,549 is pretty, pretty vast, 674 00:26:26,585 --> 00:26:29,795 and he and the rest of the community 675 00:26:29,828 --> 00:26:31,555 are literally fighting for their lives. 676 00:26:31,589 --> 00:26:33,074 So I think he'd be pretty jealous 677 00:26:33,107 --> 00:26:34,834 of that ice cream, yeah. 678 00:26:34,868 --> 00:26:36,353 Can you talk a little about what it's like playing 679 00:26:36,386 --> 00:26:39,907 a TV dad to Anabelle, who plays Gracie? 680 00:26:39,942 --> 00:26:41,426 -She's wonderful. You know, it's funny. 681 00:26:41,461 --> 00:26:43,498 We were talking about the flossing earlier, 682 00:26:43,531 --> 00:26:46,500 because when I first saw her on set this year -- 683 00:26:46,535 --> 00:26:49,159 'cause I'd been working on the floss during the pandemic 684 00:26:49,192 --> 00:26:50,505 'cause what else are you going to do? 685 00:26:50,538 --> 00:26:51,817 And I got -- I was her, and I was like, 686 00:26:51,851 --> 00:26:53,990 "Hey, Anabelle, floss," and I try to do it. 687 00:26:54,026 --> 00:26:56,061 And she's like, "Ross, that's so 2019." 688 00:26:56,096 --> 00:26:57,338 And I was like, "Aw." 689 00:26:57,374 --> 00:26:59,340 And then she taught me a new one, 690 00:26:59,375 --> 00:27:00,688 where you do this thing thing. 691 00:27:00,721 --> 00:27:01,964 I can't -- I don't know what it's called, 692 00:27:01,999 --> 00:27:03,897 but you skip and do this. 693 00:27:03,932 --> 00:27:05,624 -By the way, I think it's funny that you spent, 694 00:27:05,657 --> 00:27:06,901 like, most of the quarantine, 695 00:27:06,934 --> 00:27:09,040 just learning to do this one thing, 696 00:27:09,075 --> 00:27:11,042 and it's got shot down immediately. 697 00:27:11,076 --> 00:27:12,388 -Yeah. [Chuckles] yeah. 698 00:27:12,423 --> 00:27:14,148 -"I worked so hard on this." 699 00:27:14,183 --> 00:27:15,323 -I really did. 700 00:27:15,356 --> 00:27:17,289 -"This was my whole quarantine." 701 00:27:17,325 --> 00:27:20,880 -But she's -- she's wonderful. I mean, she's able to be -- 702 00:27:20,914 --> 00:27:24,503 You know, she's so light and fun and goofy at times. 703 00:27:24,538 --> 00:27:26,506 But she can really just -- as we saw on the scene 704 00:27:26,540 --> 00:27:28,300 with -- with Judith and the bullies, 705 00:27:28,336 --> 00:27:31,546 she can just go to those dark places really quick 706 00:27:31,579 --> 00:27:34,099 and -- and certainly with a nightmare sequence. 707 00:27:34,134 --> 00:27:36,067 I mean, we were, you know -- It's kind of a weird thing. 708 00:27:36,102 --> 00:27:38,208 We're joking around and having a good time. 709 00:27:38,241 --> 00:27:41,038 But then, you know, she immediately disappears 710 00:27:41,073 --> 00:27:42,661 and then I get stabbed to death. 711 00:27:42,694 --> 00:27:43,730 And every time, she just -- 712 00:27:43,765 --> 00:27:45,594 she brought her A-game each take. 713 00:27:45,628 --> 00:27:48,838 And she's wonderful. She's wonderful to work with. 714 00:27:48,874 --> 00:27:50,875 -Well, before we go to break, I want to show you all this. 715 00:27:50,910 --> 00:27:52,671 Speaking of ice cream, 716 00:27:52,704 --> 00:27:55,708 it's a hoodie featuring the Taste of Tradition logo 717 00:27:55,742 --> 00:27:57,951 from the Commonwealth's ice cream truck. 718 00:27:57,986 --> 00:28:02,784 So if you go to TWDUShop.com, you can get one for yourself. 719 00:28:02,818 --> 00:28:04,233 And I don't know. 720 00:28:04,268 --> 00:28:06,546 I guess everyone who showed up will get one of these, too. 721 00:28:06,580 --> 00:28:07,720 [Cheers and applause] 722 00:28:07,755 --> 00:28:08,721 -Ahhh! 723 00:28:08,756 --> 00:28:09,721 -Yes. 724 00:28:09,757 --> 00:28:11,205 -Whoo! 725 00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:13,036 -Actually, I really do want -- 726 00:28:13,069 --> 00:28:14,727 -I do. 727 00:28:14,761 --> 00:28:16,211 -Yeah, I really do want to get one of these. 728 00:28:16,246 --> 00:28:17,625 Coming up, we have an exclusive sneak peek 729 00:28:17,661 --> 00:28:18,938 of next week's episode, but first, 730 00:28:18,972 --> 00:28:21,146 here's Josh McDermitt on how Eugene is feeling 731 00:28:21,182 --> 00:28:22,665 being away from his home and family. 732 00:28:22,701 --> 00:28:24,564 Check it out. 733 00:28:24,598 --> 00:28:28,189 -The bliss that he experienced 734 00:28:28,222 --> 00:28:30,086 while tasting the ice cream was short lived 735 00:28:30,122 --> 00:28:32,641 because he's thinking about his people back home 736 00:28:32,675 --> 00:28:34,229 who were engaged in a fight, 737 00:28:34,263 --> 00:28:36,023 and he feels a little guilty for it. 738 00:28:36,058 --> 00:28:37,785 Like, here I am eating ice cream, 739 00:28:37,818 --> 00:28:40,510 and meanwhile, Rosita is killing 740 00:28:40,546 --> 00:28:42,582 other human beings. 741 00:28:42,616 --> 00:28:45,895 Who knows if Aaron's alive right now, 742 00:28:45,931 --> 00:28:47,586 and he feels guilty 743 00:28:47,622 --> 00:28:51,074 that there's so much going on back home, 744 00:28:51,107 --> 00:28:52,868 and he's, like, on vacation. 745 00:28:52,903 --> 00:28:55,872 That's where he's just like, "Okay, Stephanie's great. 746 00:28:55,905 --> 00:28:58,150 I think I need to get home," 747 00:28:58,183 --> 00:29:01,256 and that's why he's like, "We can't stay. 748 00:29:01,290 --> 00:29:02,671 We have to go. 749 00:29:02,705 --> 00:29:03,949 You know, I can't help but think 750 00:29:03,982 --> 00:29:06,329 that if the ice cream was better, he might stay. 751 00:29:06,365 --> 00:29:08,643 But, you know... 752 00:29:08,676 --> 00:29:11,439 she didn't give him the flavor he wanted. 753 00:29:18,653 --> 00:29:23,415 ♪♪ 754 00:29:23,451 --> 00:29:25,971 Hi! My name is Tamyra Mensah-Stock 755 00:29:26,005 --> 00:29:29,008 and I am the 2020 Olympic champion 756 00:29:29,042 --> 00:29:33,633 for women's freestyle wrestling at 68kg. 757 00:29:33,667 --> 00:29:36,671 And I love "The Walking Dead." 758 00:29:36,704 --> 00:29:41,192 Also, by the way, this is Otis, and this is Lula, 759 00:29:41,227 --> 00:29:43,435 my two little fur babies. 760 00:29:43,471 --> 00:29:45,058 I'm gonna put them down, 761 00:29:45,093 --> 00:29:47,544 show you my medal that I won. 762 00:29:47,577 --> 00:29:49,510 When I was at the Olympics, 763 00:29:49,546 --> 00:29:51,893 I would stay up when I was cutting weight 764 00:29:51,927 --> 00:29:53,412 the night before competition 765 00:29:53,445 --> 00:29:55,551 and watch a few episodes of "The Walking Dead." 766 00:29:55,586 --> 00:29:58,174 The Olympics is something that's extremely stressful 767 00:29:58,210 --> 00:30:00,452 and "The Walking Dead," honestly, 768 00:30:00,488 --> 00:30:01,868 even though it's stressful, 769 00:30:01,903 --> 00:30:03,871 you know, with the plot twists and everything, 770 00:30:03,904 --> 00:30:07,528 it was definitely less stressful to watch "The Walking Dead," 771 00:30:07,564 --> 00:30:09,634 because when I watch "The Walking Dead" 772 00:30:09,669 --> 00:30:12,672 and everybody's killing the walkers 773 00:30:12,707 --> 00:30:14,984 and fighting the other people that they have to go against. 774 00:30:15,019 --> 00:30:17,160 It made my life seem 775 00:30:17,193 --> 00:30:19,852 a thousand times less stressful. 776 00:30:19,886 --> 00:30:22,855 So thank you so much to all the actors and actresses 777 00:30:22,890 --> 00:30:26,169 and to the producers and everybody in making the show. 778 00:30:26,202 --> 00:30:28,585 It has really been a huge part of my life, 779 00:30:28,618 --> 00:30:31,000 and I greatly appreciate the time and dedication 780 00:30:31,036 --> 00:30:33,314 that you guys have been doing for these past few years. 781 00:30:33,347 --> 00:30:36,730 So thank you very much. 782 00:30:36,765 --> 00:30:38,732 [Cheers and applause] 783 00:30:38,767 --> 00:30:40,942 Welcome back to "Talking Dead." 784 00:30:40,977 --> 00:30:42,875 That was this week's featured fan, 785 00:30:42,910 --> 00:30:46,705 by the way, Olympic gold medalist, Tamyra. 786 00:30:46,740 --> 00:30:48,984 So thank you so much for submitting your -- 787 00:30:49,019 --> 00:30:50,641 Actually, she's gonna ask a question in just a minute. 788 00:30:50,675 --> 00:30:51,884 But thank you for sharing 789 00:30:51,919 --> 00:30:52,851 what "The Walking Dead" has meant to you. 790 00:30:52,884 --> 00:30:54,093 I was, like, what an honor. 791 00:30:54,127 --> 00:30:55,439 Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. 792 00:30:55,473 --> 00:30:58,165 If you want the chance to be featured, 793 00:30:58,201 --> 00:30:59,615 send us a 30-second video of yourself, 794 00:30:59,650 --> 00:31:00,893 explaining how "The Walking Dead" 795 00:31:00,928 --> 00:31:04,103 has impacted you at fansubmission@TalkingDead.tv. 796 00:31:04,137 --> 00:31:07,451 And now Tamara is gonna ask a question via video. 797 00:31:07,486 --> 00:31:09,107 Let's roll it. 798 00:31:09,143 --> 00:31:11,558 So my question is for everyone. 799 00:31:11,593 --> 00:31:15,734 Out of all the threats that you all have encountered, 800 00:31:15,769 --> 00:31:17,529 who do you think 801 00:31:17,565 --> 00:31:19,773 gets the fold medal 802 00:31:19,807 --> 00:31:22,914 for the most threatening? 803 00:31:22,950 --> 00:31:25,297 -Okay. Most threatening, what do you think? 804 00:31:25,330 --> 00:31:26,538 First of all, Tamyra, 805 00:31:26,574 --> 00:31:28,438 I have a fur baby named Otis, and I love you. 806 00:31:28,471 --> 00:31:30,785 -Oh, my gosh. That's amazing. -And congratulations. 807 00:31:30,818 --> 00:31:33,788 And, obviously, I'm gonna say Alpha. 808 00:31:33,822 --> 00:31:36,272 No bias at all. -Right. 809 00:31:36,307 --> 00:31:37,585 -Yeah, I think Alpha is the scariest 810 00:31:37,618 --> 00:31:39,932 because she's the most realistic. 811 00:31:39,967 --> 00:31:42,210 I mean, they wear Walker skins 812 00:31:42,244 --> 00:31:43,935 on their faces to blend in, 813 00:31:43,971 --> 00:31:46,282 and she's unpredictable, so yes, Alpha. 814 00:31:46,317 --> 00:31:48,527 -What do you think, Clarke? -Actually, I do agree 815 00:31:48,560 --> 00:31:49,837 that I think it's the Whisperers. 816 00:31:49,873 --> 00:31:52,393 I think it's because its ideology. 817 00:31:52,426 --> 00:31:54,602 Ideology is very scary. 818 00:31:54,635 --> 00:31:56,465 And then when you add those numbers 819 00:31:56,500 --> 00:31:57,950 and also, you know, 820 00:31:57,984 --> 00:32:00,401 just no value for human life, whatsoever, 821 00:32:00,434 --> 00:32:01,747 not a great combo. 822 00:32:01,780 --> 00:32:03,541 So, I'm gonna go with the Whisperers. 823 00:32:03,576 --> 00:32:04,957 -Excellent. Excellent question, Tamyra. 824 00:32:04,991 --> 00:32:06,233 Thank you so, so, so much. 825 00:32:06,269 --> 00:32:08,547 It's now time to see what everyone thought at home. 826 00:32:08,580 --> 00:32:11,930 When we asked you at TWDU.com/DeadLive, 827 00:32:11,963 --> 00:32:15,554 was Princess's interaction with Mercer a diversion 828 00:32:15,587 --> 00:32:16,761 or a flirtation? 829 00:32:16,796 --> 00:32:18,521 Diversion -- she just didn't 830 00:32:18,557 --> 00:32:20,248 want him to catch Eugene using the radio. 831 00:32:20,282 --> 00:32:21,559 Or flirtation -- 832 00:32:21,594 --> 00:32:22,941 She had to thank him for the $2 833 00:32:22,974 --> 00:32:25,115 and his beautiful eyelashes. 834 00:32:25,150 --> 00:32:28,256 While the polls are calculating, Clarke, what do you think? 835 00:32:28,290 --> 00:32:32,605 Could it be secret option number three -- both? 836 00:32:32,640 --> 00:32:34,020 Could be both! 837 00:32:34,055 --> 00:32:36,298 'Cause I know that if it were me -- 838 00:32:36,333 --> 00:32:39,026 and Mercer is a good looking gentleman. 839 00:32:39,059 --> 00:32:41,993 He's got a cool job, so she's doing her job, 840 00:32:42,028 --> 00:32:43,443 helping her friends, 841 00:32:43,478 --> 00:32:45,548 but also, he cute. 842 00:32:45,584 --> 00:32:47,309 -Yeah, yeah, he's very... -Yeah, I think it's both. 843 00:32:47,344 --> 00:32:49,828 So it's a "flirt-ersion"? 844 00:32:49,864 --> 00:32:51,486 -It's a "flirt-ersion." 845 00:32:51,520 --> 00:32:53,143 -Good. I like it. I like it. 846 00:32:53,177 --> 00:32:55,352 Secret option number three, "flirt-ersion." 847 00:32:55,386 --> 00:32:56,836 See younger people shorten words. 848 00:32:56,871 --> 00:32:58,320 Older people lengthen words. 849 00:32:58,355 --> 00:33:00,770 -Exactly they combine them. -It's a "flirt-ersion." 850 00:33:00,806 --> 00:33:03,740 It's a sus "flirt-ersion." 851 00:33:03,773 --> 00:33:05,913 58% say diversion. 852 00:33:05,949 --> 00:33:07,123 What do you -- what did -- What did you think? 853 00:33:07,156 --> 00:33:09,676 I-I would love them. 854 00:33:09,711 --> 00:33:12,058 I ship that, yeah. 855 00:33:12,093 --> 00:33:13,714 Alright. -I think -- 856 00:33:13,750 --> 00:33:14,613 They're both cuties. 857 00:33:14,646 --> 00:33:16,615 And yeah, I love them. 858 00:33:16,648 --> 00:33:18,375 Ross, as a fan, what is your reaction 859 00:33:18,410 --> 00:33:23,932 to seeing Negan and Maggie, like, kind of working together? 860 00:33:23,967 --> 00:33:25,692 [Light laughter] 861 00:33:25,727 --> 00:33:28,384 -Well, it's -- it's very interesting 862 00:33:28,420 --> 00:33:30,317 because I'm just waiting for Maggie 863 00:33:30,353 --> 00:33:33,079 to just boil over and kill him 864 00:33:33,114 --> 00:33:35,151 because it's been a long time coming, 865 00:33:35,184 --> 00:33:37,739 and I don't know how she's managed 866 00:33:37,773 --> 00:33:39,395 to hold it together as long as she has, 867 00:33:39,431 --> 00:33:42,054 because every time I would see Negan, 868 00:33:42,088 --> 00:33:44,435 I would think of Glenn, and I don't -- 869 00:33:44,470 --> 00:33:47,058 I'm amazed that she hasn't already thrown a knife 870 00:33:47,094 --> 00:33:49,060 into the back of his head, for real, so yeah. 871 00:33:49,096 --> 00:33:50,855 -My favorite thing about your commitment to this bit 872 00:33:50,890 --> 00:33:52,582 is that on the show, you're full screen, 873 00:33:52,615 --> 00:33:55,447 So it just looks like you don't know where the camera is. 874 00:33:55,480 --> 00:33:58,414 Just, like, occasionally, we'll be in a two-shot. 875 00:33:58,450 --> 00:34:00,416 But most of the time, it's just you, 876 00:34:00,451 --> 00:34:02,384 and it's like, has this guy never been in front of a -- 877 00:34:02,419 --> 00:34:03,799 Does you think it's like a TV? 878 00:34:03,834 --> 00:34:04,972 Does he think this is "The Walking Dead," 879 00:34:05,008 --> 00:34:06,630 where they can acknowledge the camera? 880 00:34:06,664 --> 00:34:07,734 I don't -- What's he looking at? 881 00:34:07,769 --> 00:34:10,081 -Okay. Thanks. I didn't know that. 882 00:34:10,117 --> 00:34:13,188 Now I feel weird. -I respect -- 883 00:34:13,222 --> 00:34:15,121 Again, I respect commitment to the bit. 884 00:34:15,155 --> 00:34:17,193 I love it. I love you. Okay. 885 00:34:17,226 --> 00:34:21,887 This is from BenzocaineArianna on Twitter. 886 00:34:21,920 --> 00:34:24,614 Clarke, Team Maggie or Team Negan? 887 00:34:24,648 --> 00:34:26,650 Pretty basic question, but most asked. 888 00:34:26,684 --> 00:34:30,309 Listen, I really admire Maggie's leadership skills. 889 00:34:30,344 --> 00:34:32,103 However... 890 00:34:32,139 --> 00:34:34,726 I am Team Negan right now. 891 00:34:34,762 --> 00:34:36,626 -Amazing. -I really am. 892 00:34:36,659 --> 00:34:37,972 I know that we, as fans, 893 00:34:38,005 --> 00:34:41,561 have had the luxury of seeing his evolution, 894 00:34:41,596 --> 00:34:44,322 seeing what he has done for the group, et cetera. 895 00:34:44,358 --> 00:34:46,360 She hasn't. 896 00:34:46,393 --> 00:34:49,052 That said, I think she is letting 897 00:34:49,086 --> 00:34:51,951 her previous experience, 898 00:34:51,985 --> 00:34:53,677 which yes, was negative, 899 00:34:53,711 --> 00:34:56,023 in that he killed her husband in front of her, 900 00:34:56,059 --> 00:34:58,268 but I think she's letting 901 00:34:58,302 --> 00:35:01,340 that cloud her leadership and her judgment. 902 00:35:01,375 --> 00:35:02,445 So I'm actually -- 903 00:35:02,478 --> 00:35:04,826 I think Negan makes some sound points. 904 00:35:04,860 --> 00:35:07,932 -I'm disturbed by what I'm about to read, 905 00:35:07,967 --> 00:35:10,452 some of the reactions about... 906 00:35:10,487 --> 00:35:12,800 [Sighing] 907 00:35:12,833 --> 00:35:15,353 Maggie and Negan as a... 908 00:35:15,389 --> 00:35:17,217 Oh, my God. Come on, really? 909 00:35:17,253 --> 00:35:18,668 NeganAddict on Twitter. 910 00:35:18,702 --> 00:35:20,980 My dad keeps saying Maggie and Negan are gonna hook up. 911 00:35:21,014 --> 00:35:22,981 And then it was just a bunch of random characters 912 00:35:23,016 --> 00:35:25,157 that they typed because they couldn't process it. 913 00:35:25,192 --> 00:35:26,469 -I think he's right. 914 00:35:26,503 --> 00:35:28,885 SaviorsNegan says, "I hate it. I hate it. I hate it." 915 00:35:28,918 --> 00:35:31,750 But it's also kind of hot. I'm struggling." 916 00:35:31,784 --> 00:35:33,717 And then EggRollsBad on Twitter says, 917 00:35:33,751 --> 00:35:36,168 "Maggie and Negan are like toxic exes, I swear." 918 00:35:36,202 --> 00:35:39,275 And then SlingshotSister says, "To people suggesting 919 00:35:39,309 --> 00:35:40,759 Maggie could end up with Negan, 920 00:35:40,793 --> 00:35:43,485 what is wrong with you?! -Ew! 921 00:35:43,519 --> 00:35:45,315 -Yeah. -That's just nasty. 922 00:35:45,349 --> 00:35:46,695 -I don't know. Do you have a thought? 923 00:35:46,730 --> 00:35:48,353 It's -- It's like -- -It's nasty. 924 00:35:48,387 --> 00:35:50,251 -It's too weird. 925 00:35:50,286 --> 00:35:52,219 Yeah, it's too weird. I do not ship that. 926 00:35:52,253 --> 00:35:53,668 -Yeah. -Yeah, I'm not -- 927 00:35:53,702 --> 00:35:54,737 I'm not. I'm not on that. 928 00:35:54,773 --> 00:35:56,670 I'm not -- I'm not on board for that. 929 00:35:56,706 --> 00:35:58,293 Before we go to break, I want to -- 930 00:35:58,327 --> 00:36:00,260 Just there's just too much. -It's too much! 931 00:36:00,295 --> 00:36:01,331 -It's just too much. It's just too much. 932 00:36:01,365 --> 00:36:02,987 Even in an apocalypse, it's too much. 933 00:36:03,021 --> 00:36:04,679 Before we go to break, I want to remind you 934 00:36:04,713 --> 00:36:06,197 to go to AMCplus.com 935 00:36:06,233 --> 00:36:08,338 or you can sign up for a free seven-day trial offer 936 00:36:08,373 --> 00:36:09,788 to watch episodes of "The Walking Dead" 937 00:36:09,822 --> 00:36:11,134 a full week early. 938 00:36:11,168 --> 00:36:12,755 Coming up, we have that exclusive sneak peek, 939 00:36:12,791 --> 00:36:15,172 but right now, here is Michael James Shaw 940 00:36:15,206 --> 00:36:16,898 on his thoughts about the interaction 941 00:36:16,932 --> 00:36:19,349 between Princess and Mercer in tonight's episode. 942 00:36:19,384 --> 00:36:21,248 Check it out! 943 00:36:21,282 --> 00:36:27,253 So with Princess, basically, throw some game down for Mercer. 944 00:36:27,288 --> 00:36:29,601 I think he's taken aback by, you know. 945 00:36:29,635 --> 00:36:32,983 It's probably been a while since he's had any sort 946 00:36:33,018 --> 00:36:35,193 of interaction of the romantic type, 947 00:36:35,226 --> 00:36:37,471 and she's kind of the polar opposite of him. 948 00:36:37,505 --> 00:36:39,023 So I think he's drawn to her -- her -- 949 00:36:39,057 --> 00:36:41,784 her wild kind of exterior, 950 00:36:41,820 --> 00:36:44,028 and he's more reserved. 951 00:36:44,063 --> 00:36:46,306 He's fascinated by her. 952 00:36:53,038 --> 00:36:54,936 ♪♪ 953 00:36:54,971 --> 00:36:58,250 [Cheers and applause] 954 00:36:58,284 --> 00:36:59,251 -Welcome back to "Talking Dead." 955 00:36:59,286 --> 00:37:01,184 Earlier, we asked everyone at home, 956 00:37:01,219 --> 00:37:02,702 do you ship Princess and Mercer? 957 00:37:02,737 --> 00:37:04,255 68% said yes. 958 00:37:04,291 --> 00:37:05,913 32% said no. 959 00:37:05,947 --> 00:37:07,983 But now it is time for our exclusive sneak peek 960 00:37:08,018 --> 00:37:10,538 of next week's episode, and here it is. 961 00:37:12,195 --> 00:37:13,264 -You and me, 962 00:37:13,300 --> 00:37:15,371 let's give the house another sweep. 963 00:37:15,405 --> 00:37:16,371 Okay? 964 00:37:16,405 --> 00:37:22,550 ♪♪ 965 00:37:22,585 --> 00:37:28,693 ♪♪ 966 00:37:28,728 --> 00:37:30,592 Connie! 967 00:38:10,597 --> 00:38:12,461 [Muffled whoosh] 968 00:38:27,407 --> 00:38:30,893 [Muffled rumbling] 969 00:38:30,929 --> 00:38:34,380 ♪♪ 970 00:38:34,414 --> 00:38:36,382 -Oh, what a good clip. -Whoa! 971 00:38:36,416 --> 00:38:38,039 So, we do see Connie. 972 00:38:38,074 --> 00:38:39,764 So you didn't have to wait that long. 973 00:38:39,800 --> 00:38:41,215 Alright, we only have a couple of minutes left, 974 00:38:41,248 --> 00:38:43,217 but really quickly from WalkerTheDead on Twitter, 975 00:38:43,251 --> 00:38:46,047 Ross, will we see more of dark Aaron in this season? 976 00:38:46,081 --> 00:38:48,601 Or as Carol helped rein that in. 977 00:38:48,635 --> 00:38:50,188 -Nah, he's gonna go real dark. 978 00:38:50,224 --> 00:38:51,362 -Okay, alright. 979 00:38:51,398 --> 00:38:54,228 -"Sc-aron" is... -"Sc-aron" is coming back. 980 00:38:54,262 --> 00:38:57,161 "Sc-aron" -- Darth Aaron is coming back. 981 00:38:57,195 --> 00:38:58,922 D-- "Daron." -"Daron." 982 00:38:58,956 --> 00:39:01,753 -Dark Aaron. -Daron? 983 00:39:01,786 --> 00:39:02,891 -[Speaks gibberish] 984 00:39:02,925 --> 00:39:05,032 Let's just link in words. 985 00:39:05,065 --> 00:39:08,068 Clarke, what can fans look forward to seeing 986 00:39:08,103 --> 00:39:10,001 on "The Walking Dead Universe" Twitch channel? 987 00:39:10,036 --> 00:39:11,625 -So we're still gonna do our watch-alongs 988 00:39:11,659 --> 00:39:13,626 for the rest of, you know, 11A, 989 00:39:13,661 --> 00:39:15,525 "Fear the Walking Dead," "World Beyond." 990 00:39:15,559 --> 00:39:16,594 We're so excited. 991 00:39:16,630 --> 00:39:17,802 And also... 992 00:39:17,838 --> 00:39:20,391 on Wednesday, October 6th, 993 00:39:20,427 --> 00:39:23,739 I will have Angela Kang live. -Fantastic! 994 00:39:23,775 --> 00:39:26,052 So the great thing about Twitch is that it's interactive, 995 00:39:26,086 --> 00:39:27,467 so you can send us your questions, 996 00:39:27,503 --> 00:39:30,056 your reactions live, and I can ask them of Angela. 997 00:39:30,090 --> 00:39:32,853 So follow us at Twitch.tv/TWDUniverse. 998 00:39:32,887 --> 00:39:34,371 Well, you've been a phenomenal guest, 999 00:39:34,405 --> 00:39:36,788 and y'all do such a great job over on the Twitch channel. 1000 00:39:36,822 --> 00:39:38,134 Thank you so much for coming 1001 00:39:38,168 --> 00:39:40,170 and being a part of our show. -Thank you for having me. 1002 00:39:40,204 --> 00:39:43,829 -Real quick question for Cassady from RobinBatman1. 1003 00:39:43,864 --> 00:39:46,659 What can fans expect from Lydia for the rest of season 11? 1004 00:39:46,693 --> 00:39:48,315 -Oof! 1005 00:39:48,351 --> 00:39:51,284 She's going to be better -- 1006 00:39:51,318 --> 00:39:52,804 and happy? 1007 00:39:52,838 --> 00:39:54,702 And no, I don't know. 1008 00:39:54,737 --> 00:39:56,047 Just watch it. I don't know. 1009 00:39:56,083 --> 00:39:57,394 Yeah, you know what? That's the best answer. 1010 00:39:57,429 --> 00:39:59,362 Just watch it. I can't tell you. 1011 00:39:59,396 --> 00:40:00,708 And then speaking of Lydias, 1012 00:40:00,742 --> 00:40:02,434 my wife, Lydia, today's her birthday. 1013 00:40:02,469 --> 00:40:03,641 So happy birthday, Lyds. 1014 00:40:03,677 --> 00:40:06,713 -♪ Happy birthday to you -I love you. 1015 00:40:06,748 --> 00:40:10,268 And I guess that's all the time we have for "Talking Dead." 1016 00:40:10,304 --> 00:40:13,548 I mean, it's so wonderful to be back live every week. 1017 00:40:13,583 --> 00:40:14,757 I cherish this. 1018 00:40:14,791 --> 00:40:16,378 I still -- We're five weeks in. 1019 00:40:16,414 --> 00:40:17,898 I still am delighted that we're here. 1020 00:40:17,931 --> 00:40:19,762 Thank you live audience for being here. 1021 00:40:19,795 --> 00:40:21,521 Thank you to everyone for watching at home. 1022 00:40:21,556 --> 00:40:23,628 My guests have been Clark Wolfe, Cassady McClincy, 1023 00:40:23,661 --> 00:40:24,974 Ross Marquand. 1024 00:40:25,007 --> 00:40:26,320 Be sure to catch Clarke. [Laughter] 1025 00:40:26,353 --> 00:40:29,737 Follow TWDUniverse on Twitch, where the conversation 1026 00:40:29,771 --> 00:40:31,083 continues four days a week. 1027 00:40:31,117 --> 00:40:32,188 have to check that out. 1028 00:40:32,222 --> 00:40:34,501 Also, don't forget to go to AMCplus.com 1029 00:40:34,534 --> 00:40:36,813 to watch next week's episode of "The Walking Dead" right now. 1030 00:40:36,847 --> 00:40:38,539 Next week, we'll be joined by Connie herself, 1031 00:40:38,574 --> 00:40:40,126 Lauren Ridloff, 1032 00:40:40,161 --> 00:40:41,541 and "Walking Dead" superfan and friend of the show, 1033 00:40:41,577 --> 00:40:43,474 Yvette Nicole Brown will be here, as well. 1034 00:40:43,510 --> 00:40:44,820 So please stay safe. 1035 00:40:44,856 --> 00:40:46,132 Take care of each other out there. 1036 00:40:46,166 --> 00:40:47,789 I am Chris Hardwick. Have a good night. 1037 00:40:47,824 --> 00:40:48,722 Bye-bye. 1038 00:40:48,755 --> 00:40:50,516 See you next week. 1039 00:40:50,550 --> 00:40:52,380 [Cheers and applause] 1040 00:40:52,414 --> 00:40:57,902 ♪♪ 1041 00:40:57,938 --> 00:41:03,460 ♪♪