1 00:00:01,482 --> 00:00:03,343 We have another packed show with cast members from both 2 00:00:03,379 --> 00:00:04,344 "Fear The Walking Dead" 3 00:00:04,378 --> 00:00:05,931 and "Walking Dead: World Beyond." 4 00:00:05,964 --> 00:00:07,724 Tonight on "Fear", we finally got to see what it looks like 5 00:00:07,758 --> 00:00:10,067 when you put a nuclear apocalypse 6 00:00:10,102 --> 00:00:12,586 inside a walker apocalypse. 7 00:00:12,619 --> 00:00:14,378 We follow the newcomer, Will, as he scoured 8 00:00:14,413 --> 00:00:16,033 the toxic wasteland to find food, 9 00:00:16,068 --> 00:00:18,689 only to get captured by soldiers of a new community 10 00:00:18,724 --> 00:00:21,103 run by none other than Victor Strand himself. 11 00:00:21,137 --> 00:00:22,689 And, of course, in classic Strand fashion, 12 00:00:22,724 --> 00:00:24,861 not only did he survive the nuclear blast, 13 00:00:24,896 --> 00:00:27,724 but he's living his absolute best life. 14 00:00:27,757 --> 00:00:30,205 But after Will dropped the bomb that he knew Alicia, 15 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:33,000 Strand eventually ended up dropping poor Will off the roof, 16 00:00:33,033 --> 00:00:34,551 resulting in his untimely death. 17 00:00:34,585 --> 00:00:36,171 Didn't you think he was going to be in this season? 18 00:00:36,206 --> 00:00:37,826 I thought so until this moment. 19 00:00:37,862 --> 00:00:39,862 Over on "World Beyond", we caught up with Elton 20 00:00:39,896 --> 00:00:43,000 and Percy as they met some newcomers who spend 21 00:00:43,033 --> 00:00:44,412 their free time replacing the empties' eyeballs 22 00:00:44,448 --> 00:00:46,689 with mini face corsages. 23 00:00:46,723 --> 00:00:49,137 And after nearly getting killed over some turnip thievery, 24 00:00:49,171 --> 00:00:51,965 Elton and Percy were taken to the perimeter community 25 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:54,481 where they were finally reunited with Iris. 26 00:00:54,517 --> 00:00:57,619 So, how will the group react to Huck after she brought 27 00:00:57,655 --> 00:00:59,033 Hope to see them? 28 00:00:59,067 --> 00:01:01,758 And why does Strand want to keep people from coming to his tower? 29 00:01:01,792 --> 00:01:04,240 And what is padre?! So many questions. 30 00:01:04,275 --> 00:01:05,793 How's everyone else surviving the nuclear fallout? 31 00:01:05,826 --> 00:01:07,034 I want to know that, too. 32 00:01:07,067 --> 00:01:08,448 On tonight's show, we have interviews with cast 33 00:01:08,481 --> 00:01:10,067 and producers, not one but two in memoriams, 34 00:01:10,102 --> 00:01:12,171 plus exclusive sneak peeks for next week's episodes 35 00:01:12,206 --> 00:01:14,102 of "Fear" and "World Beyond." 36 00:01:14,137 --> 00:01:16,861 My guests tonight are Nicolas Cantu, who plays Elton, 37 00:01:16,896 --> 00:01:18,620 Aisha Tyler, who directed tonight's episode of 38 00:01:18,655 --> 00:01:22,067 "World Beyond", and Gus Halper, who quickly played Will 39 00:01:22,103 --> 00:01:25,137 in the season 7 premiere of "Fear the Walking Dead." 40 00:01:25,171 --> 00:01:27,793 I'm Chris Hardwick, and this is "Talking Dead Live"! 41 00:01:27,826 --> 00:01:31,206 [Cheers and applause] 42 00:01:39,103 --> 00:01:41,412 Well, all right. Welcome. 43 00:01:41,448 --> 00:01:42,516 The conversation's just beginning. 44 00:01:42,551 --> 00:01:43,655 Of course, we want to hear from you. 45 00:01:43,688 --> 00:01:46,688 Tweet us, hit us up on Instagram @amctalkingdead, 46 00:01:46,723 --> 00:01:48,171 or go to "Talking Dead"'s Facebook page. 47 00:01:48,206 --> 00:01:52,137 And go to twdu.com/deadlive to vote in our polls 48 00:01:52,171 --> 00:01:53,585 and make your voice heard. 49 00:01:53,620 --> 00:01:56,275 Please say hello to my guests, Nicolas Cantu, Aisha Tyler, 50 00:01:56,310 --> 00:01:58,481 Gus Halper is here, as well. 51 00:01:58,516 --> 00:01:59,793 [Cheers and applause] 52 00:01:59,826 --> 00:02:01,412 On the little TV screen. 53 00:02:02,551 --> 00:02:04,826 Dammit, Gus, I really thought I was going to get to see you 54 00:02:04,861 --> 00:02:06,067 this whole season. 55 00:02:06,102 --> 00:02:07,930 I'm like, "What a great dynamic new character." 56 00:02:07,965 --> 00:02:10,896 There he goes. Damn it! Ah. I'm so sorry. 57 00:02:10,931 --> 00:02:12,758 But he did such a great job, 58 00:02:12,793 --> 00:02:16,171 and people on the Internet love you. 59 00:02:16,205 --> 00:02:20,171 @thebestdixon on Twitter says, "Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?" 60 00:02:20,205 --> 00:02:21,516 In all caps. 61 00:02:21,550 --> 00:02:23,275 Will was literally on route to being my favorite 62 00:02:23,310 --> 00:02:24,378 "Walking Dead" character in history. 63 00:02:24,413 --> 00:02:26,516 He was so well written, but why? 64 00:02:26,550 --> 00:02:28,965 @walkthelivingD on Twitter -- "Gus Halper gave such 65 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:30,516 a subtle but resonating performance as Will." 66 00:02:30,550 --> 00:02:33,240 And Colman Domingo on Twitter -- "I truly love making 67 00:02:33,275 --> 00:02:34,793 this episode with Gus Halper. 68 00:02:34,826 --> 00:02:37,930 Michael Satrazemis guided us so lovingly." 69 00:02:37,965 --> 00:02:41,378 So, now that we've gotten that all out of the way, 70 00:02:41,413 --> 00:02:43,896 what appealed to you about playing Gus? 71 00:02:45,448 --> 00:02:49,550 -You know, I started reading the script. 72 00:02:49,586 --> 00:02:54,378 And I was just kind of blown away with how brave they were 73 00:02:54,413 --> 00:02:57,343 to start -- first of all, to start a season 74 00:02:57,378 --> 00:03:00,033 completely changing the landscape. 75 00:03:00,068 --> 00:03:04,137 You know, it's like -- it could be a whole new show. 76 00:03:04,171 --> 00:03:07,275 The environment is so different. 77 00:03:07,310 --> 00:03:09,137 And also to start a season with a character 78 00:03:09,171 --> 00:03:11,310 you've never met, a total stranger, 79 00:03:11,343 --> 00:03:15,826 and to start it with like 10 minutes of silence. 80 00:03:15,861 --> 00:03:20,205 I was like, "This is amazing. This is great." 81 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:22,896 And then as I kept reading, I realized, 82 00:03:22,931 --> 00:03:24,550 "Jesus, I'm in every scene. 83 00:03:24,586 --> 00:03:28,758 You know, this isn't a series regular role. 84 00:03:28,793 --> 00:03:30,000 What's going on?" 85 00:03:30,033 --> 00:03:31,310 Kept reading, kept reading. 86 00:03:31,343 --> 00:03:33,103 The dynamic between the characters and everything, 87 00:03:33,137 --> 00:03:35,965 and then finally the piece de resistance, 88 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:37,793 the death at the end, I was like, 89 00:03:37,826 --> 00:03:39,586 "I got to do this. This is too much fun." 90 00:03:39,620 --> 00:03:42,000 Such a great way to start a new show. 91 00:03:42,033 --> 00:03:45,000 -It was an incr-- I mean, even though I'm so sorry 92 00:03:45,033 --> 00:03:47,413 we lost you in this first episode, 93 00:03:47,448 --> 00:03:50,655 it was an incredible mechanism to show where 94 00:03:50,688 --> 00:03:53,758 Strand is at, what's going on, the landscape of this new world, 95 00:03:53,793 --> 00:03:56,896 give us some clues about Alicia. 96 00:03:56,930 --> 00:04:00,000 Can you talk about shooting the scene where 97 00:04:00,033 --> 00:04:01,861 you got thrown off the roof? 98 00:04:04,103 --> 00:04:06,343 -Did we talk about it? 99 00:04:06,378 --> 00:04:08,413 -No. Can you talk a little about it? 100 00:04:08,448 --> 00:04:10,000 -Oh, yeah, the scene where we got thrown off the roof. 101 00:04:10,033 --> 00:04:12,413 Yeah, I mean, it was funny. 102 00:04:12,448 --> 00:04:13,793 We shot in two different parts. 103 00:04:13,826 --> 00:04:15,171 There was a part where he kind of runs me up 104 00:04:15,205 --> 00:04:17,930 to the ledge, and that with Colman. 105 00:04:17,964 --> 00:04:20,826 And that was great. Felt very safe doing that. 106 00:04:20,862 --> 00:04:23,757 And then the second part, obviously, 107 00:04:23,793 --> 00:04:26,793 was the falling piece. 108 00:04:26,826 --> 00:04:30,964 And it was the very last thing that we filmed. 109 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:32,862 It was like 5:00 in the morning. 110 00:04:32,896 --> 00:04:36,550 It was at the end of an insanely long month 111 00:04:36,586 --> 00:04:40,550 of shooting, and, you know, they put you in this harness 112 00:04:40,586 --> 00:04:42,586 where you feel like you got to walk like John Wayne, 113 00:04:42,620 --> 00:04:47,793 and they pull you up 40 feet on a crane. 114 00:04:47,826 --> 00:04:50,757 Camera facing down. I'm facing up. 115 00:04:50,793 --> 00:04:54,620 And I don't remember. I was so tired. I don't remember. 116 00:04:54,654 --> 00:04:57,240 I just remember Mikey, our director, on the ground 117 00:04:57,274 --> 00:05:01,793 just shouting up at me, "Flail! Flail! 118 00:05:01,826 --> 00:05:04,343 You know, move your arms," you know, whatever. 119 00:05:04,379 --> 00:05:08,447 And so I just kind of did this for, you know, 30 seconds. 120 00:05:08,481 --> 00:05:10,964 And I just felt very silly. 121 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:12,206 But it looked good. 122 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:14,310 You know, and he did the Spielberg in "Jaws" 123 00:05:14,343 --> 00:05:17,896 technique where they just use a little piece of it. 124 00:05:17,930 --> 00:05:19,274 -It was really fantastic. 125 00:05:19,310 --> 00:05:23,000 Aisha, did you have a reaction to Strand in that moment? 126 00:05:23,033 --> 00:05:27,516 -I am one of those people who watches television with my face. 127 00:05:27,550 --> 00:05:30,447 So I'm watching it on my iPad, I'm like, "Ah!" 128 00:05:30,481 --> 00:05:33,033 You know, like, "Are you going to be okay?" 129 00:05:33,067 --> 00:05:36,516 But obviously it was sad to lose that character because 130 00:05:36,550 --> 00:05:38,826 we obviously see how he's meaningful to Alicia 131 00:05:38,862 --> 00:05:40,206 over this episode. 132 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:42,172 We think we're going to connect with him in that way. 133 00:05:42,206 --> 00:05:44,654 But also, that felt like the turning point for Strand. 134 00:05:44,689 --> 00:05:46,862 Right, that's the point of no return for him. 135 00:05:46,896 --> 00:05:49,137 And we keep seeing Strand trying to be a good guy 136 00:05:49,172 --> 00:05:51,793 and kind of falling back, and you keep kind of hoping 137 00:05:51,826 --> 00:05:54,033 that he's going to make the turn and really become a good guy. 138 00:05:54,067 --> 00:05:56,620 And I think that was the moment he decided, 139 00:05:56,654 --> 00:05:58,620 "There is no going back for me. 140 00:05:58,654 --> 00:06:02,206 I am going to fill my body with the forces of evil, 141 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:03,137 never return." 142 00:06:03,172 --> 00:06:04,586 And so really, it was sad. 143 00:06:04,620 --> 00:06:06,379 I kind of mourned for old Strand there. 144 00:06:06,413 --> 00:06:08,481 -I know, but, like, even you can see in the art 145 00:06:08,516 --> 00:06:10,033 for this season of "Fear the Walking Dead", 146 00:06:10,067 --> 00:06:13,793 it's like, are we seeing like the birth of a super villain? 147 00:06:13,826 --> 00:06:15,689 -Yes. -And I don't think we've ever 148 00:06:15,723 --> 00:06:16,793 really seen that in the show before. 149 00:06:16,826 --> 00:06:18,862 We see Negan do the reverse. 150 00:06:18,896 --> 00:06:20,757 But, like, watching a character you've been with for so many 151 00:06:20,793 --> 00:06:22,240 seasons, all of a sudden, like, 152 00:06:22,274 --> 00:06:24,586 "Oh, is he the villain this season?" 153 00:06:24,620 --> 00:06:27,379 Nicolas, how do you think Elton would fare, 154 00:06:27,413 --> 00:06:29,964 like, having just learned kind of how to survive 155 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:32,793 the regular apocalypse, how would he do 156 00:06:32,826 --> 00:06:34,343 a nuclear apocalypse? 157 00:06:34,379 --> 00:06:36,033 Would the corduroy suit provide any protection 158 00:06:36,067 --> 00:06:37,723 from the fallout? 159 00:06:37,757 --> 00:06:39,343 -I think he's just a kid, man. 160 00:06:39,379 --> 00:06:40,550 [Laughter] 161 00:06:40,586 --> 00:06:41,586 I mean, it's already a lot. 162 00:06:41,620 --> 00:06:42,793 He's leaving his campus walls. 163 00:06:42,826 --> 00:06:44,067 He's dealing with all these walkers. 164 00:06:44,103 --> 00:06:47,206 If he had to deal with an invisible enemy, radiation... 165 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:48,274 -Yep. 166 00:06:48,310 --> 00:06:49,481 -...I think he'd break down and cry. 167 00:06:49,516 --> 00:06:50,757 I'm gonna be honest. 168 00:06:50,793 --> 00:06:51,793 -Well, I appreciate your openness, 169 00:06:51,826 --> 00:06:53,000 and I think that's okay. 170 00:06:53,033 --> 00:06:56,516 And who wouldn't, by the way? Who wouldn't? 171 00:06:56,550 --> 00:06:58,137 It's like, "Oh, we just got used to zombies. 172 00:06:58,172 --> 00:07:00,586 Oh, my God, now nuclear fallout? Come on. 173 00:07:00,620 --> 00:07:01,723 This has got to be a joke, right? 174 00:07:01,757 --> 00:07:04,343 No, it's happening." I mean, on the show. 175 00:07:04,379 --> 00:07:06,723 Coming up -- but I guess also in the time line of your show, 176 00:07:06,757 --> 00:07:10,103 that happened in the other part of the country like ages ago. 177 00:07:10,137 --> 00:07:11,550 -We knew nothing about that. 178 00:07:11,586 --> 00:07:14,067 -That already happened. Maybe don't know about that yet. 179 00:07:14,103 --> 00:07:15,757 Coming up, we have interviews with the cast, 180 00:07:15,793 --> 00:07:17,413 plus exclusive sneak peeks of next week's episode 181 00:07:17,447 --> 00:07:18,689 of "World Beyond" and "Fear." 182 00:07:18,723 --> 00:07:20,343 We're gonna find out about Aisha's character 183 00:07:20,379 --> 00:07:21,447 on this season of "Fear." 184 00:07:21,481 --> 00:07:23,447 -She's actually on the show. -What?! 185 00:07:23,481 --> 00:07:26,586 -But first, before you throw someone off the roof, 186 00:07:26,620 --> 00:07:29,172 let's slow things down and say a final farewell 187 00:07:29,206 --> 00:07:32,240 to all those we've lost on "Fear the Walking Dead" tonight. 188 00:07:32,274 --> 00:07:41,481 ♪ 189 00:07:41,516 --> 00:07:50,723 ♪ 190 00:07:50,757 --> 00:07:59,930 ♪ 191 00:07:59,965 --> 00:08:09,206 ♪ 192 00:08:09,240 --> 00:08:18,447 ♪ 193 00:08:18,481 --> 00:08:21,896 -All those people you got living there, 194 00:08:21,930 --> 00:08:24,793 you think they actually give a damn about you? 195 00:08:24,826 --> 00:08:26,240 They're just afraid of what they might do 196 00:08:26,274 --> 00:08:28,240 if they step out of line. 197 00:08:28,274 --> 00:08:38,206 ♪ 198 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:48,172 ♪ 199 00:08:48,206 --> 00:08:58,172 ♪ 200 00:08:58,206 --> 00:09:08,240 ♪ 201 00:09:15,136 --> 00:09:17,344 -Aisha Tyler is a force to be reckoned with. 202 00:09:17,379 --> 00:09:19,724 She is amazing. She knows what she wants. 203 00:09:19,758 --> 00:09:21,240 She knows how to get it. 204 00:09:21,274 --> 00:09:23,895 She gave us the confidence to do what we knew we had to do. 205 00:09:23,931 --> 00:09:25,965 You know, we didn't second guess ourselves with her. 206 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:29,240 And it was an absolute dream working with her. 207 00:09:29,274 --> 00:09:31,758 -When it comes to Aisha, I just remember 208 00:09:31,793 --> 00:09:34,724 there would be times where we didn't have to speak. 209 00:09:34,758 --> 00:09:36,274 Like, she would come in to give a note, 210 00:09:36,309 --> 00:09:38,136 and she would just look at me, and I was like, 211 00:09:38,172 --> 00:09:40,067 "I got you, I'm gonna do it, don't you worry, girl, 212 00:09:40,102 --> 00:09:41,240 Roll the camera." 213 00:09:41,274 --> 00:09:42,447 And I love that. 214 00:09:42,481 --> 00:09:44,172 I loved developing that relationship to her 215 00:09:44,206 --> 00:09:46,654 to where we could read each other's minds. 216 00:09:46,688 --> 00:09:49,931 She's an actor's director. She knows the game. 217 00:09:49,965 --> 00:09:52,481 But she's also so smooth with it. 218 00:09:52,517 --> 00:09:55,240 It didn't feel like this director/actor relationship. 219 00:09:55,274 --> 00:09:58,586 It felt like we were genuinely creating something together 220 00:09:58,620 --> 00:10:00,274 and bouncing ideas off of each other. 221 00:10:00,309 --> 00:10:03,033 I will forever be grateful for her for her kindness 222 00:10:03,067 --> 00:10:04,861 and her professionalism. 223 00:10:06,102 --> 00:10:08,895 [Cheers and applause] 224 00:10:08,931 --> 00:10:10,136 -Welcome back to "Talking Dead." 225 00:10:10,172 --> 00:10:12,379 We're back with Nicolas and Aisha and Gus. 226 00:10:12,413 --> 00:10:16,033 And just some reactions to your directing. 227 00:10:16,067 --> 00:10:20,067 @Fukumlozin on Twitter says, "Just realized Aisha Tyler 228 00:10:20,102 --> 00:10:21,793 directed tonight's 'World Beyond' episode. 229 00:10:21,826 --> 00:10:23,447 What the what?! Badass!" 230 00:10:23,481 --> 00:10:26,033 @slipplejice1993 -- "That episode Aisha Tyler 231 00:10:26,067 --> 00:10:27,344 directed was incredible. 232 00:10:27,379 --> 00:10:28,931 Love the grass empty scene." 233 00:10:28,965 --> 00:10:31,172 Oh, yeah, that was so cool, especially on the show, 234 00:10:31,206 --> 00:10:33,965 it's like, after all these seasons 235 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:36,586 and "Walking Dead" shows, how do you keep surprising 236 00:10:36,620 --> 00:10:39,240 and just where the ground comes alive, 237 00:10:39,274 --> 00:10:40,309 and it is almost like quick sand. 238 00:10:40,344 --> 00:10:41,413 That was phenomenal, Aisha. 239 00:10:41,447 --> 00:10:42,724 You did such a great job. 240 00:10:42,758 --> 00:10:44,033 -Nicolas killed it in that. 241 00:10:44,067 --> 00:10:46,172 He had to run a thousand times and tumble to the ground. 242 00:10:46,206 --> 00:10:48,000 -Yeah. Just a lot of running and falling 243 00:10:48,033 --> 00:10:49,826 on "the Walking Dead." I got used to it. 244 00:10:49,861 --> 00:10:51,206 -He's a kid! He can run! 245 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:53,344 Oh, you kids, you can run all over the place. 246 00:10:53,379 --> 00:10:54,447 -Just throw me around. 247 00:10:54,481 --> 00:10:56,344 Do whatever with the stunts, yeah. 248 00:10:56,379 --> 00:10:58,895 -@ChrisTysonLDN on Twitter says, "Aisha, what do you feel 249 00:10:58,931 --> 00:11:00,965 was your greatest challenge as a director 250 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:02,172 on this type of show?" 251 00:11:02,206 --> 00:11:03,654 -You just called it out. 252 00:11:03,688 --> 00:11:07,102 It's between "Walking Dead", "World Beyond", and "Fear", 253 00:11:07,136 --> 00:11:09,033 it's 18 seasons of television. 254 00:11:09,067 --> 00:11:10,826 And so when you come in as a director, 255 00:11:10,861 --> 00:11:13,067 you're really trying to find a way to do something new 256 00:11:13,102 --> 00:11:15,206 and still stay inside the world. 257 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:17,551 And almost everything kind of walker, empty thing 258 00:11:17,586 --> 00:11:18,724 has been done. 259 00:11:18,758 --> 00:11:20,206 And so how do you come up with a new concept? 260 00:11:20,240 --> 00:11:23,654 And that scene actually got concepted 261 00:11:23,688 --> 00:11:25,136 a couple of different ways. 262 00:11:25,172 --> 00:11:27,172 First you guys are falling into like a bog filled with water. 263 00:11:27,206 --> 00:11:28,447 And then it was going to be, like, a mud pit. 264 00:11:28,481 --> 00:11:29,861 And we were just trying to come up with something 265 00:11:29,895 --> 00:11:33,067 that would be visual and beautiful and frightening, 266 00:11:33,102 --> 00:11:36,067 and Matt Negrete and I were talking about kind of 267 00:11:36,102 --> 00:11:37,965 the theme for this block of shows. 268 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:40,965 And something came from I think a song. 269 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:43,344 I don't know. I'll tweet about it later. 270 00:11:43,379 --> 00:11:47,586 But it was sad, funny, beautiful, scary. 271 00:11:47,620 --> 00:11:49,931 And we just wanted to come up with something that was 272 00:11:49,965 --> 00:11:52,551 frightening, served the world and was something that was 273 00:11:52,586 --> 00:11:54,172 totally new. 274 00:11:54,206 --> 00:11:55,895 And so I wanted to make the walkers beautiful 275 00:11:55,931 --> 00:11:58,447 because we've never seen beautiful walkers before. 276 00:11:58,481 --> 00:12:00,861 And so the idea is they've been in there a long time. 277 00:12:00,895 --> 00:12:03,033 They're lurkers. They've been living in this glade forever. 278 00:12:03,067 --> 00:12:05,309 These kids run in, and it looks amazing, 279 00:12:05,344 --> 00:12:08,067 and then this beautiful place just turns totally 280 00:12:08,102 --> 00:12:09,240 treacherous and menacing. 281 00:12:09,274 --> 00:12:11,379 So it was really fun. 282 00:12:11,413 --> 00:12:13,965 The actors that are playing the walkers were all 283 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:14,965 buried in the ground. 284 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:16,413 And the whole time, I was just like, 285 00:12:16,447 --> 00:12:18,724 "Don't step on a human's face. Don't step on a human's face." 286 00:12:18,758 --> 00:12:20,033 [Laughter] 287 00:12:20,067 --> 00:12:21,551 I wasn't thinking about anything. 288 00:12:21,586 --> 00:12:22,724 But, like, "You step on a dude's eye, 289 00:12:22,758 --> 00:12:25,000 you are going home," so yeah. 290 00:12:25,033 --> 00:12:28,344 -I imagine the board of gags that don't make it. 291 00:12:28,379 --> 00:12:30,481 They're like, "They go into an abandoned casino, 292 00:12:30,517 --> 00:12:32,620 they pull a slot machine, all these walker heads come out." 293 00:12:32,654 --> 00:12:34,206 No? Alright. I'll show myself out." 294 00:12:34,240 --> 00:12:35,654 You know? 295 00:12:35,688 --> 00:12:38,481 -But you are just try-- Like, how do you serve the world, 296 00:12:38,517 --> 00:12:40,758 you know, a world that I obviously love a lot, 297 00:12:40,793 --> 00:12:42,379 and still come in and do something innovative, 298 00:12:42,413 --> 00:12:45,620 you know, when they've done so many incredible things 299 00:12:45,654 --> 00:12:46,861 in "Walking Dead" world. 300 00:12:46,895 --> 00:12:48,240 You're just trying to kind of kill it that way. 301 00:12:48,274 --> 00:12:50,551 -Nicolas, can you talk about shooting that scene? 302 00:12:50,586 --> 00:12:52,379 -I mean, yeah, it was incredible having 303 00:12:52,413 --> 00:12:54,172 Aisha at the helm just like telling us 304 00:12:54,206 --> 00:12:56,724 how to kill these monsters that were in front of us. 305 00:12:56,758 --> 00:12:58,000 It was great. 306 00:12:58,033 --> 00:13:00,274 I felt at home killing all these crazy creatures. 307 00:13:00,309 --> 00:13:01,447 And they were beautiful. 308 00:13:01,481 --> 00:13:03,172 I mean, she's 100% right about that. 309 00:13:03,206 --> 00:13:05,102 They had these flowers growing on them. 310 00:13:05,136 --> 00:13:07,274 There was one with fungus on the side of his head. 311 00:13:07,309 --> 00:13:09,481 And some guy had worms coming out of his mouth. 312 00:13:09,517 --> 00:13:11,033 -You remember that guy? -Absolutely. 313 00:13:11,067 --> 00:13:14,274 -Yeah, very good night's sleep. 314 00:13:14,309 --> 00:13:17,895 -It was super physical, and for Ted and for Nicolas, 315 00:13:17,931 --> 00:13:19,895 they had to do the combination of running 316 00:13:19,931 --> 00:13:21,551 and all the physical work, all the stunt work, 317 00:13:21,586 --> 00:13:22,758 and then be terrified. 318 00:13:22,793 --> 00:13:24,206 You know what I mean? Be really frightened. 319 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:26,033 And especially for you, you had such a physical 320 00:13:26,067 --> 00:13:27,758 scene because you're being attacked by like one Walker 321 00:13:27,793 --> 00:13:29,172 after another, and you finally get out, 322 00:13:29,206 --> 00:13:31,344 and then you get bitten on the arm. 323 00:13:31,379 --> 00:13:34,206 And then you're hilarious at the end 324 00:13:34,240 --> 00:13:35,931 with the "tuffy stich" line, which is one of the funniest 325 00:13:35,965 --> 00:13:37,379 things I've ever heard in my life. 326 00:13:37,413 --> 00:13:39,758 Kids can't tear -- I'm like, in the table read -- 327 00:13:39,793 --> 00:13:42,240 -Well, that and also, "There were just turnips!" 328 00:13:42,274 --> 00:13:44,517 Or whatever it was. Like, "Just turnips! 329 00:13:44,551 --> 00:13:45,724 "They're just turnips!" 330 00:13:45,758 --> 00:13:47,620 -Nicolas had a lot of zingers in this episode. 331 00:13:47,654 --> 00:13:49,033 -I always like when they add those in. 332 00:13:49,067 --> 00:13:51,033 -You're able to sell that stuff really beautifully. 333 00:13:51,067 --> 00:13:56,136 -And speaking of the walkers, you also -- 334 00:13:56,172 --> 00:13:59,206 You got to do a lot of things in one episode, Gus. 335 00:13:59,240 --> 00:14:02,447 You got to be kind of the lead character of this new episode. 336 00:14:02,481 --> 00:14:05,102 Bring in a new season. 337 00:14:05,136 --> 00:14:08,240 You died at the end, and you became a walker at the end. 338 00:14:08,274 --> 00:14:10,861 Can you talk about walker Will for a sec? 339 00:14:10,895 --> 00:14:13,136 -What a way to experience the show. 340 00:14:13,172 --> 00:14:14,344 I mean, really. 341 00:14:14,379 --> 00:14:16,895 Like, just to come in, to be in every episode 342 00:14:16,931 --> 00:14:20,033 of this season, to get to experience the full -- 343 00:14:20,067 --> 00:14:22,517 every scene of an episode -- to get to experience 344 00:14:22,551 --> 00:14:25,758 the full range of what the show has to offer. 345 00:14:25,793 --> 00:14:29,965 And then to get killed, you know, by Colman of all people. 346 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:34,379 But what my experience was being a walker, in the actual -- 347 00:14:34,413 --> 00:14:35,413 it was amazing. 348 00:14:35,447 --> 00:14:37,033 I mean, it was -- 349 00:14:37,067 --> 00:14:38,861 You know, those guys are such pros. 350 00:14:38,895 --> 00:14:41,826 It was 45 minutes in the makeup chair. 351 00:14:41,861 --> 00:14:43,309 -Oh, wow. -And that was all. 352 00:14:43,344 --> 00:14:45,240 I couldn't believe it. 353 00:14:45,274 --> 00:14:48,931 And then honestly, the hardest part, it sounds so trivial, 354 00:14:48,965 --> 00:14:54,654 but the hardest part of that shot was laying in the position 355 00:14:54,688 --> 00:14:56,724 that I had to -- you know, because you fall off the roof 356 00:14:56,758 --> 00:14:59,517 and hit the ground, your body's gonna get all mangled, 357 00:14:59,551 --> 00:15:00,931 and it's gonna be crazy. 358 00:15:00,965 --> 00:15:05,033 So again, it was Mikey behind camera going, 359 00:15:05,067 --> 00:15:11,240 "Okay, try to lay on your left hip and then try to get your -- 360 00:15:11,274 --> 00:15:14,517 the right side of your face on the -- and then put your -- 361 00:15:14,551 --> 00:15:17,344 you know, get your arm up this way and, you know, whatever." 362 00:15:17,379 --> 00:15:19,240 -You have to look broken. 363 00:15:19,274 --> 00:15:21,172 'Cause you don't jump off and go, "All right, here we go." 364 00:15:21,206 --> 00:15:23,517 You know? You get all twisted up. 365 00:15:23,551 --> 00:15:26,793 -And they couldn't fake that. They had to do that part. 366 00:15:26,826 --> 00:15:29,240 So that was what I remember most about that. 367 00:15:29,274 --> 00:15:31,309 But, no, it was a blast. It was a dream. 368 00:15:31,344 --> 00:15:32,758 -Well, now it is time to see everyone 369 00:15:32,793 --> 00:15:36,447 thought at home when we asked you at twd.com/deadlive, 370 00:15:36,481 --> 00:15:38,688 "Whose worldview do you agree with the most 371 00:15:38,724 --> 00:15:40,033 on 'World Beyond'"? 372 00:15:40,067 --> 00:15:42,586 Asha -- she finds space for beauty in the darkness. 373 00:15:42,620 --> 00:15:45,586 Percy -- may be pessimistic, but it's also realistic 374 00:15:45,620 --> 00:15:46,793 in the world they live in. 375 00:15:46,826 --> 00:15:48,620 Or Elton -- his views are rooted in science, 376 00:15:48,654 --> 00:15:50,551 but he still believes people can be good. 377 00:15:50,586 --> 00:15:52,758 While the votes are calculating, Nicolas, what do you think? 378 00:15:52,793 --> 00:15:54,413 -Who do I align with? -Yeah. 379 00:15:54,447 --> 00:15:56,861 Probably Percy. I'm going to be honest. 380 00:15:56,895 --> 00:15:58,481 You have to be a pessimist in the apocalypse. 381 00:15:58,517 --> 00:15:59,688 -You think so? 382 00:15:59,724 --> 00:16:02,931 -Well, Elton, he's so darling, and he's so cute. 383 00:16:02,965 --> 00:16:05,240 And he has this feeling of good in people, 384 00:16:05,274 --> 00:16:07,274 but that's not what the apocalypse would be. 385 00:16:07,309 --> 00:16:08,965 That's not what it would be like. 386 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:10,517 But we need the Eltons in the apocalypse. 387 00:16:10,551 --> 00:16:12,206 Yeah, you can have a little bit, but I'm gonna be crazy 388 00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:14,172 because it's the apocalypse and that's the time to do it. 389 00:16:14,206 --> 00:16:15,724 -Garanimals suits. Like, we need those. 390 00:16:15,758 --> 00:16:17,136 -You know what I mean? -Yeah. 391 00:16:17,172 --> 00:16:19,481 -61% sided with Elton, by the way. 392 00:16:19,517 --> 00:16:21,344 -That's good! But I'm the 20% with Percy. 393 00:16:21,379 --> 00:16:23,344 -You were in the 20% with Percy. -I'm in the 20% with Percy. 394 00:16:23,379 --> 00:16:24,965 -Coming up, we have more interviews. 395 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:28,206 Man, boy, you know, Elton may be like super optimistic, 396 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:31,000 -but Nicolas -- -The juxtaposition 397 00:16:31,033 --> 00:16:32,413 from actor to character. 398 00:16:32,447 --> 00:16:34,033 No, I'm just looking to have fun in the apocalypse. 399 00:16:34,067 --> 00:16:36,724 Can you imagine going into like a "world ends" situation 400 00:16:36,758 --> 00:16:37,965 with morals? 401 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:39,931 How boring. How boring. 402 00:16:39,965 --> 00:16:41,517 -You got to get those turnips. 403 00:16:41,551 --> 00:16:43,172 Coming up, we have more interviews from the set, 404 00:16:43,206 --> 00:16:45,274 we're gonna ask Aisha about who she's playing on "Fear" 405 00:16:45,309 --> 00:16:47,172 this season, and an exclusive sneak peek 406 00:16:47,206 --> 00:16:48,965 of next week's episodes of "World Beyond" and "Fear." 407 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:52,240 But first, before you win at blindfolded Jenga, 408 00:16:52,274 --> 00:16:54,758 let's slow things down and say a final farewell to all those 409 00:16:54,793 --> 00:16:56,551 we lost in "World Beyond" tonight. 410 00:16:56,586 --> 00:16:58,000 Here we go. 411 00:16:58,033 --> 00:17:02,586 ♪ 412 00:17:02,620 --> 00:17:04,034 -[Growling] 413 00:17:04,067 --> 00:17:09,172 ♪ 414 00:17:09,205 --> 00:17:10,931 [Thuds] 415 00:17:10,964 --> 00:17:16,413 ♪ 416 00:17:16,448 --> 00:17:21,931 ♪ 417 00:17:21,964 --> 00:17:23,862 [Growling] 418 00:17:23,895 --> 00:17:27,792 ♪ 419 00:17:27,826 --> 00:17:29,826 [Growling] 420 00:17:29,862 --> 00:17:37,275 ♪ 421 00:17:37,309 --> 00:17:44,758 ♪ 422 00:17:44,792 --> 00:17:52,240 ♪ 423 00:17:54,309 --> 00:17:57,240 ♪ 424 00:17:59,103 --> 00:18:02,240 -I think when we pick up with Strand at the top of season 7 425 00:18:02,275 --> 00:18:05,586 is Strand is fully in his universe. 426 00:18:05,619 --> 00:18:09,689 You're seeing how pragmatic he is, you're seeing how 427 00:18:09,723 --> 00:18:13,034 interested he is in curating the world, which is with 428 00:18:13,067 --> 00:18:15,413 art and music and scotch. 429 00:18:15,448 --> 00:18:17,792 But also, he's a bit of a dictator. 430 00:18:17,826 --> 00:18:21,619 We find him in a space where he has had to make 431 00:18:21,654 --> 00:18:25,413 extreme decisions about survival. 432 00:18:25,448 --> 00:18:27,758 So I think that's why he's willing to, you know, 433 00:18:27,792 --> 00:18:31,413 toss Will off, because he knows what that will do. 434 00:18:31,448 --> 00:18:33,586 He's got the information that he needed from Will, 435 00:18:33,619 --> 00:18:35,792 and Will was no longer useful. 436 00:18:35,826 --> 00:18:38,689 But the way he threw him off is because he was useful 437 00:18:38,723 --> 00:18:42,550 in making sure that Alicia will stay away from him 438 00:18:42,586 --> 00:18:46,586 because he doesn't need that complication of that love 439 00:18:46,619 --> 00:18:49,172 from Alicia that will stop him from doing 440 00:18:49,205 --> 00:18:51,344 things the way he needs to do it. 441 00:18:51,378 --> 00:18:53,964 [Cheers and applause] 442 00:18:54,689 --> 00:18:55,758 -Welcome back to "Talking Dead." 443 00:18:55,792 --> 00:18:57,378 That was the wonderful Colman Domingo 444 00:18:57,413 --> 00:19:00,723 on Strand's mind-set and action from tonight's premier. 445 00:19:00,758 --> 00:19:03,654 And just some reactions from Strand tossing Will 446 00:19:03,689 --> 00:19:04,723 off the roof. 447 00:19:04,758 --> 00:19:07,964 @Needmoredaryl on Twitter says, 448 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:11,067 "Victor is the 'Fear the Walking Dead' Negan." 449 00:19:11,103 --> 00:19:13,034 I said that. But it's like a reverse Negan. 450 00:19:13,067 --> 00:19:14,344 He's doing the opposite. 451 00:19:14,378 --> 00:19:16,723 @EricaSLP on Twitter -- "Wow, Victor Strand has gone 452 00:19:16,758 --> 00:19:17,931 completely to the dark side. 453 00:19:17,964 --> 00:19:19,275 I don't know whether I hate him or love him. 454 00:19:19,309 --> 00:19:23,309 Either way, a master class from Colman Domingo." 455 00:19:23,344 --> 00:19:26,413 What do you think about Strand's new persona? 456 00:19:26,448 --> 00:19:28,275 New, like, whole vibe? 457 00:19:28,309 --> 00:19:31,758 -He's gone full despot, you know, full dictator, right? 458 00:19:31,792 --> 00:19:36,172 Which at the end of the world, I think, look, the big questions 459 00:19:36,205 --> 00:19:39,344 these shows always ask are, are we essentially good, 460 00:19:39,378 --> 00:19:40,481 or are we essentially bad? 461 00:19:40,517 --> 00:19:42,586 I think that's the core question at the center -- 462 00:19:42,619 --> 00:19:43,619 -Or who do we become -- 463 00:19:43,654 --> 00:19:45,517 -Who do we become when the rules fall away 464 00:19:45,550 --> 00:19:47,172 and there's no society to enforce that? 465 00:19:47,205 --> 00:19:48,862 Are we essentially good, or are we essentially bad? 466 00:19:48,895 --> 00:19:50,931 And I think that's what your character explores 467 00:19:50,964 --> 00:19:52,136 and Percy's character explores. 468 00:19:52,172 --> 00:19:55,067 -Or what is good and bad? -From what point of view? 469 00:19:55,103 --> 00:19:56,550 Yeah, preserving your own safety 470 00:19:56,586 --> 00:19:58,034 or preserving the safety of others. 471 00:19:58,067 --> 00:20:01,654 And so many of the people on "Fear" specifically 472 00:20:01,689 --> 00:20:03,481 have been about the greater good, have been about 473 00:20:03,517 --> 00:20:05,205 personal sacrifices for other people. 474 00:20:05,240 --> 00:20:08,654 Strand's always been a really selfish douche bag. 475 00:20:08,689 --> 00:20:11,550 And you kept praying for this guy to kind of come around, 476 00:20:11,586 --> 00:20:14,413 but I think there's case to be made for -- I mean, 477 00:20:14,448 --> 00:20:15,826 there's only eight of us left here, 478 00:20:15,862 --> 00:20:17,034 I might as well get mine." 479 00:20:17,067 --> 00:20:18,689 And that's what he decided to do. 480 00:20:18,723 --> 00:20:21,448 -Well, his personal journey has also been like 481 00:20:21,481 --> 00:20:24,586 he's trying to fit into this mold and trying to be 482 00:20:24,619 --> 00:20:27,205 a part of something that he's never probably 483 00:20:27,240 --> 00:20:29,758 had to do in his life, and every time he does, 484 00:20:29,792 --> 00:20:31,309 it doesn't work out. 485 00:20:31,344 --> 00:20:32,517 So he probably is just like, 486 00:20:32,550 --> 00:20:35,172 "Screw it, I'm going to just be me." 487 00:20:35,205 --> 00:20:37,378 It's basically -- it's you are watching someone 488 00:20:37,413 --> 00:20:39,103 just embrace who they are. 489 00:20:39,136 --> 00:20:41,448 -That beat at the end of the season last season where 490 00:20:41,481 --> 00:20:44,862 he claims to be Morgan Jones for a minute. 491 00:20:44,895 --> 00:20:46,586 -Yeah. -And you see him try to 492 00:20:46,619 --> 00:20:49,034 inhabit that skin, and it's not that comfortable for him, 493 00:20:49,067 --> 00:20:51,172 and then the world ends, and he doesn't die, 494 00:20:51,205 --> 00:20:53,931 and he's like, "I have been unleashed." [Laughs] 495 00:20:53,964 --> 00:20:55,205 -Yeah. -And you can see him. 496 00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:57,448 He's just like "There's no point in pretending anymore. 497 00:20:57,481 --> 00:20:59,826 I am just going to be the evil dude that I am." 498 00:20:59,862 --> 00:21:02,378 -Yeah, the nuclear blast just blew that shell right off. 499 00:21:02,413 --> 00:21:03,689 -Exactly. 500 00:21:03,723 --> 00:21:07,103 -And now this is pure Victor Strand, man. 501 00:21:07,136 --> 00:21:08,378 -Yeah, unadulterated. 502 00:21:08,413 --> 00:21:11,481 -Gus, do you think it was Strand's plan all along 503 00:21:11,517 --> 00:21:13,931 to kill Will, or do you think in that last moment 504 00:21:13,964 --> 00:21:17,895 when you're talking about emotions, that he was like, 505 00:21:17,931 --> 00:21:19,550 "Oh, yeah, yeah, emotions, I can't have if I of those." 506 00:21:19,586 --> 00:21:23,689 Then do you think it was a spontaneous decision? 507 00:21:23,723 --> 00:21:25,550 -Yeah, I think it probably was a spontaneous -- 508 00:21:25,586 --> 00:21:29,172 I mean, part of what was so fun about playing that episode 509 00:21:29,205 --> 00:21:31,378 is that these guys are just 510 00:21:31,413 --> 00:21:33,654 flying by the seat of their pants. 511 00:21:33,689 --> 00:21:39,034 You know, it's not sort of like a heist thing where it's like 512 00:21:39,067 --> 00:21:41,344 a reveal at the end that it was the plan all along. 513 00:21:41,378 --> 00:21:44,931 It's like these guys are changing their minds rapid -- 514 00:21:44,964 --> 00:21:47,862 lightning speed from minute to minute. 515 00:21:47,895 --> 00:21:50,758 And I think that's what made -- that's what made it so much fun 516 00:21:50,792 --> 00:21:53,964 is that these guys are just, they're incredibly spontaneous. 517 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:55,378 They don't know exactly what they want. 518 00:21:55,413 --> 00:21:58,275 They have these plans they think they will follow through on, 519 00:21:58,309 --> 00:22:00,309 and then they get new information and whatever. 520 00:22:00,344 --> 00:22:03,275 They get tested in a certain way, and they switch on a dime 521 00:22:03,309 --> 00:22:05,067 and they go completely in opposite direction. 522 00:22:05,103 --> 00:22:07,275 And for that to happen so many times 523 00:22:07,309 --> 00:22:09,000 over the course of an episode, 524 00:22:09,034 --> 00:22:12,067 I think it was spur of the moment. 525 00:22:12,103 --> 00:22:13,481 I think it was, you know, 526 00:22:13,517 --> 00:22:15,275 I think it was less sort of like a trap 527 00:22:15,309 --> 00:22:17,275 and more just a game of tennis, the whole thing. 528 00:22:17,309 --> 00:22:19,034 -I mean, I can't let it go that with what happened to you 529 00:22:19,067 --> 00:22:20,586 in this episode and you just said 530 00:22:20,619 --> 00:22:22,172 that they're flying by the seat of their pants, 531 00:22:22,205 --> 00:22:23,826 [Laughter] 532 00:22:23,862 --> 00:22:25,172 If you could fly by -- 533 00:22:25,205 --> 00:22:26,550 -Who's good with the puns now? 534 00:22:26,586 --> 00:22:30,136 -Will would still be here! But his pants did not fly. 535 00:22:30,172 --> 00:22:33,895 They went down with the rest of him, unfortunately. 536 00:22:33,931 --> 00:22:36,654 Elton and Strand are both very stylish. 537 00:22:36,689 --> 00:22:38,309 I was actually -- I was -- 538 00:22:38,344 --> 00:22:41,309 because I sort of look at -- I look at the corduroy suit 539 00:22:41,344 --> 00:22:43,826 as Elton's like super suit, and then Asha stole it. 540 00:22:43,862 --> 00:22:45,826 And I was like, I really felt like, 541 00:22:45,862 --> 00:22:47,517 "I really hope he gets that back." 542 00:22:47,550 --> 00:22:49,378 I was really kind of bummed for you. 543 00:22:49,413 --> 00:22:51,172 -Yeah, yeah, we got to we got to keep an eye on 544 00:22:51,205 --> 00:22:52,586 to see if Elton gets that suit back. 545 00:22:52,619 --> 00:22:54,550 But man, let me tell you, when I lost that thing 546 00:22:54,586 --> 00:22:57,344 and I found out that I just had a union suit on, 547 00:22:57,378 --> 00:22:59,619 you see in the episode, I have basically pajamas. 548 00:22:59,654 --> 00:23:01,344 -You definitely have me to blame for that. 549 00:23:01,378 --> 00:23:04,550 -Yeah, thank you. Thank you for the butt flap. 550 00:23:04,586 --> 00:23:06,378 -We had a butt flap. 551 00:23:06,413 --> 00:23:08,309 -I literally was like, "Can we get the thing 552 00:23:08,344 --> 00:23:09,550 that has the little butt flap in it?" 553 00:23:09,586 --> 00:23:10,826 -Where did that come from? Deadwood? 554 00:23:10,862 --> 00:23:12,654 Like, where do you even get those anymore? 555 00:23:12,689 --> 00:23:13,826 -You know, in the future, there's not 556 00:23:13,862 --> 00:23:15,862 a lot of underwear to go around, you know? 557 00:23:15,895 --> 00:23:17,275 -So it's those old timey props. 558 00:23:17,309 --> 00:23:18,723 And I think the alternative was to put you 559 00:23:18,758 --> 00:23:20,240 in your actual underwear, and I was like, 560 00:23:20,275 --> 00:23:21,275 "Let's give him like at least 561 00:23:21,309 --> 00:23:22,309 something that'll keep him warm." 562 00:23:22,344 --> 00:23:24,344 -Tighty whities or butt flap. 563 00:23:24,378 --> 00:23:26,931 -Now you feel better about it, don't you? 564 00:23:26,964 --> 00:23:28,895 -Or Old West. 565 00:23:28,931 --> 00:23:30,862 -Old timey trap door pants. 566 00:23:30,895 --> 00:23:32,826 -Give me back my corduroy suit there! 567 00:23:32,862 --> 00:23:33,931 -I almost went full prospector. 568 00:23:33,964 --> 00:23:35,723 -You almost went full prospector. 569 00:23:35,758 --> 00:23:38,413 -Asha rocks the shoot better than me, everybody was saying. 570 00:23:38,448 --> 00:23:40,895 They were like, "Come on, she's rocking that thing. 571 00:23:40,931 --> 00:23:42,309 You don't deserve it anymore." 572 00:23:42,344 --> 00:23:45,413 -But you got it back in the end, 573 00:23:45,448 --> 00:23:46,826 and everything's fine, so to speak, sort of. 574 00:23:46,862 --> 00:23:49,205 Before we go to break, make sure to follow FearHQ on Twitch. 575 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:51,309 They're live four days a week discussing all things horror 576 00:23:51,344 --> 00:23:52,895 and "The Walking Dead." Check it out. 577 00:23:52,931 --> 00:23:54,689 Coming up, we have more interviews with the cast, 578 00:23:54,723 --> 00:23:56,964 plus not one, but two exclusive sneak peeks. 579 00:23:57,000 --> 00:23:58,413 We'll be right back. 580 00:23:58,448 --> 00:24:01,000 -[Cheers and applause] -I definitely was like -- 581 00:24:01,034 --> 00:24:04,586 ♪ 582 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:11,586 ♪ 583 00:24:11,619 --> 00:24:13,619 -Asha and her brother, Dev, 584 00:24:13,654 --> 00:24:16,448 I think to a lesser extent, are free spirits. 585 00:24:16,481 --> 00:24:18,172 They're a brother and sister team 586 00:24:18,205 --> 00:24:20,689 that are quite different than Percy and Elton. 587 00:24:20,723 --> 00:24:23,964 There's an optimism and a hope to their way of life. 588 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:26,172 And they see the dead 589 00:24:26,205 --> 00:24:29,586 as a shell of the person that was once living. 590 00:24:29,619 --> 00:24:33,723 And they are able to recognize that these not only were people, 591 00:24:33,758 --> 00:24:35,413 but maybe the souls that made them 592 00:24:35,448 --> 00:24:37,758 who they were are still trapped inside their bodies. 593 00:24:37,792 --> 00:24:41,275 And so they don't just kill for self-defense. 594 00:24:41,309 --> 00:24:45,862 They're killing as a gesture of grace to these people 595 00:24:45,895 --> 00:24:49,309 because they see it as what they're doing is a favor 596 00:24:49,344 --> 00:24:51,931 to these dead people in the fact that once they're dead, 597 00:24:51,964 --> 00:24:55,136 then their souls can go on to the next life, potentially. 598 00:24:55,172 --> 00:24:58,895 So she really represents a way of looking at life 599 00:24:58,931 --> 00:25:01,586 that is very different from Elton's. 600 00:25:01,619 --> 00:25:03,619 [Cheers and applause] 601 00:25:03,654 --> 00:25:04,792 -Welcome back to "Talking Dead." 602 00:25:04,826 --> 00:25:07,172 We're back with Nicolas and Aisha and Gus. 603 00:25:07,205 --> 00:25:11,344 Just some reactions for Nicolas. 604 00:25:11,378 --> 00:25:12,481 @EltonGrimesClark says, "Elton's back." 605 00:25:12,517 --> 00:25:15,931 @lunacy873 -- "I've missed Elton." 606 00:25:15,964 --> 00:25:17,689 @SonnanTreppe on Twitter says, 607 00:25:17,723 --> 00:25:19,309 "Elton is such a pure little being. 608 00:25:19,344 --> 00:25:22,550 And I would die for him, and Percy is the cutest..." 609 00:25:22,586 --> 00:25:23,689 [Laughter] 610 00:25:23,723 --> 00:25:24,931 ..."Percy is the cutest. 611 00:25:24,964 --> 00:25:27,792 -I'll read it. "He's the cutest, soft, feral boy." 612 00:25:27,826 --> 00:25:30,205 -Yes, that's what it says. 613 00:25:30,240 --> 00:25:32,931 "The cutest, soft, feral boy. 614 00:25:32,964 --> 00:25:35,240 I love this duo so much." 615 00:25:35,275 --> 00:25:36,895 -Nicolas is disgusting. 616 00:25:36,931 --> 00:25:39,964 -"I love this soft, feral boy" is the best. 617 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:41,550 By the way, 618 00:25:41,586 --> 00:25:44,619 we did a poll about who wore the tuffy suit better, 619 00:25:44,654 --> 00:25:45,792 Elton or Asha. 620 00:25:45,826 --> 00:25:47,550 -79% said Elton. -No way. 621 00:25:47,586 --> 00:25:49,758 -Yes. And I did want to ask you, though -- 622 00:25:49,792 --> 00:25:51,275 I didn't know if it was okay to ask you about this. 623 00:25:51,309 --> 00:25:53,826 but, you know, you're working on the show for a couple 624 00:25:53,862 --> 00:25:55,240 of years now and from the first time 625 00:25:55,275 --> 00:25:56,240 I met you at New York Comic-Con, 626 00:25:56,275 --> 00:25:57,344 like three years ago or whatever, 627 00:25:57,378 --> 00:25:59,931 you hit a growth spurt, as people do. 628 00:25:59,964 --> 00:26:02,586 -So on the show, it's only been a couple of days, 629 00:26:02,619 --> 00:26:04,481 but Elton is a little bit taller 630 00:26:04,517 --> 00:26:06,344 than he was like a couple of days ago. 631 00:26:06,378 --> 00:26:08,172 Did they have to make a couple of different suits? 632 00:26:08,205 --> 00:26:10,205 -Yeah, they built like four of those. 633 00:26:10,240 --> 00:26:13,067 Just 'cause I mean, I'm in the middle of my growing years 634 00:26:13,103 --> 00:26:15,000 and there was no time skip at all. 635 00:26:15,034 --> 00:26:18,378 So we go from -- it was just a couple of days, 636 00:26:18,413 --> 00:26:20,275 like you said, and so the end of season one, 637 00:26:20,309 --> 00:26:21,723 it's this little guy. 638 00:26:21,758 --> 00:26:23,654 And then you see me on the horse, and I have like a beard. 639 00:26:23,689 --> 00:26:24,758 [Laughter] 640 00:26:24,792 --> 00:26:26,344 -Super ripped. 641 00:26:26,378 --> 00:26:28,964 -What's up, Percy? Where we going today? 642 00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:31,413 Apocalyptic journey. I almost looked like Rick. 643 00:26:31,448 --> 00:26:34,067 -You're shaving with a buck knife up the -- 644 00:26:34,103 --> 00:26:37,172 Yeah, this here -- It's great being a teenager. 645 00:26:37,205 --> 00:26:39,067 -There you go, yeah. -That's the way it is. 646 00:26:39,103 --> 00:26:40,344 An honest way of living. 647 00:26:40,378 --> 00:26:42,619 -And then you drop the flap on your underpants. 648 00:26:42,654 --> 00:26:44,931 [Laughter] 649 00:26:44,964 --> 00:26:46,275 -Because you're an old timey prospector. 650 00:26:46,309 --> 00:26:47,413 -Exactly. 651 00:26:47,448 --> 00:26:49,550 -You see it. -Oh, my God. 652 00:26:49,586 --> 00:26:52,275 -Comes together. -All ties together. 653 00:26:52,309 --> 00:26:56,413 So switching over to "Fear" a little bit. 654 00:26:56,448 --> 00:26:58,378 Will obviously knew Alicia. 655 00:26:58,413 --> 00:27:00,103 So what can you tease, if anything, 656 00:27:00,136 --> 00:27:02,240 about their relationship? 657 00:27:02,275 --> 00:27:06,481 -So I got to be careful. I can't say too much. 658 00:27:06,517 --> 00:27:11,481 We do get a flashback later in the season to 659 00:27:11,517 --> 00:27:15,862 a little back story, their relationship. 660 00:27:15,895 --> 00:27:17,895 This is going to be so vague. 661 00:27:17,931 --> 00:27:19,309 -Hey, no, it's me, your buddy, Chris. 662 00:27:19,344 --> 00:27:20,964 What are they going to do? Throw you off another building? 663 00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:22,689 Come on. 664 00:27:22,723 --> 00:27:23,550 You can say it. What is it? 665 00:27:23,586 --> 00:27:24,758 -I'll say this. 666 00:27:24,792 --> 00:27:28,000 Big things happen in a short period of time 667 00:27:28,034 --> 00:27:31,309 that lead to some feelings developing. 668 00:27:31,344 --> 00:27:33,205 And then some more big things happen. 669 00:27:33,240 --> 00:27:34,654 Some other big things. 670 00:27:34,689 --> 00:27:38,067 And then that's about it. 671 00:27:38,103 --> 00:27:41,136 -That was too specific. The network's coming for you. 672 00:27:41,172 --> 00:27:42,550 -[Laughter] -Hide. 673 00:27:42,586 --> 00:27:45,240 -You just see like the color bars on the thing -- 674 00:27:45,275 --> 00:27:47,136 technical difficulties. 675 00:27:47,172 --> 00:27:48,517 He's just gone. 676 00:27:48,550 --> 00:27:50,654 Gus's agent is like, "Have you seen Gus?" 677 00:27:50,689 --> 00:27:52,205 "Who's Gus?" Like no one -- 678 00:27:52,240 --> 00:27:55,034 -Yeah, yeah, I'm getting a call guys. 679 00:27:55,067 --> 00:27:58,895 -No. But we will learn why Alicia 680 00:27:58,931 --> 00:28:00,172 no longer wants to see Will. 681 00:28:00,205 --> 00:28:01,481 -Okay, excellent. 682 00:28:01,517 --> 00:28:03,275 Well, coming up, we have the two exclusive sneak peeks 683 00:28:03,309 --> 00:28:04,481 I've been promising. 684 00:28:04,517 --> 00:28:06,103 We're going to ask Aisha about who she's playing 685 00:28:06,136 --> 00:28:07,378 on "Fear" this season. 686 00:28:07,413 --> 00:28:08,862 But first, here's Lennie James, Colman Domingo, 687 00:28:08,895 --> 00:28:11,000 and executive producer Ian Goldberg 688 00:28:11,034 --> 00:28:12,862 on the dramatic new look of "Fear" this season. 689 00:28:12,895 --> 00:28:15,275 It really is stunning. Check it out. 690 00:28:15,309 --> 00:28:18,275 -We knew with the way that we ended season 6 691 00:28:18,309 --> 00:28:20,067 that everything about the show 692 00:28:20,103 --> 00:28:22,067 was going to change dramatically. 693 00:28:22,103 --> 00:28:24,205 The detonation of those nuclear warheads 694 00:28:24,240 --> 00:28:26,723 was going to change the landscape, 695 00:28:26,758 --> 00:28:29,000 the walkers, everything. 696 00:28:29,034 --> 00:28:31,931 Andrew and I had a lot of conversations with our 697 00:28:31,964 --> 00:28:34,758 production team, particularly with our production designer 698 00:28:34,792 --> 00:28:39,654 Bernardo Trujillo, about how do we portray this new world 699 00:28:39,689 --> 00:28:43,034 that's sort of an apocalypse on top of an apocalypse? 700 00:28:43,067 --> 00:28:45,550 -I didn't know where we'd go when it comes a to 701 00:28:45,586 --> 00:28:49,034 nuclear fallout and what the world would be like, 702 00:28:49,067 --> 00:28:52,275 but it sort of like doubles down on the apocalyptic world. 703 00:28:52,309 --> 00:28:53,723 You just go further and further, 704 00:28:53,758 --> 00:28:56,344 and people really show you who they are. 705 00:28:56,378 --> 00:28:58,964 I think everyone transforms because of that, too. 706 00:28:59,000 --> 00:29:03,103 -This season, quite simply, looks like no other season. 707 00:29:03,136 --> 00:29:05,758 We as characters don't look like we've looked 708 00:29:05,792 --> 00:29:07,136 in any other season. 709 00:29:07,172 --> 00:29:09,550 We are dressed for the environment, 710 00:29:09,586 --> 00:29:13,517 and the environment is a post nuclear environment. 711 00:29:13,550 --> 00:29:17,275 It has brought all of our teams, our costume department, 712 00:29:17,309 --> 00:29:19,895 our makeup department, our visual effects department, 713 00:29:19,931 --> 00:29:23,240 our practical effects department, our set design team. 714 00:29:23,275 --> 00:29:25,964 The whole of our crew has come together 715 00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:27,895 to work on this new world. 716 00:29:27,931 --> 00:29:30,964 Been difficult. It's been hard. 717 00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:33,758 It's been hot in Texas and humid, 718 00:29:33,792 --> 00:29:36,136 and we're under layers and masks, 719 00:29:36,172 --> 00:29:37,654 so it hasn't been easy. 720 00:29:37,689 --> 00:29:39,275 I'm really excited for the fans 721 00:29:39,309 --> 00:29:42,344 to see the work that our crew has done. 722 00:29:42,378 --> 00:29:44,481 They've just done an amazing job. 723 00:29:51,619 --> 00:29:56,758 ♪ 724 00:29:56,792 --> 00:29:58,862 -Hi, I'm Caitlin. I'm from the UK. 725 00:29:58,895 --> 00:30:02,309 And "The Walking Dead" means pretty much everything to me. 726 00:30:02,344 --> 00:30:05,240 -Hi. We're the Bon Giovani family. 727 00:30:05,275 --> 00:30:07,689 And we love "The Walking Dead." 728 00:30:07,723 --> 00:30:10,000 -Hi. My name is Tamyra Mensah-Stock. 729 00:30:10,034 --> 00:30:15,034 And I am the 2020 Olympic champion for women's freestyle 730 00:30:15,067 --> 00:30:17,931 wrestling at 68 kilograms. 731 00:30:17,964 --> 00:30:20,723 And I love "The Walking Dead." 732 00:30:20,758 --> 00:30:24,205 Here I'm an E.R. doctor working in the emergency rooms, 733 00:30:24,240 --> 00:30:26,619 and when I'm not working in the emergency rooms 734 00:30:26,654 --> 00:30:29,862 helping people feel better, I'm watching "Walking Dead." 735 00:30:29,895 --> 00:30:33,275 If I must pick one favorite moment from "The Walking Dead", 736 00:30:33,309 --> 00:30:36,034 it has to be when it's up in the hospital. 737 00:30:36,067 --> 00:30:39,931 I love the deep, intricate relationships between 738 00:30:39,964 --> 00:30:43,034 the characters and how you actually get to know them, 739 00:30:43,067 --> 00:30:46,240 and you end up having connections with them. 740 00:30:46,275 --> 00:30:47,586 It's because of "The Walking Dead" that I met 741 00:30:47,619 --> 00:30:50,000 some of my best friends from all around the world. 742 00:30:50,034 --> 00:30:52,000 -This show means a lot to me because these characters 743 00:30:52,034 --> 00:30:54,931 have shown us how hard it is to hold on to our humanity 744 00:30:54,964 --> 00:30:56,723 through these tough moments, and through it all, 745 00:30:56,758 --> 00:30:58,862 they still managed to do it as one big family. 746 00:30:58,895 --> 00:31:00,758 -What I love the most about "Walking Dead" is that 747 00:31:00,792 --> 00:31:03,895 they're all super nice and they're friends with each other 748 00:31:03,931 --> 00:31:07,275 and they help each other and they're strong and brave. 749 00:31:07,309 --> 00:31:09,448 -How much do you love "The Walking Dead"? 750 00:31:09,481 --> 00:31:11,654 -Sooooooo much. 751 00:31:11,689 --> 00:31:14,172 -Thank you so much to all the actors and actresses 752 00:31:14,205 --> 00:31:17,413 and to the producers and everybody in making the show. 753 00:31:17,448 --> 00:31:19,689 It has really been a huge part of my life. 754 00:31:19,723 --> 00:31:20,964 -Thank you so much to everybody 755 00:31:21,000 --> 00:31:23,103 who makes this amazing show possible. 756 00:31:23,136 --> 00:31:26,000 [Cheers and applause] 757 00:31:26,034 --> 00:31:27,275 -Welcome back to "Talking Dead." 758 00:31:27,309 --> 00:31:29,136 That was a look at some of our amazing fans we featured 759 00:31:29,172 --> 00:31:31,034 this season on "Talking Dead". and it's been really incredible 760 00:31:31,067 --> 00:31:33,654 hearing what the "Walking Dead" means to fans. 761 00:31:33,689 --> 00:31:35,517 So if you want the chance to be featured on 762 00:31:35,550 --> 00:31:37,758 "Talking Dead", you can send us a 30 second video of yourself 763 00:31:37,792 --> 00:31:39,067 explaining how "The Walking Dead" 764 00:31:39,103 --> 00:31:43,205 has impacted you at fansubmission@TalkingDead.tv. 765 00:31:43,240 --> 00:31:45,136 And, you know, I also want to give you a huge shout out 766 00:31:45,172 --> 00:31:46,448 to our studio audience. 767 00:31:46,481 --> 00:31:48,309 I mean, I was telling Aisha before the show, like, 768 00:31:48,344 --> 00:31:51,034 I had no idea how much I missed being... 769 00:31:51,067 --> 00:31:52,205 [Cheers and applause] 770 00:31:52,240 --> 00:31:53,826 Thank you. It's just your energy 771 00:31:53,862 --> 00:31:58,034 makes this show possible, and we couldn't do the show -- 772 00:31:58,067 --> 00:31:59,240 like we did do the show without you. 773 00:31:59,275 --> 00:32:02,309 But I didn't like doing it without you. 774 00:32:02,344 --> 00:32:03,344 And now I'm happy that we're back. 775 00:32:03,378 --> 00:32:04,481 So we have a question that was sent in 776 00:32:04,517 --> 00:32:06,964 by a member of this very audience, AK. 777 00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:09,654 So let's roll it. 778 00:32:09,689 --> 00:32:12,654 Hi. I am AK. This question is for Aisha. 779 00:32:12,689 --> 00:32:14,792 Aisha, did you plant any Easter eggs 780 00:32:14,826 --> 00:32:17,931 in the "World Beyond" episode that you directed tonight? 781 00:32:17,964 --> 00:32:20,723 -Ooh, very good questions. So I love Easter eggs 782 00:32:20,758 --> 00:32:22,862 because I am a fan of "Walking Dead" world. 783 00:32:22,895 --> 00:32:26,619 In this episode, we meet Professor T. Brooks Ellis, 784 00:32:26,654 --> 00:32:29,103 who is a canonical character from the show. 785 00:32:29,136 --> 00:32:31,792 And if you'll remember, Eugene mentions his boss 786 00:32:31,826 --> 00:32:33,067 at the Human Genome Project. 787 00:32:33,103 --> 00:32:35,034 [As Eugene] "Well, Mr. T Brooks Ellis told me 788 00:32:35,067 --> 00:32:37,275 that my mullet made me look like I was a fun guy." 789 00:32:37,309 --> 00:32:39,895 That was my Eugene impression. It was terrible. 790 00:32:39,931 --> 00:32:43,034 But you will see that we planted a lot of human genome 791 00:32:43,067 --> 00:32:44,895 Easter eggs in that scene in the classroom, 792 00:32:44,931 --> 00:32:48,275 including he's got a he's got a double helix bolo 793 00:32:48,309 --> 00:32:50,550 that I fought very hard to get into the show, 794 00:32:50,586 --> 00:32:53,931 and I should have stolen when I rapped, but I didn't. 795 00:32:53,964 --> 00:32:59,205 And yeah, and there's also the mop that hope is using 796 00:32:59,240 --> 00:33:00,481 for her forms. 797 00:33:00,517 --> 00:33:02,034 The mop handle is the mop that she asked for 798 00:33:02,067 --> 00:33:04,586 in the previous episode from the broom closet 799 00:33:04,619 --> 00:33:07,517 when she's having a little tour of the facility. 800 00:33:07,550 --> 00:33:09,862 But yeah, you know, these shows, they're all related. 801 00:33:09,895 --> 00:33:11,826 And so you're always trying to kind of connect them 802 00:33:11,862 --> 00:33:13,689 to each other, connect the characters of the world 803 00:33:13,723 --> 00:33:16,862 because, you know, the Commonwealth and the CRM 804 00:33:16,895 --> 00:33:18,862 and the rest of the wasteland, they're all interchangeable. 805 00:33:18,895 --> 00:33:20,275 They're not interchangeable, interconnected. 806 00:33:20,309 --> 00:33:22,309 And so hopefully we get to play a little bit of that here. 807 00:33:22,344 --> 00:33:25,517 -It's just one Easter egg of like, yeah, this guy, 808 00:33:25,550 --> 00:33:27,275 Rick, I was just talking to, and you just hear, "Hey, guys." 809 00:33:27,309 --> 00:33:29,034 Like just from off screen, 810 00:33:29,067 --> 00:33:31,034 but you don't reference if it's like the Rick. 811 00:33:31,067 --> 00:33:34,034 -You just wave at Rick, but you see the back of him. 812 00:33:34,067 --> 00:33:35,550 How's it going, Rick. High five. 813 00:33:35,586 --> 00:33:37,413 -Was that -- I don't know. It's just an Easter egg. 814 00:33:37,448 --> 00:33:39,067 I don't know what you're talking about. 815 00:33:39,103 --> 00:33:40,895 Is he there, is he not there? I don't know. 816 00:33:40,931 --> 00:33:43,136 Gus, can you talk about shooting the scenes with Colman 817 00:33:43,172 --> 00:33:45,103 in the tower set? 818 00:33:45,136 --> 00:33:47,862 -Yeah, I mean, shooting the whole thing with Colman 819 00:33:47,895 --> 00:33:50,758 was a dream because he's a brilliant actor 820 00:33:50,792 --> 00:33:52,448 and he's the kind of actor who gives you 821 00:33:52,481 --> 00:33:53,862 something different every take. 822 00:33:53,895 --> 00:33:56,309 So every scene that we did, we did 20 different versions 823 00:33:56,344 --> 00:33:59,862 of it, which is just so much fun. 824 00:33:59,895 --> 00:34:02,034 But the tower stuff was some of the first stuff 825 00:34:02,067 --> 00:34:06,448 that we filmed, and it was great, man. 826 00:34:06,481 --> 00:34:10,550 He's, you know, I mean, I'm so excited for people 827 00:34:10,585 --> 00:34:14,655 to see what he does with this character this season. 828 00:34:14,688 --> 00:34:17,516 He's brilliant in general. 829 00:34:17,550 --> 00:34:19,447 He's brilliant in this role, 830 00:34:19,481 --> 00:34:21,378 and just the evolution of his character. 831 00:34:21,413 --> 00:34:24,931 I mean, just -- it's the size of it. 832 00:34:24,965 --> 00:34:27,724 And, you know, he's just such a large personality. 833 00:34:27,757 --> 00:34:28,931 He's so larger than life. 834 00:34:28,965 --> 00:34:30,447 It was so much fun to play across. 835 00:34:30,481 --> 00:34:32,688 And you know, all the tower stuff 836 00:34:32,724 --> 00:34:36,724 and the lavishness of the tower kind of fits his personality. 837 00:34:36,757 --> 00:34:39,516 And it was a lot of fun playing the desert rat, 838 00:34:39,550 --> 00:34:41,172 just kind of poking my head in there 839 00:34:41,206 --> 00:34:43,447 and checking it out, you know? 840 00:34:43,481 --> 00:34:45,309 -Nicolas, how would you describe the dynamic 841 00:34:45,344 --> 00:34:47,068 between Asha and Elton? 842 00:34:47,103 --> 00:34:49,481 -Uh, it's very complicated. 843 00:34:49,516 --> 00:34:51,034 We see at first in this this episode, 844 00:34:51,068 --> 00:34:53,757 but it expands more as the season goes on. 845 00:34:53,793 --> 00:34:57,000 But I think the basis between these two characters 846 00:34:57,034 --> 00:35:00,965 is the difference in ideology of the apocalypse. 847 00:35:01,000 --> 00:35:03,137 We have Asha, who is a very belief based character, 848 00:35:03,172 --> 00:35:05,413 and we have Elton, who's more of a science brain. 849 00:35:05,447 --> 00:35:09,896 So you see them clash, you see them kind of try 850 00:35:09,931 --> 00:35:11,481 to understand each other's point of view, 851 00:35:11,516 --> 00:35:15,413 but it's a very theistic like relationship between them. 852 00:35:15,447 --> 00:35:19,688 It delves into ideas of religion and self-identity. 853 00:35:19,724 --> 00:35:21,137 And you get to really see 854 00:35:21,172 --> 00:35:24,034 how these two very different mind-sets interact, 855 00:35:24,068 --> 00:35:26,275 and one of them steals the suit from the other, 856 00:35:26,309 --> 00:35:29,034 and I'm a little mad about that, but that's okay. 857 00:35:29,068 --> 00:35:31,688 Relationships start off rocky and then go wherever they go. 858 00:35:31,724 --> 00:35:33,103 -But no hard feelings. 859 00:35:33,137 --> 00:35:34,896 -Yeah, no feelings. I just had a butt flap. 860 00:35:34,931 --> 00:35:36,481 That's it. -That's fine. 861 00:35:36,516 --> 00:35:38,000 You know, that's fine. 862 00:35:38,034 --> 00:35:39,688 Before we go to break, I'll remind you to go to 863 00:35:39,724 --> 00:35:42,034 AMCPlus.com to watch episodes of "Fear" and "World Beyond" 864 00:35:42,068 --> 00:35:43,413 a full week early! 865 00:35:43,447 --> 00:35:45,724 Coming up, we have a sneak peek of next week's episode of 866 00:35:45,757 --> 00:35:46,862 "Fear The Walking Dead." 867 00:35:46,896 --> 00:35:48,206 But first, here's an exclusive look 868 00:35:48,240 --> 00:35:50,619 at next week's episode of "World Beyond." 869 00:35:50,655 --> 00:35:52,275 Check it out. 870 00:35:52,619 --> 00:35:59,000 ♪ 871 00:35:59,034 --> 00:36:00,585 -Listen. 872 00:36:02,068 --> 00:36:04,000 I need to tell you something. 873 00:36:04,034 --> 00:36:06,137 -Don't. No, we're not doing this. 874 00:36:06,172 --> 00:36:08,103 -Felix. 875 00:36:10,413 --> 00:36:13,240 Leo and Hope don't even know. 876 00:36:13,275 --> 00:36:15,757 -Know what? 877 00:36:15,793 --> 00:36:21,103 -My mother sent a team out on a recon mission. 878 00:36:21,516 --> 00:36:25,827 And, um, it went bad. 879 00:36:31,757 --> 00:36:33,378 We lost Will. 880 00:36:35,378 --> 00:36:37,724 I know what he meant to you, 881 00:36:37,757 --> 00:36:39,344 and I can't even begin to tell you -- 882 00:36:39,378 --> 00:36:41,034 -No, don't! 883 00:36:41,068 --> 00:36:45,034 [Walkers growling] 884 00:36:45,344 --> 00:36:48,240 How the hell did he get here? 885 00:36:49,550 --> 00:36:51,896 [Grunts] 886 00:36:51,931 --> 00:36:55,137 [Walkers growling] 887 00:37:00,793 --> 00:37:04,585 ♪ 888 00:37:09,172 --> 00:37:11,206 [Cheers and applause] 889 00:37:11,240 --> 00:37:12,378 -Welcome back to "Talking Dead." 890 00:37:12,413 --> 00:37:14,137 It is now time for our exclusive sneak peek 891 00:37:14,172 --> 00:37:16,688 of next week's episode of "Fear The Walking Dead?" 892 00:37:16,724 --> 00:37:18,172 Here it is. 893 00:37:20,688 --> 00:37:23,137 -Things are going to get worse before they get better. 894 00:37:23,172 --> 00:37:25,206 -Morgan, we need to talk. 895 00:37:25,240 --> 00:37:26,862 -About what? -About what happens 896 00:37:26,896 --> 00:37:28,034 when we get it. 897 00:37:28,068 --> 00:37:29,827 Wherever we get it. 898 00:37:29,862 --> 00:37:31,206 -What do you mean, what happens? 899 00:37:31,240 --> 00:37:34,206 -There's a playlist of songs I left on this tape. 900 00:37:34,240 --> 00:37:35,793 -What is this? 901 00:37:35,827 --> 00:37:37,516 -I hope you listen to them. -No. 902 00:37:37,550 --> 00:37:39,413 -It'll make you smile. 903 00:37:39,447 --> 00:37:41,688 -Turn it off. Morgan, make it stop. 904 00:37:41,724 --> 00:37:42,585 -[Baby crying] -Okay. 905 00:37:42,619 --> 00:37:43,896 -Turn it-- -I'm trying. 906 00:37:43,931 --> 00:37:45,068 -Stop it right now! Turn it off! 907 00:37:45,103 --> 00:37:47,862 -Morgan, please stop it! -[Baby crying] 908 00:37:47,896 --> 00:37:51,413 -I don't want to hear that song! Turn it off! 909 00:37:51,447 --> 00:37:52,550 [Baby crying] 910 00:37:52,585 --> 00:37:53,862 -Morgan! 911 00:37:53,896 --> 00:37:55,585 -Aah! 912 00:37:56,344 --> 00:37:59,516 [Cheers and applause] 913 00:38:00,481 --> 00:38:02,481 -Alright, so "Fear the Walking Dead", 914 00:38:02,516 --> 00:38:03,688 Aisha Tyler, you will be on this season. 915 00:38:03,724 --> 00:38:05,309 What can you tell us about your character? 916 00:38:05,344 --> 00:38:07,240 -Much like Gus, absolutely nothing. 917 00:38:07,275 --> 00:38:08,447 [Laughter] 918 00:38:08,481 --> 00:38:11,068 My character. Her name is Mickey. 919 00:38:11,103 --> 00:38:13,931 She has lost quite a bit in the apocalypse, 920 00:38:13,965 --> 00:38:17,206 and she connects with Dwight and Sherry because 921 00:38:17,240 --> 00:38:18,481 they've come back together. 922 00:38:18,516 --> 00:38:21,619 And so they have this kind of shared hope 923 00:38:21,655 --> 00:38:25,034 that maybe they can, you know, salvage things they've lost. 924 00:38:25,068 --> 00:38:27,206 She's a badass. She really -- 925 00:38:27,240 --> 00:38:30,068 It's a really intense episode, and I loved her so much. 926 00:38:30,103 --> 00:38:31,481 I read that character and I was like, 927 00:38:31,516 --> 00:38:32,585 "I have to play this person." 928 00:38:32,619 --> 00:38:33,862 -I can't tell you how happy I am for you. 929 00:38:33,896 --> 00:38:35,240 Just knowing what a fan you are of the show 930 00:38:35,275 --> 00:38:36,862 and having been friends with you for so long 931 00:38:36,896 --> 00:38:38,516 and all the amazing things that you do, 932 00:38:38,550 --> 00:38:41,034 I am so delighted that you're not only directing. 933 00:38:41,068 --> 00:38:44,550 You know, you directed "Fear", you direct "World Beyond." 934 00:38:44,585 --> 00:38:46,447 I'm just I'm so happy for everything that you're doing. 935 00:38:46,481 --> 00:38:48,068 Congratulations, Aisha Tyler. -Thank you. 936 00:38:48,103 --> 00:38:49,447 -[Cheers and applause] 937 00:38:49,481 --> 00:38:51,137 -And, Nicolas, what can you tease 938 00:38:51,172 --> 00:38:53,793 about the rest of the "World Beyond" season? 939 00:38:53,827 --> 00:38:56,137 -Pff, uh, well, it's our last one. 940 00:38:56,172 --> 00:38:58,688 So you're going to get to see how all these characters tie up, 941 00:38:58,724 --> 00:39:01,240 and you're going to get to see more of the CRM. 942 00:39:01,275 --> 00:39:03,896 We're going to see more questions answered 943 00:39:03,931 --> 00:39:05,724 and more questions posed 944 00:39:05,757 --> 00:39:08,550 and more zombies killed and just cool stuff. 945 00:39:08,585 --> 00:39:10,550 -Yeah, and this next episode's great for Nicolas. 946 00:39:10,585 --> 00:39:12,240 I directed the next one, as well. 947 00:39:12,275 --> 00:39:13,965 We had a really great time together, 948 00:39:14,000 --> 00:39:15,206 and you kill it in this one, 949 00:39:15,240 --> 00:39:16,862 so it's going to be a really good one next week. 950 00:39:16,896 --> 00:39:18,931 -Oh, fantastic. It is always such a delight 951 00:39:18,965 --> 00:39:20,550 to talk to you, as well, Nicolas. 952 00:39:20,585 --> 00:39:22,000 -Thank you. -Super funny. 953 00:39:22,034 --> 00:39:23,688 -Appreciate that. Thank you. -And great on the show. 954 00:39:23,724 --> 00:39:25,413 And I don't know. I'm just happy. 955 00:39:25,447 --> 00:39:26,931 I'm happy we all get to come here. 956 00:39:26,965 --> 00:39:31,827 You know, Gus, just listen, man, you did such a great job 957 00:39:31,862 --> 00:39:33,516 in one episode of the show. 958 00:39:33,550 --> 00:39:36,240 Whatever it is, you got it, kid. You got it. 959 00:39:36,275 --> 00:39:37,688 [Laughter] 960 00:39:37,724 --> 00:39:39,344 I always want to tie our show into, like, 961 00:39:39,378 --> 00:39:40,724 "Walking Dead." 962 00:39:40,757 --> 00:39:42,103 It'd be like, really funny if we had just shot 963 00:39:42,137 --> 00:39:44,068 someone throwing him off a roof at the end of the show. 964 00:39:44,103 --> 00:39:47,103 But I do have a question for you. 965 00:39:47,137 --> 00:39:48,550 Everyone loves to ask this question. 966 00:39:48,585 --> 00:39:50,965 But since we only get to talk to you this one time. 967 00:39:51,000 --> 00:39:52,862 @Skateboarding1211 wants to know, 968 00:39:52,896 --> 00:39:57,240 "What is your zombie weapon of choice?" 969 00:39:57,275 --> 00:40:01,413 -I got to go with Strand's sword. 970 00:40:01,447 --> 00:40:03,619 I mean, you get the distance. 971 00:40:03,655 --> 00:40:05,344 -Yeah. -You know, it's not a gun. 972 00:40:05,378 --> 00:40:07,240 It's not going to draw attention. 973 00:40:07,275 --> 00:40:10,481 I don't think up close knife action is for me. 974 00:40:10,516 --> 00:40:14,137 I don't think I have that in -- I don't want to get my hand 975 00:40:14,172 --> 00:40:15,619 too close to the face. 976 00:40:15,655 --> 00:40:17,550 -You don't want to run out. You get a little distance. 977 00:40:17,585 --> 00:40:19,240 -Yeah, I want one of these, you know, 978 00:40:19,275 --> 00:40:23,550 I want to be able to do that and just, you know, from a safe. 979 00:40:23,585 --> 00:40:26,655 -You're marking them like Zorro. You're doing "Z". 980 00:40:26,688 --> 00:40:29,275 -I want to Zorro my way through the apocalypse, yeah. 981 00:40:29,309 --> 00:40:30,481 -But you did such a great job. 982 00:40:30,516 --> 00:40:32,034 It was such a pleasure to have you on the show. 983 00:40:32,068 --> 00:40:34,965 I can't wait to see what else you do, Gus. 984 00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:36,034 Thanks for being here. 985 00:40:36,068 --> 00:40:37,550 For you watching, "Talking Dead", 986 00:40:37,585 --> 00:40:38,757 my guests have been Nicolas Cantu, 987 00:40:38,793 --> 00:40:40,068 Aisha Tyler, and Gus Halper. 988 00:40:40,103 --> 00:40:41,378 Please be sure to catch Aisha on 989 00:40:41,413 --> 00:40:43,619 "Whose Line Is It Anyway?", Saturdays on The CW. 990 00:40:43,655 --> 00:40:46,034 Also, keep an eye out for Season 13 of "Archer." 991 00:40:46,068 --> 00:40:48,724 Oh, my God. Coming in 2022 of FXX. 992 00:40:48,757 --> 00:40:50,793 Go to AMCPlus.com to watch the next episodes of 993 00:40:50,827 --> 00:40:52,275 "Fear The Walking Dead: World Beyond", 994 00:40:52,309 --> 00:40:53,827 which Aisha also directed. 995 00:40:53,862 --> 00:40:54,965 -I'm a great ambassador. 996 00:40:55,000 --> 00:40:57,309 -Next week, November 28th we'll back. 997 00:40:57,344 --> 00:40:59,793 We'll be diving into everything, "Fear" and "World Beyond." 998 00:40:59,827 --> 00:41:01,965 Happy Halloween and happy Thanksgiving! 999 00:41:02,000 --> 00:41:03,757 See you then! Stay safe. Bye bye!