1 00:00:01,620 --> 00:00:05,240 -Tonight, we saw a legitimately terrifying episode -- 2 00:00:05,275 --> 00:00:08,137 like real horror movie kind of "Walking Dead" episode, 3 00:00:08,172 --> 00:00:09,310 directed beautifully by none other than 4 00:00:09,343 --> 00:00:11,034 Greg Nicotero himself. 5 00:00:11,067 --> 00:00:13,275 We finally found out what happened to Connie. 6 00:00:13,310 --> 00:00:14,964 And we saw that Connie and Virgil created 7 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:17,448 a fast and unbreakable bond after meeting on the road. 8 00:00:17,481 --> 00:00:20,137 And then not only did Connie make it out of the cave 9 00:00:20,172 --> 00:00:21,481 full of walkers, 10 00:00:21,516 --> 00:00:23,827 but she also showed true resilience and courage 11 00:00:23,861 --> 00:00:27,448 by surviving these like feral humans 12 00:00:27,481 --> 00:00:28,792 that were attacking everyone. 13 00:00:28,827 --> 00:00:30,379 Now, on top of everything else, 14 00:00:30,413 --> 00:00:32,758 we have to worry about feral people in the walls. 15 00:00:32,792 --> 00:00:34,137 That's a thing?! 16 00:00:34,171 --> 00:00:36,310 But everything ended on a high note 17 00:00:36,344 --> 00:00:39,378 because Connie finally reunited with her sister, Kelly. 18 00:00:39,412 --> 00:00:42,862 So can we forgive Virgil for all that happened with Michonne? 19 00:00:42,896 --> 00:00:45,274 'Cause now he's been so super nice to Connie. 20 00:00:45,310 --> 00:00:47,274 And how much longer can Daryl keep up the charade 21 00:00:47,310 --> 00:00:48,826 of working with the Reapers? 22 00:00:48,862 --> 00:00:50,619 And did Maggie's friend Frost 23 00:00:50,655 --> 00:00:52,240 give up Daryl's true identity to Pope? 24 00:00:52,274 --> 00:00:54,723 It seemed a little weird at the end of that episode. 25 00:00:54,758 --> 00:00:56,206 On tonight's show, we have interviews with the cast, 26 00:00:56,240 --> 00:00:59,103 the writer of tonight's episode, and Greg Nicotero. 27 00:00:59,137 --> 00:01:00,619 Plus, we have an exclusive sneak peek 28 00:01:00,655 --> 00:01:02,206 of next week's episode of "The Walking Dead" 29 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:05,206 and season 2 premiere of "World Beyond." 30 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:06,930 So that's two exclusive sneak peeks. 31 00:01:06,965 --> 00:01:09,102 My guests -- friend and super fan 32 00:01:09,137 --> 00:01:10,724 Yvette Nicole Brown is here. 33 00:01:10,757 --> 00:01:12,275 Joining us live from Atlanta, Connie herself, 34 00:01:12,310 --> 00:01:13,896 Lauren Ridloff is joining us. 35 00:01:13,930 --> 00:01:16,861 I am Chris Hardwick, and this is "Talking Dead" Live. 36 00:01:16,896 --> 00:01:18,240 [Cheers and applause] 37 00:01:18,275 --> 00:01:19,275 ♪ 38 00:01:28,448 --> 00:01:30,000 Alright. -[Chuckles] 39 00:01:30,033 --> 00:01:32,240 I did it. -"Talking Dead" brand water. 40 00:01:32,275 --> 00:01:33,620 -Wait, where's my water? -I think you got -- 41 00:01:33,655 --> 00:01:35,412 Yours is back there somewhere, too. 42 00:01:35,448 --> 00:01:37,585 The conversation is just beginning about tonight's show. 43 00:01:37,620 --> 00:01:39,758 We want to hear from you. 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Instagran? 46 00:01:43,688 --> 00:01:45,240 Aww, that's where you just post pictures of hour grandmother. 47 00:01:45,275 --> 00:01:47,033 -Yeah, it is. -"Hey! 48 00:01:47,067 --> 00:01:48,620 You're not eating enough." 49 00:01:48,655 --> 00:01:50,033 It's just her making you feel bad 50 00:01:50,067 --> 00:01:51,448 'cause you don't call enough. 51 00:01:51,481 --> 00:01:52,793 But she loves you, 52 00:01:52,826 --> 00:01:54,655 and she's gonna send you a dollar for your birthday. 53 00:01:54,688 --> 00:01:56,310 @AMCTalkingDead, 54 00:01:56,343 --> 00:01:58,275 or go to "Talking Dead's" Facebook page. 55 00:01:58,310 --> 00:02:00,102 The show's already spun way out of control, 56 00:02:00,137 --> 00:02:02,412 -Listen... -This is live television. 57 00:02:02,447 --> 00:02:05,826 You can go to TWDU.com/deadlive to vote in our polls 58 00:02:05,861 --> 00:02:07,448 and make your voice heard. 59 00:02:07,481 --> 00:02:09,103 Please say hello to my guests, Yvette Nicole Brown, 60 00:02:09,137 --> 00:02:11,137 and Lauren Ridloff is here. 61 00:02:11,171 --> 00:02:13,137 Also joining us tonight off camera 62 00:02:13,171 --> 00:02:16,205 is Lauren's interpreter Ramon Norrod, 63 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:18,205 who we can't see, but is with Lauren in Atlanta. 64 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:20,137 So thank you both so much for being here. 65 00:02:20,171 --> 00:02:21,378 Let's talk -- 66 00:02:21,413 --> 00:02:22,481 Oh, we're so glad 67 00:02:22,516 --> 00:02:23,723 Connie is back! -Yes. 68 00:02:23,758 --> 00:02:26,448 Some reactions from -- for Connie's return. 69 00:02:26,481 --> 00:02:29,448 This is from Alisky03 on Twitter. 70 00:02:29,481 --> 00:02:31,000 "Happy to see Connie again. 71 00:02:31,033 --> 00:02:33,550 I just want to give her a hug because this is so scary." 72 00:02:33,586 --> 00:02:35,826 Ethan Corby on Twitter says, "At this rate," 73 00:02:35,861 --> 00:02:37,413 I'm going to be in 'Talking Dead's' In Memoriam. 74 00:02:37,448 --> 00:02:39,206 This episode is terrifying." 75 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:42,758 And then Becca Lase on Twitter says, 76 00:02:42,793 --> 00:02:44,550 "I was not ready for Connie and Virgil's 77 00:02:44,586 --> 00:02:47,586 Little House of Horrors." 78 00:02:47,620 --> 00:02:49,067 SuperSpider2001 -- 79 00:02:49,103 --> 00:02:50,550 "Lauren Ridloff is a hero 80 00:02:50,586 --> 00:02:51,965 both in Marvel and "The Walking Dead." 81 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:53,758 Connie's a literal hero. 82 00:02:53,793 --> 00:02:56,550 And she rules. What a badass." 83 00:02:56,586 --> 00:02:58,550 So I guess this is -- 84 00:02:58,586 --> 00:03:00,931 Let's just start with the first question 85 00:03:00,965 --> 00:03:03,171 MichonneConnie on Twitter, says, "Lauren, 86 00:03:03,205 --> 00:03:05,586 what was your reaction to finding out 87 00:03:05,620 --> 00:03:08,550 that your entire entrance back to the show would have 88 00:03:08,586 --> 00:03:11,793 the vibe of kind of a mini horror movie?" 89 00:03:13,413 --> 00:03:15,137 -Well, I have to say it's so funny 90 00:03:15,171 --> 00:03:18,965 because I actually had no idea about the episode 91 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:20,793 of what was going to happen to Connie 92 00:03:20,826 --> 00:03:22,378 until probably about a week 93 00:03:22,413 --> 00:03:24,758 before we actually started shooting. 94 00:03:24,793 --> 00:03:27,826 I got a text from Greg, who, you know, 95 00:03:27,861 --> 00:03:30,586 he's like, "I can't wait. This is gonna be great. 96 00:03:30,620 --> 00:03:33,103 There's some exciting things happening with the ferals, 97 00:03:33,137 --> 00:03:35,240 and I'm like, "Wait, wait, wait, wait. 98 00:03:35,275 --> 00:03:36,586 -Who are the ferals. -Like, Will Ferrell? 99 00:03:36,620 --> 00:03:38,793 Will Ferrell's here? 100 00:03:38,826 --> 00:03:42,067 -Right, exactly. Who is it? That's a good one. 101 00:03:42,103 --> 00:03:44,378 But I was worried about, you know, Virgil, 102 00:03:44,413 --> 00:03:45,965 and then I have to worry about the ferals. 103 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:49,240 And so it wasn't until I actually got the script 104 00:03:49,275 --> 00:03:53,033 and I was reading through it that it actually is horrifying. 105 00:03:53,067 --> 00:03:56,620 My heart was beating it while I was reading the script. 106 00:03:56,655 --> 00:04:01,068 -Yeah, this whole, like, feral people in the walls thing 107 00:04:01,103 --> 00:04:02,895 was such a great -- 108 00:04:02,931 --> 00:04:04,895 and it really -- it really felt 109 00:04:04,931 --> 00:04:07,068 like a little mini haunted house. 110 00:04:07,103 --> 00:04:08,481 -Yeah. -But what were -- 111 00:04:08,516 --> 00:04:09,965 What were your thoughts? -Well, my first thought was, 112 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:11,826 it was very dirty in there. 113 00:04:11,861 --> 00:04:13,068 I don't know what was smeared 114 00:04:13,103 --> 00:04:15,240 on the inside of the medicine cabinet. 115 00:04:15,275 --> 00:04:17,240 It looked like -- It was something brown. 116 00:04:17,274 --> 00:04:19,620 -Did not smell good. -Look, at Lauren said it smells. 117 00:04:19,654 --> 00:04:22,793 That house was disgusting. 118 00:04:22,826 --> 00:04:23,930 So that was my first thought, 119 00:04:23,964 --> 00:04:25,240 was like, "They need to tidy up." 120 00:04:25,274 --> 00:04:27,000 Whoever lived there needed to tidy up a little bit." 121 00:04:27,033 --> 00:04:29,379 -I feel like tidying up was not their main -- 122 00:04:29,413 --> 00:04:31,586 -Maybe not important, but that's what I thought. 123 00:04:31,620 --> 00:04:33,379 -But that's what they -- It would've been nice 124 00:04:33,413 --> 00:04:34,586 if they had just picked up a little. 125 00:04:34,620 --> 00:04:36,000 You know, if you want to eat people 126 00:04:36,033 --> 00:04:38,103 just pick up the skeletons a little bit, you know? 127 00:04:38,137 --> 00:04:40,240 Put them outside in a trash can. 128 00:04:40,274 --> 00:04:42,240 -Exactly -This is "Instagran" talking. 129 00:04:42,274 --> 00:04:44,620 "Cleaned up your skeleton." -"Looks a mess in here." 130 00:04:44,654 --> 00:04:47,067 -"For crap's sake, you're a grown up." 131 00:04:47,103 --> 00:04:49,930 Lauren -- Lauren, can you talk about 132 00:04:49,965 --> 00:04:51,274 what it was like filming the scenes 133 00:04:51,310 --> 00:04:55,103 where Connie is being chased through the house? 134 00:04:55,137 --> 00:04:59,310 -Oh, I have to say... 135 00:04:59,343 --> 00:05:02,000 Well, I think when I was reading through the script, 136 00:05:02,033 --> 00:05:06,206 I noticed that they had Connie just walking down the hall, 137 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:07,723 and I was like, "No, no, no, no. 138 00:05:07,757 --> 00:05:10,896 There is no way that that is gonna happen in real life." 139 00:05:10,930 --> 00:05:13,000 And any person who is deaf, 140 00:05:13,033 --> 00:05:15,033 just wandering down the middle of the hall 141 00:05:15,067 --> 00:05:16,620 without knowing what's going on behind them 142 00:05:16,654 --> 00:05:17,550 is never going to happen, 143 00:05:17,586 --> 00:05:19,274 so I spoke with Greg 144 00:05:19,310 --> 00:05:23,896 about how I felt Connie actually had to slide down the walls. 145 00:05:23,930 --> 00:05:27,000 And so you can see a lot of her, like, sliding through 146 00:05:27,033 --> 00:05:28,447 and, you know, her back up against the wall. 147 00:05:28,481 --> 00:05:30,793 And I think that just really made it more real 148 00:05:30,826 --> 00:05:32,965 and more terrifying. 149 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:34,620 -And I think what we also -- 150 00:05:34,654 --> 00:05:36,620 I mean, we worked out some things 151 00:05:36,654 --> 00:05:40,137 with, you know, just feeling the vibrations on the wall. 152 00:05:40,172 --> 00:05:42,103 And I think if you -- if you remember the scene 153 00:05:42,137 --> 00:05:44,240 where Connie actually puts her hand on the wall 154 00:05:44,274 --> 00:05:45,965 just, you know, 155 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:48,103 when the Feral runs across the hall, 156 00:05:48,137 --> 00:05:50,413 and that Feral is right behind her, 157 00:05:50,447 --> 00:05:51,793 and that jump scare. 158 00:05:51,826 --> 00:05:53,930 I mean, she just ran because she felt it in the walls. 159 00:05:53,965 --> 00:05:55,550 And, you know, we timed it so well, 160 00:05:55,586 --> 00:05:59,000 so I actually could feel the Feral running behind me. 161 00:05:59,033 --> 00:06:01,447 Oh, it was scary. Definitely scary. 162 00:06:01,482 --> 00:06:03,240 -It was really incredible, and, Yvette, I wanted to ask you 163 00:06:03,274 --> 00:06:07,206 what you thought about the use of silence to immerse us 164 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:10,240 into Connie's specific POV. 165 00:06:10,274 --> 00:06:11,654 -I loved it so much. 166 00:06:11,689 --> 00:06:13,550 I want to take a moment to tell Lauren, 167 00:06:13,586 --> 00:06:17,137 You are a ridiculously amazingly talented actress. 168 00:06:17,172 --> 00:06:19,206 Your face shows everything. 169 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:21,103 You act with your entire body. 170 00:06:21,137 --> 00:06:22,723 I felt you. 171 00:06:22,757 --> 00:06:25,413 And what I thought -- what I wrote is that 172 00:06:25,447 --> 00:06:26,793 it felt like when she was processing 173 00:06:26,826 --> 00:06:28,896 what Connie was processing, it was silent. 174 00:06:28,930 --> 00:06:31,550 When it was time to get into action 175 00:06:31,586 --> 00:06:33,481 is when we heard the sound. 176 00:06:33,516 --> 00:06:34,896 So every time it got silent, 177 00:06:34,930 --> 00:06:36,137 I kind of leaned in because I'm like, 178 00:06:36,172 --> 00:06:37,240 She's trying to figure something out. 179 00:06:37,274 --> 00:06:38,481 I need to figure something out. 180 00:06:38,516 --> 00:06:40,000 And then as soon as she figured it out 181 00:06:40,033 --> 00:06:41,274 is when the music came. 182 00:06:41,310 --> 00:06:42,447 And then I was like, "Oh my God," 183 00:06:42,481 --> 00:06:44,033 and then it makes your adrenaline just go... 184 00:06:44,067 --> 00:06:45,137 So it was brilliant. 185 00:06:45,172 --> 00:06:46,586 I don't know if that was you, Lauren, 186 00:06:46,620 --> 00:06:48,550 or if that was Greg that made that decision, 187 00:06:48,586 --> 00:06:50,033 but I felt it. 188 00:06:50,067 --> 00:06:51,654 Every time it went silent. I leaned in 189 00:06:51,689 --> 00:06:53,240 because I knew you were trying to figure out 190 00:06:53,274 --> 00:06:56,137 what was happening to you. 191 00:06:56,172 --> 00:06:57,550 -This is a question -- 192 00:06:57,586 --> 00:06:58,930 -Yeah, well, I do think Greg -- 193 00:06:58,965 --> 00:07:00,896 Greg actually wanted you to immerse yourself 194 00:07:00,930 --> 00:07:03,067 into Connie's world just like that, 195 00:07:03,103 --> 00:07:06,274 and I think, for me, the whole setup was, 196 00:07:06,310 --> 00:07:07,793 you know, with the ferals 197 00:07:07,826 --> 00:07:10,896 and with me not actually knowing what's going on, 198 00:07:10,930 --> 00:07:12,620 it was terrifying enough already. 199 00:07:12,654 --> 00:07:14,240 And there's one moment 200 00:07:14,274 --> 00:07:16,654 when we actually are getting ready for, 201 00:07:16,689 --> 00:07:19,000 you know, going half way through the door scene 202 00:07:19,033 --> 00:07:21,654 when Virgil is actually stabbing the wall, 203 00:07:21,689 --> 00:07:23,757 and it was set up and Greg said, "Okay. 204 00:07:23,793 --> 00:07:28,000 So when the knife goes through the wall, act scared." 205 00:07:28,033 --> 00:07:30,379 And I was like, "Funny. This was not acting. 206 00:07:30,413 --> 00:07:32,240 That was a real knife coming through the wall, 207 00:07:32,274 --> 00:07:34,033 like an inch from my nose. 208 00:07:34,067 --> 00:07:37,240 I didn't have to act scared. That was real. 209 00:07:37,274 --> 00:07:39,033 Coming up, we have interviews with the cast, 210 00:07:39,067 --> 00:07:41,103 as well as the writer, also the director 211 00:07:41,137 --> 00:07:42,793 of tonight's episode, Greg Nicotero, 212 00:07:42,826 --> 00:07:44,274 plus exclusive sneak peeks 213 00:07:44,310 --> 00:07:45,896 of season 2 premiere of "World Beyond" 214 00:07:45,930 --> 00:07:47,550 and next week's episode of "The Walking Dead." 215 00:07:47,586 --> 00:07:50,481 But first, before you realize you're being hunted by cannibals 216 00:07:50,516 --> 00:07:54,067 wearing loincloths who are hungry, 217 00:07:54,103 --> 00:07:55,723 let's slow things down 218 00:07:55,757 --> 00:07:56,896 and say a final farewell 219 00:07:56,930 --> 00:07:59,586 to all those we've lost tonight. 220 00:07:59,620 --> 00:08:08,033 ♪ 221 00:08:08,067 --> 00:08:16,172 ♪ 222 00:08:16,206 --> 00:08:24,620 ♪ 223 00:08:24,654 --> 00:08:33,000 ♪ 224 00:08:33,033 --> 00:08:41,102 ♪ 225 00:08:41,136 --> 00:08:49,517 ♪ 226 00:08:49,551 --> 00:08:57,965 ♪ 227 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:06,136 ♪ 228 00:09:06,172 --> 00:09:14,620 ♪ 229 00:09:17,102 --> 00:09:21,793 ♪ 230 00:09:21,826 --> 00:09:23,895 We've seen, like other groups 231 00:09:23,931 --> 00:09:25,895 and how depraved they could be 232 00:09:25,931 --> 00:09:29,033 or how their morals have changed and things like that. 233 00:09:29,067 --> 00:09:31,654 But we wonder, you know, 234 00:09:31,688 --> 00:09:35,000 how far could somebody go and lose their humanity 235 00:09:35,033 --> 00:09:37,551 and not just like personality humanity, 236 00:09:37,586 --> 00:09:40,000 like their actual humanness. 237 00:09:40,033 --> 00:09:41,826 For the ferals in this episode, 238 00:09:41,861 --> 00:09:45,447 we thought of them as a family. 239 00:09:45,481 --> 00:09:47,895 And this was their family house 240 00:09:47,931 --> 00:09:51,033 and how after the apocalypse, 241 00:09:51,067 --> 00:09:53,724 they started just becoming 242 00:09:53,758 --> 00:09:56,172 more and more animalistic. 243 00:09:56,206 --> 00:09:59,033 And when you start focusing on just surviving 244 00:09:59,067 --> 00:10:02,309 and you kind of start to lose your sense of self, 245 00:10:02,344 --> 00:10:05,309 what would happen if you take that to the nth degree? 246 00:10:05,344 --> 00:10:08,654 [Cheers and applause] 247 00:10:08,688 --> 00:10:09,965 Welcome back to "Talking Dead." 248 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:11,206 That was the writer of tonight's episode, 249 00:10:11,240 --> 00:10:13,620 Kevin Deiboldt, on the origin of the ferals. 250 00:10:13,654 --> 00:10:14,826 We're back with Yvette Nicole Brown 251 00:10:14,861 --> 00:10:16,965 and Lauren Ridloff. 252 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:19,724 And honestly, it was interesting to hear that point of view 253 00:10:19,758 --> 00:10:21,447 because it is like the Whisperers 254 00:10:21,481 --> 00:10:23,033 to a whole other... -Yeah, level. 255 00:10:23,067 --> 00:10:24,551 -Just those animalistic urges. 256 00:10:24,586 --> 00:10:26,033 But just the idea that they're just a family, 257 00:10:26,067 --> 00:10:27,861 and one day, you know, the kids like, 258 00:10:27,895 --> 00:10:29,344 "Hey, let's just start doing this." 259 00:10:29,379 --> 00:10:32,379 And they're like, "Alright, Josh is walking around on all... 260 00:10:32,413 --> 00:10:35,551 And now we're in loincloths. Alright, we can do this." 261 00:10:35,586 --> 00:10:38,379 TeenWolfHuman on Twitter says, "1,000% freaked out. 262 00:10:38,413 --> 00:10:39,620 I don't like those things. 263 00:10:39,654 --> 00:10:41,413 I don't wanna be near those things, either." 264 00:10:41,447 --> 00:10:44,136 JustAmber19 says, "Mofo looks like a hairy golem. 265 00:10:44,172 --> 00:10:46,826 I can't do this. We cannot have more cannibals. 266 00:10:46,861 --> 00:10:49,413 We already have walkers eating us." 267 00:10:49,447 --> 00:10:52,586 And then MXKA on Twitter says, "This season is so good, 268 00:10:52,620 --> 00:10:54,620 but cannibals and haunted houses? 269 00:10:54,654 --> 00:10:56,413 No, ma'am. No, ma'am." 270 00:10:56,447 --> 00:10:58,413 -[Laughs] 271 00:10:58,447 --> 00:11:01,102 -I was sort of joking about the Feral family backstory, 272 00:11:01,136 --> 00:11:02,413 but what do you think it is? 273 00:11:02,447 --> 00:11:04,861 -You know, I was thinking that maybe -- 274 00:11:04,895 --> 00:11:06,447 I don't know how long we are into the apocalypse, 275 00:11:06,481 --> 00:11:07,965 10, 15 years in, right? 276 00:11:08,000 --> 00:11:09,620 Maybe a little longer. -Less. 277 00:11:09,654 --> 00:11:10,895 -Less? -Yeah, might be. 278 00:11:10,931 --> 00:11:12,826 I feel like it's, like -- 279 00:11:12,861 --> 00:11:14,826 because there was, like, a six-year jump, you know? 280 00:11:14,861 --> 00:11:16,724 Right, but then we've been there for five years. 281 00:11:16,758 --> 00:11:19,033 -So I think we might be like seven to nine years. 282 00:11:19,067 --> 00:11:21,206 -Okay. So, my thought was, maybe this was the mom 283 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:23,102 that had young kids. 284 00:11:23,136 --> 00:11:25,067 And so when she had a psychotic break, 285 00:11:25,102 --> 00:11:28,033 she just literally raised her kids to be feral 286 00:11:28,067 --> 00:11:29,379 because I couldn't tell how old they were, 287 00:11:29,413 --> 00:11:31,172 'cause they were so disgusting to look at. 288 00:11:31,206 --> 00:11:32,586 So I never got in there good, 289 00:11:32,620 --> 00:11:35,172 but I thought maybe it's a mom and her three kids... 290 00:11:35,206 --> 00:11:36,517 -Yeah. -...eating people. 291 00:11:36,551 --> 00:11:38,274 -Eating people. 292 00:11:38,309 --> 00:11:40,240 -I'm gonna have some of my "Talking Dead" water. 293 00:11:40,274 --> 00:11:42,067 -[Laughs] 294 00:11:42,102 --> 00:11:43,793 It's not a brand you can buy. 295 00:11:43,826 --> 00:11:45,240 When Yvette Nicole Brown is parched, 296 00:11:45,274 --> 00:11:46,551 she reaches for a refreshing "Talking Dead" water. 297 00:11:46,586 --> 00:11:48,033 -When she almost chokes on live TV, 298 00:11:48,067 --> 00:11:49,758 she reaches for "Talking Dead" water. 299 00:11:49,793 --> 00:11:52,000 -Made from zombie glaciers. 300 00:11:52,033 --> 00:11:54,000 Lauren -- -You trying to kill me? 301 00:11:54,033 --> 00:11:55,793 -Sorry, I don't -- I'm sorry. 302 00:11:55,826 --> 00:11:58,274 Lauren, in 1016, 303 00:11:58,309 --> 00:12:00,724 when Virgil found Connie on the road. 304 00:12:00,758 --> 00:12:02,172 were you worried about her? 305 00:12:02,206 --> 00:12:03,793 I feel like a lot of people were worried about her 306 00:12:03,826 --> 00:12:06,033 because we didn't -- we were worried about him. 307 00:12:08,413 --> 00:12:10,551 -Most definitely, yeah. Yeah, completely worried. 308 00:12:10,586 --> 00:12:11,724 I think so -- 309 00:12:11,758 --> 00:12:14,274 You know, for episode 1016, 310 00:12:14,309 --> 00:12:17,447 I was actually in London already starting to shoot. 311 00:12:17,481 --> 00:12:19,344 We're getting ready for another film, 312 00:12:19,379 --> 00:12:21,517 and they flew me back here 313 00:12:21,551 --> 00:12:23,895 to shoot that -- 314 00:12:23,931 --> 00:12:26,102 the very last scene that I'm laying on the road. 315 00:12:26,136 --> 00:12:27,620 And at that time, 316 00:12:27,654 --> 00:12:29,793 the whole episode hadn't been written yet. 317 00:12:29,826 --> 00:12:31,447 There was no-- nobody was sure 318 00:12:31,481 --> 00:12:33,033 who was going to find me at that point. 319 00:12:33,067 --> 00:12:35,240 They thought maybe it would be somebody 320 00:12:35,274 --> 00:12:38,274 like maybe Maggie or maybe Virgil. 321 00:12:38,309 --> 00:12:39,688 We don't know. 322 00:12:39,724 --> 00:12:41,413 So I shot the scene, 323 00:12:41,447 --> 00:12:44,965 and we shot another scene also just in case. 324 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:47,413 So really, for me, I had no idea, 325 00:12:47,447 --> 00:12:50,274 and it wasn't until later that I actually found out 326 00:12:50,309 --> 00:12:52,240 that it was Virgil who found me. 327 00:12:52,274 --> 00:12:53,586 And I just thought, 328 00:12:53,620 --> 00:12:55,931 "Oh, I'm done, I'm done. 329 00:12:55,965 --> 00:13:00,033 Connie is out of here. Bye, nice knowing you." 330 00:13:00,067 --> 00:13:02,274 [Laughter] -Well, how would you describe 331 00:13:02,309 --> 00:13:04,758 their dynamic now, Connie and Virgil? 332 00:13:07,067 --> 00:13:08,447 -Well, I think that there's a lot of trust 333 00:13:08,481 --> 00:13:09,895 that developed between them. 334 00:13:09,931 --> 00:13:12,102 You know, like, you know, it was kind of rocky at first, 335 00:13:12,136 --> 00:13:14,033 but I think towards the end, you know, 336 00:13:14,067 --> 00:13:15,861 I think they had a breakthrough, so to speak. 337 00:13:15,895 --> 00:13:18,413 When, you know, Virgil literally 338 00:13:18,447 --> 00:13:21,517 pulled Connie through the wall, that breakthrough occurred. 339 00:13:21,551 --> 00:13:23,861 I think they literally had that breakthrough at that moment, 340 00:13:23,895 --> 00:13:25,344 and they became connected. 341 00:13:25,379 --> 00:13:27,895 So it was definitely a good trusting system 342 00:13:27,931 --> 00:13:29,895 going on at that point. 343 00:13:29,931 --> 00:13:31,931 -Well, now it's time to see what everyone thought at home. 344 00:13:31,965 --> 00:13:34,931 We asked you at TWDU.com/deadlive. 345 00:13:34,965 --> 00:13:36,654 Has Virgil redeemed himself 346 00:13:36,688 --> 00:13:38,206 after everything that happened with Michonne? 347 00:13:38,240 --> 00:13:40,447 Yes, he was willing to die in order to save Connie. 348 00:13:40,481 --> 00:13:43,724 Or no, he's still got a long way to go before we can trust him. 349 00:13:43,758 --> 00:13:45,861 While the votes are calculating, 350 00:13:45,895 --> 00:13:47,758 Yvette, do you trust Virgil at this point? 351 00:13:47,793 --> 00:13:50,620 -You know, I do, because I feel like 352 00:13:50,654 --> 00:13:53,172 the fact that he found Connie and protected her -- 353 00:13:53,206 --> 00:13:54,793 if he was still lost 354 00:13:54,826 --> 00:13:56,274 or trying to clear the way 355 00:13:56,309 --> 00:13:57,895 Morgan always is trying to clear, 356 00:13:57,931 --> 00:13:58,758 then he wouldn't have protected her, 357 00:13:58,793 --> 00:13:59,688 he wouldn't have saved her. 358 00:13:59,724 --> 00:14:01,344 And I think he was prepared 359 00:14:01,379 --> 00:14:02,895 to give up his life for her because, like he said, 360 00:14:02,931 --> 00:14:04,517 Michonne gave me a second chance. 361 00:14:04,551 --> 00:14:06,033 -Right. -And now I need to pass 362 00:14:06,067 --> 00:14:06,931 that chance on to you. 363 00:14:06,965 --> 00:14:07,724 His family's gone. 364 00:14:07,758 --> 00:14:09,309 She still has her family. 365 00:14:09,344 --> 00:14:11,447 So I actually think that he did really redeem himself. 366 00:14:11,481 --> 00:14:13,688 76% say yes. 367 00:14:13,724 --> 00:14:16,965 24% still say, "I don't care. 368 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:18,793 Done with you, Virgil." 369 00:14:18,826 --> 00:14:20,379 I don't care what you do. 370 00:14:20,413 --> 00:14:23,447 You're not getting back into this heart." 371 00:14:23,481 --> 00:14:24,861 I'm really punchy today, you know? 372 00:14:24,895 --> 00:14:26,102 We went to the opening of the 373 00:14:26,136 --> 00:14:27,379 Academy of Motion Pictures last night. 374 00:14:27,413 --> 00:14:29,172 -Gorgeous. -My wife -- It was amazing. 375 00:14:29,206 --> 00:14:33,033 And my wife and I didn't go to bed until like 11:30. 376 00:14:33,067 --> 00:14:34,793 And you have to understand, during the whole pandemic, 377 00:14:34,826 --> 00:14:37,102 6:00 p.m. Pajama Club. 378 00:14:37,136 --> 00:14:39,861 Being out past 11:00 last night was like, 379 00:14:39,895 --> 00:14:41,861 "There's stuff to do at this hour?" 380 00:14:41,895 --> 00:14:43,447 -I kind of like you punchy. I've enjoyed you this evening. 381 00:14:43,481 --> 00:14:44,758 -I've really enjoyed -- 382 00:14:44,793 --> 00:14:46,033 And it's also just, like, so exhilarating 383 00:14:46,067 --> 00:14:47,586 to be back on live television. 384 00:14:47,620 --> 00:14:48,586 Alright. Enough about me. 385 00:14:48,620 --> 00:14:50,102 Connie and Virgil reactions. 386 00:14:50,136 --> 00:14:52,447 BlairBlair1979 -- "They're a perfect duo. 387 00:14:52,481 --> 00:14:54,447 I love their back and forth banter. 388 00:14:54,481 --> 00:14:58,240 ZyCarrollNegan says, "I ship Connie and Virgil. 389 00:14:58,274 --> 00:14:59,413 They're adorable. 390 00:14:59,447 --> 00:15:01,206 MelLovesMelissa says, "Certain people: 391 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:03,206 'Daryl and Connie are so cute together.' 392 00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:05,033 Virgil: 'Hold my beer.'" 393 00:15:05,067 --> 00:15:08,206 [Laughter] 394 00:15:08,240 --> 00:15:09,931 Lauren, do you have a thought 395 00:15:09,965 --> 00:15:12,102 on the Connie and Virgil shippers? 396 00:15:12,136 --> 00:15:13,931 [Laughter] 397 00:15:13,965 --> 00:15:15,895 -Ugh, what? 398 00:15:15,931 --> 00:15:17,379 -[Laughs] -Okay. 399 00:15:17,413 --> 00:15:20,206 Where did that even come from? -It came from the Internet. 400 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:22,102 -Yvette, come on, help me. Where did this come from? 401 00:15:22,136 --> 00:15:24,413 -Listen, you know me -- I can ship anything. 402 00:15:24,447 --> 00:15:26,033 So I, you know -- 403 00:15:26,067 --> 00:15:28,102 you guys do have a lot of chemistry. Like, you guys -- 404 00:15:28,136 --> 00:15:29,724 But I don't know if it's brother and sister. 405 00:15:29,758 --> 00:15:31,551 Or if it's loving -- I don't know what it is. 406 00:15:31,586 --> 00:15:33,344 But I did enjoy the two of you together. 407 00:15:33,379 --> 00:15:35,033 This is the kind of show, though, where, like, 408 00:15:35,067 --> 00:15:37,379 the second two people are nice together, 409 00:15:37,413 --> 00:15:38,758 they got a get together, right? -"I want them together!" 410 00:15:38,793 --> 00:15:40,172 Listen, I can ship anything, 411 00:15:40,206 --> 00:15:41,586 and I've been told I ship too much. 412 00:15:41,620 --> 00:15:42,965 This is the first time in my life that I'm going, 413 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:44,793 I'm not going to ship the way I normally do, 414 00:15:44,826 --> 00:15:45,965 but you guys were really cute together. 415 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:47,172 -This is a new Yvette Nicole Brown. 416 00:15:47,206 --> 00:15:49,172 Listen, I've been through the COVID. 417 00:15:49,206 --> 00:15:51,172 I'm different now. The pandemic. 418 00:15:51,206 --> 00:15:52,826 Before we go to break, 419 00:15:52,861 --> 00:15:53,895 you can keep the conversation going -- 420 00:15:53,931 --> 00:15:55,895 -Well, just don't ship me with the ferals. 421 00:15:55,931 --> 00:15:57,620 That's all... -No! [Laughs] Deal. 422 00:15:57,654 --> 00:15:59,033 -The ferals are done. 423 00:15:59,067 --> 00:16:02,206 The ferals -- That ship sailed! 424 00:16:02,240 --> 00:16:05,172 It was, like, in true horror movie fashion. 425 00:16:05,206 --> 00:16:06,172 -That was a crash. It's like the Titanic. 426 00:16:06,206 --> 00:16:07,206 -Release the zombies. 427 00:16:07,240 --> 00:16:09,033 Release the walkers on the ferals. 428 00:16:09,067 --> 00:16:10,274 And it's, you know, at that point, 429 00:16:10,309 --> 00:16:12,551 I expect the ferals to stand up and go, "Oh, my God. 430 00:16:12,586 --> 00:16:14,274 We've been wrong this whole time. 431 00:16:14,309 --> 00:16:16,067 What have we done?" -They're so gone. 432 00:16:16,102 --> 00:16:17,274 "What have we been doing?" -They are dinner. 433 00:16:17,309 --> 00:16:18,861 -Ah, it's too late. 434 00:16:18,895 --> 00:16:20,379 Before we go to break, you can keep the conversation going 435 00:16:20,413 --> 00:16:23,413 by following FearHQ on Twitch. 436 00:16:23,447 --> 00:16:26,654 They are live four days a week discussing all things horror 437 00:16:26,688 --> 00:16:28,067 and "The Walking Dead." 438 00:16:28,102 --> 00:16:30,517 This, of course, was the TWD Universe Channel. 439 00:16:30,551 --> 00:16:32,793 Fear HQ going on right now. 440 00:16:32,826 --> 00:16:33,895 Coming up, we have interviews from the set, 441 00:16:33,931 --> 00:16:35,413 including with Lauren Cohan, 442 00:16:35,447 --> 00:16:36,688 and an exclusive sneak peek 443 00:16:36,724 --> 00:16:38,033 of next week's episode of "The Walking Dead" 444 00:16:38,067 --> 00:16:39,447 and season 2 premiere of "World Beyond." 445 00:16:39,481 --> 00:16:41,688 We'll be right back on "Talking Dead." 446 00:16:41,724 --> 00:16:43,344 [Cheers and applause] 447 00:16:43,379 --> 00:16:47,000 ♪ 448 00:16:49,067 --> 00:16:53,931 ♪ 449 00:16:53,965 --> 00:16:56,067 -The thing I liked about the episode, 450 00:16:56,102 --> 00:16:58,033 as I was imagining it, was, 451 00:16:58,067 --> 00:17:01,344 if you're looking at any dark, 452 00:17:01,379 --> 00:17:03,965 shadowed section of a room, 453 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:06,240 something could come crawling out from there. 454 00:17:06,275 --> 00:17:08,067 And if you're walking by and you look up, 455 00:17:08,103 --> 00:17:09,517 something could be perched there. 456 00:17:09,550 --> 00:17:11,240 I love the idea that 457 00:17:11,275 --> 00:17:13,240 the ferals were always watching them, 458 00:17:13,275 --> 00:17:14,550 and it was almost like 459 00:17:14,586 --> 00:17:16,619 they were sort of toying with them a little bit. 460 00:17:16,654 --> 00:17:17,931 One of the things about the ferals, 461 00:17:17,964 --> 00:17:20,240 that wasn't necessarily just prosthetic based, 462 00:17:20,275 --> 00:17:22,895 but was more embracing 463 00:17:22,931 --> 00:17:27,103 some sort of Cirque du Soleil performance sort of styles. 464 00:17:27,136 --> 00:17:29,826 Having our performers, like, run on all fours, 465 00:17:29,862 --> 00:17:31,862 see how quickly they could move 466 00:17:31,895 --> 00:17:34,550 and how they could keep their shoulders up 467 00:17:34,586 --> 00:17:37,689 and just have it look strange and unsettling. 468 00:17:37,723 --> 00:17:39,205 The biggest challenge, of course, 469 00:17:39,240 --> 00:17:41,586 was having to deal with the fact 470 00:17:41,619 --> 00:17:43,792 that we didn't want them to look like zombies. 471 00:17:43,826 --> 00:17:45,689 You know, they should be thin. 472 00:17:45,723 --> 00:17:47,689 They should be emaciated looking. 473 00:17:47,723 --> 00:17:49,517 A lot of them had long hair. 474 00:17:49,550 --> 00:17:51,723 We gave them brow prosthetics 475 00:17:51,758 --> 00:17:53,413 to sort of remove their eyebrows 476 00:17:53,448 --> 00:17:55,931 and just make them look just a little strange. 477 00:17:55,964 --> 00:17:57,550 But I was really, really proud 478 00:17:57,586 --> 00:17:59,723 of all of the Feral performers 479 00:17:59,758 --> 00:18:02,378 for being gung ho to kind of 480 00:18:02,413 --> 00:18:04,136 crawl around on all fours 481 00:18:04,172 --> 00:18:07,654 and jump off of furniture and attack zombies 482 00:18:07,689 --> 00:18:10,034 and just generally give us 483 00:18:10,067 --> 00:18:12,689 this great element of creepiness 484 00:18:12,723 --> 00:18:16,517 that we haven't really explored in the show before. 485 00:18:16,550 --> 00:18:18,689 [Cheers and applause] 486 00:18:18,723 --> 00:18:20,378 Welcome back to "Talking Dead." 487 00:18:20,413 --> 00:18:22,067 That was Greg Nicotero, who directed tonight's episode 488 00:18:22,103 --> 00:18:23,792 on what went into the choreography 489 00:18:23,826 --> 00:18:25,723 and overall aesthetic of the ferals. 490 00:18:25,758 --> 00:18:28,172 We're back with Yvette and Lauren. 491 00:18:28,205 --> 00:18:30,034 It's just funny. You read in your notebook, like -- 492 00:18:30,067 --> 00:18:31,344 What was one of the first things 493 00:18:31,378 --> 00:18:32,723 you wrote when you watched the episode, Yvette. 494 00:18:32,758 --> 00:18:35,758 -I wrote, "The house is spooky but somewhat tidy." 495 00:18:35,792 --> 00:18:37,309 It was like the first -- the first -- 496 00:18:37,344 --> 00:18:38,517 when they first went in, I don't know, 497 00:18:38,550 --> 00:18:40,034 what it looked like it was a well-kept house. 498 00:18:40,067 --> 00:18:41,550 Boy, was I wrong? -Well, maybe they -- 499 00:18:41,586 --> 00:18:44,067 You don't know if they're like... 500 00:18:44,103 --> 00:18:46,481 Little cleaning up and... 501 00:18:46,517 --> 00:18:48,205 Just get the mirror. 502 00:18:48,240 --> 00:18:50,240 What were they like up close, Lauren? 503 00:18:52,205 --> 00:18:56,103 -Well, the ferals, I have to say... 504 00:18:56,136 --> 00:18:57,931 Well, the very first day that we were on set, 505 00:18:57,964 --> 00:18:59,792 they -- they brought in the ferals, 506 00:18:59,826 --> 00:19:02,034 and I was afraid to look at them 507 00:19:02,067 --> 00:19:04,550 because, you know, they were kind of naked. 508 00:19:04,586 --> 00:19:06,586 You know, and I wanted to respect their privacy, 509 00:19:06,619 --> 00:19:08,689 so I don't want to stare. 510 00:19:08,723 --> 00:19:12,240 So it just took time to time, and I was like, no, no, no. 511 00:19:12,275 --> 00:19:15,344 You know, the body makeup that they had was amazing. 512 00:19:15,378 --> 00:19:18,309 I just -- You know, it was really creepy. 513 00:19:18,344 --> 00:19:21,517 I mean, it's such a talented group of people. 514 00:19:21,550 --> 00:19:24,172 -These -- I want to -- 515 00:19:24,205 --> 00:19:26,344 Just because, you know, we have a limited time 516 00:19:26,378 --> 00:19:28,067 that we want to get to a lot of stuff. 517 00:19:28,103 --> 00:19:29,964 We have to talk about the reunion, 518 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:31,344 the Connie and Kelly reunion. 519 00:19:31,378 --> 00:19:32,344 These are some reactions. 520 00:19:32,378 --> 00:19:34,862 MaggieXNegan11 on Twitter, 521 00:19:34,895 --> 00:19:35,964 "Literally crying right now. 522 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:38,619 Connie and Kelly, 'Talking Dead.'" 523 00:19:38,654 --> 00:19:41,689 RitasHittles -- "They're finally reunited. My Heart." 524 00:19:41,723 --> 00:19:43,205 And GrimesClark on Twitter said, 525 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:45,689 "The way they had Connie and Kelly reunite was just perfect. 526 00:19:45,723 --> 00:19:48,689 It was always meant for Kelly to be the first one to find her. 527 00:19:48,723 --> 00:19:50,034 Man, I'm a puddle of emotions. 528 00:19:50,067 --> 00:19:53,481 The slingshot sisters are back for good, y'all." 529 00:19:53,517 --> 00:19:55,034 And so this -- 530 00:19:55,067 --> 00:19:57,034 One question that we've been getting -- 531 00:19:57,067 --> 00:19:59,862 This comes from Wasteland Comics on Instagram. 532 00:19:59,895 --> 00:20:02,931 What did you write in your notebook, Yvette, 533 00:20:02,964 --> 00:20:04,862 when Connie finally reunited with Kelly? 534 00:20:04,895 --> 00:20:07,619 -Reunited, and it feels so good. -[Laughs] Nice. Nice. 535 00:20:07,654 --> 00:20:09,895 -I may have even sung along. 536 00:20:09,931 --> 00:20:12,448 First of all, Angel Theory. Shout out to her. 537 00:20:12,481 --> 00:20:16,723 She also -- Her face just shows everything and the tears -- 538 00:20:16,758 --> 00:20:18,240 Like, when she saw -- when she saw Lauren, 539 00:20:18,275 --> 00:20:21,034 when Kelly saw Connie, the tears were, like, immediate 540 00:20:21,067 --> 00:20:23,067 and the embrace was just -- you just felt it. 541 00:20:23,103 --> 00:20:26,240 You just realized that her hope 542 00:20:26,275 --> 00:20:27,931 was -- was --was worth it. 543 00:20:27,964 --> 00:20:29,240 Her sister -- Her sister's alive. 544 00:20:29,275 --> 00:20:30,240 It was everything. -Yeah. 545 00:20:30,275 --> 00:20:31,481 Angel's just so wonderful. 546 00:20:31,517 --> 00:20:33,481 -Oh, my God. -Such a great job on the show. 547 00:20:33,517 --> 00:20:36,344 Lauren, what was the -- what was that reunion scene 548 00:20:36,378 --> 00:20:38,895 like to shoot? 549 00:20:38,931 --> 00:20:40,758 -Well, I have to say it was very real. 550 00:20:40,792 --> 00:20:42,964 When I first read the script, 551 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:45,067 my eyes started blowing up. 552 00:20:45,103 --> 00:20:47,862 You know, and I texted Greg at that point, 553 00:20:47,895 --> 00:20:52,240 and I said, "Is there any way that I could not see Angel 554 00:20:52,275 --> 00:20:54,481 until we actually shoot that scene, 555 00:20:54,517 --> 00:20:55,481 until we get ready? 556 00:20:55,517 --> 00:20:57,723 'Cause I hadn't seen Angel 557 00:20:57,758 --> 00:21:01,034 from the time I left for London during the pandemic, 558 00:21:01,067 --> 00:21:04,000 and Angel is like my little sister, truly. 559 00:21:04,034 --> 00:21:06,034 We're so very connected, 560 00:21:06,067 --> 00:21:08,172 and we connected a few times through FaceTime, 561 00:21:08,205 --> 00:21:09,723 But I just missed this girl. 562 00:21:09,758 --> 00:21:12,758 So, Greg loved that idea, 563 00:21:12,792 --> 00:21:15,448 and he said, "Yes, I will keep you guys apart..." 564 00:21:15,481 --> 00:21:17,931 -Wow. "...until we actually shot 565 00:21:17,964 --> 00:21:19,034 that scene, until that moment. 566 00:21:19,067 --> 00:21:20,931 So what you actually saw was real. 567 00:21:20,964 --> 00:21:22,758 That was the first time we saw each other 568 00:21:22,792 --> 00:21:24,344 after such a long while. -Ahh! 569 00:21:24,378 --> 00:21:25,586 -That's amazing. That's such a -- 570 00:21:25,619 --> 00:21:26,826 that's such a brilliant idea, 571 00:21:26,862 --> 00:21:29,723 and it really was captured. 572 00:21:29,758 --> 00:21:31,723 We just have to take a quick break. 573 00:21:31,758 --> 00:21:33,413 When we come back, we're gonna have an interview from the set 574 00:21:33,448 --> 00:21:35,205 with Lauren Cohan, 575 00:21:35,240 --> 00:21:38,067 two exclusive sneak peeks of two "Walking Dead" shows. 576 00:21:38,103 --> 00:21:40,309 But first, are you ready to go Inside the Dead? 577 00:21:40,344 --> 00:21:41,895 Well, here's some inside info from tonight's episode 578 00:21:41,931 --> 00:21:43,309 that you can't get anywhere else. 579 00:21:43,344 --> 00:21:44,689 Please enjoy. 580 00:21:44,723 --> 00:21:53,586 ♪ 581 00:21:53,619 --> 00:22:02,481 ♪ 582 00:22:02,517 --> 00:22:11,344 ♪ 583 00:22:11,378 --> 00:22:20,205 ♪ 584 00:22:20,240 --> 00:22:29,067 ♪ 585 00:22:29,103 --> 00:22:37,964 ♪ 586 00:22:40,240 --> 00:22:44,862 ♪ 587 00:22:44,895 --> 00:22:46,654 -Negan sort of gives a lot of pushback 588 00:22:46,689 --> 00:22:48,172 about this being a suicide mission 589 00:22:48,205 --> 00:22:50,034 and this being a terrible idea. 590 00:22:50,067 --> 00:22:52,723 There is the possibility that we will die, 591 00:22:52,758 --> 00:22:56,792 but there's almost enough chance 592 00:22:56,826 --> 00:22:59,448 and these kids are almost old enough 593 00:22:59,481 --> 00:23:02,895 that if we give them sustenance just a little bit longer 594 00:23:02,931 --> 00:23:04,689 that they could potentially survive, 595 00:23:04,723 --> 00:23:06,205 or, you know, at least the adults that are there 596 00:23:06,240 --> 00:23:07,895 and Alexandria -- 597 00:23:07,931 --> 00:23:09,481 that it wouldn't be the end of the world 598 00:23:09,517 --> 00:23:12,000 if we died and they lived, rather than all of us going. 599 00:23:12,034 --> 00:23:15,862 And I think that that's the central focus. 600 00:23:15,895 --> 00:23:18,481 It's the survival of civilization 601 00:23:18,517 --> 00:23:20,895 and the survival of human beings, 602 00:23:20,931 --> 00:23:24,000 but also of a mindset of sacrifice. 603 00:23:24,034 --> 00:23:28,586 [Cheers and applause] 604 00:23:28,619 --> 00:23:30,103 Welcome back to "Talking Dead." 605 00:23:30,136 --> 00:23:32,067 That was Lauren Cohan on why Maggie 606 00:23:32,103 --> 00:23:34,067 is willing to risk everything to complete her mission. 607 00:23:34,103 --> 00:23:37,205 We're back with Yvette and Lauren Ridloff. 608 00:23:37,240 --> 00:23:38,826 Yvette, what's been your reaction 609 00:23:38,862 --> 00:23:40,413 to Maggie's storyline this season? 610 00:23:40,448 --> 00:23:43,550 -Maggie is very, very dark this season. 611 00:23:43,586 --> 00:23:45,931 Not that there isn't a reason, 612 00:23:45,964 --> 00:23:46,895 but I kind of felt like a couple of times, 613 00:23:46,931 --> 00:23:48,517 like, in that first episode back, 614 00:23:48,550 --> 00:23:50,481 I was like, "Is this a villain origin story?" 615 00:23:50,517 --> 00:23:53,000 Like, are we about to see -- is she the next Governor? 616 00:23:53,034 --> 00:23:55,344 Like, is this how it begins for her? 617 00:23:55,378 --> 00:23:57,481 I understand why she's that way, 618 00:23:57,517 --> 00:23:59,517 but she's dark, 619 00:23:59,550 --> 00:24:02,654 and listen, Carol has killed way more people than Maggie has 620 00:24:02,689 --> 00:24:05,275 and in really more horrible ways. 621 00:24:05,309 --> 00:24:07,034 -From what we've seen. -Yeah, from what we've seen. 622 00:24:07,067 --> 00:24:08,895 Yeah, 'cause Maggie could be on a spree. 623 00:24:08,931 --> 00:24:09,758 -We don't know. -But I'm saying, 624 00:24:09,792 --> 00:24:11,517 I -- I always -- 625 00:24:11,550 --> 00:24:13,517 Maggie felt more gangster than Carol did to me, 626 00:24:13,550 --> 00:24:15,000 like, the way she was killing, 627 00:24:15,034 --> 00:24:16,378 and her decision making just seemed 628 00:24:16,413 --> 00:24:18,172 a little bit darker than even Carol, 629 00:24:18,205 --> 00:24:20,550 and Carol's pretty dark at times. 630 00:24:20,586 --> 00:24:22,826 -Lauren, what did you think of the reveal 631 00:24:22,862 --> 00:24:26,205 of Maggie's group hiding under the trapdoor? 632 00:24:28,344 --> 00:24:30,240 -Well, I think that was actually so interesting. 633 00:24:30,275 --> 00:24:32,413 It was such an interesting parallel. 634 00:24:32,448 --> 00:24:33,826 The theme of the whole show, 635 00:24:33,862 --> 00:24:36,826 of the whole episode actually, is on the inside. 636 00:24:36,862 --> 00:24:38,517 So, I think it was really nice parallel 637 00:24:38,550 --> 00:24:41,103 to see Maggie's group hiding under the floorboards 638 00:24:41,136 --> 00:24:44,172 and looking up from inside. 639 00:24:44,205 --> 00:24:45,826 And also compared to Connie 640 00:24:45,862 --> 00:24:47,344 looking through and peering through the windows 641 00:24:47,378 --> 00:24:49,000 from inside the walls. 642 00:24:49,034 --> 00:24:51,034 And the same thing with Daryl, 643 00:24:51,067 --> 00:24:54,862 who is hiding within himself, you know, playing. 644 00:24:54,895 --> 00:24:56,758 He's pretending to be somebody else, 645 00:24:56,792 --> 00:24:59,000 you know, torturing Frost. 646 00:24:59,034 --> 00:25:01,034 -That was a really genius way to put that. 647 00:25:01,067 --> 00:25:03,586 He is hiding within himself. -Yep. 648 00:25:03,619 --> 00:25:06,172 -And that whole, like -- 649 00:25:06,205 --> 00:25:08,034 The scene with Frost, where's it's -- 650 00:25:08,067 --> 00:25:09,550 I didn't -- I thought Frost 651 00:25:09,586 --> 00:25:10,862 was going to give up some information 652 00:25:10,895 --> 00:25:12,413 before Daryl cut off the finger, and it's like, 653 00:25:12,448 --> 00:25:15,344 "Oh, I guess they have to make this choice of, 654 00:25:15,378 --> 00:25:17,895 "Well, I'm going to have to go to an extreme 655 00:25:17,931 --> 00:25:21,034 to protect both of us from dying." 656 00:25:21,067 --> 00:25:23,067 But what was your reaction, Lauren, 657 00:25:23,103 --> 00:25:26,654 to seeing Daryl cut off Frost's fingers? 658 00:25:26,689 --> 00:25:28,654 -Well, I was thinking, "Wow -- 659 00:25:28,689 --> 00:25:30,000 I mean, Norman, I think, 660 00:25:30,034 --> 00:25:31,758 you know, is pretty much a method actor. 661 00:25:31,792 --> 00:25:33,067 I mean, he gets into character, 662 00:25:33,103 --> 00:25:35,517 and now I'm watching Daryl 663 00:25:35,550 --> 00:25:37,240 being a method actor also. 664 00:25:37,275 --> 00:25:40,689 So getting in, like, literally went all the way. 665 00:25:40,723 --> 00:25:43,034 I mean, it was mind blowing, meta. 666 00:25:43,067 --> 00:25:46,413 -Were you worried, Yvette, that it feels like 667 00:25:46,448 --> 00:25:48,034 Frost maybe gave something up on Daryl. 668 00:25:48,067 --> 00:25:50,758 -Absolutely. I'm very nervous. 669 00:25:50,792 --> 00:25:52,034 I didn't like how Pope 670 00:25:52,067 --> 00:25:53,931 looked at Daryl when they came back. 671 00:25:53,964 --> 00:25:55,517 I didn't like how he put the arm around Carver, 672 00:25:55,550 --> 00:25:58,205 and they're just walking in, and he's whispering in his ear. 673 00:25:58,240 --> 00:26:00,378 I'm very nervous for next week. I don't know what -- 674 00:26:00,413 --> 00:26:02,378 And you could see it on Daryl face, too. 675 00:26:02,413 --> 00:26:03,826 Daryl is not sure 676 00:26:03,862 --> 00:26:05,034 whether he said something or not, either. 677 00:26:05,067 --> 00:26:07,689 Like, this is scary for me. -Yeah. 678 00:26:07,723 --> 00:26:10,309 So earlier -- Oh, actually, we did -- 679 00:26:10,344 --> 00:26:13,240 By the way, we did do a poll earlier. 680 00:26:13,275 --> 00:26:15,067 Did Frost give up Daryl before Pope killed him? 681 00:26:15,103 --> 00:26:16,689 60% said no. 682 00:26:16,723 --> 00:26:18,309 40% said yes. 683 00:26:18,344 --> 00:26:20,689 So pretty close to 50-50. 684 00:26:20,723 --> 00:26:22,654 I feel like he might have given up something. 685 00:26:22,689 --> 00:26:24,275 This is for Lauren. 686 00:26:24,309 --> 00:26:26,344 MeadowRose35 on Instagram. 687 00:26:26,378 --> 00:26:28,205 "How does she feel about Carol 688 00:26:28,240 --> 00:26:30,000 after being trapped in the cave?" 689 00:26:30,034 --> 00:26:31,067 A lot of people want to know this. 690 00:26:31,103 --> 00:26:33,758 -Yes. 691 00:26:33,792 --> 00:26:35,826 -Well, I don't think Connie 692 00:26:35,862 --> 00:26:39,826 actually holds any anger or resentment towards Carol. 693 00:26:39,862 --> 00:26:42,586 I mean, because remember the scene that Carol 694 00:26:42,619 --> 00:26:46,723 was experiencing claustrophobia in the cave. 695 00:26:46,758 --> 00:26:49,586 I think that now Connie actually understands Carol 696 00:26:49,619 --> 00:26:51,378 even more than ever. 697 00:26:51,413 --> 00:26:52,758 -That makes a lot of sense. 698 00:26:52,792 --> 00:26:55,034 Do you think, Yvette, does Carol need to apologize 699 00:26:55,067 --> 00:26:56,517 for almost getting Connie killed. 700 00:26:56,550 --> 00:26:57,723 -Absolutely. -You think so? 701 00:26:57,758 --> 00:26:59,481 -Absolutely. What I love -- 702 00:26:59,517 --> 00:27:01,586 What I love that Angela and the creators of the show did, 703 00:27:01,619 --> 00:27:02,689 they let -- 704 00:27:02,723 --> 00:27:04,758 Kelly forgave Carol early, 705 00:27:04,792 --> 00:27:07,517 which allowed the viewers to forgive Carol early. 706 00:27:07,550 --> 00:27:10,067 And also, Carol has never forgiven herself, 707 00:27:10,103 --> 00:27:11,550 which I think also helps. 708 00:27:11,586 --> 00:27:13,000 And now that Connie's back, 709 00:27:13,034 --> 00:27:14,895 we all can just breathe a sigh of relief. 710 00:27:14,931 --> 00:27:16,309 But I do think the first thing Carol says 711 00:27:16,344 --> 00:27:17,654 to her should be, I'm sorry. 712 00:27:17,689 --> 00:27:19,895 -You think so? -Oh, absolutely. 713 00:27:19,931 --> 00:27:22,205 -Let's take some viewer questions. 714 00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:25,378 This is from ElizabethSlingX on Twitter -- 715 00:27:25,413 --> 00:27:27,205 Oh, and this is a question about "The Eternals," 716 00:27:27,240 --> 00:27:30,448 And by the way, congratulations, Lauren. 717 00:27:30,481 --> 00:27:32,964 Oh, my gosh. -Thank you. Thank you. 718 00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:34,619 -God, that's so cool. -It's so cool. 719 00:27:34,654 --> 00:27:37,309 -Yeah, I always think that Marvel has 720 00:27:37,344 --> 00:27:38,481 an eye on "The Walking Dead" cast. 721 00:27:38,517 --> 00:27:40,344 -Absolutely. 722 00:27:40,378 --> 00:27:43,240 The best actors in Hollywood are on "The Walking Dead." 723 00:27:43,275 --> 00:27:45,689 So this -- 724 00:27:45,723 --> 00:27:47,689 So Elizabeth wanted to know 725 00:27:47,723 --> 00:27:50,136 just the differences between your "Walking Dead" character 726 00:27:50,172 --> 00:27:52,964 and your "Eternals" character or similarities. 727 00:27:54,964 --> 00:27:57,517 -Well, I think the first thing that comes to mind 728 00:27:57,550 --> 00:28:01,413 is that they're both kind of, you know -- 729 00:28:01,448 --> 00:28:03,723 They're kind of, like, Dom from "Fast and the Furious." 730 00:28:03,758 --> 00:28:05,275 They're big on family. -Uh-huh. 731 00:28:05,309 --> 00:28:07,172 So... 732 00:28:07,205 --> 00:28:09,000 So, I guess I could say that. 733 00:28:09,034 --> 00:28:11,205 -I mean, how do you feel -- 734 00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:13,862 Like, this is a silly question, but, you know, 735 00:28:13,895 --> 00:28:16,067 this huge movie's gonna come out, and you're in it. 736 00:28:16,103 --> 00:28:17,895 I mean, how do you feel? 737 00:28:17,931 --> 00:28:21,136 How can you encapsulate that? 738 00:28:21,172 --> 00:28:23,550 -Well, I think I'm still processing the fact 739 00:28:23,586 --> 00:28:26,205 that I'm actually, you know, on "The Walking Dead" in itself. 740 00:28:26,240 --> 00:28:29,309 Honey, you're getting ahead of yourself now. 741 00:28:29,344 --> 00:28:32,517 Chill out a little bit. [Laughter] 742 00:28:32,550 --> 00:28:34,172 I was on one of the biggest TV shows. 743 00:28:34,205 --> 00:28:35,654 And now I'm on one of the biggest movies. 744 00:28:35,689 --> 00:28:37,654 But we are so excited for you. 745 00:28:37,689 --> 00:28:40,654 I cannot wait to see this movie, Lauren. 746 00:28:40,689 --> 00:28:43,172 Before we go to break, I want to show you this. 747 00:28:43,205 --> 00:28:47,550 This is "The Art of The Walking Dead Universe" book, 748 00:28:47,586 --> 00:28:50,172 featuring amazing artwork from all "The Walking Dead" shows 749 00:28:50,205 --> 00:28:51,586 over the past 11 years. 750 00:28:51,619 --> 00:28:53,586 If you go to TWDUShop.com, 751 00:28:53,619 --> 00:28:55,067 you can get yourself one. 752 00:28:55,103 --> 00:28:57,413 And, of course, everyone in the studio audience 753 00:28:57,448 --> 00:28:59,034 is going to get them. 754 00:28:59,067 --> 00:29:01,034 [Cheers and applause] 755 00:29:01,067 --> 00:29:02,758 We're gonna give them to you later, 756 00:29:02,792 --> 00:29:04,205 because I feel like it would be not safe 757 00:29:04,240 --> 00:29:05,689 if I just started throwing them into the audience. 758 00:29:05,723 --> 00:29:07,034 They're quite heavy. 759 00:29:07,067 --> 00:29:08,413 Coming up, we have exclusive sneak peeks 760 00:29:08,448 --> 00:29:10,000 of both next week's episode of "The Walking Dead" 761 00:29:10,034 --> 00:29:11,550 and season 2 premiere of "World Beyond." 762 00:29:11,586 --> 00:29:13,826 But first, here's writer Kevin Deiboldt again 763 00:29:13,862 --> 00:29:15,826 on Daryl's interrogation of Frost. 764 00:29:15,862 --> 00:29:17,448 Check it out. 765 00:29:17,481 --> 00:29:19,309 -The scene where Daryl torture's Frost 766 00:29:19,344 --> 00:29:21,413 was a challenging one 767 00:29:21,448 --> 00:29:23,034 to kind of navigate in the beginning 768 00:29:23,067 --> 00:29:25,862 and figure out exactly... 769 00:29:25,895 --> 00:29:28,205 how Daryl handles the situation, 770 00:29:28,240 --> 00:29:30,000 It plays with the classic tropes 771 00:29:30,034 --> 00:29:31,550 of when you're going undercover somewhere 772 00:29:31,586 --> 00:29:33,517 and having to prove yourself, 773 00:29:33,550 --> 00:29:36,378 and you have this person in Frost 774 00:29:36,413 --> 00:29:39,758 where they have a connection. 775 00:29:39,792 --> 00:29:42,895 But they both kind of understand what the score is. 776 00:29:42,931 --> 00:29:45,448 And so we needed Daryl 777 00:29:45,481 --> 00:29:47,344 to communicate to Frost 778 00:29:47,378 --> 00:29:50,723 without tipping off the other people in the room. 779 00:29:50,758 --> 00:29:53,000 And so he needs to get Frost 780 00:29:53,034 --> 00:29:55,792 to understand what he's going for, 781 00:29:55,826 --> 00:29:57,550 because Daryl's goals are twofold. 782 00:29:57,586 --> 00:30:00,586 One, he wants to keep Frost alive, 783 00:30:00,619 --> 00:30:02,550 and two, he wants to keep Maggie alive. 784 00:30:02,586 --> 00:30:04,758 And so it's a tightrope 785 00:30:04,792 --> 00:30:06,240 that Daryl has to walk, 786 00:30:06,275 --> 00:30:08,654 and hopefully, it works out. 787 00:30:08,689 --> 00:30:10,895 And if it costs Frost his finger, 788 00:30:10,931 --> 00:30:13,172 then hopefully that's a price 789 00:30:13,205 --> 00:30:14,586 that is worth it. 790 00:30:14,619 --> 00:30:16,205 Unfortunately, when Daryl comes back, 791 00:30:16,240 --> 00:30:17,826 it's not quite the same. 792 00:30:17,862 --> 00:30:19,378 Daryl and Leah are on the outside, 793 00:30:19,413 --> 00:30:20,517 and Frost is dead, 794 00:30:20,550 --> 00:30:22,895 and nobody really knows where they stand. 795 00:30:23,205 --> 00:30:27,723 ♪ 796 00:30:31,034 --> 00:30:35,689 ♪ 797 00:30:35,723 --> 00:30:39,309 -Hi. My name is Sarah, 798 00:30:39,344 --> 00:30:41,723 and I love "The Walking Dead." 799 00:30:41,758 --> 00:30:44,067 I love the deep, 800 00:30:44,103 --> 00:30:45,654 intricate relationships 801 00:30:45,689 --> 00:30:47,034 between the characters 802 00:30:47,067 --> 00:30:49,205 and how you actually get to know them, 803 00:30:49,240 --> 00:30:52,723 and you end up having connections with them. 804 00:30:52,758 --> 00:30:54,034 One of the most profound things 805 00:30:54,067 --> 00:30:56,205 that has ever happened to me in my life, 806 00:30:56,240 --> 00:30:57,550 and my family's 807 00:30:57,586 --> 00:30:59,103 happened in Senoia, Georgia, 808 00:30:59,136 --> 00:31:01,275 because of "The Walking Dead." 809 00:31:01,309 --> 00:31:05,654 So, my mom and I hopped on a flight to Senoia, Georgia, 810 00:31:05,689 --> 00:31:09,172 to see the real Woodbury and to see where 811 00:31:09,205 --> 00:31:11,517 "The Walking Dead" cast had filmed. 812 00:31:11,550 --> 00:31:12,862 Spent the weekend there, 813 00:31:12,895 --> 00:31:14,826 and we were driving around, 814 00:31:14,862 --> 00:31:18,654 and my mom grabbed my arm and screamed, 815 00:31:18,689 --> 00:31:21,964 and she was like, "Sarah, I just saw this dog. 816 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:23,689 This skinny dog, I just saw him. 817 00:31:23,723 --> 00:31:25,517 He was running by the road." 818 00:31:25,550 --> 00:31:28,826 We waited there for about two hours 819 00:31:28,862 --> 00:31:30,103 for the rescuers to get there, 820 00:31:30,136 --> 00:31:33,654 and once we knew that he was in good hands 821 00:31:33,689 --> 00:31:35,481 and he was going to get the care he needed, 822 00:31:35,517 --> 00:31:37,103 we come back to Florida. 823 00:31:37,136 --> 00:31:39,964 Two weeks go by, and and for some reason, 824 00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:43,034 I cannot get this dog out of my mind. 825 00:31:43,067 --> 00:31:45,136 My mom and I reached out to the shelter, 826 00:31:45,172 --> 00:31:47,550 and it turns out that he was still there. 827 00:31:47,586 --> 00:31:50,550 My mom drove to Georgia overnight, 828 00:31:50,586 --> 00:31:53,586 and we adopted her, 829 00:31:53,619 --> 00:31:57,172 and he has been a huge part of our family, 830 00:31:57,205 --> 00:32:00,550 and it's all because of "The Walking Dead." 831 00:32:00,586 --> 00:32:03,448 [Cheers and applause] 832 00:32:03,481 --> 00:32:06,034 That face! 833 00:32:06,067 --> 00:32:07,481 Oh, that puppy face. You just wanna... 834 00:32:07,517 --> 00:32:10,172 -Oh, gosh. -Oh, he was so sweet. 835 00:32:10,205 --> 00:32:13,378 That was this week's Featured Fan, Sarah Priem, 836 00:32:13,413 --> 00:32:15,344 on what "The Walking Dead" means to her. 837 00:32:15,378 --> 00:32:16,826 If you would like a chance 838 00:32:16,862 --> 00:32:18,205 to be featured on "Talking Dead" like Sarah, 839 00:32:18,240 --> 00:32:20,240 send us the 30 second video of herself explaining 840 00:32:20,275 --> 00:32:22,000 how "The Walking Dead" has impacted you 841 00:32:22,034 --> 00:32:24,654 at fansubmission@talkingdead.tv. 842 00:32:24,689 --> 00:32:26,586 And now Sarah's gonna ask a question via video. 843 00:32:26,619 --> 00:32:28,550 So let's roll it. 844 00:32:28,586 --> 00:32:30,448 -My question is for Lauren. 845 00:32:30,481 --> 00:32:33,205 Do you think Connie will finally be able to get some sleep? 846 00:32:33,240 --> 00:32:34,654 Or do you think she'll still 847 00:32:34,689 --> 00:32:36,448 have nightmares that keep her awake? 848 00:32:36,481 --> 00:32:38,862 -[Chuckles] Yeah. 849 00:32:38,895 --> 00:32:40,654 -That is a very good question. 850 00:32:40,689 --> 00:32:43,344 I think that Connie will finally get some sleep 851 00:32:43,378 --> 00:32:46,000 just because she is so exhausted 852 00:32:46,034 --> 00:32:47,378 and, you know, she's safe. 853 00:32:47,413 --> 00:32:49,205 She's with her sister again. 854 00:32:49,240 --> 00:32:51,862 But I don't think that Connie 855 00:32:51,895 --> 00:32:54,067 is completely over that experience. 856 00:32:54,103 --> 00:32:55,481 I think she definitely needs to process it 857 00:32:55,517 --> 00:32:59,000 with some more people from the community. 858 00:32:59,034 --> 00:33:00,895 -Well, now we want to see what everyone thought at home. 859 00:33:00,931 --> 00:33:03,378 We asked you at TWDU.com/deadlive, 860 00:33:03,413 --> 00:33:06,378 Do you think Daryl really wants another chance with Leah? 861 00:33:06,413 --> 00:33:09,378 -Ugh. -Yeah [Laughs] 862 00:33:09,413 --> 00:33:12,000 Well, I know what you think. 863 00:33:12,034 --> 00:33:14,136 Daryl cars too much about Leah to lie to her, 864 00:33:14,172 --> 00:33:16,792 Or no, Daryl will say whatever he needs to 865 00:33:16,826 --> 00:33:18,378 in order to keep his family safe. 866 00:33:18,413 --> 00:33:20,205 While the polls are calculating, 867 00:33:20,240 --> 00:33:21,517 Yvette... -[Laughs] 868 00:33:21,550 --> 00:33:24,344 ...would you like to expound on your ugh? 869 00:33:24,378 --> 00:33:27,172 -Listen, I-I don't -- I don't like it. 870 00:33:27,205 --> 00:33:29,136 -You don't like it? -No, I-I don't like. 871 00:33:29,172 --> 00:33:30,862 I love the actors. I'm always someone that can 872 00:33:30,895 --> 00:33:32,654 separate the character from the actor. 873 00:33:32,689 --> 00:33:34,550 I think she's a wonderful actor, beautiful lady. 874 00:33:34,586 --> 00:33:35,964 I just don't like her with Daryl, 875 00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:37,654 and I don't like her behavior lately. 876 00:33:37,689 --> 00:33:39,862 I don't like how she's behaving. 877 00:33:39,895 --> 00:33:41,378 You got to post that on Instagran. 878 00:33:41,413 --> 00:33:42,792 "I don't like the way -- 879 00:33:42,826 --> 00:33:44,172 -"I don't like -- Listen. 880 00:33:44,205 --> 00:33:45,689 That young lady --" -"That lady you're going 881 00:33:45,723 --> 00:33:46,964 around with..." -"I don't like her." 882 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:49,895 -"I'm not a fan." Yeah, I don't --" 883 00:33:49,931 --> 00:33:52,000 Yeah, yeah. Well, this kind of -- 884 00:33:52,034 --> 00:33:53,309 This kind of blends into a question 885 00:33:53,344 --> 00:33:54,826 that we got on social media. 886 00:33:54,862 --> 00:33:56,862 74% say no, by the way. 887 00:33:56,895 --> 00:33:59,481 BeMonty7287 on Instagram. 888 00:33:59,517 --> 00:34:02,034 "Do you think Leah, Yvette, would kill Daryl 889 00:34:02,067 --> 00:34:04,172 if she was ordered to do so? -Absolutely, she would. 890 00:34:04,205 --> 00:34:05,550 And this is the thing -- the reason I don't think 891 00:34:05,586 --> 00:34:06,517 he wants another chance with her, 892 00:34:06,550 --> 00:34:07,931 time has passed, 893 00:34:07,964 --> 00:34:09,827 and he now sees who she is. -Right? 894 00:34:09,862 --> 00:34:12,103 -If he had found her again and she was the same woman, 895 00:34:12,137 --> 00:34:13,793 I think that he would be all in because he loved her. 896 00:34:13,827 --> 00:34:15,034 -So now he's just blending in. 897 00:34:15,068 --> 00:34:17,172 He's hiding within himself, as Lauren said. 898 00:34:17,206 --> 00:34:18,619 -Like Lauren said, he's hiding within himself. 899 00:34:18,655 --> 00:34:20,206 -Lauren, what is the significance 900 00:34:20,240 --> 00:34:24,344 of Connie closing her eyes before opening the front door? 901 00:34:24,378 --> 00:34:26,000 -Oh! 902 00:34:28,344 --> 00:34:30,516 -Well, I think she's blocking out 903 00:34:30,550 --> 00:34:32,378 all of the remaining stimulus 904 00:34:32,413 --> 00:34:34,137 from what's been happening in front of her. 905 00:34:34,172 --> 00:34:35,655 I mean, we're talking about a woman 906 00:34:35,688 --> 00:34:37,724 who just survived the cave 907 00:34:37,757 --> 00:34:39,240 and weeks without -- 908 00:34:39,275 --> 00:34:42,000 weeks and weeks with the walkers, 909 00:34:42,034 --> 00:34:44,206 and then you have the ferals added in. 910 00:34:44,240 --> 00:34:46,516 You know, and she's just now coming to terms 911 00:34:46,550 --> 00:34:48,447 with what's literally in front of her -- 912 00:34:48,481 --> 00:34:50,827 the walkers and the ferals. 913 00:34:50,862 --> 00:34:52,896 And, you know, what do you do? 914 00:34:52,931 --> 00:34:54,172 You just close your eyes 915 00:34:54,206 --> 00:34:57,619 into some kind of catharsis for it. 916 00:34:57,655 --> 00:34:59,034 -Yvette, what was your reaction 917 00:34:59,068 --> 00:35:01,034 to Connie not leaving Virgil behind? 918 00:35:01,068 --> 00:35:02,655 -Oh, I thought it was the most beautiful thing. 919 00:35:02,688 --> 00:35:04,896 I think that in Connie, 920 00:35:04,931 --> 00:35:06,688 we have one of the great characters 921 00:35:06,724 --> 00:35:08,000 of "Walking Dead" history 922 00:35:08,034 --> 00:35:10,724 because her heart is like Glenn. 923 00:35:10,757 --> 00:35:14,034 She literally loves at a level that most people have lost 924 00:35:14,068 --> 00:35:16,481 the ability to in this apocalypse. 925 00:35:16,516 --> 00:35:17,793 And the fact that she told Virgil, 926 00:35:17,827 --> 00:35:19,344 who has been stabbed three times in the back -- 927 00:35:19,378 --> 00:35:21,206 He is probably not long for this world. 928 00:35:21,240 --> 00:35:22,827 -Possibly. -And she's a tiny woman. 929 00:35:22,862 --> 00:35:24,378 I don't know how she gonna carry that dead weight. 930 00:35:24,413 --> 00:35:27,965 But she decided, "I'm not leaving you." 931 00:35:28,000 --> 00:35:29,550 And the fact that she covered herself in viscera 932 00:35:29,585 --> 00:35:31,688 and closed her eyes so she could tune out everything 933 00:35:31,724 --> 00:35:34,034 but keeping him safe, I can't. 934 00:35:34,068 --> 00:35:36,827 I just -- I just think that she's gonna do 935 00:35:36,862 --> 00:35:39,034 whatever she can to save him as long as she can. 936 00:35:39,068 --> 00:35:40,206 Well, before we go to break, 937 00:35:40,240 --> 00:35:42,275 I want to remind you to go to AMCPlus.com. 938 00:35:42,309 --> 00:35:44,655 You can sign up for a free seven-day trial offer 939 00:35:44,688 --> 00:35:45,965 to watch episodes of "Walking Dead" 940 00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:47,309 a full week early. 941 00:35:47,344 --> 00:35:48,896 Coming up, sneak peek of next week's episode 942 00:35:48,931 --> 00:35:50,000 of "The Walking Dead." 943 00:35:50,034 --> 00:35:52,034 But first, here's an exclusive look 944 00:35:52,068 --> 00:35:53,862 at next week's season 2 premiere 945 00:35:53,896 --> 00:35:55,550 of "The Walking Dead: World Beyond." 946 00:35:55,585 --> 00:35:57,034 Check it out! 947 00:35:57,068 --> 00:35:58,655 [Walkers growling] 948 00:35:58,688 --> 00:36:05,793 ♪ 949 00:36:05,827 --> 00:36:12,862 ♪ 950 00:36:12,896 --> 00:36:14,655 [Door creaks] 951 00:36:14,688 --> 00:36:21,413 ♪ 952 00:36:21,447 --> 00:36:28,206 ♪ 953 00:36:28,240 --> 00:36:35,275 ♪ 954 00:36:35,309 --> 00:36:37,655 [Growling continues] 955 00:36:37,688 --> 00:36:44,516 ♪ 956 00:36:44,550 --> 00:36:51,447 ♪ 957 00:36:51,481 --> 00:36:58,309 ♪ 958 00:36:58,344 --> 00:36:59,309 -[Screams] 959 00:37:03,862 --> 00:37:06,481 ♪ 960 00:37:06,516 --> 00:37:08,000 [Cheers and applause] 961 00:37:08,034 --> 00:37:09,378 -Welcome back to "Talking Dead." 962 00:37:09,413 --> 00:37:11,516 You know, we were talking about Virgil before the break, 963 00:37:11,550 --> 00:37:12,965 and I just want to give a shout out 964 00:37:13,000 --> 00:37:14,516 to Kevin Carroll who plays Virgil 965 00:37:14,550 --> 00:37:16,965 and give him a big hand. 966 00:37:17,000 --> 00:37:19,172 Really, really beautiful job. 967 00:37:19,206 --> 00:37:21,034 Now it is time for our exclusive sneak peek 968 00:37:21,068 --> 00:37:22,447 of next week's episode of "The Walking Dead." 969 00:37:22,481 --> 00:37:24,724 Check it out! 970 00:37:24,757 --> 00:37:27,724 [Man muttering] 971 00:37:35,068 --> 00:37:39,068 [Muttering continues] 972 00:37:45,068 --> 00:37:52,206 ♪ 973 00:37:52,240 --> 00:37:59,172 ♪ 974 00:37:59,206 --> 00:38:06,447 ♪ 975 00:38:06,481 --> 00:38:08,447 Tell me, Father... 976 00:38:08,481 --> 00:38:14,206 ♪ 977 00:38:14,240 --> 00:38:17,137 ...you have guided me through the darkest of times. 978 00:38:17,172 --> 00:38:19,516 ♪ 979 00:38:19,550 --> 00:38:21,965 I treasure our conversation 980 00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:24,103 and the guidance you have given me. 981 00:38:24,137 --> 00:38:26,275 Is there anything I should know? 982 00:38:26,309 --> 00:38:31,793 ♪ 983 00:38:31,827 --> 00:38:33,137 [Cheers and applause] 984 00:38:33,172 --> 00:38:35,068 Oh, my God. Alright. 985 00:38:35,103 --> 00:38:37,344 Look, I've not seen ahead. 986 00:38:37,378 --> 00:38:38,413 I don't know what happens, 987 00:38:38,447 --> 00:38:40,688 but I hope Father Gabriel steps out 988 00:38:40,724 --> 00:38:42,481 and goes, [Australian accent] "No, that's not a knife 989 00:38:42,516 --> 00:38:44,655 This is a knife." 990 00:38:44,688 --> 00:38:46,206 What are you -- What were your thoughts? 991 00:38:46,240 --> 00:38:48,000 -First of all, people at home, 992 00:38:48,034 --> 00:38:49,619 I watched that like a Black person in the movie. 993 00:38:49,655 --> 00:38:50,688 I was talking back to the screen. 994 00:38:50,724 --> 00:38:51,481 That's the first thing. 995 00:38:51,516 --> 00:38:53,724 The second... 996 00:38:53,757 --> 00:38:56,309 that's another villain origin story right there. 997 00:38:56,344 --> 00:38:58,172 I don't know what's happening with Father Gabriel, 998 00:38:58,206 --> 00:38:59,619 and he didn't start great. 999 00:38:59,655 --> 00:39:01,034 Like, he was hoarding canned goods in the beginning, 1000 00:39:01,068 --> 00:39:02,516 and locking people outside of churches. 1001 00:39:02,550 --> 00:39:03,827 But I feel like now 1002 00:39:03,862 --> 00:39:05,619 he might be really spiraling 1003 00:39:05,655 --> 00:39:08,068 to a place that is very bad. 1004 00:39:08,103 --> 00:39:09,275 -It's very possible. 1005 00:39:09,309 --> 00:39:11,240 I guess we'll just have to watch and find out. 1006 00:39:11,275 --> 00:39:14,757 Lauren, what can we expect from Connie now that she's back? 1007 00:39:14,793 --> 00:39:16,344 -Well, I guess you're just gonna 1008 00:39:16,378 --> 00:39:18,172 have to stay around and find out. 1009 00:39:18,206 --> 00:39:19,378 -Oh, come on! 1010 00:39:19,413 --> 00:39:20,793 -Hey! -I know. 1011 00:39:20,827 --> 00:39:21,655 It's all -- I don't know why I ask these questions. 1012 00:39:21,688 --> 00:39:23,172 It's like I always feel like, 1013 00:39:23,206 --> 00:39:25,000 you know, I know it's not an answer -- 1014 00:39:25,034 --> 00:39:26,481 These aren't answerable questions, 1015 00:39:26,516 --> 00:39:28,172 but it might just be able to get a little piece 1016 00:39:28,206 --> 00:39:30,137 of something that we can do. 1017 00:39:30,172 --> 00:39:33,000 What are your hopes for the first part -- 1018 00:39:33,034 --> 00:39:34,827 how the first part of season 1 wraps up? 1019 00:39:34,862 --> 00:39:37,378 We have three parts of season 11. 1020 00:39:37,413 --> 00:39:38,447 What are your hopes? 1021 00:39:38,481 --> 00:39:40,378 -I hope that Maggie finds her way. 1022 00:39:40,413 --> 00:39:42,793 I hope she finds the healing that she needs 1023 00:39:42,827 --> 00:39:44,757 to not go down a dark path. 1024 00:39:44,793 --> 00:39:45,688 And I want them to find some food. 1025 00:39:45,724 --> 00:39:47,103 Everybody's very hungry. 1026 00:39:47,137 --> 00:39:49,172 So I want them to find some food. 1027 00:39:49,206 --> 00:39:53,137 And I want Connie to have the reunion with everyone 1028 00:39:53,172 --> 00:39:55,481 that she -- that she deserves because she was in a cave, 1029 00:39:55,516 --> 00:39:57,481 and then the people tried to eat her. 1030 00:39:57,516 --> 00:39:58,896 I need her to be okay, too. 1031 00:39:58,931 --> 00:40:00,206 I need everybody to just be okay. 1032 00:40:00,240 --> 00:40:02,137 -So, we have, like, maybe 10 or 15 seconds. 1033 00:40:02,172 --> 00:40:03,896 Are there a couple of words, Lauren, 1034 00:40:03,931 --> 00:40:07,240 for what you're excited for fans to see in the next few episodes. 1035 00:40:09,240 --> 00:40:11,344 -Um, well, you're just gonna have to stay around. 1036 00:40:11,378 --> 00:40:13,344 -Damn! -Hey! 1037 00:40:13,378 --> 00:40:16,481 -I thought I could reframe the question and get something. 1038 00:40:16,516 --> 00:40:19,137 You are good, Lauren Ridloff. You are good. 1039 00:40:19,172 --> 00:40:20,757 I want to thank everyone -- 1040 00:40:20,793 --> 00:40:22,793 And thank you so much for being here, Lauren, from Atlanta. 1041 00:40:22,827 --> 00:40:25,000 I know it's a lot later there than it is here. 1042 00:40:25,034 --> 00:40:25,862 -Well, thank you for having me here. 1043 00:40:25,896 --> 00:40:27,172 -It's really wonderful to see you. 1044 00:40:27,206 --> 00:40:29,655 I'm so excited for your movie. 1045 00:40:29,688 --> 00:40:31,034 And my guests have been 1046 00:40:31,068 --> 00:40:32,688 Yvette Nicole Brown and Lauren Ridloff. 1047 00:40:32,724 --> 00:40:33,862 It's great to see you in person, too. 1048 00:40:33,896 --> 00:40:35,447 -It's so good to see you. 1049 00:40:35,481 --> 00:40:37,275 -And also, thanks to Lauren's interpreter, 1050 00:40:37,309 --> 00:40:38,896 Ramon Norrod. 1051 00:40:38,931 --> 00:40:41,516 Please be sure to watch Yvette on "Big Shot" on Disney+, 1052 00:40:41,550 --> 00:40:44,688 as well as "Robot --" Not "Robot Chicken" 1053 00:40:44,724 --> 00:40:47,034 Animated show "Chicken Squad" on Disney Junior. 1054 00:40:47,068 --> 00:40:48,965 And please make sure to see Lauren in "The Eternals," 1055 00:40:49,000 --> 00:40:50,481 coming in November 5th. 1056 00:40:50,516 --> 00:40:51,965 Don't forget to go to AMCPlus.com 1057 00:40:52,000 --> 00:40:53,275 to watch next week's episode of "The Walking Dead" 1058 00:40:53,309 --> 00:40:55,931 and season 2 premiere of "World Beyond" right now. 1059 00:40:55,965 --> 00:40:58,034 Next week, "Walking Dead" will be followed by "World Beyond." 1060 00:40:58,068 --> 00:40:59,172 and then "Talking Dead" will be here. 1061 00:40:59,206 --> 00:41:00,619 We're gonna talk about both shows. 1062 00:41:00,655 --> 00:41:02,619 Joshua Hamilton, Lance Hornsby, 1063 00:41:02,655 --> 00:41:04,137 and Alexa Mansour, who's on "World Beyond." 1064 00:41:04,172 --> 00:41:06,516 See you next week. Bye-bye. Bye-bye!