1 00:00:01,310 --> 00:00:03,551 -Hello, and welcome to "Talking Dead: Home Edition." 2 00:00:03,654 --> 00:00:04,586 So, in the interest of keeping everyone safe 3 00:00:04,689 --> 00:00:05,793 at "Walking Dead" and "Talking Dead," 4 00:00:05,895 --> 00:00:07,275 we decided to go remote for a few episodes, 5 00:00:07,378 --> 00:00:10,930 but we hope to back in the studio very soon. 6 00:00:11,034 --> 00:00:12,343 Tonight was the action-packed premiere 7 00:00:12,448 --> 00:00:15,067 of part two of the final season of "The Walking Dead." 8 00:00:15,172 --> 00:00:16,068 We're in it now. 9 00:00:16,172 --> 00:00:17,448 We witnessed the thrilling conclusion 10 00:00:17,550 --> 00:00:19,205 of the explosive Reaper battle, 11 00:00:19,309 --> 00:00:22,827 we saw how Alexandria just barely survived being flooded, 12 00:00:22,931 --> 00:00:25,448 and we learned that poor Alden sadly did not survive 13 00:00:25,550 --> 00:00:26,757 being hidden away in that church. 14 00:00:26,861 --> 00:00:29,792 So will Daryl regret sparing Leah? 15 00:00:29,896 --> 00:00:31,448 And what will Negan do? 16 00:00:31,550 --> 00:00:33,689 Where will he go now that he's left the group? 17 00:00:33,792 --> 00:00:35,792 What's up with that future face-off at Hilltop, 18 00:00:35,896 --> 00:00:38,137 and why is Daryl in a stormtrooper getup? 19 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:40,171 Well, we have a lot of interviews with the cast, 20 00:00:40,274 --> 00:00:41,585 some inside info about this episode 21 00:00:41,689 --> 00:00:43,448 that you can't get anywhere else, 22 00:00:43,551 --> 00:00:45,448 and an exclusive sneak peek of next week's episode 23 00:00:45,551 --> 00:00:46,551 of "The Walking Dead." 24 00:00:46,655 --> 00:00:48,137 My guests tonight -- executive producer 25 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:49,826 and showrunner Angela Kang, 26 00:00:49,930 --> 00:00:51,826 Maggie herself, Lauren Cohan is here, 27 00:00:51,930 --> 00:00:52,723 and Lynn Collins... -Whoo-hoo! 28 00:00:52,826 --> 00:00:54,206 -...who plays the Reaper Leah. 29 00:00:54,310 --> 00:00:57,378 I am Chris Hardwick, and this is "Talking Dead: Home Edition." 30 00:00:57,481 --> 00:01:03,171 ♪ 31 00:01:03,274 --> 00:01:08,965 ♪ 32 00:01:09,067 --> 00:01:10,171 The conversation's just beginning. 33 00:01:10,275 --> 00:01:11,448 We want to hear from you. Tweet us or hit us up 34 00:01:11,551 --> 00:01:13,067 on Instagram, @AMCTalkingDead, 35 00:01:13,171 --> 00:01:14,688 or go to "Talking Dead's" Facebook page. 36 00:01:14,793 --> 00:01:15,861 Please say hello to my guests, 37 00:01:15,965 --> 00:01:19,551 Angela Kang, Lauren Cohan, and Lynn Collins. 38 00:01:19,655 --> 00:01:24,688 Um, Lynn, this premiere was pretty much like an action film. 39 00:01:24,793 --> 00:01:27,067 Uh, w-when you watch it back, 40 00:01:27,171 --> 00:01:29,310 what was it that you were the most surprised by 41 00:01:29,412 --> 00:01:31,655 or impressed with? -Uh, just the production value 42 00:01:31,757 --> 00:01:33,412 of the show in general this season, 43 00:01:33,516 --> 00:01:34,481 I think, is so incredible. 44 00:01:34,585 --> 00:01:37,412 But it was to -- really, it made -- 45 00:01:37,516 --> 00:01:41,033 I mean, as far as I'm concerned, it made it so easy to do my job 46 00:01:41,137 --> 00:01:43,033 because, literally, you know, 47 00:01:43,137 --> 00:01:46,551 it was the hwacha, like, on fire, getting after it. 48 00:01:46,655 --> 00:01:47,793 I mean, you don't even -- 49 00:01:47,896 --> 00:01:49,896 I mean, it was kind of terrifying, actually. 50 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:51,585 [Laughing] I was terrified. 51 00:01:51,688 --> 00:01:54,067 -I mean, there was -- there was so much action in this episode, 52 00:01:54,171 --> 00:01:56,896 and, Lauren, you had quite -- 53 00:01:57,000 --> 00:01:59,585 uh, quite an action-star episode, 54 00:01:59,688 --> 00:02:01,585 uh, in the premiere. 55 00:02:01,688 --> 00:02:03,102 A lot of stunt work, Lauren. 56 00:02:03,206 --> 00:02:04,861 What was the -- what -- 57 00:02:04,965 --> 00:02:06,481 what were you feeling this episode? 58 00:02:06,585 --> 00:02:08,758 -Yeah, I can only second that, what Lynn said. 59 00:02:08,861 --> 00:02:11,758 I mean, the production value and the hwacha was -- 60 00:02:11,861 --> 00:02:14,793 hwacha was so real. 61 00:02:14,896 --> 00:02:17,550 And I was really grateful to Monty, 62 00:02:17,655 --> 00:02:20,586 who gave me the biggest, toughest, uh, stunt people 63 00:02:20,688 --> 00:02:24,793 to fight against 'cause there was very little acting required. 64 00:02:24,896 --> 00:02:26,103 It was so fun. 65 00:02:26,205 --> 00:02:29,481 I mean, Maggie has had episodes and -- and episodes 66 00:02:29,586 --> 00:02:31,620 of a lot of internal struggle, 67 00:02:31,723 --> 00:02:35,655 and, in so many ways, just all the physical difficulty of this 68 00:02:35,758 --> 00:02:39,171 was -- was kind of cathartic to get into, both for me 69 00:02:39,275 --> 00:02:40,620 and, I would imagine, for her. 70 00:02:40,723 --> 00:02:42,137 Well, let's not speak for her. 71 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:45,137 I don't think -- I don't think it felt too good. 72 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:48,033 But, yeah, just on an action -- on an -- on an -- on an -- 73 00:02:48,137 --> 00:02:51,586 on an episodic level, I think that, uh -- 74 00:02:51,688 --> 00:02:53,793 I was just so happy how -- how thrilling 75 00:02:53,896 --> 00:02:56,481 and how film-like these episodes have felt. 76 00:02:56,586 --> 00:02:58,758 We just sort of had... 77 00:02:58,861 --> 00:03:00,793 It's always fun in the show when you get to see 78 00:03:00,895 --> 00:03:04,068 your heroes overcoming these massive physical obstacles, 79 00:03:04,171 --> 00:03:08,620 and -- and -- and everybody just brought it to such a high level. 80 00:03:08,723 --> 00:03:10,378 It was -- it was fun. 81 00:03:10,481 --> 00:03:11,688 Yeah, we call this "The Bruising --" 82 00:03:11,793 --> 00:03:13,275 "The Bruising Dead." 83 00:03:13,378 --> 00:03:14,758 -[Laughs] 84 00:03:14,861 --> 00:03:16,205 Well, Angela, so -- 85 00:03:16,310 --> 00:03:18,965 so Maggie just keeps coming back and coming back and coming back. 86 00:03:19,068 --> 00:03:20,378 Like, what is her -- 87 00:03:20,481 --> 00:03:22,723 what is her motivation at this point 88 00:03:22,826 --> 00:03:25,137 and the source of her resilience? 89 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:27,586 -I mean, I think Hershel -- her son, Hershel, 90 00:03:27,688 --> 00:03:29,033 is such a source of strength. 91 00:03:29,137 --> 00:03:30,688 Maggie's just one of our characters 92 00:03:30,793 --> 00:03:35,723 that has been through so much, and we've seen it play out. 93 00:03:35,826 --> 00:03:38,103 You know, some of our characters came in to the apocalypse, 94 00:03:38,206 --> 00:03:40,793 and they had already lost the people they loved. 95 00:03:40,896 --> 00:03:43,206 And what we saw was Maggie had a whole family, 96 00:03:43,310 --> 00:03:44,723 and found somebody that she loved, 97 00:03:44,826 --> 00:03:47,688 and then we watched them, one by one, fall, 98 00:03:47,793 --> 00:03:50,655 and, um, she's just become this incredible leader, 99 00:03:50,758 --> 00:03:53,310 somebody who's got so much strength 100 00:03:53,413 --> 00:03:55,930 and is holding on to the strength 101 00:03:56,033 --> 00:03:57,861 on behalf of the people that she leads, 102 00:03:57,965 --> 00:03:59,343 on behalf of the people she loves, 103 00:03:59,448 --> 00:04:02,895 and so I think she feels like she can't really let down. 104 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:04,655 You know, like, she's got to stay strong 105 00:04:04,758 --> 00:04:06,723 because it's not just about her. 106 00:04:06,826 --> 00:04:08,205 -Lynn, let's talk about the, uh -- 107 00:04:08,310 --> 00:04:11,000 the -- the standoff scene and -- and shooting that, 108 00:04:11,103 --> 00:04:14,448 and, uh, what do you remember most about that -- 109 00:04:14,550 --> 00:04:15,931 that whole setup? 110 00:04:16,033 --> 00:04:18,826 Do you remember, Lauren, how, like, there were the hawks? 111 00:04:18,930 --> 00:04:22,413 there were, like, four adolescent hawks 112 00:04:22,516 --> 00:04:24,930 that were, like, going, basically, 113 00:04:25,033 --> 00:04:26,862 from the corner of, like, the tallest building 114 00:04:26,964 --> 00:04:29,757 to, like, these set of trees that were, like, opposite us. 115 00:04:29,862 --> 00:04:32,000 So, as we're shooting, you know, 116 00:04:32,103 --> 00:04:33,620 they're squawking and carrying on, 117 00:04:33,723 --> 00:04:35,516 and they just keep getting closer. 118 00:04:35,620 --> 00:04:39,413 So, at one point, like, uh, it was so close. 119 00:04:39,516 --> 00:04:41,172 I mean, there was, like, one that had just basically 120 00:04:41,274 --> 00:04:44,103 flowing into the shot and was just staring at us. 121 00:04:44,206 --> 00:04:47,379 It was so -- the closest I've, really, ever been to a hawk. 122 00:04:47,481 --> 00:04:51,586 So I thought that was phenomenal because, actually, that morning, 123 00:04:51,689 --> 00:04:56,413 um, the actor who plays Carver, Alex, it was his last day, 124 00:04:56,516 --> 00:05:01,723 and he had given me a hawk feather as a gift, 125 00:05:01,826 --> 00:05:03,447 and then here were these hawks around. 126 00:05:03,550 --> 00:05:05,793 So I thought it was magical. 127 00:05:05,896 --> 00:05:06,896 I loved shooting that. 128 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:08,310 I mean, it was hot as Hades. We were -- 129 00:05:08,413 --> 00:05:09,964 -Or --Or the hawks were like, "She's got Joey's feather! 130 00:05:10,067 --> 00:05:11,413 Get it back!" You know? 131 00:05:11,516 --> 00:05:12,896 Like, they were -- they were coming back to reclaim the -- 132 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:14,896 -"Get the feather back. What do you mean?" 133 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:16,000 -I know, it was so funny. 134 00:05:16,103 --> 00:05:17,862 I remember thinking at the time, like, 135 00:05:17,964 --> 00:05:20,000 were the hawks trying to tell us something? 136 00:05:20,103 --> 00:05:22,067 Were they trying to get us to be friends 137 00:05:22,172 --> 00:05:23,620 and encourage us to find some common ground? 138 00:05:23,723 --> 00:05:26,103 -Now we know. -Or what the deal was. 139 00:05:26,206 --> 00:05:28,172 It was, uh -- it was funny. 140 00:05:28,274 --> 00:05:30,930 They were definitely very much a part of the scene. [Chuckles] 141 00:05:31,033 --> 00:05:32,310 -Is it possible that the hawks 142 00:05:32,413 --> 00:05:33,689 were just trying to get their S.A.G. cards? 143 00:05:33,793 --> 00:05:36,550 Is that possible? And did they? 144 00:05:36,654 --> 00:05:40,310 -I mean, I got super close. He was close, you know? 145 00:05:40,413 --> 00:05:41,689 -[Chuckles] 146 00:05:41,793 --> 00:05:44,240 So, you know, there's this huge battle with the Reapers, 147 00:05:44,343 --> 00:05:45,930 all this stuff happens, 148 00:05:46,033 --> 00:05:48,826 then Maggie goes off alone to find Alden. 149 00:05:48,930 --> 00:05:50,654 Lauren, why does she do that? 150 00:05:50,757 --> 00:05:54,689 -Oh, gosh, it was such a -- just such an emotional moment. 151 00:05:54,793 --> 00:05:59,067 I don't know if it was planned, if it was a reaction to 152 00:05:59,172 --> 00:06:02,620 the sort of heartbreaking realization 153 00:06:02,723 --> 00:06:06,274 that she has with Daryl in that moment, 154 00:06:06,379 --> 00:06:08,654 or if it's just kind of this residual hangover 155 00:06:08,757 --> 00:06:10,172 from everything that had happened. 156 00:06:10,274 --> 00:06:14,137 But nonetheless, I think, um, there's got to be a part of her 157 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:18,516 that knows there may be bad news when she goes and finds Alden. 158 00:06:18,620 --> 00:06:22,172 Um, but also, it's just that thing of where you just -- 159 00:06:22,274 --> 00:06:24,793 you -- you need to go off on your own and do something. 160 00:06:24,896 --> 00:06:27,413 And I think there's -- there's going to be a combination 161 00:06:27,516 --> 00:06:31,000 of knowing, partly, that this had to be done, 162 00:06:31,103 --> 00:06:35,274 um, to honor Elijah and to protect her family, 163 00:06:35,379 --> 00:06:38,620 and, um - -and the regret that they've gone so far. 164 00:06:38,723 --> 00:06:41,240 You know, it's always this question, um, 165 00:06:41,343 --> 00:06:45,240 are our good guys doing things that are very similar 166 00:06:45,343 --> 00:06:47,620 to what bad guys do in other situations? 167 00:06:47,723 --> 00:06:49,447 And, um, I don't know. 168 00:06:49,550 --> 00:06:50,862 I just know, personally, this is -- 169 00:06:50,965 --> 00:06:52,206 for me, when I read this script, 170 00:06:52,310 --> 00:06:53,620 and -- and I saw that this happened, 171 00:06:53,723 --> 00:06:59,481 I knew this was a pretty heartbreaking...situation 172 00:06:59,586 --> 00:07:02,482 that Maggie was in, and so it felt natural 173 00:07:02,586 --> 00:07:04,586 that she'd go off by herself after that, 174 00:07:04,689 --> 00:07:07,757 um, to process everything that had happened, but, um -- 175 00:07:07,862 --> 00:07:10,067 but, yeah, and lo and behold, it's -- it's -- 176 00:07:10,172 --> 00:07:13,379 it's not good news that we find with sweet Callan. 177 00:07:13,481 --> 00:07:15,172 -Um, Angela, can you -- just really quickly 178 00:07:15,274 --> 00:07:17,343 before we go to break, what happened to poor Alden? 179 00:07:17,447 --> 00:07:19,137 Can you talk about what happened to him? 180 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:21,826 -Yeah, I mean, I think, you know, the Reapers, 181 00:07:21,930 --> 00:07:25,310 who all have military training, special forces training, 182 00:07:25,413 --> 00:07:28,137 like, you know, military contractor training, 183 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:30,103 like, they know how to track people. 184 00:07:30,206 --> 00:07:32,516 They were on the trail of our folks 185 00:07:32,620 --> 00:07:34,137 or they picked it up at some point, 186 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:38,000 and a guy was sent out to -- to pick up the loose ends, 187 00:07:38,103 --> 00:07:41,654 and they found him, and the two of them fought to the death. 188 00:07:41,757 --> 00:07:43,413 And I think, like, for Maggie, like, 189 00:07:43,516 --> 00:07:46,481 there's just sort of this horrible reminder 190 00:07:46,586 --> 00:07:47,862 that, you know, for one thing, 191 00:07:47,965 --> 00:07:50,620 here's this person that she really was -- 192 00:07:50,723 --> 00:07:53,067 cared about deeply, was a good friend, 193 00:07:53,172 --> 00:07:55,413 and the whole thing was just this zero-sum game. 194 00:07:55,516 --> 00:07:57,689 Like, both sides, like, could have just fought 195 00:07:57,793 --> 00:07:59,000 to the death and all died. 196 00:07:59,103 --> 00:08:00,793 And, like, she's seeing that kind of play out 197 00:08:00,896 --> 00:08:03,310 right in front of her and it just -- it breaks her heart. 198 00:08:03,413 --> 00:08:06,137 But she had to fulfill her promise to come back for him. 199 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:09,343 -Well, I want to have a round of applause for Callan McAuliffe... 200 00:08:09,447 --> 00:08:12,067 -Yes. We love Callan. -...who just played beautifully 201 00:08:12,172 --> 00:08:15,310 on the series and then -- and went out in this episode. 202 00:08:15,413 --> 00:08:17,172 But coming up, we have interviews with the cast, 203 00:08:17,274 --> 00:08:19,103 plus an exclusive sneak peek of next week's episode 204 00:08:19,206 --> 00:08:21,620 of "The Walking Dead." But first, before you wonder 205 00:08:21,723 --> 00:08:24,310 if Daryl's still wearing his vest under that trooper suit, 206 00:08:24,413 --> 00:08:26,723 let's slow things down and say a final farewell 207 00:08:26,826 --> 00:08:29,826 to all those we've lost tonight. 208 00:08:29,930 --> 00:08:33,447 ♪ 209 00:08:33,551 --> 00:08:35,033 -[Grunts] 210 00:08:35,136 --> 00:08:38,861 ♪ 211 00:08:38,965 --> 00:08:41,654 -[Grunts] 212 00:08:41,758 --> 00:08:45,136 -[Grunting] 213 00:08:45,240 --> 00:08:53,309 ♪ 214 00:08:53,413 --> 00:08:55,309 -[Grunts] 215 00:08:55,413 --> 00:09:02,172 ♪ 216 00:09:02,274 --> 00:09:09,000 ♪ 217 00:09:09,102 --> 00:09:15,793 ♪ 218 00:09:15,895 --> 00:09:17,793 -[Grunts] 219 00:09:17,895 --> 00:09:19,067 ♪ 220 00:09:19,172 --> 00:09:21,067 [Grunts] 221 00:09:21,172 --> 00:09:27,344 ♪ 222 00:09:27,447 --> 00:09:29,344 -[Grunts] 223 00:09:29,447 --> 00:09:38,102 ♪ 224 00:09:38,206 --> 00:09:46,826 ♪ 225 00:09:46,931 --> 00:09:55,517 ♪ 226 00:09:55,620 --> 00:10:04,240 ♪ 227 00:10:04,344 --> 00:10:13,067 ♪ 228 00:10:15,136 --> 00:10:19,240 ♪ 229 00:10:19,344 --> 00:10:20,793 -Welcome back to "Talking Dead: Home Edition." 230 00:10:20,895 --> 00:10:23,344 We're back with Angela Kang, Lauren Cohan, and Lynn Collins. 231 00:10:23,447 --> 00:10:29,724 Um, Lynn, what is going on in Leah's mind when she's hiding 232 00:10:29,826 --> 00:10:31,724 and Daryl just lets her go? 233 00:10:31,826 --> 00:10:34,033 -Well, that was such an interesting scene. 234 00:10:34,136 --> 00:10:37,206 We actually didn't have that much time to film it. 235 00:10:37,309 --> 00:10:39,586 So when I was, like, thinking in my head -- 236 00:10:39,688 --> 00:10:41,172 you know, like, I always think the night before, like, 237 00:10:41,274 --> 00:10:43,000 "How am I going to do this? How am I --" 238 00:10:43,102 --> 00:10:44,895 It was very different from how I imagined 239 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:47,447 because we -- we just didn't have time, 240 00:10:47,551 --> 00:10:51,517 so we had to, like, really condense. 241 00:10:51,620 --> 00:10:53,517 For an actor, like, "What am I thinking?" 242 00:10:53,620 --> 00:10:56,344 Well, as the -- everything had to be super condensed. 243 00:10:56,447 --> 00:10:58,136 So in that moment, 244 00:10:58,240 --> 00:11:00,620 I think it was just like, "Is he going to kill me? 245 00:11:00,724 --> 00:11:04,240 Is he going to kill me? Is he going to kill me?" 246 00:11:04,344 --> 00:11:07,274 And he doesn't. And I think that, you know, 247 00:11:07,379 --> 00:11:09,931 you see her able to have that reaction afterwards 248 00:11:10,033 --> 00:11:11,826 that he doesn't kill her, 249 00:11:11,931 --> 00:11:14,067 which, you know, they keep saving each other's lives, 250 00:11:14,172 --> 00:11:15,172 they keep giving each other 251 00:11:15,274 --> 00:11:17,033 this, you know, baton, so to speak. 252 00:11:17,136 --> 00:11:19,274 So now she's on her own. 253 00:11:19,379 --> 00:11:21,000 You know, there's this -- 254 00:11:21,102 --> 00:11:23,379 and now she's, like, the most dangerous, really. 255 00:11:23,481 --> 00:11:25,309 I-I think a person could be 256 00:11:25,413 --> 00:11:28,965 because she's lost everything, now has nothing to lose, 257 00:11:29,067 --> 00:11:32,758 and probably wants revenge, you know? 258 00:11:32,861 --> 00:11:35,551 Everything she loves has been taken. 259 00:11:35,654 --> 00:11:38,965 -But would she have spared Daryl if it were reversed? 260 00:11:39,067 --> 00:11:40,413 -I think, yes. 261 00:11:40,517 --> 00:11:42,895 I think yes, she would, because we already see her do that 262 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:45,344 right after she kills Pope, remember? 263 00:11:45,447 --> 00:11:47,724 Right -- you know, right before the whole hwacha thing 264 00:11:47,826 --> 00:11:49,895 starts being lit and, you know, 265 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:52,000 it's Armageddon, basically. 266 00:11:52,102 --> 00:11:55,447 So I think there -- 267 00:11:55,551 --> 00:11:57,620 it would be -- c-constantly letting him go, 268 00:11:57,724 --> 00:11:59,379 even though he betrayed her. 269 00:11:59,481 --> 00:12:00,758 I mean, they were in love, right? 270 00:12:00,861 --> 00:12:02,826 I mean, that's what, I think, 271 00:12:02,931 --> 00:12:05,586 is so heartbreaking about this is that it's not 272 00:12:05,688 --> 00:12:07,000 that there wasn't love there, 273 00:12:07,102 --> 00:12:09,586 it's just, you know, it's the zombie apocalypse. 274 00:12:09,688 --> 00:12:12,551 You have to choose your people that you're protecting. 275 00:12:12,654 --> 00:12:14,517 I mean, I would have loved for them all to have come together 276 00:12:14,620 --> 00:12:16,517 and worked together, but that's a different show. 277 00:12:16,620 --> 00:12:17,586 [Laughter] 278 00:12:17,688 --> 00:12:19,895 That's a totally different world. 279 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:21,517 That's my fantasy world. 280 00:12:21,620 --> 00:12:25,309 -Angela, what does it mean that Daryl lets her go? 281 00:12:25,413 --> 00:12:27,793 -I think Daryl has a memory of somebody 282 00:12:27,895 --> 00:12:32,586 that he met a long time ago who seemed really sweet, 283 00:12:32,688 --> 00:12:38,067 who was grieving, who loved her child, who showed him mercy, 284 00:12:38,172 --> 00:12:41,481 and he's wondering if that person is still in there. 285 00:12:41,586 --> 00:12:44,309 Like, if you go back and watch the episode 286 00:12:44,413 --> 00:12:45,793 where they were kind of out 287 00:12:45,895 --> 00:12:49,724 and, um, they come across this family in Episode 7, I think, 288 00:12:49,826 --> 00:12:53,067 um, and she gets the order, 289 00:12:53,172 --> 00:12:54,826 like, "Kill them all," basically, 290 00:12:54,931 --> 00:12:55,861 from her commander, 291 00:12:55,965 --> 00:12:58,067 and he's, like, watching to see, like, 292 00:12:58,172 --> 00:13:00,240 "Is she going to do it?" And she doesn't, 293 00:13:00,344 --> 00:13:02,033 and she looks emotional about it. 294 00:13:02,136 --> 00:13:05,688 And so that's kind of giving him signals that, like, you know -- 295 00:13:05,793 --> 00:13:08,172 like, she has a problem with some of the aspects 296 00:13:08,274 --> 00:13:09,586 of what the Reapers are doing, too. 297 00:13:09,688 --> 00:13:12,413 Like, she's not just in lockstep. She has her own mind. 298 00:13:12,517 --> 00:13:17,033 Like, "I-I do still see a person who is not too far gone. 299 00:13:17,136 --> 00:13:19,551 And so Negan's been redeemed. 300 00:13:19,654 --> 00:13:22,309 Like, maybe -- maybe, like, we all canwork together. 301 00:13:22,413 --> 00:13:23,309 Like, I don't know. 302 00:13:23,413 --> 00:13:24,309 Like, I don't know unless, like, 303 00:13:24,413 --> 00:13:25,931 we try to give each other a chance." 304 00:13:26,033 --> 00:13:28,067 And so I think, like, that's really 305 00:13:28,172 --> 00:13:30,758 what's at the heart of it is he wants to believe 306 00:13:30,861 --> 00:13:33,965 that maybe they can reach each other still, you know? 307 00:13:34,067 --> 00:13:36,067 Whatever the future may bathroom-bring, at least, 308 00:13:36,172 --> 00:13:37,447 maybe they can leave each other alone. 309 00:13:37,551 --> 00:13:40,033 Maybe she can start over. Maybe he can start over. 310 00:13:40,136 --> 00:13:43,309 -Okay, so let's just -- let's just, uh, move topics 311 00:13:43,413 --> 00:13:47,136 really quickly, 'cause there's a very specific moment 312 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:50,620 where you can see something clicks in Maggie's head 313 00:13:50,724 --> 00:13:53,309 and she decides she's going to gun down the Reapers. 314 00:13:53,413 --> 00:13:54,826 Angela, can you just talk really quickly 315 00:13:54,931 --> 00:13:56,379 about what her mind-set is in that moment 316 00:13:56,481 --> 00:13:58,758 and what causes that switch to flip? 317 00:13:58,861 --> 00:14:00,447 -Yeah, I mean, I think for Maggie, 318 00:14:00,551 --> 00:14:04,136 like, she's been on this mission and it's always been about, 319 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:06,136 "Let's -- Let's protect who we have." 320 00:14:06,240 --> 00:14:09,481 But also, you know, they did come in 321 00:14:09,586 --> 00:14:11,551 and kill the people that she was with, 322 00:14:11,654 --> 00:14:15,240 killed Elijah's family, and she made him a promise, 323 00:14:15,344 --> 00:14:17,688 and I think it breaks her heart to see this -- 324 00:14:17,793 --> 00:14:20,793 this young man who is so loyal to her, 325 00:14:20,895 --> 00:14:24,826 so brokenhearted and beaten down by this group. 326 00:14:24,931 --> 00:14:28,206 And, you know, I think the words of Negan ring in her ear 327 00:14:28,309 --> 00:14:31,067 when he said to her, like, "I-I should have killed you all." 328 00:14:31,172 --> 00:14:34,447 Like, it's such a cruel thing to say, in many ways, from Negan, 329 00:14:34,551 --> 00:14:36,895 but at the same time, like, he's right. 330 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:39,724 She knows that, when you have a group that's strong, 331 00:14:39,826 --> 00:14:41,240 they're not going to, like, give up. 332 00:14:41,344 --> 00:14:43,724 Just like she and Rick and Daryl and Carol, 333 00:14:43,826 --> 00:14:45,724 like, they didn't give up when -- 334 00:14:45,826 --> 00:14:47,447 when the Saviors kind of marched through 335 00:14:47,551 --> 00:14:48,965 and there's a danger there. 336 00:14:49,067 --> 00:14:51,447 And, like, again, like, Maggie, she made a promise to Elijah, 337 00:14:51,551 --> 00:14:54,793 and I think it's hard for her to, like, in that moment, 338 00:14:54,895 --> 00:14:56,724 just see him in pain and go, like, 339 00:14:56,826 --> 00:14:59,309 "They deserve to walk away from this, you know?" 340 00:14:59,413 --> 00:15:01,586 -Lauren, what w-- what was your reaction to that? 341 00:15:01,688 --> 00:15:04,033 -Yeah, it's so funny because Angela, now -- Angela, you -- 342 00:15:04,136 --> 00:15:06,344 Angela, you and I never really talked about that, 343 00:15:06,447 --> 00:15:08,586 but that was really resonant for me 344 00:15:08,688 --> 00:15:10,620 that a few episodes before, 345 00:15:10,724 --> 00:15:12,965 regardless of the fact that she heard it from Negan, 346 00:15:13,067 --> 00:15:17,172 this idea for Maggie that, to really protect your family, 347 00:15:17,274 --> 00:15:20,965 you may need to do, um -- to take extreme measures 348 00:15:21,067 --> 00:15:23,136 to kind of eliminate a threat. 349 00:15:23,240 --> 00:15:26,620 I think, you know, sort of her duty to Elijah 350 00:15:26,724 --> 00:15:31,895 and to her family and to somehow make something right 351 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:33,758 out of so many things that had gone wrong, 352 00:15:33,861 --> 00:15:36,931 this felt like the right decision in that moment. 353 00:15:37,033 --> 00:15:40,240 And I love that. I love the way that you peppered in these -- 354 00:15:40,344 --> 00:15:42,000 these sort of ideas of leadership and the -- 355 00:15:42,102 --> 00:15:44,758 and the challenge and the struggle of leadership, 356 00:15:44,861 --> 00:15:48,309 um, you know, in earlier parts of the season 357 00:15:48,413 --> 00:15:51,379 for it to come to fruition in such a heartbreaking way here, 358 00:15:51,481 --> 00:15:53,965 and that's the -- that's the compelling part 359 00:15:54,067 --> 00:15:55,931 about what all these characters are going through, 360 00:15:56,033 --> 00:16:00,517 that line between, is it -- is when a good character -- 361 00:16:00,620 --> 00:16:01,965 when a good character is doing it, 362 00:16:02,067 --> 00:16:04,206 does it become bad, or do we sort of continue 363 00:16:04,309 --> 00:16:08,136 to believe that the good guys, um, are good? 364 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:09,102 So I don't know. 365 00:16:09,206 --> 00:16:10,965 It's -- It's -- It's been a good, 366 00:16:11,067 --> 00:16:14,586 great, fun challenge for us this year -- for me. 367 00:16:14,688 --> 00:16:17,102 -Angela, what is your reaction to seeing Okea Eme-Akwari 368 00:16:17,206 --> 00:16:20,826 bring such depth to Elijah on this episode? 369 00:16:20,931 --> 00:16:23,965 -I mean, I think Okea's just an amazing actor. 370 00:16:24,067 --> 00:16:26,688 He did such a lovely audition for us. 371 00:16:26,793 --> 00:16:28,206 And, originally, the role was going to be 372 00:16:28,309 --> 00:16:29,654 maybe a little smaller, 373 00:16:29,758 --> 00:16:32,033 but we all just kind of fell in love with him as an actor. 374 00:16:32,136 --> 00:16:34,413 And I think, like, there's just such a humanity 375 00:16:34,517 --> 00:16:35,895 to the way he plays this role. 376 00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:38,724 Originally, like, the role was maybe going to be a character 377 00:16:38,826 --> 00:16:40,895 that was so traumatized he could barely speak, 378 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:42,931 which is kind of how we started him. 379 00:16:43,033 --> 00:16:46,067 But we had him audition with just silent grief 380 00:16:46,172 --> 00:16:49,067 as well as with, you know, some dialogue, 381 00:16:49,172 --> 00:16:50,826 and he did both things so beautifully. 382 00:16:50,931 --> 00:16:54,688 So I knew that he could play, like, grieving and broken 383 00:16:54,793 --> 00:16:57,000 'cause it's, like, the first thing I ever saw him do, 384 00:16:57,102 --> 00:17:00,240 but it just still was really, really wonderful 385 00:17:00,344 --> 00:17:01,826 to see the footage come back, 386 00:17:01,931 --> 00:17:03,758 and I was so moved by his performance. 387 00:17:03,861 --> 00:17:06,309 So just -- just a shout-out to our wonderful actor. 388 00:17:06,413 --> 00:17:07,931 Like, he's just -- he's fantastic 389 00:17:08,034 --> 00:17:09,931 and just a lovely, lovely person. 390 00:17:10,034 --> 00:17:11,758 -Lauren, how would you describe the relationship 391 00:17:11,862 --> 00:17:13,309 between Maggie and Elijah? 392 00:17:13,413 --> 00:17:16,517 -It's definitely a very strong family bond, 393 00:17:16,619 --> 00:17:19,275 and it's -- it's so easy to play that with, Okea. 394 00:17:19,378 --> 00:17:22,517 I mean, he's -- he's such a warm person 395 00:17:22,619 --> 00:17:24,862 and he's just so easy to feel for 396 00:17:24,964 --> 00:17:28,309 and to feel protected both for and by. 397 00:17:28,413 --> 00:17:31,275 I mean, he -- he has this kind of, um -- 398 00:17:31,378 --> 00:17:32,964 you know, he's very close with his family. 399 00:17:33,067 --> 00:17:34,654 We connected a lot about that. 400 00:17:34,758 --> 00:17:36,309 We -- We both sort of have that vibe, 401 00:17:36,413 --> 00:17:39,205 and it's -- it's -- it's just wonderful. 402 00:17:39,309 --> 00:17:41,309 I'm so glad that he's had the opportunity to -- 403 00:17:41,413 --> 00:17:43,344 to have a bigger role in the show 404 00:17:43,448 --> 00:17:46,034 than -- than maybe was originally intended. 405 00:17:46,136 --> 00:17:49,172 And -- And then, for the character, it's -- it's -- 406 00:17:49,275 --> 00:17:52,378 it's great because we've had the opportunity -- 407 00:17:52,481 --> 00:17:54,240 it's a funny thing, but, you know, 408 00:17:54,344 --> 00:17:58,205 Maggie loses a lot of her family early on in this series, 409 00:17:58,309 --> 00:18:04,000 and with characters like Okea and with -- and with Callan, 410 00:18:04,103 --> 00:18:06,136 it's the same thing, where you sort of get to see 411 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:07,964 this -- this sibling bond 412 00:18:08,067 --> 00:18:09,448 brought to the screen with people 413 00:18:09,550 --> 00:18:12,309 that I genuinely just love and connect with so much. 414 00:18:12,413 --> 00:18:15,067 And that's a real shout-out to the casting 415 00:18:15,172 --> 00:18:16,654 and to finding these amazing actors 416 00:18:16,758 --> 00:18:18,481 because it was the same with Callan. 417 00:18:18,586 --> 00:18:20,136 Like, when he left, I was like, 418 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:22,344 "This is someone that genuinely has made me laugh 419 00:18:22,448 --> 00:18:24,931 and has brought me so much joy on this show." 420 00:18:25,034 --> 00:18:27,654 And, you know, we get to do this amazing stuff together 421 00:18:27,758 --> 00:18:29,448 and then sometimes people leave, and that's -- 422 00:18:29,550 --> 00:18:31,413 that's part of the -- 423 00:18:31,517 --> 00:18:33,586 part of the truth of the -- of the job. 424 00:18:33,689 --> 00:18:37,481 But, yeah, it's been -- it's been a pretty special season. 425 00:18:37,586 --> 00:18:39,517 -Well, before we go to break, I want to remind you 426 00:18:39,619 --> 00:18:40,792 that, if you want early access 427 00:18:40,895 --> 00:18:42,034 to episodes of "The Walking Dead," 428 00:18:42,136 --> 00:18:43,826 you want to see other shows that you'll enjoy, 429 00:18:43,931 --> 00:18:46,931 you can sign up for AMC+ at amcplus.com. 430 00:18:47,034 --> 00:18:48,448 Coming up, we have interviews the cast. 431 00:18:48,550 --> 00:18:50,136 Later, we have an exclusive sneak peek 432 00:18:50,240 --> 00:18:51,758 of next week's episode of "The Walking Dead." 433 00:18:51,862 --> 00:18:53,586 We'll be right back on "Talking Dead: Home Edition." 434 00:18:53,689 --> 00:19:00,481 ♪ 435 00:19:02,481 --> 00:19:06,826 ♪ 436 00:19:06,931 --> 00:19:09,000 -This was a big hero's return for Eugene. 437 00:19:09,103 --> 00:19:11,275 When he came back to Alexandria, 438 00:19:11,378 --> 00:19:13,448 he had all the wagons, troopers, 439 00:19:13,550 --> 00:19:15,758 the supplies, the resources, 440 00:19:15,862 --> 00:19:17,689 and he's going to introduce 441 00:19:17,792 --> 00:19:20,723 the community members there to Hornsby. 442 00:19:20,826 --> 00:19:24,275 "What I risked everything for was for you, 443 00:19:24,378 --> 00:19:25,862 and, look, it's paying off," 444 00:19:25,964 --> 00:19:28,172 and it's a really great moment for Eugene, 445 00:19:28,275 --> 00:19:31,000 for him to come back and to have that heroes return 446 00:19:31,103 --> 00:19:33,205 because with him just sending people, like, 447 00:19:33,309 --> 00:19:34,550 "Yeah, that's where our community is. 448 00:19:34,654 --> 00:19:37,481 Go find them," that wouldn't work. 449 00:19:37,586 --> 00:19:39,862 He gets to -- to actually show people, 450 00:19:39,964 --> 00:19:41,862 and he gets to see that they're pleased. 451 00:19:41,964 --> 00:19:43,586 There's a moment that he has. 452 00:19:43,689 --> 00:19:45,723 As he's kind of giving this speech 453 00:19:45,826 --> 00:19:48,654 and introducing Hornsby, he locks eyes with Rosita, 454 00:19:48,758 --> 00:19:50,000 and it's such an important moment 455 00:19:50,103 --> 00:19:51,550 where she's so proud of him. 456 00:19:51,654 --> 00:19:54,344 It was probably the most important part other than, 457 00:19:54,448 --> 00:19:56,723 "Hey, here's this guy that's going to save us." 458 00:19:56,826 --> 00:19:59,862 ♪ 459 00:19:59,964 --> 00:20:01,067 -Welcome back to "Talking Dead: Home Edition." 460 00:20:01,172 --> 00:20:03,000 that was Josh McDermitt on Eugene's role 461 00:20:03,103 --> 00:20:05,413 in introducing Alexandria to the Commonwealth. 462 00:20:05,517 --> 00:20:08,103 We're back with Angela, Lauren, and Lynn. 463 00:20:08,205 --> 00:20:12,723 Lynn, was Leah surprised that this group 464 00:20:12,826 --> 00:20:16,689 defeated her incredibly well-trained Reapers? 465 00:20:16,792 --> 00:20:18,172 -I think definitely. 466 00:20:18,275 --> 00:20:21,862 I mean, this is like -- it couldn't get worse, you know? 467 00:20:21,964 --> 00:20:23,964 And I... 468 00:20:24,067 --> 00:20:25,792 It was also, you know, you have to think about it. 469 00:20:25,895 --> 00:20:27,862 Like, Pope was basically casting everybody out 470 00:20:27,964 --> 00:20:29,136 to -- to be killed. 471 00:20:29,240 --> 00:20:32,067 I mean, there was -- yes, it was that, you know, 472 00:20:32,172 --> 00:20:33,481 Maggie and her team are strong, 473 00:20:33,586 --> 00:20:36,792 but it's also, like -- it was, like, infighting within, 474 00:20:36,895 --> 00:20:39,240 you know, it was difficult to protect the guys 475 00:20:39,344 --> 00:20:41,378 even before there was this standoff. 476 00:20:41,481 --> 00:20:44,792 So it was -- it must have been, you know, for this character, 477 00:20:44,895 --> 00:20:47,723 just like watching everything fall apart 478 00:20:47,826 --> 00:20:49,758 and especially, like, the Reapers 479 00:20:49,862 --> 00:20:51,517 because it was so psychological, 480 00:20:51,619 --> 00:20:53,000 you know, the way that they were structured 481 00:20:53,103 --> 00:20:56,481 and so manipulative in so many ways. 482 00:20:56,586 --> 00:20:59,792 I can't even imagine, like, how... 483 00:20:59,895 --> 00:21:02,172 I mean, how truly horrific it must have been for her, 484 00:21:02,275 --> 00:21:04,103 it was, like, everybody was just being picked off, and, you know, 485 00:21:04,205 --> 00:21:08,172 there's that moment where she says goodbye to Carver, 486 00:21:08,275 --> 00:21:11,000 and...I fully -- 487 00:21:11,103 --> 00:21:14,619 I-I believe that she knows that he's about to die, 488 00:21:14,723 --> 00:21:18,000 and yet she's going to try to save as many as she can, 489 00:21:18,103 --> 00:21:20,448 which means she kind of sacrifices him. 490 00:21:20,550 --> 00:21:22,413 I don't know. It was just truly a standoff 491 00:21:22,517 --> 00:21:24,895 because there was no way around it 492 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:30,034 but to flee, but to run, which is the opposite of her 493 00:21:30,136 --> 00:21:34,000 you know -- and core, I feel like. 494 00:21:34,103 --> 00:21:35,103 -Angela, I have a weird question, 495 00:21:35,205 --> 00:21:36,344 which is, whenever I see the -- 496 00:21:36,448 --> 00:21:37,862 whenever I see the Commonwealth, 497 00:21:37,964 --> 00:21:41,136 the stormtrooper suits, I can't help but wonder, like, 498 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:43,448 do they make a lot of noise when they're filming? 499 00:21:43,550 --> 00:21:45,862 They just look so, like -- is there -- 500 00:21:45,964 --> 00:21:47,723 is there a special way that you have to shoot 501 00:21:47,826 --> 00:21:51,654 when you have these groups of people in the suits? 502 00:21:51,758 --> 00:21:54,034 Suits are super quiet. -Oh, they are? 503 00:21:54,136 --> 00:21:57,067 -So, you know, they were designed -- like, Greg Nicotero 504 00:21:57,172 --> 00:22:00,034 on the KNB Group, like, worked on those suits 505 00:22:00,136 --> 00:22:03,895 based off of the amazing drawings in the comic, 506 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:06,964 but they're made out of, like, a kind of a -- I want to say 507 00:22:07,067 --> 00:22:08,895 it's, like, a hard foam or something. 508 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:10,826 Excuse me, Greg, if I have this wrong, 509 00:22:10,931 --> 00:22:12,378 but they're actually really quiet. 510 00:22:12,481 --> 00:22:15,826 But when I watch it on screen, I'm like, "That should be loud." 511 00:22:15,931 --> 00:22:19,931 So we add clank on the back end in post, and we sit in mix, 512 00:22:20,034 --> 00:22:22,448 and I go, like, "More armor clank. 513 00:22:22,550 --> 00:22:25,000 Less armor clank." Like, me and the editor. 514 00:22:25,103 --> 00:22:27,689 So -- but it -- it -- like, it feels better 515 00:22:27,792 --> 00:22:29,378 when they have, like, a loud presence, 516 00:22:29,481 --> 00:22:31,964 you know, because they're so the opposite of the Whisperers, 517 00:22:32,067 --> 00:22:33,826 who operated in silence. They don't care 518 00:22:33,931 --> 00:22:35,517 if everybody hears them moving around the world 519 00:22:35,619 --> 00:22:37,309 'cause they're going to mow them down anyway. 520 00:22:37,413 --> 00:22:39,378 -Would you say that, when the troopers need a snack, 521 00:22:39,481 --> 00:22:41,344 they get a little clanky? 522 00:22:41,448 --> 00:22:43,067 -If the suits what? 523 00:22:43,172 --> 00:22:46,240 -You know, when they need a snack, do they get clanky? 524 00:22:46,344 --> 00:22:47,619 -Hey, hey! Nice! -Sorry. 525 00:22:47,723 --> 00:22:49,826 [Laughter] 526 00:22:49,931 --> 00:22:51,172 -Oh, my God. 527 00:22:51,275 --> 00:22:52,964 -Nicely done. 528 00:22:53,067 --> 00:22:54,689 Lauren, it -- it had to be done. 529 00:22:54,792 --> 00:22:56,205 You have to. Yes. 530 00:22:56,309 --> 00:22:57,862 Absolutely necessary. -Has to be done? 531 00:22:57,964 --> 00:22:59,619 -Absolutely necessary. 532 00:22:59,723 --> 00:23:02,136 Points, I say. Points. 533 00:23:02,240 --> 00:23:04,309 I want to talk a little bit about about the Commonwealth, 534 00:23:04,413 --> 00:23:06,172 and I love Lance Hornsby. 535 00:23:06,275 --> 00:23:07,172 I love Lance Hornsby. 536 00:23:07,275 --> 00:23:09,000 And Lance getting up at the end 537 00:23:09,103 --> 00:23:12,000 and addressing everyone after what they've just been through, 538 00:23:12,103 --> 00:23:13,826 it just reminded me of, like, someone 539 00:23:13,931 --> 00:23:15,448 coming to give a talk at a high school, like, 540 00:23:15,550 --> 00:23:17,895 "Hey, kids, you don't need -- you don't need rock music. 541 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:19,448 You don't need to drink to have a good ti--" 542 00:23:19,550 --> 00:23:21,448 'cause everyone's just kind of like, 543 00:23:21,550 --> 00:23:24,309 "Who is this guy? What is happening?" 544 00:23:24,413 --> 00:23:27,723 What do you think Maggie's first impression of Lance Hornsby is? 545 00:23:27,826 --> 00:23:30,931 -She's clearly not impressed with Hornsby. 546 00:23:31,034 --> 00:23:34,481 He's like a snake-oil salesman that turns up at their door 547 00:23:34,586 --> 00:23:36,378 with things they just don't need. 548 00:23:36,481 --> 00:23:38,517 Um, and then, lo and behold, 549 00:23:38,619 --> 00:23:41,240 we see that he's somehow gotten Daryl 550 00:23:41,344 --> 00:23:42,654 to be a stormtrooper, 551 00:23:42,758 --> 00:23:45,413 which has got to be just massively suspicious, 552 00:23:45,517 --> 00:23:47,000 I'm sure for everybody that's been watching. 553 00:23:47,103 --> 00:23:50,689 "How can this possibly happen?" So, no, we don't like Hornsby. 554 00:23:50,792 --> 00:23:52,448 -Um, Lynn, can you talk a little bit about shooting 555 00:23:52,550 --> 00:23:54,481 the scene where Maggie shoots Leah? 556 00:23:54,586 --> 00:23:57,172 -Lauren's pretty terrifying, I'm just going to say. 557 00:23:57,275 --> 00:24:01,689 Like, when Lauren commits, you got to stay out of her way. 558 00:24:01,792 --> 00:24:03,619 She's the honey badger, right? So -- 559 00:24:03,723 --> 00:24:05,000 -Or she'll shoot you in the shoulder. 560 00:24:05,103 --> 00:24:06,758 -[Laughs] 561 00:24:06,862 --> 00:24:08,792 -Or still commit to shooting you in the shoulder. 562 00:24:08,895 --> 00:24:12,000 [Laughs] -Yes. 563 00:24:12,103 --> 00:24:15,689 I mean, look, I-I have loved working with Lauren 564 00:24:15,792 --> 00:24:18,205 to such a degree that I'm -- 565 00:24:18,309 --> 00:24:21,378 I mean, I really I hope, sister, we get to play again together 566 00:24:21,481 --> 00:24:23,895 'cause it's been just so incredible. 567 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:26,136 Her level of commitment, 568 00:24:26,240 --> 00:24:31,792 it holds the sort of whole membrane of -- of the shoot 569 00:24:31,895 --> 00:24:34,413 because, you know, we have her and Norman 570 00:24:34,517 --> 00:24:36,619 and they're are leaders. I think with Lauren, though, 571 00:24:36,723 --> 00:24:38,586 it's always -- it's always in the back of my mind 572 00:24:38,689 --> 00:24:40,481 when we've been working together of, like -- 573 00:24:40,586 --> 00:24:44,826 okay, I-I can't imagine playing a character for like 11 years 574 00:24:44,931 --> 00:24:48,378 and to serve that story, like... 575 00:24:48,481 --> 00:24:52,654 If Leah is a villain for Maggie, like, 576 00:24:52,758 --> 00:24:54,136 then how do I fill that 577 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:58,964 so that it's as heightened as possible for her? 578 00:24:59,067 --> 00:25:00,826 So, yeah, running away from her shooting was -- 579 00:25:00,931 --> 00:25:01,895 I mean, it was thrilling. 580 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:06,000 -Well, I want to talk about Gabriel. 581 00:25:06,103 --> 00:25:11,067 He's basically just not having it at all anymore from anybody. 582 00:25:11,172 --> 00:25:13,550 He is -- this is such a different Gabriel 583 00:25:13,654 --> 00:25:16,481 than what we -- when we think back all those years ago. 584 00:25:16,586 --> 00:25:18,309 Angela, can you talk about the moment -- 585 00:25:18,413 --> 00:25:20,758 how did you come up with the the Gabriel sniper moment, 586 00:25:20,862 --> 00:25:22,205 the, "Call me Gabriel"? 587 00:25:22,309 --> 00:25:26,067 -Um, you know, we talked about the fact that our people 588 00:25:26,172 --> 00:25:27,619 would have a really good plan 589 00:25:27,723 --> 00:25:31,862 'cause they have to because the Reapers are just so formidable. 590 00:25:31,964 --> 00:25:34,586 So we think, like, when they came in, 591 00:25:34,689 --> 00:25:36,895 they knew they were going to send Gabriel up to shoot 592 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:38,517 because he's a really good sniper. 593 00:25:38,619 --> 00:25:40,931 So when Maggie and Gabriel are kind of talking 594 00:25:41,034 --> 00:25:43,172 as they're sneaking in in a previous episode, 595 00:25:43,275 --> 00:25:45,517 like, they were always sending him up, 596 00:25:45,619 --> 00:25:48,034 and that's when he got into the confrontation with the priest. 597 00:25:48,136 --> 00:25:49,895 But we wanted to make sure there was enough space 598 00:25:50,000 --> 00:25:51,826 that hopefully people would kind of forget 599 00:25:51,931 --> 00:25:53,931 that that was his mission. 600 00:25:54,034 --> 00:25:57,550 But, you know, the idea that the writers came up with, it -- 601 00:25:57,654 --> 00:26:01,689 it's almost like the guy who was struggling with his faith, 602 00:26:01,792 --> 00:26:04,826 he kind of appears like their guardian angel Gabriel, 603 00:26:04,931 --> 00:26:06,240 like, at just the right moment. 604 00:26:06,344 --> 00:26:08,309 So that's why he's kind of perched up high 605 00:26:08,413 --> 00:26:10,964 and he's like this voice that comes out of the void. 606 00:26:11,067 --> 00:26:13,240 So that was kind of the idea we were going with, 607 00:26:13,344 --> 00:26:14,862 and, you know, Gabriel just -- you're -- 608 00:26:14,964 --> 00:26:16,689 like, he just doesn't [bleep] around anymore. 609 00:26:16,792 --> 00:26:19,654 So he's -- he's the right guy to do that job. 610 00:26:19,758 --> 00:26:21,413 -Coming up, we have that exclusive sneak peek 611 00:26:21,517 --> 00:26:23,413 of next week's episode of "The Walking Dead," 612 00:26:23,517 --> 00:26:25,964 but first, are you ready to go "Inside the Dead"? 613 00:26:26,067 --> 00:26:27,550 Here's some inside info from tonight's episode 614 00:26:27,654 --> 00:26:29,413 that you can't get anywhere else. 615 00:26:29,517 --> 00:26:30,758 Please enjoy. 616 00:26:30,862 --> 00:26:39,586 ♪ 617 00:26:39,689 --> 00:26:48,413 ♪ 618 00:26:48,517 --> 00:26:57,240 ♪ 619 00:26:57,344 --> 00:27:06,136 ♪ 620 00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:15,000 ♪ 621 00:27:15,103 --> 00:27:23,826 ♪ 622 00:27:23,931 --> 00:27:32,654 ♪ 623 00:27:32,758 --> 00:27:41,586 ♪ 624 00:27:43,654 --> 00:27:47,826 ♪ 625 00:27:47,931 --> 00:27:51,550 -Whenever we shot all of the stuff in the basement 626 00:27:51,654 --> 00:27:53,205 where all the water was rushing in, 627 00:27:53,309 --> 00:27:56,550 that took a long time. 628 00:27:56,654 --> 00:27:58,517 It was very cool, 629 00:27:58,619 --> 00:28:01,000 but it was also very cold [chuckles] 630 00:28:01,103 --> 00:28:03,689 because it was rain-- it was supposed to be rainwater, 631 00:28:03,792 --> 00:28:05,448 and rainwater is, obviously, cold. 632 00:28:05,550 --> 00:28:07,034 Then when Ross comes in, 633 00:28:07,136 --> 00:28:09,550 he has that moment with the walker in the water, 634 00:28:09,654 --> 00:28:12,000 which was really terrifying for Gracie. 635 00:28:12,103 --> 00:28:14,517 I mean, it was scary to watch. 636 00:28:14,619 --> 00:28:18,172 But we kind of swam over to the window, 637 00:28:18,275 --> 00:28:20,862 we get on Ross' shoulders, and we climb out of the window, 638 00:28:20,964 --> 00:28:22,758 but whenever we were shooting that, 639 00:28:22,862 --> 00:28:25,586 the water was, like, rushing in. 640 00:28:25,689 --> 00:28:28,103 That was definitely something new, 641 00:28:28,205 --> 00:28:29,758 something we'd never done before. 642 00:28:29,862 --> 00:28:31,550 It was an amazing experience. 643 00:28:31,654 --> 00:28:34,517 I would 100% do it again, 644 00:28:34,619 --> 00:28:36,826 especially with our cast and our crew. 645 00:28:36,931 --> 00:28:38,826 They made it 10 times more fun. 646 00:28:38,931 --> 00:28:41,413 ♪ 647 00:28:41,517 --> 00:28:42,654 -Welcome back to "Talking Dead: Home Edition," 648 00:28:42,758 --> 00:28:44,550 that was Cailey Fleming on what it was like 649 00:28:44,654 --> 00:28:47,000 filming the scenes where Alexandria floods. 650 00:28:47,103 --> 00:28:48,931 We're back with Angela, Lauren, and Lynn. 651 00:28:49,034 --> 00:28:51,413 Um, Angela, what inspired the scene 652 00:28:51,517 --> 00:28:55,550 where Negan joins Maggie at Alden's grave? 653 00:28:55,654 --> 00:29:02,413 -Ah. Well, um, it's actually a nod to the comics, 654 00:29:02,517 --> 00:29:05,689 and there's a scene where Maggie comes up to Negan. 655 00:29:05,792 --> 00:29:09,034 He's at the grave of the bat, Lucille, 656 00:29:09,136 --> 00:29:11,205 and he's just buried it, and she's standing over him, 657 00:29:11,309 --> 00:29:12,862 deciding if she's going to kill him. 658 00:29:12,964 --> 00:29:15,481 But we already did the scene where she's deciding 659 00:29:15,586 --> 00:29:20,826 if she's going to kill him in Season 9, Episode 5, 4, 660 00:29:20,931 --> 00:29:22,895 somewhere in there. Maybe it was 5. 661 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:25,067 And, um -- and she does it with the jail cell. 662 00:29:25,172 --> 00:29:27,964 But we thought like, "Oh, it'd be cool to flip it 663 00:29:28,067 --> 00:29:30,240 and have Maggie sitting at a grave, 664 00:29:30,344 --> 00:29:32,586 and now Negan's standing over her with a weapon. 665 00:29:32,689 --> 00:29:34,550 And she's wondering, 'Is he going to kill me?' 666 00:29:34,654 --> 00:29:38,067 Like, 'What's going to happen?'" And so, every once in a while, 667 00:29:38,172 --> 00:29:39,619 we have something we've passed by 668 00:29:39,723 --> 00:29:41,619 from the comic in a certain way. 669 00:29:41,723 --> 00:29:44,067 We like to, like, steal from that in the show 670 00:29:44,172 --> 00:29:46,344 and just give it a twist, so that's what we did here. 671 00:29:46,448 --> 00:29:48,931 -Lauren, was Maggie prepared to kill Negan in that moment? 672 00:29:49,034 --> 00:29:50,586 Seems like she was. [Chuckles] 673 00:29:50,689 --> 00:29:53,275 -Yeah, I mean, I think she's always prepared to kill Negan. 674 00:29:53,378 --> 00:29:55,275 [Laughter] -But it was -- 675 00:29:55,378 --> 00:29:57,723 it was interesting that day because I remember 676 00:29:57,826 --> 00:29:59,240 we had originally blocked the scene 677 00:29:59,344 --> 00:30:01,758 where he wasn't going to be so out of my sight 678 00:30:01,862 --> 00:30:05,275 when he approached, and -- and during the the part before it, 679 00:30:05,378 --> 00:30:08,448 I sort of turned to pack the dirt on Alden's grave, 680 00:30:08,550 --> 00:30:11,205 and then it ends up that he sneaks up behind me. 681 00:30:11,309 --> 00:30:14,172 And, additionally, from the way we had blocked it, 682 00:30:14,275 --> 00:30:16,654 you had this cool -- it was fun because Pierre, 683 00:30:16,758 --> 00:30:19,205 one of our camera operators was -- was here, 684 00:30:19,309 --> 00:30:22,034 and we sort of found this moment where, um -- 685 00:30:22,136 --> 00:30:24,619 where you could see the handle of my knife in the shot, 686 00:30:24,723 --> 00:30:28,689 and it just added this element for us to be able to, um -- 687 00:30:28,792 --> 00:30:31,172 to introduce like, "What -- What is this going to be? 688 00:30:31,275 --> 00:30:33,344 Is this going to be another sort of shootout, as it were, 689 00:30:33,448 --> 00:30:34,931 or another first man to the death?" 690 00:30:35,034 --> 00:30:36,931 And, um -- and so it was fun 691 00:30:37,034 --> 00:30:40,619 because I-I got to sort of embody that, like -- 692 00:30:40,723 --> 00:30:42,413 the -- the -- the feeling of the vulnerability, 693 00:30:42,517 --> 00:30:43,413 "What is he doing here?" 694 00:30:43,517 --> 00:30:45,723 and then just -- just -- just grab -- 695 00:30:45,826 --> 00:30:47,586 just grab -- reach for the handle of my knife, 696 00:30:47,689 --> 00:30:50,517 and it gave that scene another layer that I didn't -- 697 00:30:50,619 --> 00:30:52,344 that I didn't think of when first reading it. 698 00:30:52,448 --> 00:30:54,862 So it's fun when those things come up. 699 00:30:54,964 --> 00:30:56,619 -Angela, I have a question for you from 700 00:30:56,723 --> 00:30:58,067 Catherine L. on Facebook, who says, 701 00:30:58,172 --> 00:30:59,792 "Are there any cool team-ups 702 00:30:59,895 --> 00:31:02,550 we can expect to see in this batch of episodes?" 703 00:31:02,654 --> 00:31:04,964 -That's a really good question. 704 00:31:05,067 --> 00:31:06,309 I think there's -- 705 00:31:06,413 --> 00:31:09,413 I mean, Ithink there's some cool team-ups. 706 00:31:09,517 --> 00:31:11,205 I don't know if I should name any of them, 707 00:31:11,309 --> 00:31:13,586 but there's some interesting pairings. 708 00:31:13,689 --> 00:31:15,448 Like, there's -- there's some couplings 709 00:31:15,550 --> 00:31:17,723 that, uh -- that we've seen before, 710 00:31:17,826 --> 00:31:20,964 some that we haven't seen in a while, some new ones. 711 00:31:21,067 --> 00:31:22,000 It's a mix. 712 00:31:22,103 --> 00:31:23,792 -Okay, so, along the same lines of 713 00:31:23,895 --> 00:31:27,413 probably not being able to get an exact answer, 714 00:31:27,517 --> 00:31:28,931 understandably so... -Yeah. 715 00:31:29,034 --> 00:31:31,378 -...what can you tell us about Daryl in the stormtrooper suit 716 00:31:31,481 --> 00:31:34,517 in the flash-forward? Six months goes by. 717 00:31:34,619 --> 00:31:38,275 What -- What can you tell us? 718 00:31:38,378 --> 00:31:41,172 -I can't tell you anything without spoiling it 719 00:31:41,275 --> 00:31:45,344 other than we will get to see the story of how 720 00:31:45,448 --> 00:31:48,586 and why we got there, and, hopefully, it'll be cool. 721 00:31:48,689 --> 00:31:50,378 -Is the -- i-is the flash-forwards -- 722 00:31:50,481 --> 00:31:52,550 are we going to see more flash-forwards 723 00:31:52,654 --> 00:31:55,205 throughout this chunk of the season? 724 00:31:55,309 --> 00:31:58,378 -Um, there are some time passages, but it's -- it -- 725 00:31:58,481 --> 00:32:01,309 you know, they range from, like, very small to, like, 726 00:32:01,413 --> 00:32:03,067 you know, like, maybe, like, a month passes 727 00:32:03,172 --> 00:32:04,275 or, you know, things like that. 728 00:32:04,378 --> 00:32:07,758 There is, like, one larger jump, but, um -- 729 00:32:07,862 --> 00:32:10,275 we -- it's, you know, on the show, 730 00:32:10,378 --> 00:32:13,413 sometimes we're very much, like, the episode ends, 731 00:32:13,517 --> 00:32:16,275 and the next episode starts on the exact same moment... 732 00:32:16,378 --> 00:32:17,344 -Got it, got it. -...and then sometimes 733 00:32:17,448 --> 00:32:18,619 we're doing, like, jumps. 734 00:32:18,723 --> 00:32:20,309 And so it's a bit of a mix throughout. 735 00:32:20,413 --> 00:32:24,344 -Okay. This question is from Facebook, From Rose L. for Lynn. 736 00:32:24,448 --> 00:32:26,550 "If Leah saw little Hershel, 737 00:32:26,654 --> 00:32:29,862 would that affect her animosity toward Maggie at all?" 738 00:32:29,964 --> 00:32:31,275 -I think absolutely. 739 00:32:31,378 --> 00:32:34,136 You know, we see her in the episode where, you know, 740 00:32:34,240 --> 00:32:35,895 she's been told to kill this family 741 00:32:36,000 --> 00:32:39,205 and she basically, like, loses it, can't do it. 742 00:32:39,309 --> 00:32:43,378 And it's because of, you know, her relationship with the boy 743 00:32:43,481 --> 00:32:44,792 that she was raising as her own 744 00:32:44,895 --> 00:32:47,792 that we see in, you know, Season 10. 745 00:32:47,895 --> 00:32:49,550 So I think, yes, it would -- 746 00:32:49,654 --> 00:32:51,654 it would probably make a huge difference. 747 00:32:51,758 --> 00:32:53,205 -Great. Well, before we go to break, 748 00:32:53,309 --> 00:32:54,550 you can keep the conversation going 749 00:32:54,654 --> 00:32:56,826 by following FearHQ on Twitch. 750 00:32:56,931 --> 00:32:58,964 They're live four days a week discussing all things horror 751 00:32:59,067 --> 00:33:01,136 and "The Walking Dead," so please check it out. 752 00:33:01,240 --> 00:33:02,550 Coming up, a real, live fan, 753 00:33:02,654 --> 00:33:04,792 just like you will get to ask a question of our guests. 754 00:33:04,895 --> 00:33:07,205 We'll have that exclusive sneak peek of next week's episode. 755 00:33:07,309 --> 00:33:09,172 We'll be right back on "Talking Dead: Home Edition." 756 00:33:09,275 --> 00:33:15,931 ♪ 757 00:33:18,000 --> 00:33:22,448 ♪ 758 00:33:22,550 --> 00:33:24,136 -Welcome back to "Talking Dead: Home Edition." 759 00:33:24,240 --> 00:33:25,826 Uh, just want to take a moment to say that our show 760 00:33:25,931 --> 00:33:29,550 would not exist, literally, without you, the fans. 761 00:33:29,654 --> 00:33:31,413 So if you want to ask a question live 762 00:33:31,517 --> 00:33:32,758 during "Talking Dead," you can send a video 763 00:33:32,862 --> 00:33:35,344 to fansubmission@talkingdead.tv, 764 00:33:35,448 --> 00:33:37,172 and you can share how "The Walking Dead" 765 00:33:37,275 --> 00:33:40,378 has impacted your life for a chance to join us. 766 00:33:40,481 --> 00:33:41,895 Now, it is my pleasure to introduce 767 00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:43,034 this week's featured fan. 768 00:33:43,136 --> 00:33:45,792 Please welcome B.J. from Oakley, California. 769 00:33:45,895 --> 00:33:47,413 B.J.'s... -Yay. 770 00:33:47,517 --> 00:33:48,517 -...coming on to "Talking Dead," 771 00:33:48,619 --> 00:33:50,275 virtual "Talking Dead: Home Edition." 772 00:33:50,378 --> 00:33:51,344 -Hi. -Thank you so much 773 00:33:51,448 --> 00:33:52,723 for being here, B.J. 774 00:33:52,826 --> 00:33:55,136 Who do you have a question for? 775 00:33:55,240 --> 00:33:56,862 -Hey, thanks for having me, everybody. 776 00:33:56,964 --> 00:33:59,550 Uh, my question is for Lauren. 777 00:33:59,654 --> 00:34:00,792 Uh, I wanted to ask you, 778 00:34:00,895 --> 00:34:04,136 do you think Maggie intentionally shot Leah 779 00:34:04,240 --> 00:34:06,172 in the shoulder for Daryl's sake, 780 00:34:06,275 --> 00:34:09,068 or did she miss an intended kill shot? 781 00:34:09,172 --> 00:34:10,516 -That's a great question. 782 00:34:10,619 --> 00:34:13,413 -Oh, well, first of all, welcome. 783 00:34:13,516 --> 00:34:16,137 So glad that you're here, and thank you for your question 784 00:34:16,240 --> 00:34:17,585 and for being here. 785 00:34:17,688 --> 00:34:18,757 And I'm not going to answer it. 786 00:34:18,862 --> 00:34:21,275 [Laughter] 787 00:34:21,378 --> 00:34:23,172 Um, no, I'm just kidding. Well, kind of kidding. 788 00:34:23,275 --> 00:34:26,137 I sort of, um -- I would love 789 00:34:26,240 --> 00:34:28,827 to leave that up to you and to the fans to kind of draw 790 00:34:28,931 --> 00:34:31,965 what you guys feel from the moment, um, 791 00:34:32,068 --> 00:34:32,793 but I don't know. 792 00:34:32,896 --> 00:34:34,034 Lynn, what did you think? 793 00:34:34,137 --> 00:34:35,862 -You know what? I -- 794 00:34:35,965 --> 00:34:37,516 uh, actually, she didn't shoot me 795 00:34:37,619 --> 00:34:40,896 because I was so fast and, like, savvy in my running. 796 00:34:41,000 --> 00:34:42,103 -That is -- that is one interpretation. 797 00:34:42,206 --> 00:34:43,378 -You know what I mean? -B.J., what do you think? 798 00:34:43,481 --> 00:34:45,378 -It was 'cause I was, like, ducking and weaving. 799 00:34:45,481 --> 00:34:46,931 -I wa-- want to hear what B.J. thinks. 800 00:34:47,034 --> 00:34:50,896 -Um, I -- well, I feel like she was spot-on with the other two. 801 00:34:51,000 --> 00:34:54,585 So it kind of begs the question, like, why didn'tshe kill Leah? 802 00:34:54,688 --> 00:34:57,240 Um, you know, I think that -- 803 00:34:57,344 --> 00:34:59,724 I think that maybe it was intentional for Daryl's sake. 804 00:34:59,827 --> 00:35:01,724 That's just me, but we'll see. 805 00:35:01,827 --> 00:35:03,137 -We'll see. -Excellent. 806 00:35:03,240 --> 00:35:05,550 -Uh, Angela, can you confirm or deny this? 807 00:35:05,655 --> 00:35:07,309 Can you say anything? 808 00:35:07,413 --> 00:35:11,240 -You know, I-I do have an answer in the writers' mind, 809 00:35:11,344 --> 00:35:15,896 but I I like Lauren's, uh, way of handling this, which is like, 810 00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:17,309 leave it open for interpretation 811 00:35:17,413 --> 00:35:19,378 'cause it causes more conversation. 812 00:35:19,481 --> 00:35:20,516 So up to you guys to decide. 813 00:35:20,619 --> 00:35:21,447 -I think I agree with B.J., though. 814 00:35:21,550 --> 00:35:23,344 I do -- I do like B.J.'s answer. 815 00:35:23,447 --> 00:35:24,688 And I think I agree, too, 816 00:35:24,793 --> 00:35:27,757 is that she knew she had to do something, 817 00:35:27,862 --> 00:35:29,896 but I -- but I think -- I-I'm -- I'm -- I'm -- 818 00:35:30,000 --> 00:35:31,275 I'm on the same page as you, B.J. 819 00:35:31,378 --> 00:35:33,240 I think it was for that reason, as well. 820 00:35:33,344 --> 00:35:35,585 Um, and I-I want to thank you for being here, 821 00:35:35,688 --> 00:35:38,619 not just with words, but also with gifts. 822 00:35:38,724 --> 00:35:41,757 This is sweatshirt featuring key art 823 00:35:41,862 --> 00:35:44,137 for part two of "The Walking Dead" final season. 824 00:35:44,240 --> 00:35:46,206 You can pick one up for yourself, as well, 825 00:35:46,309 --> 00:35:48,862 at twdushop.com. 826 00:35:48,965 --> 00:35:50,931 And for asking such a fantastic question, B.J., 827 00:35:51,034 --> 00:35:52,137 we're going to give you one of these. 828 00:35:52,240 --> 00:35:54,206 This is -- this is -- this is actual, 829 00:35:54,309 --> 00:35:55,275 wearable proof... -Nice. 830 00:35:55,378 --> 00:35:57,068 -...that you were on "Talking Dead," 831 00:35:57,172 --> 00:35:58,481 uh, and asked a great question. 832 00:35:58,585 --> 00:36:00,757 Thank you so much for being here, and please take care. 833 00:36:00,862 --> 00:36:02,896 Let's have a big hand for B.J. everyone. 834 00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:04,550 -Thank you so much. -Yay. 835 00:36:04,655 --> 00:36:05,965 -Thanks, guys. 836 00:36:06,068 --> 00:36:08,793 -Um, before the premiere, we asked the fans to tell us 837 00:36:08,896 --> 00:36:11,516 what they hope happens before the series wraps up, 838 00:36:11,619 --> 00:36:12,793 which we still have a lot of time for. 839 00:36:12,896 --> 00:36:14,793 I'm still kicking that down the field. 840 00:36:14,896 --> 00:36:18,275 And here is just a sampling of what we received. 841 00:36:18,378 --> 00:36:20,034 @JodieAdcock95 on Instagram says, 842 00:36:20,137 --> 00:36:22,344 "Michonne needs to come home to her babies." 843 00:36:22,447 --> 00:36:27,034 @FanArtLindy on Instagram says, "Give me #Mercess," 844 00:36:27,137 --> 00:36:28,550 Mercer and Princess. -Ooh. 845 00:36:28,655 --> 00:36:32,172 -Um, uh, @0x.ruby.X0 on Instagram -- 846 00:36:32,275 --> 00:36:34,516 "I hope Daryl and Dog stay together forever." 847 00:36:34,619 --> 00:36:37,413 Major Stewart says, "I hope Maggie heals mentally. 848 00:36:37,516 --> 00:36:40,481 All she sees is war. Homegirl needs some rest." 849 00:36:40,585 --> 00:36:43,481 Uh, @PatriceAldany3 says, "Rick needs to come back 850 00:36:43,585 --> 00:36:44,931 and team up with his brother Daryl." 851 00:36:45,034 --> 00:36:46,585 And Cindy B. on Facebook says, 852 00:36:46,688 --> 00:36:49,516 "Whatever happens, I hope the kids survive." 853 00:36:49,619 --> 00:36:51,827 Angela, uh, I know you can't speak to all these, 854 00:36:51,931 --> 00:36:55,137 but what can you tease about Negan? 855 00:36:55,240 --> 00:36:56,344 -Negan. 856 00:36:56,447 --> 00:36:59,827 -Um, we see that he goes off into the world. 857 00:36:59,931 --> 00:37:02,206 This is not, like, a cliffhanger, like, 858 00:37:02,309 --> 00:37:04,240 "Are we ever going to see Negan again?" 859 00:37:04,344 --> 00:37:06,447 We will, but, um, we're going to pick him up 860 00:37:06,550 --> 00:37:09,655 in a really different context, and, uh, hopefully get to see 861 00:37:09,757 --> 00:37:11,585 kind of a cool story there with him. 862 00:37:11,688 --> 00:37:13,240 So next time we see him, um, 863 00:37:13,344 --> 00:37:16,688 a lot of things will have changed for everyone. 864 00:37:16,793 --> 00:37:18,447 -It's a whole separate -- it's a comedy. 865 00:37:18,550 --> 00:37:21,240 He opens a "Cheers"-style bar somewhere else 866 00:37:21,344 --> 00:37:23,068 in the apocalypse, and it's a whole separate -- 867 00:37:23,172 --> 00:37:25,481 -God, you're -- you're spoiling it all. 868 00:37:25,585 --> 00:37:27,137 It's all spoilers. -[Laughs] 869 00:37:27,240 --> 00:37:29,585 I'm so sorry. Uh, Lynn, really quickly. 870 00:37:29,688 --> 00:37:31,172 We have about a minute before we have to go to commercial. 871 00:37:31,275 --> 00:37:32,965 How do you think Leah would have reacted to Connie 872 00:37:33,068 --> 00:37:34,757 and Daryl's reunion? 873 00:37:34,862 --> 00:37:36,034 -[Imitates gagging] 874 00:37:36,137 --> 00:37:37,655 [Laughter] 875 00:37:37,757 --> 00:37:39,172 She would've hated it. 876 00:37:39,275 --> 00:37:41,275 [Laughter continues] 877 00:37:42,447 --> 00:37:45,378 No, I mean, I think -- you know, like a woman scorned 878 00:37:45,481 --> 00:37:48,034 and then, like, his, like, "kind of ex," like, comes back. 879 00:37:48,137 --> 00:37:50,793 I mean, disaster. I mean, it'd have been a disaster. 880 00:37:50,896 --> 00:37:52,172 [Laughs] 881 00:37:52,275 --> 00:37:53,619 -Coming up, we have an exclusive sneak peek 882 00:37:53,724 --> 00:37:55,068 of next week's episode. 883 00:37:55,172 --> 00:37:57,481 Uh, we'll be right back on "Talking Dead: Home Edition." 884 00:37:57,585 --> 00:38:04,413 ♪ 885 00:38:06,309 --> 00:38:10,965 ♪ 886 00:38:11,068 --> 00:38:12,137 -Welcome back to "Talking Dead." 887 00:38:12,240 --> 00:38:13,965 Now it is time for our exclusive sneak peek 888 00:38:14,068 --> 00:38:15,619 of next week's episode of "The Walking Dead." 889 00:38:15,724 --> 00:38:16,862 Check it out. 890 00:38:16,965 --> 00:38:18,757 -[Walkers growling] 891 00:38:18,862 --> 00:38:24,344 ♪ 892 00:38:24,447 --> 00:38:29,931 ♪ 893 00:38:30,034 --> 00:38:31,172 -Man, that's -- that's enough. 894 00:38:31,275 --> 00:38:33,827 -[Growls faintly, stops] 895 00:38:33,931 --> 00:38:36,931 Yeah, man. No problem, man. 896 00:38:37,034 --> 00:38:39,896 [Chuckles] 897 00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:41,896 [Carnival music playing] 898 00:38:42,000 --> 00:38:44,550 ♪ 899 00:38:44,655 --> 00:38:46,378 -Did great in there, buddy. 900 00:38:46,481 --> 00:38:48,862 -You were very brave. 901 00:38:48,965 --> 00:38:50,378 -H-Hey! 902 00:38:50,481 --> 00:38:54,137 ♪ 903 00:38:54,240 --> 00:38:57,034 Don't worry, li'l dude. You're home, see? 904 00:38:57,137 --> 00:38:59,447 Safe and sound. 905 00:38:59,550 --> 00:39:01,103 Apples? 906 00:39:01,206 --> 00:39:03,034 [Chuckles] 907 00:39:03,137 --> 00:39:05,619 Come on. Let's go take a look. 908 00:39:05,724 --> 00:39:08,447 [Indistinct conversations, laughter] 909 00:39:08,550 --> 00:39:13,378 ♪ 910 00:39:13,481 --> 00:39:18,378 ♪ 911 00:39:18,481 --> 00:39:19,550 -Angela, what did we just -- what -- 912 00:39:19,655 --> 00:39:20,827 what can you tell us about the sneak? 913 00:39:20,931 --> 00:39:22,585 What did we just watch? 914 00:39:22,688 --> 00:39:26,447 -Well, now that our group has folded into the Commonwealth, 915 00:39:26,550 --> 00:39:28,827 um, we're going to learn more about this place, 916 00:39:28,931 --> 00:39:30,103 how it operates. 917 00:39:30,206 --> 00:39:31,585 Everybody's going to be, 918 00:39:31,688 --> 00:39:34,724 you know, experiencing it in different ways, um, 919 00:39:34,827 --> 00:39:36,757 and enjoying it to different extents. 920 00:39:36,862 --> 00:39:40,688 Um, that sneak comes from an episode that was written 921 00:39:40,793 --> 00:39:43,068 by my long-time assistant, Magali Lozano, 922 00:39:43,172 --> 00:39:45,965 who now became a-a writer for, uh, the final season, 923 00:39:46,068 --> 00:39:47,378 and she did an amazing job on it. 924 00:39:47,481 --> 00:39:48,931 So I'm excited for people to watch it. 925 00:39:49,034 --> 00:39:50,965 -Fantastic. And just really quickly, 926 00:39:51,068 --> 00:39:53,378 will we be seeing faster walkers on "Walking Dead"? 927 00:39:53,481 --> 00:39:57,413 Like, we saw this concept introduced on "World Beyond." 928 00:39:57,516 --> 00:40:02,550 -Um, I -- you know, all I can say is, uh, we know already 929 00:40:02,655 --> 00:40:05,103 that there's at least a couple of categories of walkers, 930 00:40:05,206 --> 00:40:07,137 which are called roamers and lurkers. 931 00:40:07,240 --> 00:40:08,965 Lurkers are the ones that sometimes go dormant, 932 00:40:09,068 --> 00:40:10,931 and the roamers are the ones that are always walking. 933 00:40:11,034 --> 00:40:12,172 That's our standard walker. 934 00:40:12,275 --> 00:40:15,793 So you never know what is out there in the world. 935 00:40:15,896 --> 00:40:19,447 -That's a perfect place to wrap up this first episode back, uh, 936 00:40:19,550 --> 00:40:22,413 as we enter this final journey on "The Walking Dead" this year. 937 00:40:22,516 --> 00:40:23,447 Still got a long way to go. 938 00:40:23,550 --> 00:40:24,827 I want to thank my amazing guests, 939 00:40:24,931 --> 00:40:27,172 Angela Kang, Lynn Collins, and Lauren Cohan. 940 00:40:27,275 --> 00:40:29,034 Um, make sure to tune in next week. 941 00:40:29,137 --> 00:40:30,137 We're going to be joined by our friends 942 00:40:30,240 --> 00:40:32,344 Mercer, Michael James Shaw himself, 943 00:40:32,447 --> 00:40:34,585 Teo Rapp-Olsson, who plays Sebastian Milton, 944 00:40:34,688 --> 00:40:35,862 from the Commonwealth, 945 00:40:35,965 --> 00:40:37,757 and Yvette Nicole Brown will be here, as well. 946 00:40:37,862 --> 00:40:39,827 Uh, I also want to say, since the last time 947 00:40:39,931 --> 00:40:42,275 we were on the air, we had a baby. 948 00:40:42,378 --> 00:40:44,378 My wife and I just want to announce, a few weeks ago, 949 00:40:44,481 --> 00:40:46,172 the birth of Dimity Hearst-Hardwick. 950 00:40:46,275 --> 00:40:48,516 Uh, we have a daughter. She's amazing. 951 00:40:48,619 --> 00:40:50,724 Mom and baby are doing great, and we are so excited. 952 00:40:50,827 --> 00:40:53,172 It's wonderful, and it's so wonderful to be back here. 953 00:40:53,275 --> 00:40:54,688 Thank you so much for joining us. 954 00:40:54,793 --> 00:40:56,655 Stay safe and take care of each other out there. 955 00:40:56,757 --> 00:40:57,931 I'm Chris Hardwick. -Bye. 956 00:40:58,034 --> 00:40:59,481 -See you next time on "Talking Dead." Bye-bye. 957 00:40:59,585 --> 00:41:00,757 ♪ 958 00:41:00,862 --> 00:41:01,862 -Whoo-hoo!