1 00:00:01,137 --> 00:00:02,620 -Welcome to "Talking Dead: Home Edition." 2 00:00:02,655 --> 00:00:05,103 So tonight, we saw how our group is assimilating 3 00:00:05,137 --> 00:00:06,965 into the Commonwealth's way of life, 4 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:08,241 and it appears that the transition 5 00:00:08,275 --> 00:00:11,034 and the living conditions are better for some than others. 6 00:00:11,068 --> 00:00:13,034 We also discovered there may be a dark underbelly 7 00:00:13,068 --> 00:00:15,068 of the Commonwealth that is directly related 8 00:00:15,103 --> 00:00:16,586 to how the citizens are treated -- 9 00:00:16,620 --> 00:00:18,931 or, rather, mistreated, for that matter. 10 00:00:18,965 --> 00:00:20,689 So how will things change 11 00:00:20,724 --> 00:00:23,172 after the terrifying hostage crisis at the ball? 12 00:00:23,206 --> 00:00:25,517 Does Mercer have a Commonwealth revolution on his hands, 13 00:00:25,551 --> 00:00:29,034 and why did Daryl let Pamela's son Sebastian take credit 14 00:00:29,068 --> 00:00:30,965 for capturing ex-trooper Tyler? 15 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:32,310 We have interviews with the cast, 16 00:00:32,344 --> 00:00:34,413 we have a behind-the-scenes look at the Halloween festival, 17 00:00:34,448 --> 00:00:35,827 and an exclusive sneak peek 18 00:00:35,862 --> 00:00:37,586 of next week's episode of "The Walking Dead." 19 00:00:37,620 --> 00:00:40,517 My guests tonight -- friend of the show, Yvette Nicole Brown, 20 00:00:40,551 --> 00:00:43,758 uh, Michael James Shaw AKA Mercer is here, 21 00:00:43,793 --> 00:00:46,413 also Teo Rapp-Olsson, who plays Sebastian. 22 00:00:46,448 --> 00:00:49,724 I am Chris Hardwick, and this is "Talking Dead: Home Edition." 23 00:00:49,758 --> 00:00:55,448 ♪ 24 00:00:55,482 --> 00:01:01,206 ♪ 25 00:01:01,241 --> 00:01:02,586 The conversation's just beginning. 26 00:01:02,620 --> 00:01:03,862 Of course we want to hear from you. 27 00:01:03,896 --> 00:01:06,310 Tweet us or hit us up on Instagram @AMCTalkingDead 28 00:01:06,344 --> 00:01:08,068 or go to "Talking Dead's" Facebook page, 29 00:01:08,103 --> 00:01:09,689 but for now, please say hello to my guests. 30 00:01:09,724 --> 00:01:11,448 Yvette Nicole Brown, Michael James Shaw, 31 00:01:11,482 --> 00:01:13,551 Teo Rapp-Olsson are here. 32 00:01:13,586 --> 00:01:15,206 [Claps hands] 33 00:01:15,241 --> 00:01:16,551 -Hey. What's up? 34 00:01:16,586 --> 00:01:18,033 -Welcome. I'm the audience now. -Whoo! 35 00:01:18,068 --> 00:01:19,896 -I'm the whole audience right here. 36 00:01:19,931 --> 00:01:20,896 [Laughter] 37 00:01:20,931 --> 00:01:22,965 -Um, I'm our whole live audience. 38 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:24,379 Our audience of one. 39 00:01:24,413 --> 00:01:27,275 Yvette, um, how weird is it 40 00:01:27,310 --> 00:01:29,862 seeing, like, after all this time, 41 00:01:29,896 --> 00:01:33,448 now, like, people having jobs and needing money 42 00:01:33,482 --> 00:01:36,275 and buying records and all sorts of stuff? 43 00:01:36,310 --> 00:01:38,310 It was so weird for me because I thought 44 00:01:38,344 --> 00:01:40,275 that we had reached a place in the apocalypse 45 00:01:40,310 --> 00:01:42,448 where money was no longer a thing. 46 00:01:42,482 --> 00:01:43,655 So the idea that the Commonwealth 47 00:01:43,689 --> 00:01:45,068 is keeping that going and then also, 48 00:01:45,103 --> 00:01:47,413 they're totally okay with some people not having money. 49 00:01:47,448 --> 00:01:48,965 -Right. -Like, when I saw how Daryl 50 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:50,793 is living with Dog, eating out the same bowl 51 00:01:50,827 --> 00:01:52,000 that the babies are eating out of, 52 00:01:52,033 --> 00:01:55,241 and I just don't understand how it plays out 53 00:01:55,275 --> 00:01:57,344 and why they're letting people suffer 54 00:01:57,378 --> 00:01:58,448 the way they're letting people suffer. 55 00:01:58,482 --> 00:01:59,655 And can I say one more thing about, 56 00:01:59,689 --> 00:02:01,931 uh, Daryl having the kids? -Mm-hmm. 57 00:02:01,965 --> 00:02:03,413 -I don't know why Daryl has the kids. 58 00:02:03,448 --> 00:02:04,551 I feel like they're -- 59 00:02:04,586 --> 00:02:06,758 you know, it looked like Carol had a nicer setup. 60 00:02:06,793 --> 00:02:09,275 Um, I know that he loves those babies, 61 00:02:09,310 --> 00:02:12,034 but I don't think that he's actually the best babysitter, 62 00:02:12,068 --> 00:02:13,448 especially while he's trying to become a trooper, 63 00:02:13,482 --> 00:02:14,793 so that part kind of threw me. 64 00:02:14,827 --> 00:02:16,793 Um, so, yeah, it was -- it was an interesting thing 65 00:02:16,827 --> 00:02:19,068 to see for me. -Yeah, I mean, and they're -- 66 00:02:19,103 --> 00:02:20,448 I have -- I have also a lot -- 67 00:02:20,482 --> 00:02:22,620 there's a lot of interesting Daryl talk 68 00:02:22,655 --> 00:02:24,137 for this episode in particular 69 00:02:24,172 --> 00:02:26,103 of which I think we'll probably get to later in the episode, 70 00:02:26,137 --> 00:02:29,241 but a lot of it revolves around, is he just now -- 71 00:02:29,275 --> 00:02:31,931 finally, is he kind of okay with the idea 72 00:02:31,965 --> 00:02:34,034 of, like, I've been a lone wolf for so long, 73 00:02:34,067 --> 00:02:37,413 now I'm just going to figure out how to work within a structure? 74 00:02:37,448 --> 00:02:39,827 I'm going to figure out how to be, you know, 75 00:02:39,862 --> 00:02:42,000 a member of a community and not just -- 76 00:02:42,034 --> 00:02:43,930 that's what seems to be happening with Daryl, 77 00:02:43,965 --> 00:02:45,034 but I don't know. 78 00:02:45,067 --> 00:02:45,930 Maybe it's a plan. 79 00:02:45,965 --> 00:02:47,310 Maybe there's a -- -Yeah. 80 00:02:47,344 --> 00:02:49,896 Does it factor into the flash-forward we saw last week? 81 00:02:49,930 --> 00:02:51,067 I don't know. Hopefully, we'll -- 82 00:02:51,103 --> 00:02:52,103 we'll talk about that later in the episode. 83 00:02:52,137 --> 00:02:55,241 But I want to talk to Michael about -- 84 00:02:55,275 --> 00:02:59,206 Mercer is a legit celebrity within the Commonwealth. 85 00:02:59,241 --> 00:03:02,241 I mean, there's paparazzi, there's a red carpet, 86 00:03:02,275 --> 00:03:05,827 there's a whole thing, people are cosplaying as Mercer. 87 00:03:05,862 --> 00:03:08,551 Um, how does -- how does Mercer feel about that? 88 00:03:08,586 --> 00:03:10,965 -Mercer hates it. [Laughter] 89 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:13,862 Uh, I think he, uh -- he just really wants to do his job 90 00:03:13,896 --> 00:03:15,241 and, like, keep people safe 91 00:03:15,275 --> 00:03:18,034 and uphold the -- the values of the Commonwealth. 92 00:03:18,068 --> 00:03:22,275 All this, I guess, "bells and whistles" that come around it, 93 00:03:22,310 --> 00:03:24,068 um, he's not really into it. 94 00:03:24,103 --> 00:03:28,034 Um [chuckles] it's not his thing at all. 95 00:03:28,068 --> 00:03:31,620 I-I think he'd prefer to, like, show up to the gala 96 00:03:31,655 --> 00:03:35,034 in the sherbet, no suit. -[Laughs] 97 00:03:35,067 --> 00:03:37,724 -Just -- just keep it real, you know? 98 00:03:37,758 --> 00:03:39,965 -Well, I want to, first of all, welcome Teo 99 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:41,413 for being on the show. 100 00:03:41,448 --> 00:03:44,586 It is very nice to meet you virtually like this. 101 00:03:44,620 --> 00:03:45,793 And I have to say, 102 00:03:45,827 --> 00:03:49,172 "The Walking Dead" has a long-standing tradition 103 00:03:49,206 --> 00:03:53,724 of people on the show who tend to play kind of jerks, 104 00:03:53,758 --> 00:03:58,310 no offense, uh, being the nicest human beings in person. 105 00:03:58,344 --> 00:04:01,758 We've heard nothing but just the most glowing, 106 00:04:01,793 --> 00:04:04,758 uh, uh, uh, personal reviews 107 00:04:04,793 --> 00:04:06,931 of what a wonderful human being you are, Teo, 108 00:04:06,965 --> 00:04:10,172 and so I'm sure it must be kind of strange 109 00:04:10,206 --> 00:04:12,275 to play this -- this guy, Sebastian, 110 00:04:12,310 --> 00:04:15,379 who's, you know, maybe not the nicest person in the world. 111 00:04:15,413 --> 00:04:17,862 How would you describe that experience 112 00:04:17,896 --> 00:04:19,896 and then also subsequently 113 00:04:19,930 --> 00:04:21,827 Sebastian's role in the Commonwealth? 114 00:04:21,862 --> 00:04:23,448 -Um, well, first and foremost, 115 00:04:23,482 --> 00:04:25,379 thank you so much for having me on here. 116 00:04:25,413 --> 00:04:28,068 Um, it's a blast. 117 00:04:28,103 --> 00:04:30,379 I mean, rarely do you get to show up to work 118 00:04:30,413 --> 00:04:33,724 and get paid to just be a grade-"A," you know, 119 00:04:33,758 --> 00:04:35,758 [bleep] to everybody, so that's great. 120 00:04:35,793 --> 00:04:38,655 [Laughter] [Speaks indistinctly] 121 00:04:38,689 --> 00:04:40,965 Um, I get to, like, smack him on the armor 122 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:42,206 and, like, "Where were you?" 123 00:04:42,241 --> 00:04:43,172 That's -- That's fun, you know? 124 00:04:43,206 --> 00:04:45,068 I'm not normally going to do that 125 00:04:45,103 --> 00:04:46,827 to, you know, Michael James Shaw, 126 00:04:46,862 --> 00:04:48,931 but it's -- it's good when, you know, cameras are rolling 127 00:04:48,965 --> 00:04:50,793 and they just allow you to do that. 128 00:04:50,827 --> 00:04:54,655 Um, when it comes to Sebastian, I mean, 129 00:04:54,689 --> 00:04:56,103 I was saying this to somebody earlier, 130 00:04:56,137 --> 00:04:59,344 but I think he would perceive himself as second in command. 131 00:04:59,379 --> 00:05:01,689 You know, it's my mom and then it's me, 132 00:05:01,724 --> 00:05:04,586 and this is, uh, a dynastic family. 133 00:05:04,620 --> 00:05:06,655 We've been doing this before the apocalypse, 134 00:05:06,689 --> 00:05:08,344 now into the apocalypse, 135 00:05:08,379 --> 00:05:10,827 and this is all being set up for a day 136 00:05:10,862 --> 00:05:14,275 where I will lead this, you know, small nation-state, 137 00:05:14,310 --> 00:05:15,862 the most powerful thing that exists 138 00:05:15,896 --> 00:05:18,620 in the apocalyptic world now. 139 00:05:18,655 --> 00:05:21,655 -Yvette, uh, what was your first impression of Sebastian? 140 00:05:21,689 --> 00:05:23,379 -There's a phrase I've learned recently, 141 00:05:23,413 --> 00:05:26,103 like in maybe the last five years, "failson." 142 00:05:26,137 --> 00:05:28,482 -Uh-huh. -The son of, like... 143 00:05:28,517 --> 00:05:29,896 -Ooh. -...like, a dynasty 144 00:05:29,931 --> 00:05:33,620 that just kind of keeps tumbling into "success" in some way. 145 00:05:33,655 --> 00:05:35,068 You know, I-I told -- 146 00:05:35,103 --> 00:05:39,034 uh, listen, I-I remember when Father Gabriel joined the show 147 00:05:39,068 --> 00:05:41,551 and I just knew Seth Gilliam was so lovely 148 00:05:41,586 --> 00:05:43,103 and I just hated Father Gabriel. 149 00:05:43,137 --> 00:05:44,724 And so I always say, you know, 150 00:05:44,758 --> 00:05:46,896 you hate the character, you love the actor. 151 00:05:46,931 --> 00:05:49,517 So I love Teo, but, my God, Sebastian. 152 00:05:49,551 --> 00:05:51,137 And the other thing I want to say, 153 00:05:51,172 --> 00:05:54,551 why is he always so mad when somebody saves his life? 154 00:05:54,586 --> 00:05:56,000 He is inept at killing walkers, 155 00:05:56,034 --> 00:05:57,379 and every time his life gets saved, 156 00:05:57,413 --> 00:05:58,517 he freaks out. 157 00:05:58,551 --> 00:06:00,000 But I think it's because of his mother, 158 00:06:00,034 --> 00:06:01,413 'cause you notice in this episode, 159 00:06:01,448 --> 00:06:04,275 when he fails, when he failson fails, 160 00:06:04,310 --> 00:06:06,931 he sees his mother, and that's what brings his rage on, 161 00:06:06,965 --> 00:06:10,103 so I feel like there's some dynamic between him and Pamela 162 00:06:10,137 --> 00:06:12,448 that we haven't seen yet that I think will explain 163 00:06:12,482 --> 00:06:15,034 why he's such a horrible human being. 164 00:06:15,068 --> 00:06:17,344 -[Chuckles] Well, let's just -- -I love you, Teo. 165 00:06:17,379 --> 00:06:20,724 -I-I-I think you guys forgot to use the word "beer island" there 166 00:06:20,758 --> 00:06:22,862 or, you know, "suave," but, uh, it's fine. 167 00:06:22,896 --> 00:06:25,827 [Laughter] [Speaks indistinctly] 168 00:06:25,862 --> 00:06:27,379 -It's all -- he's all -- it's all ego. 169 00:06:27,413 --> 00:06:29,724 It's, like, the purest form of -- of ego, 170 00:06:29,758 --> 00:06:31,448 like, that we don't really -- -Yeah. 171 00:06:31,482 --> 00:06:34,344 -We haven't seen this kind of an ego in the apocalypse, really. 172 00:06:34,379 --> 00:06:37,068 -I mean, it's -- it's -- it's hard in a postapocalyptic era 173 00:06:37,103 --> 00:06:40,448 to keep an ego going, and yet, somehow he's managed to do it. 174 00:06:40,482 --> 00:06:43,241 Um, but, yeah, I mean, going off the dynastic thing, 175 00:06:43,275 --> 00:06:46,137 that-- that's a lot of weight on your shoulder. 176 00:06:46,172 --> 00:06:48,413 and I think he's born with a silver spoon, 177 00:06:48,448 --> 00:06:50,586 which is really hard to do in an apocalypse, 178 00:06:50,620 --> 00:06:53,344 but this is about the only place you could do it. 179 00:06:53,379 --> 00:06:57,137 And with that, I mean, comes the -- the -- the responsibility 180 00:06:57,172 --> 00:07:00,310 that he is going to someday be in charge of this place, 181 00:07:00,344 --> 00:07:03,724 and it does kind of feel like, um, you know, uh, 182 00:07:03,758 --> 00:07:06,206 one of those kind of cult of personalities. 183 00:07:06,241 --> 00:07:07,413 He's trying to build, 184 00:07:07,448 --> 00:07:10,137 like, who he is supposed to be to everyone else. 185 00:07:10,172 --> 00:07:13,344 So, to your point, you know, if he's -- if he is shown 186 00:07:13,379 --> 00:07:15,551 to look weak, that's not going to fly. 187 00:07:15,586 --> 00:07:17,103 I mean, I'm -- I'm doing my advanced 188 00:07:17,137 --> 00:07:18,413 military training over there. 189 00:07:18,448 --> 00:07:19,965 I'm -- I'm supposed to be, you know, 190 00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:21,896 learning how to kill walkers by the hundreds. 191 00:07:21,931 --> 00:07:24,034 -Yvette, uh, do you trust Pamela Milton, 192 00:07:24,068 --> 00:07:25,586 and before you answer that, uh, 193 00:07:25,620 --> 00:07:27,620 just want to give a nice shout-out to Laila Robins, 194 00:07:27,655 --> 00:07:30,517 who plays Pamela Milton on the show. 195 00:07:30,551 --> 00:07:32,034 Hopefully, we'll get her on "Talking Dead" 196 00:07:32,068 --> 00:07:33,448 at some point soon. 197 00:07:33,482 --> 00:07:36,379 Uh, do you trust Pamela Milton? 198 00:07:36,413 --> 00:07:38,172 -I do not. Um, there's a moment -- 199 00:07:38,206 --> 00:07:40,241 first of all, she's very dismissive of people, 200 00:07:40,275 --> 00:07:43,310 and I feel like anybody that is that high up in politics 201 00:07:43,344 --> 00:07:45,103 that's -- that chooses who they're kind to 202 00:07:45,137 --> 00:07:48,137 or who they pay attention to, they're someone to -- to watch. 203 00:07:48,172 --> 00:07:50,517 And then also, she says to Lance at a certain point, 204 00:07:50,551 --> 00:07:52,000 "I have some questions about Alexandra." 205 00:07:52,034 --> 00:07:54,034 Now, she is living in the Commonwealth, 206 00:07:54,068 --> 00:07:55,275 ruling in the Commonwealth. 207 00:07:55,310 --> 00:07:56,862 Why is she concerned with what's happening 208 00:07:56,896 --> 00:07:59,172 in another -- another, um, settlement? 209 00:07:59,206 --> 00:08:00,965 It has nothing to do with her. 210 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:03,413 And when Lance went and met with everyone, he said, 211 00:08:03,448 --> 00:08:04,862 "You can stay here, live your life, 212 00:08:04,896 --> 00:08:06,517 or you can come to this great place we have." 213 00:08:06,551 --> 00:08:08,896 Why is she keeping tabs on what's going on outside? 214 00:08:08,931 --> 00:08:10,137 So, um, I -- 215 00:08:10,172 --> 00:08:12,344 no, there's something about her I don't trust. 216 00:08:12,379 --> 00:08:14,793 -Well, we have about a minute left in this segment, 217 00:08:14,827 --> 00:08:17,413 but, Michael, how would you describe this dynamic 218 00:08:17,448 --> 00:08:19,241 between Merc-- Mercer and Sebastian? 219 00:08:19,275 --> 00:08:21,310 It's this constant kind of eye roll, 220 00:08:21,344 --> 00:08:22,896 but how would you describe it? 221 00:08:22,931 --> 00:08:24,586 -It's a torrid love affair. 222 00:08:24,620 --> 00:08:26,827 [Laughter] 223 00:08:26,862 --> 00:08:28,482 -[Speaks indistinctly] 224 00:08:28,517 --> 00:08:29,862 -[Chuckles] 225 00:08:29,896 --> 00:08:32,688 Uh, yeah, uh... [Chuckles] 226 00:08:32,724 --> 00:08:36,102 He definitely works Mercer's nerves to the nth degree 227 00:08:36,136 --> 00:08:38,861 and he constantly tries my patience, 228 00:08:38,895 --> 00:08:41,448 but [chuckles] it's -- 229 00:08:41,482 --> 00:08:43,275 it's actually kind of hard being Mercer, 230 00:08:43,309 --> 00:08:47,344 with Teo playing Sebastian, um, 'cause he's so silly, 231 00:08:47,379 --> 00:08:50,068 and he brings out the silly side of me. 232 00:08:50,103 --> 00:08:52,034 -Well, coming up, we have interviews with the cast, 233 00:08:52,068 --> 00:08:54,551 we have that behind-the-scenes look at the Halloween festival, 234 00:08:54,586 --> 00:08:56,068 and an exclusive sneak peek 235 00:08:56,103 --> 00:08:58,206 of next week's episode of "The Walking Dead." 236 00:08:58,241 --> 00:09:00,344 But first, before Sebastian gets embarrassed 237 00:09:00,379 --> 00:09:02,551 in front of his mommy, let's slow things down 238 00:09:02,586 --> 00:09:03,862 and say a final farewell 239 00:09:03,896 --> 00:09:07,068 to all those we've lost tonight. -[Laughs] 240 00:09:07,103 --> 00:09:10,241 ♪ 241 00:09:10,275 --> 00:09:11,827 [Walker growling] 242 00:09:11,862 --> 00:09:13,827 [Bones cracking] 243 00:09:13,862 --> 00:09:18,241 ♪ 244 00:09:18,275 --> 00:09:20,241 [Growling continues] 245 00:09:20,275 --> 00:09:26,793 ♪ 246 00:09:26,827 --> 00:09:33,310 ♪ 247 00:09:33,344 --> 00:09:35,310 [Walker growling] 248 00:09:35,344 --> 00:09:39,241 ♪ 249 00:09:39,275 --> 00:09:41,241 [Growling continues] 250 00:09:41,275 --> 00:09:50,103 ♪ 251 00:09:50,137 --> 00:09:58,965 ♪ 252 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:07,827 ♪ 253 00:10:07,862 --> 00:10:16,689 ♪ 254 00:10:18,793 --> 00:10:23,034 ♪ 255 00:10:23,068 --> 00:10:27,793 -Tyler, who we met in the episode "Splinter," 256 00:10:27,827 --> 00:10:29,068 he's somebody who has been pushed 257 00:10:29,103 --> 00:10:31,448 to the brink by this place. 258 00:10:31,482 --> 00:10:34,206 He's not wrong about the fact that there's unrest 259 00:10:34,241 --> 00:10:38,482 and that there are workers who feel left behind. 260 00:10:38,517 --> 00:10:41,482 There are people who, in the middle of a community 261 00:10:41,517 --> 00:10:45,896 that seems like it has so much, feel like they're forgotten, 262 00:10:45,931 --> 00:10:48,827 feel like they're unimportant, feel like they're kicked aside, 263 00:10:48,862 --> 00:10:51,000 feel like they don't get their fair share. 264 00:10:51,034 --> 00:10:52,448 He's not wrong about that. 265 00:10:52,482 --> 00:10:55,413 The Commonwealth really is stratified by class, 266 00:10:55,448 --> 00:10:58,827 but does he make all the right moves himself? 267 00:10:58,862 --> 00:11:02,310 I would say no. He makes some bad choices at times. 268 00:11:02,344 --> 00:11:06,551 There's a desperation there and, like, a sense of not knowing 269 00:11:06,586 --> 00:11:08,241 how to get somebody's attention, 270 00:11:08,275 --> 00:11:10,689 and he's somebody that really is struggling. 271 00:11:10,724 --> 00:11:12,931 So there's elements of him 272 00:11:12,965 --> 00:11:16,931 that, I think, you can really feel for and empathize with, 273 00:11:16,965 --> 00:11:19,655 and then there's elements of him that are more complex. 274 00:11:19,689 --> 00:11:22,758 ♪ 275 00:11:22,793 --> 00:11:24,103 -Welcome back to "Talking Dead: Home Edition." 276 00:11:24,137 --> 00:11:25,896 That was executive producer Angela Kang 277 00:11:25,931 --> 00:11:27,896 on the complicated character Tyler 278 00:11:27,931 --> 00:11:30,241 and what he represents within the Commonwealth community. 279 00:11:30,275 --> 00:11:31,448 We're back with Yvette Nicole Brown, 280 00:11:31,482 --> 00:11:34,344 Michael James Shaw, and Teo Rapp-Olsson. 281 00:11:34,379 --> 00:11:36,655 Michael, how does Mercer feel 282 00:11:36,689 --> 00:11:39,965 when Tyler successfully hijacks the gala? 283 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:41,655 -He's pissed. [Chuckles] 284 00:11:41,689 --> 00:11:44,793 You know, all the protocols that we've set up 285 00:11:44,827 --> 00:11:50,137 and somehow one of our own has, uh, put our people in danger. 286 00:11:50,172 --> 00:11:52,000 Yeah, I think it -- it -- it shakes him a little bit. 287 00:11:52,034 --> 00:11:54,724 You know, he's already in an uncomfortable situation 288 00:11:54,758 --> 00:11:59,379 being, um...uh, attending the gala at first, you know, 289 00:11:59,413 --> 00:12:02,482 and then to have this happen right under his nose 290 00:12:02,517 --> 00:12:04,862 is, um, a little, uh, unnerving. 291 00:12:04,896 --> 00:12:08,448 -Teo, why do you think Sebastian follows Daryl and Tyler 292 00:12:08,482 --> 00:12:09,862 into the haunted house? 293 00:12:09,896 --> 00:12:12,241 -Um, I think it's for two reasons. 294 00:12:12,275 --> 00:12:14,965 One, you know, earlier in this episode, 295 00:12:15,000 --> 00:12:18,379 I've got reason to believe that maybe, uh, Daryl 296 00:12:18,413 --> 00:12:21,655 is not cut out to be, uh, a Commonwealth soldier, 297 00:12:21,689 --> 00:12:23,827 and I don't know if I trust this guy. 298 00:12:23,862 --> 00:12:25,793 And, two, from an optics standpoint, 299 00:12:25,827 --> 00:12:28,310 it already looked great that I'm going out hunting for this guy, 300 00:12:28,344 --> 00:12:31,103 but I don't know if Sebastian actually wants to be the one 301 00:12:31,137 --> 00:12:34,206 to catch, you know, a trained soldier. 302 00:12:34,241 --> 00:12:38,413 Um, and if Daryl does catch him, the better situation 303 00:12:38,448 --> 00:12:41,689 to, "A," test out whether or not I can trust this guy. 304 00:12:41,724 --> 00:12:43,620 And also, if he is going to know his role, 305 00:12:43,655 --> 00:12:46,689 which is, you got to -- you got to kowtow to the Miltons. 306 00:12:46,724 --> 00:12:49,034 -Also, just a sidebar on the haunted house, 307 00:12:49,068 --> 00:12:51,137 Yvette, did you think it was weird a little bit 308 00:12:51,172 --> 00:12:52,448 that in their haunted house, 309 00:12:52,482 --> 00:12:54,655 they have zombies, like, in the haunted house 310 00:12:54,689 --> 00:12:56,655 as part of the attraction? I'm like, I don't -- 311 00:12:56,689 --> 00:12:59,793 that is kind of the -- the world is a haunted house. 312 00:12:59,827 --> 00:13:00,724 [Laughing] Does that need to be 313 00:13:00,758 --> 00:13:04,000 the haunted house of the festival? 314 00:13:04,034 --> 00:13:05,620 -Well, you know, remember, I think that 315 00:13:05,655 --> 00:13:07,517 most of these people, uh, for the most part, 316 00:13:07,551 --> 00:13:09,448 are not around, uh, walkers that much. 317 00:13:09,482 --> 00:13:12,034 And so they don't really understand how dangerous it is. 318 00:13:12,068 --> 00:13:14,344 Like, when you -- even when you see Sebastian around them, 319 00:13:14,379 --> 00:13:16,344 he's protected. They're not really as dangerous 320 00:13:16,379 --> 00:13:17,758 as they are out in the world. -Right. 321 00:13:17,793 --> 00:13:20,724 -So I think that they would enjoy just getting to enjoy 322 00:13:20,758 --> 00:13:23,758 the excitement of a walker without the real fear there. 323 00:13:23,793 --> 00:13:25,137 That's what I think. -That's a good answer. 324 00:13:25,172 --> 00:13:28,862 Um, why do you think, Yvette, that Daryl lets Sebastian 325 00:13:28,896 --> 00:13:30,862 take credit for catching Tyler? 326 00:13:30,896 --> 00:13:33,379 -Well, I think Daryl is very shrewd, 327 00:13:33,413 --> 00:13:35,310 and I think he realized early on 328 00:13:35,344 --> 00:13:39,034 that Mercer wants to protect Sebastian, right? 329 00:13:39,068 --> 00:13:40,862 And he also knows where Sebastian falls 330 00:13:40,896 --> 00:13:43,034 into the -- the hierarchy of the Commonwealth. 331 00:13:43,068 --> 00:13:44,551 So I think he's thinking, 332 00:13:44,586 --> 00:13:47,275 "If I can -- I can gain some favor -- favor with Mercer 333 00:13:47,310 --> 00:13:50,379 if I make Sebastian look good," and Mercer says something to -- 334 00:13:50,413 --> 00:13:52,586 to Daryl like, uh, you know, "You got to get along." 335 00:13:52,620 --> 00:13:54,862 You know, "Do -- be a team player," basically. 336 00:13:54,896 --> 00:13:57,310 And so this is Daryl trying to show that he's a team player 337 00:13:57,344 --> 00:13:59,551 because he knows that Mercer knows 338 00:13:59,586 --> 00:14:01,172 that Sebastian didn't catch this dude. 339 00:14:01,206 --> 00:14:03,275 -Yeah. -So he's already currying favor 340 00:14:03,310 --> 00:14:05,862 with Sebastian -- I mean, with Mercer by letting Sebastian 341 00:14:05,896 --> 00:14:08,551 be the one to walk him through like a conquering hero. 342 00:14:08,586 --> 00:14:10,758 -And do you think there's just -- do you think 343 00:14:10,793 --> 00:14:13,310 there's just another plan going on with Daryl? 344 00:14:13,344 --> 00:14:15,344 Like, "I'm just going to get as close in 345 00:14:15,379 --> 00:14:17,689 as I possibly can to the inner circle"? 346 00:14:17,724 --> 00:14:19,620 -I think there's always a plan with Daryl, 347 00:14:19,655 --> 00:14:21,620 and I think he and Rosita are both thinking 348 00:14:21,655 --> 00:14:23,068 that, you know -- first of all, 349 00:14:23,103 --> 00:14:24,896 we know that the Commonwealth does these assessments, right? 350 00:14:24,931 --> 00:14:27,344 So they probably -- they've been assessed and -- 351 00:14:27,379 --> 00:14:30,172 and the Commonwealth decided that they belong there, right? 352 00:14:30,206 --> 00:14:31,620 But I think also Daryl and Rosita 353 00:14:31,655 --> 00:14:34,551 are always thinking about going out on -- on patrol 354 00:14:34,586 --> 00:14:36,068 and going out to hunt for things. 355 00:14:36,103 --> 00:14:37,620 And I think they're thinking, "If we're in that position, 356 00:14:37,655 --> 00:14:39,137 we have a better chance of getting outside 357 00:14:39,172 --> 00:14:40,620 these walls more often." -Right. 358 00:14:40,655 --> 00:14:42,206 -Um, 'cause I think just being inside, you know, 359 00:14:42,241 --> 00:14:44,551 selling cookies or something would be so boring for them. 360 00:14:44,586 --> 00:14:48,034 They need the excitement. [Laughter] 361 00:14:48,068 --> 00:14:49,758 -Just going -- yeah, they were in an apocalypse, 362 00:14:49,793 --> 00:14:52,172 and now they can just, like, go to an arcade 363 00:14:52,206 --> 00:14:54,137 and have some ice cream, uh... -Right. 364 00:14:54,172 --> 00:14:56,275 -...after they've been, for years, out there. 365 00:14:56,310 --> 00:14:57,758 -Right, they're not -- they're not built for that life. 366 00:14:57,793 --> 00:15:00,413 -Yeah. Teo, is it intimidating at all playing opposite Norman 367 00:15:00,448 --> 00:15:04,689 when you have to, you know, be kind of an asshat to him? 368 00:15:04,724 --> 00:15:05,896 -Uh, yes. 369 00:15:05,931 --> 00:15:07,724 The short answer is definitely yes. 370 00:15:07,758 --> 00:15:10,448 Um, the first thing that we shot -- 371 00:15:10,482 --> 00:15:11,655 the first time I got to meet him 372 00:15:11,689 --> 00:15:14,827 was, uh, just outside the -- like, the hall 373 00:15:14,862 --> 00:15:17,206 when we're going to go in, and in the script, it's just, like, 374 00:15:17,241 --> 00:15:20,275 I give him a knowing glance because of him 375 00:15:20,310 --> 00:15:22,103 shooting the arrow through the zombie's head, 376 00:15:22,137 --> 00:15:24,206 um, and we get through like two takes, 377 00:15:24,241 --> 00:15:26,689 and then Jon Amiel, who's the director for this episode, 378 00:15:26,724 --> 00:15:28,965 lovely English guy, comes up to me 379 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:30,379 and he was just like, "Alright, that was great, 380 00:15:30,413 --> 00:15:32,413 but, like, I really want you to piss off Norman. 381 00:15:32,448 --> 00:15:34,068 Really get in his face." -[Laughs] 382 00:15:34,103 --> 00:15:37,068 -And so I keep, you know, upping the ante to the point 383 00:15:37,103 --> 00:15:38,931 where I'm like adjusting his collar. 384 00:15:38,965 --> 00:15:40,827 And I-I mean, I think he's a great actor, 385 00:15:40,862 --> 00:15:43,586 but I was definitely scared in my head. 386 00:15:43,620 --> 00:15:45,206 I think my internal monologue was just like, 387 00:15:45,241 --> 00:15:46,344 "Please don't kill me. Please don't kill me. 388 00:15:46,379 --> 00:15:48,379 Please don't kill me," um, but, uh -- 389 00:15:48,413 --> 00:15:50,344 but we got past that. He's a great guy. 390 00:15:50,379 --> 00:15:53,000 Uh, but needless to say, yes, I was terrified the first time. 391 00:15:53,034 --> 00:15:55,689 -Well, the show has a history of that, 'cause I think, Yvette, 392 00:15:55,724 --> 00:15:57,793 you can maybe confirm this, 393 00:15:57,827 --> 00:16:00,448 but aren't there kind of legendary stories about J.D.M., 394 00:16:00,482 --> 00:16:02,896 like, really trying to get under Andy Lincoln's skin, 395 00:16:02,931 --> 00:16:04,517 like, right before they would shoot 396 00:16:04,551 --> 00:16:06,034 when there was a lot of, like... -Absolutely. 397 00:16:06,068 --> 00:16:07,586 -...Rick and Negan stuff? -Absolutely. 398 00:16:07,620 --> 00:16:08,896 Yeah. Same -- same -- 399 00:16:08,931 --> 00:16:10,137 same kind of thing. -Yeah. 400 00:16:10,172 --> 00:16:11,965 Yeah, not that either -- either of these great actors 401 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:15,068 or you guys need that kind of motivation, 402 00:16:15,103 --> 00:16:17,103 but I think I-I remember J.D. did say 403 00:16:17,137 --> 00:16:19,793 that he wanted to do that -- or, he did that, yeah. 404 00:16:19,827 --> 00:16:21,206 -Michael, let's talk a little bit about, um, 405 00:16:21,241 --> 00:16:22,310 Mercer and Princess. 406 00:16:22,344 --> 00:16:24,206 There's just such a great moment to them -- 407 00:16:24,241 --> 00:16:27,241 between them, when he asked her to come in, uh, 408 00:16:27,275 --> 00:16:28,482 and be his date to the gala. 409 00:16:28,517 --> 00:16:29,310 Can you talk about that for a second? 410 00:16:29,344 --> 00:16:31,620 -Mm-hmm. -You know, um... 411 00:16:31,655 --> 00:16:33,551 it's a... 412 00:16:33,586 --> 00:16:36,241 it's the first step, you know? 413 00:16:36,275 --> 00:16:39,827 I think he recognizes her bravery in that moment, 414 00:16:39,862 --> 00:16:43,379 um, and she also looks really beautiful that night... 415 00:16:43,413 --> 00:16:44,827 -Aww. -...and he takes a step 416 00:16:44,862 --> 00:16:49,103 outside of his comfort zone to invite her into his world. 417 00:16:49,137 --> 00:16:52,413 And, you know, i-it's early on. 418 00:16:52,448 --> 00:16:53,758 It's just the first kind of moment 419 00:16:53,793 --> 00:16:56,206 you see them kind of... -Mm. 420 00:16:56,241 --> 00:16:58,241 -...uh... [Chuckles] 421 00:16:58,275 --> 00:17:01,034 be-begin to see each other, 422 00:17:01,068 --> 00:17:03,310 you know, for who they actually are, you know? 423 00:17:03,344 --> 00:17:05,689 -Mm-hmm. -[Laughs] 424 00:17:05,723 --> 00:17:07,137 Well, before we go to break I want -- 425 00:17:07,172 --> 00:17:08,655 -Mm-hmm. -I want to -- [Laughs] 426 00:17:08,689 --> 00:17:10,241 Yvette is way on board, all this, by the way. 427 00:17:10,275 --> 00:17:13,000 I can tell. Yvette -- Yvette -- -Let me in it. 428 00:17:13,034 --> 00:17:14,550 Just put me in, coach. I got a lot to say. 429 00:17:14,586 --> 00:17:15,964 -[Chuckles] Well, we only have -- 430 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:18,000 we just have like 15 seconds before the end of this act, 431 00:17:18,034 --> 00:17:19,723 but maybe when we come back or later on 432 00:17:19,758 --> 00:17:21,137 or in the after-after show for the Internet, 433 00:17:21,172 --> 00:17:22,413 we can talk all about it. -Okay. 434 00:17:22,448 --> 00:17:24,068 -Uh, before we go to break, I want to remind you 435 00:17:24,103 --> 00:17:26,241 that if you want early access to episodes of "The Walking Dead" 436 00:17:26,275 --> 00:17:28,034 and to see other shows you'll enjoy, 437 00:17:28,068 --> 00:17:30,793 you can sign up for AMC+ at amcplus.com. 438 00:17:30,827 --> 00:17:32,068 Coming up, we have interviews with the cast, 439 00:17:32,103 --> 00:17:33,827 a behind-the-scenes look at the Halloween festival, 440 00:17:33,862 --> 00:17:35,620 and later the exclusive sneak peek 441 00:17:35,655 --> 00:17:37,551 of next week's episode of "The Walking Dead." 442 00:17:37,586 --> 00:17:39,551 We'll be right back on "Talking Dead: Home Edition." 443 00:17:39,586 --> 00:17:46,310 ♪ 444 00:17:48,206 --> 00:17:52,896 ♪ 445 00:17:52,931 --> 00:17:56,724 -The best memory that -- that I'm going to have from this show 446 00:17:56,758 --> 00:18:00,827 is that my daughter plays, uh, a little girl, Celeste, 447 00:18:00,862 --> 00:18:04,000 who, uh -- who's dressed up as baby Mercer, 448 00:18:04,034 --> 00:18:08,241 and to see her play on set was -- 449 00:18:08,275 --> 00:18:10,655 see, I'm going to get all emotional right now 450 00:18:10,689 --> 00:18:13,517 because she always talks to me about, "You know, maybe I -- 451 00:18:13,551 --> 00:18:15,586 maybe I'll be an actor like you, Daddy." 452 00:18:15,620 --> 00:18:17,827 And a lot of people don't understand 453 00:18:17,862 --> 00:18:20,413 the -- the, uh -- the job description, 454 00:18:20,448 --> 00:18:21,896 that you're not just there to have fun, 455 00:18:21,931 --> 00:18:23,724 but you're there to do a job, 456 00:18:23,758 --> 00:18:27,586 and she just immersed herself in the storytelling. 457 00:18:27,620 --> 00:18:29,379 I was just so, so amazed. 458 00:18:29,413 --> 00:18:32,241 I don't want my kids to be actors. 459 00:18:32,275 --> 00:18:35,931 Unless you absolutely love it, it's just too hard. 460 00:18:35,965 --> 00:18:38,482 People tell you "no" all the time. 461 00:18:38,517 --> 00:18:40,344 "You're not good enough. You're done." 462 00:18:40,379 --> 00:18:43,793 And it just -- it can really tear at your soul, you know? 463 00:18:43,827 --> 00:18:45,137 But I don't know. 464 00:18:45,172 --> 00:18:48,482 Maybe -- maybe she -- she might be, uh, built for it. 465 00:18:48,517 --> 00:18:50,241 I'm still hoping she goes to engineering. 466 00:18:50,275 --> 00:18:52,241 [Chuckles] Be -- Be an engineer. 467 00:18:52,275 --> 00:18:54,655 ♪ 468 00:18:54,689 --> 00:18:56,034 -Welcome back to "Talking Head: Home Edition" 469 00:18:56,068 --> 00:18:57,310 That was the wonderful Khary Payton 470 00:18:57,344 --> 00:18:59,206 on his daughter Maya officially becoming 471 00:18:59,241 --> 00:19:00,931 part of "The Walking Dead" family. 472 00:19:00,965 --> 00:19:03,655 We're back with Yvette, Michael, and Teo. 473 00:19:03,689 --> 00:19:07,620 Uh, let's have a hand for Maya. Come on. 474 00:19:07,655 --> 00:19:09,655 -Yeah. -Whoo! 475 00:19:09,689 --> 00:19:11,724 -That was so -- and, oh, my go-- 476 00:19:11,758 --> 00:19:15,275 and Khary's video about that was just incredible. 477 00:19:15,310 --> 00:19:17,034 Michael, what was it like seeing Maya 478 00:19:17,068 --> 00:19:19,379 in that episode dressed up as Mercer? 479 00:19:19,413 --> 00:19:20,793 -Oh, it was beautiful. 480 00:19:20,827 --> 00:19:23,172 I wish I would've been able to get a picture, um, 481 00:19:23,206 --> 00:19:25,862 sherbet to sherbet, you know? -[Laughs] 482 00:19:25,896 --> 00:19:27,241 -I'm kind of jealous of her helmet. 483 00:19:27,275 --> 00:19:29,344 It's cooler than mine. -[Laughs] 484 00:19:29,379 --> 00:19:35,103 Well, how -- how will, um, the anti-Commonwealth posters 485 00:19:35,137 --> 00:19:37,655 affect this story going forward, Mike? 486 00:19:37,689 --> 00:19:40,862 -You know, it's kind of like "Inception." 487 00:19:40,896 --> 00:19:43,000 You know, once an idea is planted, 488 00:19:43,034 --> 00:19:44,862 it kind of takes on a life of its own. 489 00:19:44,896 --> 00:19:46,965 -Yeah. -Mm. 490 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:49,103 Teo, how would Sebastian react 491 00:19:49,137 --> 00:19:51,620 to those posters that Rosita finds? 492 00:19:51,655 --> 00:19:53,896 -I mean, scorched earth, 493 00:19:53,931 --> 00:19:57,206 You're going against the -- the greater people here. 494 00:19:57,241 --> 00:19:58,724 I mean, this isn't about the Miltons. 495 00:19:58,758 --> 00:20:03,413 This is about what we stand for and this safe society that -- 496 00:20:03,448 --> 00:20:04,586 we're living in a world where you could 497 00:20:04,620 --> 00:20:06,551 either be outside the gates in the apocalypse 498 00:20:06,586 --> 00:20:07,551 or you could be inside the gates, 499 00:20:07,586 --> 00:20:08,758 and you can bob for apples. 500 00:20:08,793 --> 00:20:11,413 And, I mean, I want to bob for apples. 501 00:20:11,448 --> 00:20:13,965 -Yvette, do you think there is a potential revolution 502 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:15,137 on their hands? 503 00:20:15,172 --> 00:20:16,172 -Oh, absolutely. 504 00:20:16,206 --> 00:20:18,068 Um, I remember there was something 505 00:20:18,103 --> 00:20:21,000 when Daryl and, um, Rosita came out of the building. 506 00:20:21,034 --> 00:20:22,862 There was something painted over on the wall. 507 00:20:22,896 --> 00:20:25,620 They were like three -- two white lines and then "equality." 508 00:20:25,655 --> 00:20:27,068 And I remember -- I want to look at my notes for a minute. 509 00:20:27,103 --> 00:20:28,931 I remember that, uh, Tyler said, 510 00:20:28,965 --> 00:20:31,000 "Resist the Commonwealth," "Visibility for workers," 511 00:20:31,034 --> 00:20:32,172 and, "Equality for all." 512 00:20:32,206 --> 00:20:34,517 And the only word that remains is "equality." 513 00:20:34,551 --> 00:20:37,206 So I don't know if that was graffiti 514 00:20:37,241 --> 00:20:39,275 that the resisters put up that they whited out 515 00:20:39,310 --> 00:20:42,310 or if there was -- if the resisters whited out some crap 516 00:20:42,344 --> 00:20:44,241 that they didn't think was really true in the Commonwealth, 517 00:20:44,275 --> 00:20:46,344 but I clocked that, and there's very little 518 00:20:46,379 --> 00:20:48,413 in "The Walking Dead" universe that's wasted. 519 00:20:48,448 --> 00:20:50,517 So I think that something is coming 520 00:20:50,551 --> 00:20:52,689 and I think it's bigger than we know. 521 00:20:52,724 --> 00:20:55,206 And then also remember when Tyler had Max, she was saying, 522 00:20:55,241 --> 00:20:57,724 "I'm like you. I'm like you." That's what she was whispering. 523 00:20:57,758 --> 00:20:59,655 And I don't know if she was whispering that to say, 524 00:20:59,689 --> 00:21:01,344 "I'm one of the have-nots, too," 525 00:21:01,379 --> 00:21:04,793 or she was whispering "Hey, I got my resist T-shirt at home. 526 00:21:04,827 --> 00:21:06,965 Don't kill me. I'm fighting the same fight." 527 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:08,758 So I don't know which it is, 528 00:21:08,793 --> 00:21:11,137 but I'm excited to see how this is going to play out. 529 00:21:11,172 --> 00:21:12,310 But something's brewing. 530 00:21:12,344 --> 00:21:13,793 -Well, switching topics a little bit. 531 00:21:13,827 --> 00:21:15,655 I'd love to get your reaction about seeing Carol 532 00:21:15,689 --> 00:21:17,206 snooping at the hospital. 533 00:21:17,241 --> 00:21:20,241 And I love when she gets caught, she's like, "I'm snooping." 534 00:21:20,275 --> 00:21:22,827 Like, There's just no -- it was just like, 535 00:21:22,862 --> 00:21:23,965 "I'm not even going to hide this. 536 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:26,172 I'm snooping, we both know I'm snooping, 537 00:21:26,206 --> 00:21:28,862 and that's just how it is." 538 00:21:28,896 --> 00:21:31,551 -Well, first, the idea that Carol is, uh, a baker 539 00:21:31,586 --> 00:21:34,310 in the Commonwealth instead of one of the troopers 540 00:21:34,344 --> 00:21:35,862 says that when she did the assessment, 541 00:21:35,896 --> 00:21:38,068 she -- she assessed them and realized, 542 00:21:38,103 --> 00:21:40,034 "I'll be better useful if they think 543 00:21:40,068 --> 00:21:42,275 I'm just a nice little lady that makes cookies." 544 00:21:42,310 --> 00:21:45,034 I love when we get to see the other side of Carol, 545 00:21:45,068 --> 00:21:47,275 which is this fierce warrior who's very shrewd, 546 00:21:47,310 --> 00:21:49,827 is always thinking, um, and I was really worried 547 00:21:49,862 --> 00:21:51,965 for the doctor when he came in, Yumiko's brother. 548 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:53,448 I was like, "He about to die," 549 00:21:53,482 --> 00:21:55,586 because had he not responded like, 550 00:21:55,620 --> 00:21:57,275 "Oh, hey, Carol, what's going on?" 551 00:21:57,310 --> 00:21:59,586 If he would've bucked up at all, she would've killed him. 552 00:21:59,620 --> 00:22:01,068 So I was like, "They're going to be down 553 00:22:01,103 --> 00:22:03,137 a doctor in the Commonwealth," so I'm happy that she said, 554 00:22:03,172 --> 00:22:04,344 "I'm snooping." 555 00:22:04,379 --> 00:22:06,344 He didn't feel, you know, like it was a problem, 556 00:22:06,379 --> 00:22:08,482 and they were able to come to an understanding 557 00:22:08,517 --> 00:22:10,000 about why she was there. 558 00:22:10,034 --> 00:22:12,482 -Teo, how would Sebastian feel about Carol 559 00:22:12,517 --> 00:22:13,896 working with Hornsby? 560 00:22:13,931 --> 00:22:15,655 -I mean, as long as Hornsby knows 561 00:22:15,689 --> 00:22:17,586 his place, we got nothing to worry about. 562 00:22:17,620 --> 00:22:19,034 I think he would be like, "Oh, good," you know, 563 00:22:19,068 --> 00:22:20,965 "the plebeians are finally helping out here. 564 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:23,655 This is great," um, versus, you know, 565 00:22:23,689 --> 00:22:25,931 just somebody who's coming in and causing a ruckus 566 00:22:25,965 --> 00:22:27,793 or, uh, you know, 567 00:22:27,827 --> 00:22:29,689 trying to bring up resistance conversations 568 00:22:29,724 --> 00:22:31,034 when, you know, what we should be doing 569 00:22:31,068 --> 00:22:34,034 is -- is coming together for the greater good. 570 00:22:34,068 --> 00:22:36,413 -Teo, do you have a favorite behind-the-scenes memory 571 00:22:36,448 --> 00:22:38,758 of working with Michael on the show? 572 00:22:38,793 --> 00:22:41,310 -Oh, yeah. Um... 573 00:22:41,344 --> 00:22:43,724 [Laughs] He, um -- 574 00:22:43,758 --> 00:22:45,310 -Butt flap! 575 00:22:45,344 --> 00:22:47,965 -Butt flap? [Laughs] -This is the fatal butt flap. 576 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:50,241 Um, uh, so the first -- 577 00:22:50,275 --> 00:22:53,413 the first time I'm shooting is, uh, 1107, 578 00:22:53,448 --> 00:22:57,137 and, literally, the first thing I shoot is just us walking by 579 00:22:57,172 --> 00:22:59,068 this group of, you know, our heroes. 580 00:22:59,103 --> 00:23:01,413 We have, like, Eugene, Princess, Ezekiel. 581 00:23:01,448 --> 00:23:02,551 And we're doing this over and over again, 582 00:23:02,586 --> 00:23:03,689 and Michael's in front of me, 583 00:23:03,724 --> 00:23:06,931 and he's in his famous sherbet armor, um, 584 00:23:06,965 --> 00:23:08,758 and we've barely gotten to know each other. 585 00:23:08,793 --> 00:23:10,931 So I don't know why I felt comfortable saying this to him, 586 00:23:10,965 --> 00:23:14,655 but after like take two or three, I was just like, um, 587 00:23:14,689 --> 00:23:16,586 like, "Damn, dude, you know, I-I love, 588 00:23:16,620 --> 00:23:19,000 I hate to see you go, but I love to watch you leave." 589 00:23:19,034 --> 00:23:20,758 And he was just kind of -- -[Laughs] 590 00:23:20,793 --> 00:23:23,137 Let the -- let the butt flap bounce. 591 00:23:23,172 --> 00:23:26,172 Um, you know, I got to say, if you're ever in proximity 592 00:23:26,206 --> 00:23:28,448 to his posterior, it's -- 593 00:23:28,482 --> 00:23:29,551 it's a hell of a show. 594 00:23:29,586 --> 00:23:31,172 It's worth, you know... 595 00:23:31,206 --> 00:23:33,241 [Laughter] 596 00:23:39,241 --> 00:23:40,931 -Yvette, what did you -- I have to know 597 00:23:40,965 --> 00:23:44,965 -I feel a little bit better -- -Go ahead, go ahead, go ahead. 598 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:46,344 -I was going to say I feel a little better 599 00:23:46,379 --> 00:23:47,724 about how much I objectified him 600 00:23:47,758 --> 00:23:50,137 when we first got in these boxes before anybody came. 601 00:23:50,172 --> 00:23:51,413 I was talking about his guns and stuff. 602 00:23:51,448 --> 00:23:52,689 But my God, Teo. 603 00:23:52,724 --> 00:23:54,793 -Okay, go on. What, Chris? I'm sorry. I'm flustered. 604 00:23:54,827 --> 00:23:56,344 Go on, Chris. 605 00:23:56,379 --> 00:23:57,482 -So, now, Yvette, I think this is a great -- 606 00:23:57,517 --> 00:23:59,517 -I'm blushing right now. You can't see it, but... 607 00:23:59,551 --> 00:24:01,862 [Laughter] 608 00:24:01,896 --> 00:24:04,655 -Yvette, I think now is a great time to ask you, 609 00:24:04,689 --> 00:24:05,965 what did you write in your notebook 610 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:07,793 about Mercer and Princess? 611 00:24:07,827 --> 00:24:10,448 -Okay, the first thing I wrote was, "Whoo-hoo!!!!!" 612 00:24:10,482 --> 00:24:11,896 with like five exclamation points. 613 00:24:11,931 --> 00:24:13,655 First of all, Paola -- Paola, when she was 614 00:24:13,689 --> 00:24:16,034 was coming for him in all the -- the previous seaso-- 615 00:24:16,068 --> 00:24:18,862 the previous season, I was like, "Girl, go on, get your man." 616 00:24:18,896 --> 00:24:22,482 But the idea that he stopped and saw her and came over 617 00:24:22,517 --> 00:24:26,793 and -- and was into her, as well, I was just like, "Yes!" 618 00:24:26,827 --> 00:24:28,206 And then when he -- something about 619 00:24:28,241 --> 00:24:30,103 when he moved the -- the -- the the velvet rope 620 00:24:30,137 --> 00:24:31,758 to let her in and then said, 621 00:24:31,793 --> 00:24:33,482 you know, "She's with me," I'm like, "Yes." 622 00:24:33,517 --> 00:24:36,241 It reminds me of -- go with me, guys -- 623 00:24:36,275 --> 00:24:39,310 uh, "Lady Sings the Blues" when Billy Dee says to Diana Ross, 624 00:24:39,344 --> 00:24:40,689 "You want my arm to fall off?" 625 00:24:40,724 --> 00:24:44,206 Like, it literally was that level of heat for me. 626 00:24:44,241 --> 00:24:45,931 And then Princess gets in the party, 627 00:24:45,965 --> 00:24:47,482 she's on the arm of this Adonis, 628 00:24:47,517 --> 00:24:49,379 and then she leaves him to go hang with her friend. 629 00:24:49,413 --> 00:24:50,689 I'm like, "What are you doing? 630 00:24:50,724 --> 00:24:52,689 You with the dude." But my goodness. 631 00:24:52,724 --> 00:24:54,793 I love them together, and I love hearing 632 00:24:54,827 --> 00:24:57,103 Michael say that it's mutual, 633 00:24:57,137 --> 00:24:58,206 and that this is just the beginning. 634 00:24:58,241 --> 00:24:59,517 So it's not him just needing her 635 00:24:59,551 --> 00:25:02,206 to get in to make the party better for him. 636 00:25:02,241 --> 00:25:04,172 He -- He might be feeling her, which I think is lovely, 637 00:25:04,206 --> 00:25:05,758 and I need a new ship, so I'm excited. 638 00:25:05,793 --> 00:25:06,793 -Well, before we go to break, 639 00:25:06,827 --> 00:25:08,103 you can keep the conversation going 640 00:25:08,137 --> 00:25:10,379 by following FearHQ on Twitch. 641 00:25:10,413 --> 00:25:12,620 They're discussing all things horror and "The Walking Dead," 642 00:25:12,655 --> 00:25:14,068 so please check it out. 643 00:25:14,103 --> 00:25:15,827 Coming up behind-the-scenes look at the Halloween Festival, 644 00:25:15,862 --> 00:25:18,172 and we have that exclusive sneak peek of next week's episode of 645 00:25:18,206 --> 00:25:19,827 "The Walking Dead." We'll be right back. 646 00:25:19,862 --> 00:25:26,482 ♪ 647 00:25:30,068 --> 00:25:34,931 ♪ 648 00:25:34,965 --> 00:25:37,448 -What I like about celebrating Halloween in the apocalypse 649 00:25:37,482 --> 00:25:39,655 is that it goes back to -- I don't know. 650 00:25:39,689 --> 00:25:43,448 It felt like very, like -- like, 1950s, 651 00:25:43,482 --> 00:25:45,862 like, things that weren't so scary. 652 00:25:45,896 --> 00:25:47,275 It was just, "Let's dress up, 653 00:25:47,310 --> 00:25:50,172 and let's be cute, Halloween things." 654 00:25:50,206 --> 00:25:52,758 Our costume designer, Vera, did an incredible job. 655 00:25:52,793 --> 00:25:55,448 This was a massive, massive episode for her department, 656 00:25:55,482 --> 00:25:58,379 between the Halloween Festival and then the masquerade ball 657 00:25:58,413 --> 00:26:00,551 that also occurs in the same episode. 658 00:26:00,586 --> 00:26:03,068 It was just a huge amount of work in a way 659 00:26:03,103 --> 00:26:05,172 that is very, very, very different 660 00:26:05,206 --> 00:26:06,793 from anything we've ever done on this show. 661 00:26:06,827 --> 00:26:08,689 -Halloween has sort of, like, returned 662 00:26:08,724 --> 00:26:11,758 to a much more homemade sort of vibe. 663 00:26:11,793 --> 00:26:16,172 And so Vera really came up with some ideas for costumes 664 00:26:16,206 --> 00:26:18,586 that were based on things that they would have, 665 00:26:18,620 --> 00:26:21,034 like, you know, textiles that they have, 666 00:26:21,068 --> 00:26:24,103 like, crafts that people could've made at home, 667 00:26:24,137 --> 00:26:26,586 and so I think like there was a lot of creativity 668 00:26:26,620 --> 00:26:28,034 from the costumes department 669 00:26:28,068 --> 00:26:30,034 in terms of making these different outfits, 670 00:26:30,068 --> 00:26:31,862 especially that the kids were wearing. 671 00:26:31,896 --> 00:26:33,379 You know, we are still in the apocalypse. 672 00:26:33,413 --> 00:26:35,896 These characters can't just, you know, run down to a store 673 00:26:35,931 --> 00:26:37,068 and buy a Halloween costume, 674 00:26:37,103 --> 00:26:39,689 so everything still needed to feel like 675 00:26:39,724 --> 00:26:41,482 it could've been made by hand. 676 00:26:41,517 --> 00:26:43,517 The excitement with this whole concept 677 00:26:43,551 --> 00:26:46,758 is to balance, how vintage are we going, 678 00:26:46,793 --> 00:26:48,206 how modern are we going, 679 00:26:48,241 --> 00:26:50,862 and also this "create an apocalyptic world." 680 00:26:50,896 --> 00:26:53,000 Those three elements we tried to 681 00:26:53,034 --> 00:26:55,275 make believable simultaneously. 682 00:26:55,310 --> 00:26:59,241 -This was probably one of, if not the hardest episodes 683 00:26:59,275 --> 00:27:03,000 for the costume department that we have ever done. 684 00:27:03,034 --> 00:27:04,206 -Welcome back to "Talking Dead: Home Edition." 685 00:27:04,241 --> 00:27:05,413 That was a behind-the-scenes look 686 00:27:05,448 --> 00:27:07,413 at tonight's episode and the incredible work 687 00:27:07,448 --> 00:27:09,275 that went into the Halloween costuming. 688 00:27:09,310 --> 00:27:11,137 We're back with Yvette, Michael, and Teo. 689 00:27:11,172 --> 00:27:14,896 Um, Teo, the Commonwealth feels grand. 690 00:27:14,931 --> 00:27:16,517 What is it like in person? 691 00:27:16,551 --> 00:27:19,758 Does it have that -- that sense when you're there shooting? 692 00:27:19,793 --> 00:27:24,586 -Oh, yeah. I mean, the second I got on that set, I... 693 00:27:24,620 --> 00:27:27,137 It's weird to say, but it kind of felt like -- like Disneyland, 694 00:27:27,172 --> 00:27:28,827 but, you know, an apocalyptic world. 695 00:27:28,862 --> 00:27:31,517 It was just this massive, massive piece. 696 00:27:31,551 --> 00:27:33,241 And, I mean, it's down to, like, the littlest details. 697 00:27:33,275 --> 00:27:36,448 Like, in the town square, there's this obelisk, 698 00:27:36,482 --> 00:27:39,724 and it's a monument to -- I believe it's World War I. 699 00:27:39,758 --> 00:27:41,310 But, I mean, you can read the writing on it. 700 00:27:41,344 --> 00:27:44,068 I mean, they spared no expense on details. 701 00:27:44,103 --> 00:27:45,724 I had times where, you know, I'm just, like, 702 00:27:45,758 --> 00:27:47,310 between takes, just walking around, 703 00:27:47,344 --> 00:27:50,206 just, like, trying to soak up as much of it as possible. 704 00:27:50,241 --> 00:27:51,724 Um, and, I mean, yeah, it just -- 705 00:27:51,758 --> 00:27:53,931 it -- it feels like such an incredible space, 706 00:27:53,965 --> 00:27:56,724 and, especially for all these characters, 707 00:27:56,758 --> 00:27:58,793 a space that they're out of their element. 708 00:27:58,827 --> 00:28:00,137 I mean, you know, most of these people have been 709 00:28:00,172 --> 00:28:02,448 in the sticks for a decade. 710 00:28:02,482 --> 00:28:05,379 Um, so what was cool is it didn't feel like 711 00:28:05,413 --> 00:28:06,620 home turf for them. 712 00:28:06,655 --> 00:28:09,206 And, you know, for myself, Michael, it's like, 713 00:28:09,241 --> 00:28:11,586 this is -- this all kind of is the new world for us, 714 00:28:11,620 --> 00:28:13,689 we haven't been on the show before, um, 715 00:28:13,724 --> 00:28:15,689 and it's -- I feel like it's rare that you get to be 716 00:28:15,724 --> 00:28:17,586 with the series regulars and they, too, are like, 717 00:28:17,620 --> 00:28:19,137 "We don't -- we don't know what's going on here. 718 00:28:19,172 --> 00:28:20,724 This is not our space." 719 00:28:20,758 --> 00:28:24,000 So, really, it's an amazing, amazing space. 720 00:28:24,034 --> 00:28:26,827 -You know, Yvette, I don't mean to, uh, get into old, 721 00:28:26,862 --> 00:28:30,344 sensitive topics here, but how did it make you feel 722 00:28:30,379 --> 00:28:34,413 when Carol was okay with Daryl and Connie flirting? 723 00:28:36,448 --> 00:28:37,793 [Laughs] -No. 724 00:28:37,827 --> 00:28:40,000 -Okay, let me -- I'm -- I'm going to be an adult. 725 00:28:40,034 --> 00:28:41,103 I'm going to be an adult about this. 726 00:28:41,137 --> 00:28:42,586 -Alright. -First of all, everybody knows 727 00:28:42,620 --> 00:28:44,137 that I am a Carol-and-Daryl shipper. 728 00:28:44,172 --> 00:28:46,103 I'm the captain of that ship. I will go down with that ship. 729 00:28:46,137 --> 00:28:48,551 But I have always said canon is canon, 730 00:28:48,586 --> 00:28:50,344 so the dream my heart makes, 731 00:28:50,379 --> 00:28:52,137 if it doesn't become a part of the show, 732 00:28:52,172 --> 00:28:53,275 it's not a part of the show. 733 00:28:53,310 --> 00:28:55,379 So it has not yet become a part of the show. 734 00:28:55,413 --> 00:28:57,206 But I will say this, Miss Angela Kang. 735 00:28:57,241 --> 00:28:59,068 I don't know why we circling back to Ezekiel. 736 00:28:59,103 --> 00:29:02,068 Now, I did my time with that, and we it's 10 years later now. 737 00:29:02,103 --> 00:29:04,034 I got to watch Carol with Ezekiel again. 738 00:29:04,068 --> 00:29:05,517 when she ain't never had a time with Daryl. 739 00:29:05,551 --> 00:29:06,827 I'm very upset about that. 740 00:29:06,862 --> 00:29:08,448 Now, I'm going to say that and set that aside. 741 00:29:08,482 --> 00:29:12,448 Now, Connie -- Lauren Ridloff is, um, wonderful, 742 00:29:12,482 --> 00:29:14,103 and I want every good thing for her, 743 00:29:14,137 --> 00:29:16,482 and Daryl is a good thing. So if they decide that they 744 00:29:16,517 --> 00:29:18,034 going to put those two crazy kids together, 745 00:29:18,068 --> 00:29:20,068 what can I do? I'm just a fan of the show. 746 00:29:20,103 --> 00:29:23,379 But I would love at some point for me to have my moment, 747 00:29:23,413 --> 00:29:25,034 and it might have to happen on the Carol-and-Daryl show, 748 00:29:25,068 --> 00:29:26,448 so I'm okay with it. 749 00:29:26,482 --> 00:29:30,172 I live with canon. That's what I feel about it. 750 00:29:30,206 --> 00:29:32,034 -Did you -- did you notice that there maybe was 751 00:29:32,068 --> 00:29:36,482 a little trouble, uh, in paradise for Rosita and Gabriel? 752 00:29:36,517 --> 00:29:40,103 -Absolutely. It's item number 14 in my book. 753 00:29:40,137 --> 00:29:42,034 I wrote down, "Are they -- 754 00:29:42,068 --> 00:29:44,689 Are Rosita and Gabe no longer together?" 755 00:29:44,724 --> 00:29:46,034 It is literally in my book. 756 00:29:46,068 --> 00:29:47,862 Because they're -- they're -- they have the kid 757 00:29:47,896 --> 00:29:49,379 and they're passing the kid around 758 00:29:49,413 --> 00:29:51,068 and it's only been like -- at that moment, 759 00:29:51,103 --> 00:29:52,689 it's only been three months since we last 760 00:29:52,724 --> 00:29:54,517 saw them lovingly reunite. 761 00:29:54,551 --> 00:29:56,517 So I think it's either because Gabriel was out 762 00:29:56,551 --> 00:29:58,758 with Aaron that long and maybe there was some -- 763 00:29:58,793 --> 00:30:02,241 you know, the distance, or Gabriel has changed. 764 00:30:02,275 --> 00:30:04,862 Like, he's not the same. He's like a killing machine now. 765 00:30:04,896 --> 00:30:06,862 And the love might be different 766 00:30:06,896 --> 00:30:08,379 because he's kind of a different man now. 767 00:30:08,413 --> 00:30:10,862 But I did notice that they're not staying in the same place. 768 00:30:10,896 --> 00:30:12,551 Now, wait a minute. Let me say this, too. 769 00:30:12,586 --> 00:30:13,689 It's possible they're not together 770 00:30:13,724 --> 00:30:15,103 because she's training. -Right. 771 00:30:15,137 --> 00:30:17,413 -That's the other thing. Maybe she had to separate from him 772 00:30:17,448 --> 00:30:19,448 because she's in basic training, 773 00:30:19,482 --> 00:30:22,000 but, you know, it's one or the other. 774 00:30:22,034 --> 00:30:24,034 -Michael, did you give any tips to Norman 775 00:30:24,068 --> 00:30:27,241 on wearing the trooper suits? 776 00:30:27,275 --> 00:30:33,034 -Yeah, I warned him going 10-1 is quite the challenge. 777 00:30:33,068 --> 00:30:34,068 -What's under there, Michael? 778 00:30:34,103 --> 00:30:35,586 Is it -- is it like a -- is it -- 779 00:30:35,620 --> 00:30:37,896 is it, like, some leggings under there? 780 00:30:37,931 --> 00:30:41,379 -They're -- They're actually, um, like, riding pants, um... 781 00:30:41,413 --> 00:30:43,758 -Oh. -...and, like, a rash guard. 782 00:30:43,793 --> 00:30:46,344 Yeah. Super comfy. -Oh. 783 00:30:46,379 --> 00:30:48,379 -[Chuckles] -Okay. 784 00:30:48,413 --> 00:30:50,034 -Sorry, Chris. I just had to know. 785 00:30:50,068 --> 00:30:51,931 -We have a question for, uh -- 786 00:30:51,965 --> 00:30:56,689 this is for Teo from @Negan-15 on Instagram. 787 00:30:56,724 --> 00:30:59,655 "Which weapon was your favorite to use against walkers?" 788 00:30:59,689 --> 00:31:02,689 You know, you had this, uh -- 789 00:31:02,724 --> 00:31:04,034 I-I-I was really bummed 790 00:31:04,068 --> 00:31:06,758 that you, like, totally pooh-poohed the mace 791 00:31:06,793 --> 00:31:08,724 'cause that's a -- that thing is a really cool, 792 00:31:08,758 --> 00:31:09,689 and you're like, "Bah." 793 00:31:09,724 --> 00:31:11,586 I'm like, "Ah, that's a classic." 794 00:31:11,620 --> 00:31:13,551 But not -- not -- not your favorite. 795 00:31:13,586 --> 00:31:15,827 And then, when you put those hands on the crossbow, 796 00:31:15,862 --> 00:31:17,137 I was like, "Oh, no. Oh, no." 797 00:31:17,172 --> 00:31:18,344 But then you didn't like that either. 798 00:31:18,379 --> 00:31:20,620 So did you have a favorite? 799 00:31:20,655 --> 00:31:22,103 -Ooh, I mean, I got to be real. 800 00:31:22,137 --> 00:31:24,379 That -- the -- going with a war hammer to, 801 00:31:24,413 --> 00:31:27,275 like, a rotting zombie just already 802 00:31:27,310 --> 00:31:29,275 sounded like the coolest thing on Earth to me. 803 00:31:29,310 --> 00:31:31,344 Um, so I was a huge, huge fan of that. 804 00:31:31,379 --> 00:31:33,482 But it was -- it was a close call with that crossbow. 805 00:31:33,517 --> 00:31:35,034 I thought that was awesome. 806 00:31:35,068 --> 00:31:38,413 But, you know, I think there -- there's there's a higher chance 807 00:31:38,448 --> 00:31:40,068 that Sebastian's not, um -- not up 808 00:31:40,103 --> 00:31:41,931 to the stuff of -- of aiming a crossbow, 809 00:31:41,965 --> 00:31:43,827 as he is with just taking a heavy hammer 810 00:31:43,862 --> 00:31:46,275 to the head of a zombie. -[Chuckles] 811 00:31:46,310 --> 00:31:49,413 Michael, why does Mercer have Daryl help Sebastian 812 00:31:49,448 --> 00:31:51,551 with his advanced military training? 813 00:31:51,586 --> 00:31:54,000 -Well, he brings him along because he wants him 814 00:31:54,034 --> 00:31:56,103 to see the other side of the Commonwealth. 815 00:31:56,137 --> 00:31:59,758 There's a bit of, uh, you have to swallow your pride 816 00:31:59,793 --> 00:32:01,206 to survive here, 817 00:32:01,241 --> 00:32:04,068 and I think that's his first kind of exposure 818 00:32:04,103 --> 00:32:08,137 to what's -- what's really at play, um, and that's something 819 00:32:08,172 --> 00:32:11,275 that, I think Rosita, kind of gets right off the bat, 820 00:32:11,310 --> 00:32:14,517 and it's something that, um, 821 00:32:14,551 --> 00:32:17,137 Daryl's a little reluctant to jump on board for, 822 00:32:17,172 --> 00:32:18,103 so I just want to show him 823 00:32:18,137 --> 00:32:19,931 what's really going on, you know? 824 00:32:19,965 --> 00:32:23,206 -Excellent. Well, coming up, a fan is going to join us 825 00:32:23,241 --> 00:32:25,172 and ask a question to our guests. 826 00:32:25,206 --> 00:32:27,034 Uh, we're going to tell you how to do that, as well. 827 00:32:27,068 --> 00:32:29,172 And we have that exclusive sneak peek of next week's episode. 828 00:32:29,206 --> 00:32:31,344 We'll be right back on "Talking Dead: Home Edition." 829 00:32:31,379 --> 00:32:38,000 ♪ 830 00:32:40,068 --> 00:32:44,655 ♪ 831 00:32:44,689 --> 00:32:46,379 -Welcome back to "Talking Dead: Home Edition." 832 00:32:46,413 --> 00:32:47,413 Uh, I want to remind everyone 833 00:32:47,448 --> 00:32:48,448 that if you want to ask a question 834 00:32:48,482 --> 00:32:50,068 live during "Talking Dead," 835 00:32:50,103 --> 00:32:53,137 please send a video to fansubmission@talkingdead.tv 836 00:32:53,172 --> 00:32:55,551 and share how "The Walking Dead" has impacted you or your life 837 00:32:55,586 --> 00:32:58,000 for a chance to join us, and now it is my pleasure 838 00:32:58,034 --> 00:32:59,827 to introduce this week's featured fan. 839 00:32:59,862 --> 00:33:03,379 Please welcome -- Megan from Hillsboro, Oregon, is here. 840 00:33:03,413 --> 00:33:04,724 -Whoo! -Megan, thank you so much 841 00:33:04,758 --> 00:33:06,137 for being here. 842 00:33:06,172 --> 00:33:07,379 Who is your question for? 843 00:33:07,413 --> 00:33:10,241 Hi, thank you so -- [Chuckles] 844 00:33:10,275 --> 00:33:14,241 Um, my question is for Yvette, and, um... 845 00:33:14,275 --> 00:33:16,103 -Ooh. -...if you had to ship 846 00:33:16,137 --> 00:33:18,275 one character with Sebastian 847 00:33:18,310 --> 00:33:20,137 from "The Walking Dead" universe, 848 00:33:20,172 --> 00:33:22,517 past or present... -[Laughs] 849 00:33:22,551 --> 00:33:25,034 who would you match him up with? 850 00:33:25,068 --> 00:33:27,551 -Oh, Megan, there's so many wonderful... 851 00:33:27,586 --> 00:33:29,482 -Oh, my gosh. -...people to think of. 852 00:33:29,517 --> 00:33:33,379 -Uh, I think it would be Lucille 853 00:33:33,413 --> 00:33:35,241 and not Hilarie Burton Morgan. 854 00:33:35,275 --> 00:33:36,413 -[Laughs] 855 00:33:36,448 --> 00:33:37,620 -The bat! 856 00:33:37,655 --> 00:33:39,137 It would be Lucille. 857 00:33:39,172 --> 00:33:42,758 Or maybe a nice field of flowers with Carol nearby. 858 00:33:42,793 --> 00:33:46,793 You know, those types of things. Those types of things. 859 00:33:46,827 --> 00:33:48,931 That's a great question, Megan. -That's a fan-- 860 00:33:48,965 --> 00:33:51,827 -I love you, Teo. -That is a fantastic question. 861 00:33:51,862 --> 00:33:54,172 Megan, thank you so much for being here for your question. 862 00:33:54,206 --> 00:33:56,034 And before you go, I want to show you this. 863 00:33:56,068 --> 00:33:58,034 This is really great. 864 00:33:58,068 --> 00:34:02,655 This is a -- this is some fine-art watercolor of Mercer. 865 00:34:02,689 --> 00:34:03,551 Can you see this okay? There we go. 866 00:34:03,586 --> 00:34:04,620 -It's beautiful. [Chuckles] 867 00:34:04,655 --> 00:34:06,172 -Uh, you're going to get this frame. 868 00:34:06,206 --> 00:34:08,551 -It's beautiful. -This feels very QVC right now. 869 00:34:08,585 --> 00:34:09,896 You're going to get this frame. 870 00:34:09,931 --> 00:34:13,034 You can see the quality craftsmanship of the frame. 871 00:34:13,068 --> 00:34:15,344 This artwork, it's very unique. 872 00:34:15,379 --> 00:34:18,688 Uh, you can get this print today at TWDUShop.com. 873 00:34:18,724 --> 00:34:21,585 But, Megan, you are just getting this for being here 874 00:34:21,620 --> 00:34:24,068 and for being awesome and for asking a great question. 875 00:34:24,103 --> 00:34:27,344 Thank you so much for being with us from Hillsboro, Oregon. 876 00:34:27,379 --> 00:34:31,655 Uh, Teo, would Sebastian be able to use a leg bone 877 00:34:31,688 --> 00:34:33,688 to kill a walker like Rosita did? 878 00:34:33,724 --> 00:34:36,551 It was very resourceful. -God, no. No. 879 00:34:36,585 --> 00:34:39,585 No, this guy barely can get it done with a knife. 880 00:34:39,620 --> 00:34:41,688 Think he's going to be able to break a shin 881 00:34:41,724 --> 00:34:43,827 and stab that right through somebody's eye? 882 00:34:43,862 --> 00:34:44,862 No chance. 883 00:34:44,896 --> 00:34:47,413 -This is from Mary R. on Facebook. 884 00:34:47,447 --> 00:34:49,034 Michael, what would a spin-off 885 00:34:49,068 --> 00:34:52,000 focused on Mercer and Sebastian be like? 886 00:34:52,413 --> 00:34:55,688 [Laughter] 887 00:34:55,724 --> 00:34:58,172 -Imagine "The Odd Couple" are roaming 888 00:34:58,206 --> 00:34:59,965 postapocalyptic America. 889 00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:01,965 -Solving mysteries. 890 00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:04,000 [Laughter] 891 00:35:04,034 --> 00:35:06,724 -Sebastian's like, "I'm tired. Carry me." 892 00:35:06,758 --> 00:35:10,172 "No. Come on." Sebastian's got, like -- 893 00:35:10,206 --> 00:35:13,206 he's made, like, an adult Bjorn to carry him around. 894 00:35:13,241 --> 00:35:15,275 [Laughter] 895 00:35:16,517 --> 00:35:18,241 -Mercer has to, like, move one chest plate 896 00:35:18,275 --> 00:35:19,896 so I can, like, lie my head on it. 897 00:35:19,931 --> 00:35:21,620 -Exactly. -Oh, no. 898 00:35:21,655 --> 00:35:24,758 -I-I'd probably feed you to the walkers before the end 899 00:35:24,793 --> 00:35:26,137 of the first season. -Be right back. 900 00:35:26,172 --> 00:35:28,034 I got something I got to pitch to Angela real quick. 901 00:35:28,068 --> 00:35:30,586 -This is from @batmac828 on Instagram. 902 00:35:30,620 --> 00:35:34,034 Yvette, if you'd been killing walkers for years, 903 00:35:34,068 --> 00:35:37,206 would you be able to shift into just, like, a normal job 904 00:35:37,241 --> 00:35:40,275 at the Commonwealth? And if so, what would you do? 905 00:35:40,310 --> 00:35:42,310 What would your job be in the Commonwealth? 906 00:35:42,344 --> 00:35:43,896 -Absolutely. Like, I've always joked 907 00:35:43,931 --> 00:35:45,758 when fans have said -- you know, other fans have been like, 908 00:35:45,793 --> 00:35:47,206 "Why don't you do -- what would you want to do on the show?" 909 00:35:47,241 --> 00:35:48,344 I'm like, "I want to do something 910 00:35:48,379 --> 00:35:50,034 before the apocalypse," like, be, like, 911 00:35:50,068 --> 00:35:52,482 Michonne's cubicle-mate in the office 912 00:35:52,517 --> 00:35:53,586 where there's air conditioning. 913 00:35:53,620 --> 00:35:55,068 So if I was in the Commonwealth, 914 00:35:55,103 --> 00:35:56,724 I would be the person giving the announcement. 915 00:35:56,758 --> 00:35:59,586 "Hello, Commonwealth. It's your girl, Madge, 916 00:35:59,620 --> 00:36:02,758 and I'm here with the -- the cookie recipe of the day." 917 00:36:02,793 --> 00:36:04,931 I'd be -- I'd be the person doing the announcements. 918 00:36:04,965 --> 00:36:07,034 Absolutely. Abs-- or on the red carpet 919 00:36:07,068 --> 00:36:09,103 when they're going to the gala, I would be the one introducing 920 00:36:09,137 --> 00:36:10,896 Mercer and everyone as they're going into the gala. 921 00:36:10,931 --> 00:36:14,172 I would be something in, like, the telecommunications part. 922 00:36:14,206 --> 00:36:16,724 -I would 100% be working at an arcade 923 00:36:16,758 --> 00:36:18,586 or if there was a bowling alley 924 00:36:18,620 --> 00:36:19,724 or, like -- -Yep. 925 00:36:19,758 --> 00:36:22,689 -Or a game store, you know, like board games 926 00:36:22,724 --> 00:36:24,275 or whatever or a puzzle shop. 927 00:36:24,310 --> 00:36:26,000 Oh, puzzle shop. -Oh. 928 00:36:26,034 --> 00:36:29,758 -Oh, come on. -Puzzle shop. Or Legos. 929 00:36:29,793 --> 00:36:31,172 -Yes, absolutely. 930 00:36:31,206 --> 00:36:32,344 -And bowling alley would be great for you 931 00:36:32,379 --> 00:36:34,310 because of your papa. -'Cause of my dad, yeah. 932 00:36:34,344 --> 00:36:35,793 I grew up in a bowling center. 933 00:36:35,827 --> 00:36:36,896 Like, I would totally -- 934 00:36:36,931 --> 00:36:38,379 that would be my job in the apocalypse. 935 00:36:38,413 --> 00:36:40,413 I would be working at a bowling center. 936 00:36:40,448 --> 00:36:42,448 Well, coming up, we have an exclusive sneak peek 937 00:36:42,482 --> 00:36:43,793 of next week's episode. 938 00:36:43,827 --> 00:36:46,000 We will be right back on "Talking Dead: Home Edition." 939 00:36:46,034 --> 00:36:52,620 ♪ 940 00:36:54,689 --> 00:36:59,448 ♪ 941 00:36:59,482 --> 00:37:00,620 -Welcome back to "Talking Dead." 942 00:37:00,655 --> 00:37:02,827 Now it's time for the exclusive sneak peek 943 00:37:02,862 --> 00:37:04,482 of next week's episode of "The Walking Dead." 944 00:37:04,517 --> 00:37:05,620 Check it out. 945 00:37:09,137 --> 00:37:11,344 [Rattling] 946 00:37:25,724 --> 00:37:28,758 [Thunder rumbles] 947 00:37:30,827 --> 00:37:32,862 [Rain falling] 948 00:37:34,068 --> 00:37:35,793 -Hey, Eugene? 949 00:37:35,827 --> 00:37:38,068 What's this guy do when it rains on his 10-mile run? 950 00:37:38,103 --> 00:37:39,793 -Well, given our recent lack of precipitation, 951 00:37:39,827 --> 00:37:42,448 I've not yet gathered that data. 952 00:37:42,482 --> 00:37:44,931 -Well, you have now. He's here. 953 00:37:44,965 --> 00:37:47,655 We have to get out of here. 954 00:37:47,689 --> 00:37:49,379 -Count off his range. 955 00:37:49,413 --> 00:37:50,413 -What? 956 00:37:50,448 --> 00:37:53,586 -His range -- 50, 40, 30. 957 00:37:53,620 --> 00:37:54,931 -I'm not good at that. 958 00:37:54,965 --> 00:37:57,068 -Just tell me how much time I have. 959 00:37:57,103 --> 00:37:59,103 -Dude, I am telling you how much time you have, 960 00:37:59,137 --> 00:38:01,068 and you have no time. 961 00:38:02,862 --> 00:38:05,827 -Aw, come on. What? -Ooh. 962 00:38:05,862 --> 00:38:08,241 -"What's in the box?" 963 00:38:08,275 --> 00:38:12,034 What's in the -- -Boo! "What's in the box?" 964 00:38:12,068 --> 00:38:13,724 [Laughter] -What if it's just like -- 965 00:38:13,758 --> 00:38:15,931 what if it's just something weird, like, "A clown suit?" 966 00:38:15,965 --> 00:38:18,000 Like, what if it's just something weird, you know? 967 00:38:18,034 --> 00:38:20,275 It's like, "Why is this -- What is this in here?" 968 00:38:20,310 --> 00:38:21,586 What -- what do you think, Yvette? 969 00:38:21,620 --> 00:38:23,586 We only -- like, maybe just a few seconds? 970 00:38:23,620 --> 00:38:25,034 What do you think? 971 00:38:25,068 --> 00:38:27,724 -You know, I don't know. 972 00:38:27,758 --> 00:38:29,724 The key to the city, to the Commonwealth. 973 00:38:29,758 --> 00:38:32,655 -[Laughs] -It's a big box for a key. 974 00:38:32,689 --> 00:38:34,896 -It's a big box. Huge, huge key. 975 00:38:34,931 --> 00:38:37,103 -Yeah, it's just like, "Oh, my God, it's a -- 976 00:38:37,137 --> 00:38:39,206 it's a -- a Game Boy," like, just, like, 977 00:38:39,241 --> 00:38:41,896 some sort of random, you know, fun thing. 978 00:38:41,931 --> 00:38:43,137 -"Fully charged." 979 00:38:43,172 --> 00:38:44,965 -[Chuckles] -[Chuckles] Fully charged. 980 00:38:45,000 --> 00:38:47,655 -[Laughing] "Fully charged." 981 00:38:47,689 --> 00:38:49,482 That would be a luxury. 982 00:38:49,517 --> 00:38:53,931 Um, Teo, what can we expect from Sebastian going forward? 983 00:38:53,965 --> 00:38:56,655 -Uh, a lot of fun times... -Absolutely. 984 00:38:56,689 --> 00:38:58,448 -...you know, support for the loved ones. 985 00:38:58,482 --> 00:38:59,793 I think that's... 986 00:38:59,827 --> 00:39:02,655 Um, I think he's going to pose a lot of problems 987 00:39:02,689 --> 00:39:05,551 for -- for our crew and especially for these people 988 00:39:05,586 --> 00:39:08,724 who have been living out -- you know, out in the sticks 989 00:39:08,758 --> 00:39:10,620 and the -- and fighting for their lives. 990 00:39:10,655 --> 00:39:12,034 They have to kind of learn a new style. 991 00:39:12,068 --> 00:39:13,965 It feels a lot more Machiavellian. 992 00:39:14,000 --> 00:39:16,206 They have to -- they have to fight with, you know, wit 993 00:39:16,241 --> 00:39:19,034 and -- and figure out exactly how to, you know, 994 00:39:19,068 --> 00:39:21,206 get in my good -- my good graces. 995 00:39:21,241 --> 00:39:23,034 We'll see how that goes for them. 996 00:39:23,068 --> 00:39:25,275 -Michael, can we expect to see more of Princess and Mercer 997 00:39:25,310 --> 00:39:26,758 in the future? 998 00:39:26,793 --> 00:39:27,827 -I can't tell you that. 999 00:39:27,862 --> 00:39:30,068 You know, this is the first move, you know? 1000 00:39:31,793 --> 00:39:34,034 We like to take things slow in the apocalypse. 1001 00:39:34,068 --> 00:39:35,103 You know, you don't want to rush things. 1002 00:39:35,137 --> 00:39:38,482 You know, it was a good date. [Laughs] 1003 00:39:38,517 --> 00:39:40,379 @SilverShanaFox on Twitter wanted to know 1004 00:39:40,413 --> 00:39:41,689 if you had an official vote 1005 00:39:41,724 --> 00:39:44,689 for Mercer and Princess's ship name, Michael. 1006 00:39:44,724 --> 00:39:46,034 -Ship name? What you mean? 1007 00:39:46,068 --> 00:39:47,931 -Like, the relationship name, the mashing up 1008 00:39:47,965 --> 00:39:50,137 of your two names? -Oh, Michael. 1009 00:39:50,172 --> 00:39:53,931 -Oh, um... 1010 00:39:53,965 --> 00:39:56,241 Princer is pretty cool. -Princer? 1011 00:39:56,275 --> 00:39:57,620 -Mercess. -Oh, Princer's pretty cool. 1012 00:39:57,655 --> 00:40:00,689 That is. That is. Princer. That's cute. 1013 00:40:00,724 --> 00:40:02,758 -Merpress? [Chuckles] I like Princer. 1014 00:40:02,793 --> 00:40:05,827 -Miche-- Miche-- M-- Prishell. 1015 00:40:05,862 --> 00:40:08,206 -Uh, Yvette, any predictions? 1016 00:40:08,241 --> 00:40:10,103 -Um, listen, I think that there's going to be 1017 00:40:10,137 --> 00:40:11,379 a full-on revolution. 1018 00:40:11,413 --> 00:40:12,965 I think that this is really about to be very bad, 1019 00:40:13,000 --> 00:40:14,931 and I think the Commonwealth is going to fall. 1020 00:40:14,965 --> 00:40:16,827 And I think that Maggie's going to have something to do with it, 1021 00:40:16,862 --> 00:40:18,931 because Maggie is kind of becoming a killing machine, 1022 00:40:18,965 --> 00:40:20,758 not unlike Negan the way she takes people out. 1023 00:40:20,793 --> 00:40:22,172 Just, "I don't like you, and I'm mad at you. 1024 00:40:22,206 --> 00:40:23,655 Boom, boom, boom. You out." 1025 00:40:23,689 --> 00:40:25,965 So I think that there's going to be some sort of uprising, 1026 00:40:26,000 --> 00:40:27,965 and I think Maggie's going to be on the other side of it. 1027 00:40:28,000 --> 00:40:30,137 -Well, I want to thank you all so much for being here. 1028 00:40:30,172 --> 00:40:31,482 Um, thank you for watching 1029 00:40:31,517 --> 00:40:32,862 "Talking Dead: Home Edition," you at home. 1030 00:40:32,896 --> 00:40:34,965 My guests have been Yvette Nicole Brown, 1031 00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:37,068 Michael James Shaw, Teo Rapp-Olsson 1032 00:40:37,103 --> 00:40:38,068 who have been wonderful. Thank you. 1033 00:40:38,103 --> 00:40:39,793 It's so wonderful to see all of you. 1034 00:40:39,827 --> 00:40:41,448 This has been a blast. And please make sure 1035 00:40:41,482 --> 00:40:44,206 to check out Yvette on Season 2 of "Big Shot" 1036 00:40:44,241 --> 00:40:46,172 coming soon to Disney+. 1037 00:40:46,206 --> 00:40:47,413 Make sure to tune in next week. 1038 00:40:47,448 --> 00:40:48,896 We're going to to be joined by Eugene himself, 1039 00:40:48,931 --> 00:40:50,379 AKA Josh McDermitt, 1040 00:40:50,413 --> 00:40:52,241 plus the director of next week's episode, 1041 00:40:52,275 --> 00:40:54,931 Abraham himself, Michael Cudlitz will be here. 1042 00:40:54,965 --> 00:40:57,379 Please stay safe, and take care of each other out there. 1043 00:40:57,413 --> 00:40:59,344 I am Chris Hardwick. Thank you so much for watching. 1044 00:40:59,379 --> 00:41:00,896 Uh, we'll see you next week. Bye-bye. 1045 00:41:00,931 --> 00:41:01,896 ♪