Warning: This article contains spoilers about Sunday’s episode ofThe Walking Dead, “Bonds.”
That was just one of the many stories that unfurled in Sunday’s episode.
We spoke to showrunnerAngela Kangto get the inside scoop on all that and more.
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Tell me about the idea to have some fun with that.
And so I thought that was just a fun dynamic and the room really latched onto that.
So we were like, “Well what would be a fun way to do this?”
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I don’t like him.
I don’t trust him.
F this guy."
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And then Negan, for his part, he’s in there with a goal.
He’s like, “Well, who’s this guy?”
And he wants to cut him down.
It’s dealing with both of their respective insecurities, but also the ways that they jockey.
It’s a pissing contest in the apocalypse.
Jeffrey [Dean Morgan] and Ryan [Hurst] really had a fun time playing it.
They just thought it was such a hoot.
Is there ever a breaking point for these two, or is Beta too loyal?
But then he does take a knee before Alpha, who responds by making the shushing noise.
So does that mean he’s been now accepted into the group?
But she also thinks he talks too much.
[Laughs]
Let’s switch gears and talk about some of the other things that were going on.
We see all these people getting sick in Alexandria.
Is this linked to Gamma slicing up on those guardians into the water supply?
Maybe, maybe not.
That’s part of what our people are grappling with, is why are people getting sick?
It’s been around eight years in show time and he’s never even been close to one.
There’s clearly something there.
So what is this saying about him and the reason why he doesn’t want to go there?
He was physically abused, as well as in other ways.
There’s sensitivity there for him.
He doesn’t attach to people lightly enough that he can give it a chance easily, you know?
So I think that that’s really a big part of it.
So what was Carol’s plan in crossing the border?
Was it always to take a prisoner?
I think that was always sort of her plan.
I think she, in her kind of lone wolf way, wanted to do that by herself.
Daryl saw like, “Oh hey, she’s going out.
What might that be about?”
He knows her, and you see that he’s a little suspicious of her from the beginning.
Maybe I should go with her."
And he gets entangled in this whole thing.
I think it’s partly opportunistic, but she was ready to take a prisoner as needed.
Let me ask you about Eugene and the radio.
He comes into contact with a woman on the other end of the radio.
I think Eugene’s not really thinking about getting a new community.
But he’s not always connected with people as deeply as everybody craves to connect.
It certainly seems like that might be the case, right?
What can you say about what’s coming up next?
We will find out more about what’s happening with this sickness that’s starting to spread.
The story’s largely about Alexandria and what’s happening.
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