Madison Clark is alive!
As for everyone else…?
The departing showrunner was more that happy to oblige.
Richard Foreman, Jr/AMC
The goal for me was to wrap things up for the emotional and dramatic standpoints.
So the story is basically exactly the way you want to do it.
So yeah, definitely we were leading into that becoming our main adversary in season 4.
Richard Foreman, Jr/AMC
And thats how Nick takes a little bit of control back from Strand in the season 1 finale.
Hes looking for another way that doesnt necessarily cause or call for violence.
If that means hes going to sacrifice himself, hes willing to do that.
So he sees an opportunity to save his family and also offer Strand a degree of mercy and forgiveness.
Everyones fighting for this resource.
Everybodys been seeking the water from the very beginning.
Its really getting her to a place where she decides to survive and its seeing the worst case scenario.
Its a world in her mind in which because of her actions Alicia has died.
Its a world in which her son looks at her with scorn, derision, and hatred.
Its all kind of twisted and strange.
and what that sort of represents is this sense that shes responsible.
Directly or indirectly, she feels responsible for this.
Its a course that she set out on and took everybody with her.
How did you get Cliff Curtis back to film that very quick cameo?I called him up.
The idea was Madison saw in her last moments the one person who had really loved her unconditionally.
And I think it was a combination of that recognition that gave her a kick-start.
Had she not had that vision, I think she would have just sunk and then shed be gone.
So, it was a nice family reunion quality.
It was nice to really have the whole gang back together.
Weve asked this question many times over the years, but it seems at its most prevalent now.
Strand tries to help the Clarks escape and keep them safe, but he also shoots Daniel.
Is he a hero or a villain?Neither.
If you were going to rebuild civilization, thats your starting point and that gives you power.
So he sees Madison sacrificing a lot to reunite Ofelia and Daniel and he doesnt approve.
He thinks its a mistake.
And one of the deal points is the saving of Madison, Nick, and potentially Alicia.
And in his mind in terms of the moral algebra, that makes it okay.
Ultimately he is doing for himself and hes putting himself in the position of power.
And I think theres a distinction.
I think of them all as good guys, to be honest.
Troy is the one exception because Troys a sociopath and I think hes a different egg.
But even Troy in the way Daniel Sharman played him, he has charming qualities.
Theres a charisma there despite it all.
But we dont forgive him his sins and his crimes and ultimately he pays for them.
Well, unfortunately, now I am.
From a story perspective, it made sense and it actually worked with the narrative.
And the truth of the matter is he deserved it.
Thats the moment where she realizes, this is who I am.
That violence is ingrained in her and what she realizes is that she deviated from that course.
Hes not necessarily evil; I think he is practical, hes pragmatic.
He knows that violence is the currency.
For Proctor John, its violence and its part of nature and he recognizes that.
I dont think hed acted sinceSonsbecause hes been runningRectifyfor the past five years.
You co-created the show with Robert Kirkman and have been with it every day since the very beginning.
Its been a good run.
Im really happy with the work we did in season 3.
Im curious to see where the guys take it moving forward.
Its difficult to let go and I think Ive directed it long enough.
My wife Sheri Elwood and I are going to adapt David Cronenbergs book,Consumed, for AMC.
Thats the next thing thats up in terms of projects to come.
We gave them their due.
The thing Im most proud of is I do think tonally the show is its own.
Ill ask you the flip side of that because everyone can be critical of their own work.
