Spoiler alert: Read on only if you have already watched Sundays Buried episode ofFear the Walking Dead.
Another week, anotherFear the Walking Deadshocker.
However those right things seemed to ultimately lead to the wrong result.
Credit: Richard Foreman, Jr/AMC
What are we to make of this latest twist?
Is Naomi really dead?
And what exactly is lead Vulture Mel trying to accomplish by cutting off the Clarks at the stadium?
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We asked showrunners Ian Goldberg and Andrew Chambliss all that and more including whats coming up next.
(Read through both pages for the entire interview.)
Hope and the way that these characters view it is actually the thing that they should not have had.
And we were really interested in exploring more how Al captures stories and seeing it literally through her lens.
Its a moment for them where they could walk away from this dark mission that theyve been on.
Strand, Naomi, Nick, Luciana none of them take off.
Last week, with Nicks death, we saw the cost to the dark path that theyre all on.
And I think its something that is unexpected, not just for the audience, but for Al.
That also really hits Al.
Its always a huge challenge.
Between both shows weve now got 11 seasons of television, and were always like, Oh, wait.
Or something similars been done.
One of the things weve embraced in going to Texas is just really using what is on offer there.
The waterpark is actually something that we drove by when we were scouting the stadium.
So it actually is a waterpark thats just like a mile from the baseball stadium.
And thats where we got the idea for a waterpark.
It was already in disrepair, so that made our production team a lot happier.
Originally when we had scripted it, it was just a pool that the slide came out into.
Thats how we ended up with that final bit of the set piece.
Theyre unlike any adversaries that the Clarks have come up against before.
And its because they dont see themselves as villains.
Those are all stories about people having hope and then seeing that hope dashed.
And the dangers of having hope.
Its not just a reveal on John Dories side, but its also a reveal on Naomis side.
So it really is kind of all about hope and how you keep that alive.
Alicia says Naomi is dead.
But theres still more of the story to be told.
What about answers as to Madisons current whereabouts or condition?
Can we expect those soon?CHAMBLISS:Yes.
There will be more of Madisons story un-spun just as we get more of Naomis story at the stadium.
So I think that shows a bit of a change in Morgan.
But also, in terms of the other story, yes.
So were also excited for people to see that.
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