And fans werent the only ones surprised.
Cast members were also thrown for a loop by the news, including Lauren Cohan, who plays Maggie.
I didnt really believe it, says Cohan about when she was first informed.
Gene Page/AMC
I was definitely in shock.
Imstillin shock about it.
She is far from alone.Andrew Lincoln told EWthat, I never saw it coming.
Im interested in what ideas were going to have moving forward because I was just really devastated.
So whatcanwe look forward to in the back half of season 8?
We basically go into a huge battle, teases Cohan.
Weve had a lot of action, and now we have this revenge plan in place.
Its a little bit emotionally scattered but militaristically focused.
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