And Even More Action!

No more being separated and subjugated for our heroes.

No more moping around and turning over their food, guns, and supplies to the Saviors.

Just ask Austin Amelio who plays Savior-turned-spy Dwight.

Its a fing in-your-face action-packed IV of adrenaline, says Amelio.

Season 7 was the ramp-up and now this is the blastoff.

The stuff thats happening is insane!

I think there are, like, 10 explosions an episode.

Every time you turn around, somebodys shooting something or blowing something up.

Theres some serious action that I dont think weve seen on television sinceThe A-Teamwent off the air.

So, yeah, it took a while.

to How long will the war last?

We posed that question to Gimple and got a very definitive answer.

The war will absolutely be resolved by the end of season 8, says Gimple.

How the war will be resolved remains to be seen, of course.

Apparently, star Andrew Lincoln was as stunned by the plot twist as we were.

I was shocked and kind of excited by it, he told us.

My instinct was, what a great storytelling machine.

That was my instinct.

I thought it was very interesting.

I mean, its a gray Rick, he says.

Its an older Rick.

So by virtue of the fact that you see that means that its in the future.

It will become somewhat clearer after the October premiere.

Then again, it may not be.

It may still be somewhat opaque.

I think that thats possibly all I can say on the matter.

Some people thought that, and its not that.

Yet, still, no baby.

We shouldnt, replied Gimple.

For how long can this woman actually be pregnant?

Its quite early in, as it was in the book, says showrunner Gimple about the pregnancy.

Because Im playing newly pregnant for areallylong time.

But the truth of the matter is its only been a matter of weeks since Negan killed Glenn.

Of course, theres also that possible time-jump to consider.

The symbolism of her being with her troops is really essential.

Heath Will Be Back…

But Probably Not in Season 8

Remember Heath?

Not a huge chance, says Gimple on the odds of seeing Heath.

But we definitely have not seen the last of Heath, period.

I will say that.

I dont mean to disappoint the Heathies.

He will be on the show.

He will be withinThe Walking Deadagain.

After all, this is already an overstuffed cast filled with 20 regulars.

Perhaps after the herd is thinned courtesy of the All-Out War arc, Heath will make his triumphant return.

Plus, the fact that Gimple says unequivocally that We definitely have not seen the last of Heath….

He will be withinThe Walking Deadagain seems to confirm that Heath is at least alive out there.

So it looks like those prayers for Heath will most likely have to continue until at least season 9.

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