Danger here, danger there, danger, danger everywhere!
Its kind of a one day in every spot.
You only have one location for a day and youve got to really be on it.
Gene Page/AMC
Yeah, this one was a little more than normal.
Normally you have a couple storylines, a midseason finale or something like that.
You have to check-in with everybody, but still having five separate storylines was big.
Gene Page/AMC
Lets take each of these stories, starting with Gabriel and Carson.
Yet then Carson gets killed and a half-blind Gabriel is brought back as prisoner labor.
This is the hard stuff.
When I read it, I got excited about telling these kind of stories because of the big emotions.
Thats what Im on this planet to do.
That one was a tough one.
It definitely had his faith crushed, I believe.
You have Tara trying to take out Dwight here complete with a chase scene through the woods.
Shes got a motor.
They were revving each other up before we started chasing each other.
Just a simple walk and talk covers a lot of distance.
Its kind of a military exercise in the woods to get all the gear in.
Once they started running, we almost ran out of room.
I really wanted to make it look like they were flat out running.
I hate when I see actors kind of fake running to slow down for the camera.
It just doesnt have the energy.
We let them rip and luckily nobody bounced off a tree.
It looked to be pretty wild.
It just felt good.
Im a big fan of making it real.
We found a stretch of the woods that had a semi-flat area that we could race through.
We just ripped through and chased them.
Thats why all those foreground trees are ripping through and they look like theyre flying.
Dwight had switched sides and taken out some Saviors.
But he also killed Taras girlfriend.
All that considered, you okay with her taking a shot at him there?Its a tough call.
Hes probably fine if Tara shoots him in the face, but only after he completes his redemption.
You feel for the guy.
Maybe let him complete his journey.
He knows hes going to die, I think.
He knows somebody is going to kill him hanging out in that pack.
Im not sure Ive ever heard Norman Reedus yell like that before.
That was jarring!Yeah, that was just Norman and I chatting about it for a minute.
We thought, lets see another side.
Lets see him peel her hair back.
I think it shows the state that hes in and that everybodys in.
Theyre trying to make their way back.
They have imminent attacks probably from Negan again and theres a lot of stuff in flux for everyone.
I think it shows that Daryl is not doing 100 percent well and it affected him.
I love that one.
I love just letting Norman cut loose and seeing some power.
If they needed to do something, they could.
Now that hes gone, I think it definitely affected Daryl.
Okay, lets talk some Swamp Walkers as you have Daryl and Siddiq clearing those out.
The water is just not safe enough.
It was quite an ordeal just to build.
We had to build berms to retain the water and then put everybody in it.
I thought it worked out really fantastic.
Yeah, they were disgusting.
Greg [Nicotero] whipped us up some good swamp water.
It also happened to be freezing cold.
I kept calling it the hot tub, All right.
Were going to go shoot in the hot tub because it was so cold.
Lets move over to Hilltop where Maggie has an interesting dilemma.
So lets put you in the hot seat, Mr. Satrazemis.
I might have cut the prisoners by now.
It might not be a good idea to share all your rations.
She made the choice with her conscience.
I think thats who Maggie is.
She still hears Hershel whispering in her ears, I think.
Whats Maggie struggling with here?
I guess thats all human beings.
I just know some weird ass vocabulary is about to come out of his mouth.
I cant stop watching Josh [McDermitt] and the character hes created.
When you mix in all of his dialogue, its hilarious.
You always go on a ride with Josh and hes always so prepared and so tight.
So we see Negan at the very end of this episode.
There was so much presentation in that scene.
Hes probably got to try it out.
Whatever it is, it was a big show for all his people.
A lot of times you take the act on the road.
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