Its very big, he says.

Probably currently a littletoobig.

It was pretty amazing the scope of some of the things that we got to do.

And yet the emotional intensity was insane.

And it very much sets up the start of the next story.

Thats an interesting comment by Gimple becauseWalking Deadfinales in the past have operated in a few different ways.

There is some, says the showrunner.

It certainly is not all setup.

But the seeds to the next turn of the story are planted.

And some of them are not.

Some are subtly planted in as much that we know in many ways the next turn of the story.

It plays out very differently.

Does that mean Negan could suffer a different fate that his comic book counterpart?

Or there may be more casualties we werent expecting?

It sounds like well have to wait until April 15 to find out.

The Walking Deadreturns Sunday, Feb. 25, at 9 p.m. on AMC.

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