We spoke to the actor who played Eric, Jordan Woods-Robinson, about his heartbreaking final episode.
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And we put a lot of thought into it and this is how we want to do it.
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And so Scott told me about the whole battle sequence.
What do you think ultimately caused him to change his mind?
I think there was a big flip over when I saw poor Sasha.
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The story is outside the Alexandrian walls, and we have to go out there and forge new ground.
Lets talk about that big scene between Eric and Aaron by the tree.
Talk about a team that you want behind your back every time.
You will do this.
You have to do this.
People are relying on you.
And Ive felt like that throughout the entire scope of my character.
And Im so happy to see that come through so clearly in this final scene.
That is deeper rooted.
Pretty much all your scenes on the show were with Ross.
What was working with him like?Oh, it was awful.
[Laughs]No, Ross is the sweetest.
We dont necessarily have to focus on the love of this.
We can focus on the friendship.
I think there is that feeling of wanting to grasp onto saying:Its going to be okay.
And the exit wound through the back, thats a good sign.
But at the same time, I think he probably knows that it is going to be the end.
But either way, its just such a beautiful final moment.
And they dont have closure.
I think that is equally beautiful and horrifying that Aaron didnt get that sense of closure.
I think its so beautiful and I think its awful.
I feel so bad for Aaron because thats just something that can break a person.
Even if its just imitation, that person is still out there and still roaming the world.
It leads to some really interesting questions in terms of what is worse?
And its like, well, maybe whats worse than that isnotbeing able to do it.Absolutely.
Just knowing that its out there and you could encounter that person.
Were going to get a body double.
Were going to match him to you and hes going to walk through the fields.
Like, no one else is going to know except for now me saying this.
It should be you.
And so we went back on another day and re-filmed it and it just warms my heart.
And just in case, the front of my face is in full zombie make-up.
Because, you know, were there to support each other.
What are you going to miss most about working onThe Walking Dead?The people, really.
Every day on set there were lots of jokes.
There was a couple times in season 7 when it got a little tense and there werent many jokes.
But other than that, people are just having great conversations.
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