

I didn't really know how it would play in the world, but I thought that they had tried so many different things before, why not go in this direction and see what happens? I really felt like it was an experiment in a way, but when I found out I was doing it with Lauren and Greg, that excited me. What were both of your reactions when you read the script because this is such a different episode than what we're used to seeing?Ĭarroll: One of the most amazing things about "The Walking Dead" universe is that the structure of the show is able to hold many different genres.įor this to be the first time to take on a horror genre, I was surprised when I saw it. This is the scariest, the creepiest episode of "The Walking Dead" to date. Angela Kang had told me a while back that they had plans for a big episode for your return and Lauren, she wasn't kidding. Who knows what's going to happen? So, mixed feelings.Ī feral preys upon Virgil and Connie before leaping down and making itself known. But, of course, I'm sad about the fact that it's ending.

I think it's a big part of pop culture and you see so many references to "The Walking Dead" and it really truly has been an influence globally and I'm proud of that and I'm grateful that this show happened. I'm so thrilled to be part of a beautiful story. So what is this meeting about?" So they were just to let me know that it was going to be the final season.Īnd I have to say, I actually, honestly, had mixed feelings. Finally, after the small talk, I was like, "OK, everybody. So are they calling me to tell me, you know, this might be the end of Connie? This was done through Zoom so we're all sitting there having small talk, whereas inside I was sweating, I was dying. Lauren Ridloff: I actually was at my beach house when I got the call from Angela and from Scott Gimple. I'm sort of processing the news because I have such a great time working with the family down there and I hate to see that happen, but I'm excited for what what's next in the universe.

Kevin Carroll: I was at home visiting family when I heard and I'm still processing it. Where were you both when you heard season 11 would be the final season of "TWD" and what were your reactions? Before we chat Sunday's episode, I want to ask you both something I've been asking the cast. Insider: This is an incredible episode of "The Walking Dead." I hope you're both so proud of it. Virgil and Connie are running at the start of Sunday's episode from some unknown threat. Though Ridloff teases any sleep may not be so restful for Connie). (We're hoping our girl gets to finally rest and catch some z's. Ridloff and Carroll both spoke with Insider about the final season, that Michonne secret Virgil is harboring, Ridloff's input to make some claustrophobic scenes even more haunting, and what we can expect from the two for the rest of the season now that Connie has been found.
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Sunday's long-awaited reunion wasn't without its struggles.Ĭonnie and Virgil lived out their own personal hell in a mini-horror movie of their own after entering a house inhabited by survivors who were so far gone that they were reduced, more or less, to feral animals. We're still surviving in this apocalypse. "We survived the pandemic and now here we are. "It was that sense of relief that we're both back together," Ridloff said. "When we finally shot that scene, what you actually see on screen is real," Ridloff told Insider of seeing Angel Theory for the first time. It was the first time the two saw each other since before the pandemic. Lauren Ridloff says the tears shared between herself and Angel Theory were real in that moment. "TWD" captured their real life reunion on screen.
