Some hugs are bigger than others.
ANDREW LINCOLN:I told you this already, but this was such a painful season until that point.
That was the highlight of the first half of the season for me.
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Everybody, all the crew were in the lake with us.
It was great fun.
It was a mad sequence, but we loved doing it.
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I saw some behind the scenes video they showed onTalking Deadof you in that boat.
It looked like you had to bail out that boat in between takes.
You had a bucket there and were getting the water out.
It was a full two days of bailing.
Thats pretty much it.
And poor old Ross got in the water.
But he was loving it.
I think he was just really happy to be involved in quite a comprehensive action sequence.
And thats what they wanted, stages throughout the episode of dropping of this slow burn.
And then, of course, its voiced out loud by Michonne in that beautiful speech that she gives.
Yeah, that little pep talk.
Is that the final push, when she says, We can do this, but only ifwedo this.
I think so, but I think its also already done.
Rick chooses the cell, Morgans cell, to venture to get some space from everybody.
I think that that was very intentional.
That was a man trying to weigh all of the options.
Lets play devils advocate for a minute.
Rick comes upon Negan at the pool table and he sees two people are dead.
And then he did take out someone who was going behind Ricks back to usurp power.
Does Negan win any points for that at all?
You know, he doesnt.
[Laughs]Its a reasonable, albeit psychotic, argument.
Rick is a complete control freak.
Its a much less impulsive man.
Look, devils advocate, youre absolutely right, but hes a pissant.
[Laughs]Gutting Spencer in front of the community is probably not a decision Rick would have made.
Thats a huge thing for Rick to be able to admit.
Yeah, I think thats right.
Hes not very good at saying sorry.
Not very good at listening to other peoples plans.
These are things we know about the unreconstructive Mr. Grimes.
I think that that was what I wanted from that final scene.
Theyre almost like individual chambers with a loaded gun theyre strong in unity.
Its the beginning of the insurgence, but theres still a way to come.
I did not enjoy filming on set.
I was not a happy camper.
Tell me about that big bromance hug, and hugging it out with Norman Reedus.
Daryl and Rick, back together again.
Dude, it was embarrassing.
What you saw was nothing.
You should have seen us in between action and cut.
It was just never-ending!
You couldnt pry us apart, Dalton!
I was so relieved that I didnt have to hug him in those awful sweats.
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