But in keeping with the showвЂ™s love of nostalgic good-byes and in opening the door to a much larger world beyond the walls of Alexandria, it worked (and finally showed us what would happen if you mashed up this show with The Big Lebowski). Was it the most satisfying sendoff for everyoneвЂ™s favorite self-taught swordmaster? Probably not. Yes, what IвЂ™m trying to say is that this was the вЂњEvery Rose Has Its ThornвЂќ of The Walking Dead. But this episode turned out to be more like a ballad in the middle of a rock concert - a necessary change of pace, a moment to indulge in a different emotional journey. At first, I was concerned that MichonneвЂ™s trek to Bloodsworth Island would take away from all the heart-pounding action and surprises lately. The Walking Dead season 10 kicks off on Sunday 6 October in the US, and returns in the UK on Fox Monday 7 October.Sometimes it feels like a momentum killer when TWD sends a character on a side quest, diverting attention from what we really want to see play out in the central storyline. вЂThe family, it shrinks and grows and the ghost of Andy remains, and the spirit of The Walking Dead stays true I guess.вЂ™ The people that began this thing have such a strong ethos for work that the show hasnвЂ™t really been allowed to change a lot, because we want to keep them proud.

вЂWe all go to work even though AndyвЂ™s not there and we kind of say, вЂњWhat would Andy do?вЂќ IвЂ™ll show up for off-camera stuff on the day that IвЂ™m not working because thatвЂ™s what Andy would do, and everyone does that. вЂThe bones of the show are really good and a lot of that is due to the writers that we have, the directors we bring in, the producers, and fundamentally the legacy of Andrew Lincoln,вЂ™ Avi said. While thereвЂ™s a concern the main show could slowly wither without some of its main players, the lasting legacy of Andrew LincolnвЂ™s work on the show still lives in the new cast. Rick Grimes will return in a trilogy of movies, with it unknown whether Michonne will also make an appearance, and characters often return in flashback sequences. The absence of characters on The Walking Dead however doesnвЂ™t necessarily mean the end. Norman Reedus, Nadia Hilker, Cooper Andrews, Eleanor Matsuura, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Cailey Fleming, Danai Gurira, Ryan Hurst, Avi Nash and Melissa McBride at Comic Con (Picture: Michael Kovac/Getty Images for IMDb) I think the writers and Angela particularly have done a really good job of crafting her exit in a way that pays tribute to her character and pays tribute to the legacy of her work. So we all had an emotional goodbye with Danai and with Michonne as well. вЂAs the news broke, you might know that something is happening but when it does happen, it still feels like itвЂ™s too soon. Danai and I are quite close, we worked a lot together last year and have very much a sibling relationship outside of the show as well, so I knew itвЂ™d been something that was on her mind. вЂSecrets on The Walking Dead are funny because sometimes you find out way before youвЂ™re supposed to and then you have to keep it a secret that you know the secret. вЂWe may have shot the sh*t about it at some point last year when no one was supposed to know,вЂ™ Avi said. Avi, however, knew about DanaiвЂ™s desire to leave way before after growing close during filming. Rumours of her exit began to circulate earlier this year but it was only officially confirmed by Danai herself at San Diego Comic Con in July. Siddiq was taken under RickвЂ™s wing after CarlвЂ™s death (Picture: AMC) вЂHeвЂ™s really struggling with, how do I exist now? Can I pull myself out of the hole of my memories? And how do I do it in time to raise my child? ItвЂ™s very complicated, very scary, and thereвЂ™s a lot of fear involved more than revenge for him.вЂ™

He wants to go back to the Siddiq that could tell Rick that your mercy should prevail before your wrath, and instead weвЂ™re seeing a Siddiq this year who at the slightest mention of the Whisperers could have a flashback and heвЂ™s back there in the barn on his knees. вЂPart of the survivorвЂ™s guilt is he wishes he could put AlphaвЂ™s head on a pike, but I think another huge component of it is he wishes he could just be the way he was before experiencing that. вЂFundamentally that experience I think broke him in many ways and lot of this season is an internal journey for him to try and figure out if he can put the pieces back together.

вЂHeвЂ™s dealing with survivorвЂ™s guilt as well as PTSD and panic attacks,вЂ™ Avi said. What are Aldi's Specialbuys this week? Top picks from the middle aisle

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