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And where did the idea come from for those crazy augmented zombies?
IAN GOLDBERG:It was the latter.
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But unfortunately, we were halfway through filming 608 when we had to shut down for COVID.
And so, 607 became what is now our midseason finale.
This episode has a veryTexas Chainsaw Massacremeets10 Cloverfield Lanevibe to it.
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And these are also some of the coolest zombies we ever seen on the show.
So where did the idea for the augmented, horned zombies come from?
ANDREW CHAMBLISS:It sounds like I’m equivocating, but it’s a little bit of both.
Then those two things kind of came together.
Dakota says at one point that Virginia killed their parents.
Is that true and, if so, are we going to learn why that happened?
Let’s talk about Morgan, who just mowed down that convoy of rangers.
What does that say about where his head is at in the whole thing?
We’ve seen Morgan sort of yo-yo throughout his history on both sides.
He’s kind of finding some middle ground.
My question to you is: Does he mean it?
Did he check himself and stand down on that plan or is he just biding his time?
And Alicia is willing to take a stand to that.
And so, right there, he would be losing the very family that he’s trying to reunite.
But he then tells Virginia he is on her side.
I don’t necessarily buy that, because Strand is usually onStrand’s side.
But why does he turn down the opportunity to leave with Alicia, Morgan, and Charlie?
What’s his plan and what’s his end game?
And he wants to be a victorious in this.
I think Strand’s looking for his opportunity to make his move.
Does everyone have the same goal at least?
Is that accurate or not?
GOLDBERG:I think it is.
It’s what he told Alicia, “We could do more damage from the inside.”
And that’s still his intention.
As we’ve said before, he is playing a dangerous game.
The other thing this episode is about is the creation of monsters, both physically and metaphorically.
Is this Virginia’s ultimate leverage over Morgan?
CHAMBLISS:Yeah, definitely.
I think it’s twofold for Virginia.
She knows just how important Grace is to Morgan, personally.
But then there’s also Grace as a symbol of what Morgan was fighting for in season 5.
And that final message she delivered over the walkie was that everyone needed to just live.
So I think Virginia is starting to tread on some pretty dangerous territory, some pretty dark territory.
And we’ll see whether she’s able to follow through on that threat.
So what can we look ahead to now in terms of the second half of season 6?
And they will be speaking again in 6B.
So there’s going to be a collision.
