They seemed to have a much more nefarious plan in mind.
What does that final line mean?
What is Teddy’s end game?
John Glover and Alycia Debnam-Carey on ‘Fear the Walking Dead’.Ryan Green/AMC
We went to showrunners Andrew Chambliss and Ian Goldberg for answers.
Is there a nickname you all have been using for them?
We’ve read online people calling them everything from Enders to Beginners.
Chinaza Uche and Colby Hollman on ‘Fear the Walking Dead’.Ryan Green/AMC
And we like both of those.
ANDREW CHAMBLISS:[Laughs] It’s not really shorthand.
Where did the idea even come for this group and this out of death comes new life philosophy?
A zombie on ‘Fear the Walking Dead’.Ryan Green/AMC
But we were trying to think of things that could motivate people beyond that.
So we had some inklings of what it was going to be.
So is this a cult?
Because it sure sounds like a cult and it sure feels like a cult.
GOLDBERG:I think it is.
We wanted it to feel like this warm, inviting, somewhat weird, but highly functioning society.
There are clues early on.
And that, of course, is Teddy.
What’s Teddy’s ultimate motivation here in terms of doing all this?
What’s his end game?
We saw the tower that had been infected with the plague rats.
We saw what they did to Tank Town.
And it is already the zombie apocalypse.
What does that last line mean?
And Teddy says, “I’m a mama’s boy myself.”
And that is something we will explore later.
And the question is, is Alicia going to go along with that?
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How did you all end up casting John Glover for Teddy?
GOLDBERG:He came to us through our amazing casting team at Bialy/Thomas.
It was Sharon Bialy and Gohar Gazazyan.
He really, we couldn’t imagine anybody else in that role.
He’s the best.
CHAMBLISS:And we cast him right before we shut down production.
So, did Wes' brother Derek know that Wes was in Tank Town when they planned that assault?
Give me a final ruling on that.
And it just speaks to Teddy’s power of persuasion.
So then let’s follow that up.
Why does Wes ultimately choose his new family over his old one?
That Wes has been completely brainwashed and corrupted by Teddy.
And he’s not going to be moved off his course of destruction.
And Wes is sort of left with no choice but to choose the family that he’s found.
What can you say about that?
She can’t sit by and accept that something could happen to Isabelle.
How long will it be until we check back in on that search?
GOLDBERG:It won’t be too long.
Okay, hook us up with some teases for next week.
GOLDBERG:Honestly, next week’s episode is truly unlike anything we’ve ever done on the show.
CHAMBLISS:I will say we will see pink trees and I’ll just leave it at that.
