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Showrunner Matt Negrete’s promise of “shocking endings” is already coming true. Previously, we knew her as the Huck Finn of the group. She came to the colony by water, clinging to her life before security guards found her. Credit: Zach Dilgard/AMC Huck remembers first firing on the empties and using her thermal vision goggles to decipher friend from foe. No reason is given, but some theorize it is to help contain the spread of the pandemic....

The show also gives us our first glimpse inside the secret CRM city. That’s easier said than done. The first flash we see is a younger Silas sitting in the back of an ambulance. Macall Polay/AMC His hands, which are sprinkled with blood, can’t stop shaking. He lashed out at a man, punching him over and over again, crying as he did so. This may have been his father, though it’s not explicitly said....

Riseactor Ted Sutherland appeared briefly at theend of last week’s episodeand gets a formal introduction this week. But this already sets a precedent and he could very well be lying about other things, which duh. Their path is sprinkled with clues that show Percy isn’t how he presents himself. When they finally get to the spot, there are too many cooks in the planning kitchen. They eventually side with Percy, who’s ready to hot-wire the truck....

And when all was said and done, the directors I clicked best with were women. Heather Cappiello had also just shot an episode ofFearand brought an incredible passion to our meeting. So yeah, experience in the universe, while not at all critical, is definitely a plus. Alexa Mansour on ‘The Walking Dead: World Beyond’.Steve Swisher/AMC What can you say generally about the direction in season 2? I’ll say that the direction of season 2 feels more mature and psychologically complex by design....

The Walking Dead: World Beyond’s two-hour season finale ties up a lot of loose ends. What is the “asset”? What is Huck’s or is it Jennifer’s real mission? Credit: Zach Dilgard/AMC And, for that matter, what is Col. Kublek and the CRM really up to? Who killed Tony and framed Silas? Episode 9, “The Deepest Cut” Let’s start with that first question. The asset is Hope. At least, that’s who the Civic Republic believes to be the asset....

Everything comes full circle. And the unknown is where the characters were left. soldier for the CRM. Alexa Mansour on ‘The Walking Dead: World Beyond’.Steve Swisher/AMC Not everyone made it that far. But the biggest reverberations in theWalking Deaduniverse were still to come. He also expressed a desire to see more of the “variant cohorts.” Hal Cumpston on ‘The Walking Dead: World Beyond’.Steve Swisher/AMC Was this the lab where the zombie plague began?...

We got a big Elton backstory that showed what happened to him the night the sky fell. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Two big things happen here right at the end of the episode. She has grown so much closer to Elton out of everyone in the group. Macall Polay/AMC She has this connection with Elton, they both see the world the same way. And they’re odd kind of soulmates in a way....

What does that final scene mean? Will we get more answers from the showrunner as we head into next week’s two-part finale? Let’s find out. Zach Dilgard/AMC Why include that scene? I think it’s really easy to categorize someone as being horrible and abusive. But it’s psychological in a way at times, he could be a really good person. Zach Dilgard/AMC It really was designed to create the full picture of Silas....

They found both, along with a few less pleasant surprises. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: First off, I want to know everything about purple-haired high schooler turned zombie Sabina James. What can you tell me about her, Matt? Credit: Macall Polay/AMC So she’s regretting the fact that she didn’t do some things. It’s almost like Sabina was living a version of Iris' life. But obviously things did go down there that were pretty dark....

Don’t believe everything you see. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: My first question to you, Matt: Have you ever dabbled in ventriloquism? MATT NEGRETE:You know what’s funny? AMC As a kid, as a Christmas gift, I got this Emmett Kelly ventriloquist dummy. And I wasn’t good at it. It was like this sad clown with the little kind of puppet mouth and you pulled the string. As a kid, I actually kind of enjoyed it....

Showrunner Matt Negrete tells you everything you better know for the second installment of the spin-off series. But before the show departs, it could send shock waves throughout theWalking Deaduniverse. So what can we expect in season 2? Alexa Mansour on ‘The Walking Dead: World Beyond’.Steve Swisher/AMC “It feels like more of an adult show, because our characters have grown up. And the show has grown up as well.” The second season beingWorld’s Beyond’s final installment meant upping the ante....

But how long would the delay last? There’s a lot of things that make it different,“Gimple told EWearlier this year. There’s a certain everydayness of this to them, though they’ve been behind walls. Credit: AMC It’s a very big deal for these characters to leave these walls…. It’s an incredible act of bravery for some of these people to potentially step out into the world. And viewers will now be able to step into that world on Oct....

But he was not the only passenger on that chopper. Accompanying him was Pollyanna McIntosh’s Jadis/Anne, who called the CRM helicopter in to save Rick from dying. But all that is about to change. Pollyanna McIntosh on ‘The Walking Dead: World Beyond’.AMC “She’s talking about how much she believes in the CRM. She sees it as the last light of the world. Negrete notes that just as important as what Jadis is saying is what she is dressedin....