Warning: This article contains spoilers for Sunday’s episode ofThe Walking Dead, “Acts of God.”
Lance Hornsbylooooooooovesto flip a coin.
Why make a decision when you’re free to allow the coin to do it for you?
Avianna Mynhier on ‘The Walking Dead’.Jace Downs/AMC
And Sunday’s midseason finale ofThe Walking Deadended with just such a flip.
But what was the decision being made as the coin tumbled in the air?
And Daryl wasn’t done shooting.
Jeffrey Dean Morgan on ‘The Walking Dead’.Jace Downs/AMC
He then shot Lance Hornsby in the face.
So what was the decision that the coin would settle?
Doesn’t seem fair.
Lynn Collins on ‘The Walking Dead’.Jace Downs/AMC
Damn you, Lance Hornsby and your even-steven odds!
In the meantime, we also asked Kang to answer a few other burning questions about the finale.
Questions like… Has Maggie forgiven Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan)?
Josh Hamilton on ‘The Walking Dead’.Jace Downs/AMC
Did Daryl hesitate before killing Leah?
And what can we expect in the final eight episodes?
(Also check out ourepisode interview with Lauren Cohan.)
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ANGELA KANG:This was a pitch that came out of the writers' room.
The entire world is a problem for our people.
For our people, they’ve been knocked back over and over again.
And so that was one of the things that we thought was interesting from an environmental obstacle standpoint.
And so we thought that it felt like it worked well with her particular story as well.
Whatever else happens, and whatever else has happened, I will never forget that."
What does that mean for their relationship?
It’s definitely a roller coaster ride of emotion with these two.
And she has never said, “I forgive you.”
I think she’s also really impressed by Annie.
She can tell that Annie is a good person and a good force in his life.
And maybe it says something that they have chosen each other.
It moves her a little bit.
Does that at least give him that sort of relief?
I think it does.
Negan can have this kind of hard-shell exterior obviously, but Negan wants to be accepted.
He’s like, “I want to be part of the gang.”
And so he hears that as like, “All right, cool.”
It’s like, “I’m going to take that and run with it.”
He might be a little further along than she is.
Let’s talk about that newspaper headline: “Pamela Milton Is Lying to You.”
What are the aftershocks going to be from this special edition?
Without getting into spoilers with it, there’s definitely a pretty big impact off of this news.
She’s already upset about what’s going on out there.
And the pen can be mightier than the sword in the right context.
Journalism can change things.
It can move people to action that maybe weren’t ready for that.
And so we’ll see how that starts to play out in the episodes to come.
Maybe, maybe not.
That was an important test for Max.
That’s the thing that’s disappointing to Max.
Let’s talk about all the stuff that went on outside the walls.
What’s Leah’s plan here when she knocks out and ties up Maggie?
What happens if the tables don’t sort of turn later in that scene?
I think she wanted her to be tormented by having to watch the people she loved die.
Because otherwise she could have just killed her.
But I think in her headspace, this person was the cause of her torment.
So she wants her to die in pain and with suffering.
Or she would’ve killed them all and let her go, or something like that.
I assume no hesitation on Daryl’s part in pulling that trigger.
I don’t think so.
But it’s worked out okay with Negan, even if it’s been a bumpy road.
But when Maggie’s in imminent danger, there’s no way he’s going to hesitate.
That’s Maggie, and they have a really important relationship.
He’s going to do anything to save Maggie.
Speaking of that cabin, does Lance know who shot him in the face?
He comes in, he just sees Leah’s dead body there.
Does he know who shot at him from that cabin?
I think he has a guess, but I don’t know if he knows for sure.
I don’t know how well you’re able to see through that window.
It wasn’t her."
So we see the flags over Alexandria, Hilltop, Oceanside.
That’s an interesting question.
I think that they would’ve considered it unseemly to take these places by force.
I’m taking them now."
What does the Alexandria occupation mean for the folks who are already integrated into the Commonwealth?
And for them well, that option doesn’t really exist anymore.
So, I think they’ve got to make some decisions according to what has just played out.
What you could say about our final eight episodes, now that you’ve set the table for those?
Things are going to continue to get increasingly more intense.
There are going to be some really surprising turns for people that they won’t see coming.
And it’s emotional.
We really are focusing on a lot of our characters and getting into some of their various stories.
And a lot of our characters are trying to figure out: Who is it that I am now?
And what do I do with that?
And so that becomes a big part of the story going forward.
