“It gets so much worse before it gets better,” the actress says of season 11.
And suffice it to say, it was not a friendly look.
Whether everyone chooses to go along with that decision remains to be seen.
Lauren Cohan on ‘The Walking Dead’.Josh Stringer/AMC
LAUREN COHAN:We didn’t know how it was going to air.
It’s like, “Okay, I’m not sad now.
I know we’ll get there.”
But it becomes murky.
It felt nice to be a part of a big ship.
How would you describe Maggie’s journey in the first eight episodes of season 11?
It’s about fielding a lot of surprise.
And then you take one more step and something yanks you from behind.
And it’s not safe.
There’s a lot of work needed.
So it’s really been about making the best decision you might with the information you have.
And as the season progresses, it’s a whole bunch of s—.
It gets so much worse before it gets better.
It’s like, “I have this great idea.
And it’s aterribleidea.
It’s so much worse before it’s better.
Like, she’s saying, “Can you just just stick with me?
c’mon, I promise.”
She wants one more shot, one more chance.
How has Maggie changed from the Maggie who left in season 9?
And part of that was good, and a lot of it was a test.
There’s something so beautiful about it.
But in the end, you need people, and you might need to come home.
And it’s a long journey.
Well now that sheishome, the last season ended with Negan and Maggie staring each other down.
So obviously that’s been queued up to be a big conflict point in season 11.
How would you describe the dynamicbetween those twoas we pick things up?
Let’s say she kills Negan, and it seems like it’s the solution to the problem.
