Plus, Andrew Chambliss and Ian Goldberg preview the impending war between Alicia and Strand.
Warning: This article contains spoilers for “Padre,” Sunday’s midseason finale ofFear the Walking Dead.
“We’re going to war.”
Alycia Debnam-Carey on ‘Fear the Walking Dead’.Lauren “Lo” Smith/AMC
“And now I’m going to take something from you.
I’m taking the one thing that matters to you the most.
I am taking that tower.”
Lennie James and Alycia Debnam-Carey on ‘Fear the Walking Dead’.Lauren “Lo” Smith/AMC
That battle will become the focal point for the back half of season 7.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Okay, why did you bastards decide to take Alicia’s arm?
And we basically wanted to make that journey as hard as possible for her.
Lennie James, Alycia Debnam-Carey, and Colman Domingo on ‘Fear the Walking Dead’.Lauren “Lo” Smith/AMC
We’ve seen people get bit and die from it.
We’ve seen people get bit, amputate their limbs in time, and survive.
But what we see with Alicia is unique.
She amputates the arm.
She wakes up and is still suffering from fevers.
IAN GOLDBERG:I think the best way to answer that is that Aliciathinksshe might be dying.
She doesn’t know exactly what’s going on with her.
She has no way of knowing, other than the fact that she has survived for months.
She is still not well.
She’s still suffering from the after-effects of this bite and amputation.
And what am I going to do with it?"
I think that sums it up.
Last question about the arm.
How’d you come up with the look with her bones still being there?
You talked about this being unique.
That’s certainly something we haven’t seen before.
And she confirms it, but it’s very clear she doesn’t want to talk about it.
It’s like a statement of her own strength.
is this based on any sort of evidence, or just hope?
GOLDBERG:Actually, some of what you’re asking is going to be answered in 7B.
And she’s doubled down on using this method to get there.
But the other thing is she herself is sick.
So it’s sort of making that strange connection with the walker when she’s facing potential death herself.
I want to ask you guys a few things about the Strand and Alicia confrontation at the end.
He’s really desperate for her to come and join him.
And he can make those promises now and could mean it now.
So what about the flip side?
When Alicia says, “I’m taking the one thing that matters to you the most.
So that’s one aspect of it.
That’s the practical part.
And he wanted to hurt Alicia as much as possible.
So if I were Alicia, I’d be pretty pissed off too.
And that’s the big climatic line you end the first half of season 7 on.
So what is that war going to look like in the back half of season 7?
GOLDBERG:I really can’t say much about that, unfortunately.
They will factor heavily.
People had heard rumors of it, but there’s no concrete proof.
In 708, we obviously saw some concrete proof in the bunker with that government binder that Alicia saw.
So PADRE is real.
It is out there.
GOLDBERG:It’s for the San Diego Padres!
They’re a farm team for the Padres!
Alicia comes from a stock of strong leaders.
Her mother, Madison [Kim Dickens], was this incredibly iconic emotional epicenter leader on the series.
She’s really going to come into her own as a leader in the back half of the season.
This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.
