Another one bites the dust.
Well, the entire Anderson family, actually.
So all in all, a pretty terrible day for the Andersons.
Credit: Gene Page/AMC
And the last day, as it were.
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: So how aware were you of Jessie’s fate when you landed this role?
Gene Page/AMC
Because, obviously, they didn’t want me to know that my character might be dead.
I think they always knew that they were going to follow that storyline.
I thought maybe I’d be on the show for, like, a couple of years.
But you’re saying that you did know before you guys started shooting season 6.
Yeah, I knew in about March.
He was just trying to be nice and give me the heads up, but I was super sad.
I know and I think because of that he’s giving people more of a heads up.
How did he deliver the news about the situation?
Oh, I should talk to you about that, actually."
I looked at him and I was like “What?!”
And he said, “I’ll call you on Monday.”
So I sort of left that dinner a little bit devastated.
I was like, oh, no my character’s dying.
Not a great night out on the town, it sounds like.
No, not necessarily.
I had a fantastic time, so I can’t really complain.
Let’s talk a little bit about the last episode.
Any regrets about that decision, Alex?
I don’t think that I would have bent so easily.
You know that this child can’t handle the pressure of the situation.
I mean she really had the weakness for him, I guess.
Well, I can understand not wanting to be separated from your child in a super dangerous situation.
So let’s talk about your big death scene.
What was filming that whole madness like?
Oh, it was just super sad.
It was just really sad.
I mean, this mother is watching her child be eaten alive.
I can’t think of something worse, I really can’t.
It’s just excruciating, and so being in the moment as an actor was just horrifying.
You see that a lot on this show.
Yeah, it was.
Just a whole new look.
Just a whole new look.
They did that onDeadwood.
Yeah, Garret Dillahunt played two totally different characters.
So it can be done.
That’s my pitch.
That’s my pitch toThe Walking Dead.
I can be renewed.
Yeah, well, good luck with Scott Gimple on that one.
I know, I know.
What are you going to miss most about working on this show?
It’s a brutal show as an actor.
One of my favorite scenes was having the right scene with the Wolves.
That was just so much fun to shoot.
But it’s the people.
Having that camaraderie on a day-to-day basis at work is pretty phenomenal.
I thought she went through a really incredible arc.
She was an abused woman.
I’m going to help make you stronger," and helped her become this stronger version of herself.
She became so strong so fast.
To me, that was great.
I loved the opportunity to play such a strong female character.
