She was smart, tough, and ruthless.
But that still didnt do her much good when matched up against Carol and Maggie.
We met Paula from the Saviors tonight when she took the duo hostage.
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(Rough way to go.)
She also told us about what wedidntsee, including a zombie gag gone wrong during her big death scene.
And it all came up because [showrunner] Scott Gimple had reached out to me on Twitter.
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And a week later, this audition came in for a part that wasnt Paula.
It was one of the best experiences Ive ever had in my life.
It must have been useful to have all those blanks filled in.
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Paula has that scene where she tells Carol, I am not like you.
Im still me, but better.
I lost everything and it made me stronger.
I have a theory that Carol really got under her skin.
I mean, thats why she ends up talking that much, because why would she?
But there was something else going on there too.
And then at the final moment, shes like, Oh, you were her, but youre not.
Youre actually me now.
I think that she doesnt feel very much as a rule though.
Im going to go show them what Im really made of, because Ive got nothing left.
I love where one of your fellow Saviors tells Maggie and Carol Youre not the good guys.
You should know that.
Do you think Paula sees herself as good, bad, or is there no good and bad anymore?
That makes you the good guys.
We had The Governor, who was a guy.
We had Gareth at Terminus, who was a guy.
We had that lead Wolf, who was a guy.
And in the comic book, none of the Saviors in positions of power are women either.
So Paula really felt different in that way.
I thought that thus far in the show, the character she reminded me most of was the Governor.
I thought she wouldve liked him.
She wouldve gotten along well with him.
But, of course, you havent met Negan yet.
But with this episode, thats the end of my knowledge of the show.
And I dont want to know.
But shes definitely working for him in a way.
Guys cant handle pain.
As a guy, let me tell you, Alicia, it is so damn true.
I thought that was a brilliant line of theirs.
You said earlier you were so excited to work with Melissa, your favorite actor on the show.
I cant even describe what a dream it was.
Shes right up there with them in terms of you get lost within a scene.
You cant help it.
Its just like tears coming out of our eyes laughing so hard at whatever random s was going on.
So what was it like to get impaled and have your face bitten off by a walker?
And I was drenched with blood.
Like, Im talking gallons of blood were in my pants, in my boots, in my shirt.
But the face looked good, and obviously, they only have one go at that.
Were like, Um, hugs?
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Shaving cream is good for that.
Thats what they gave mewhen I was a zombie.
They gave me shaving cream to get all that make-up and blood off.
They gave me shaving cream too!
They sent me home with it.
Well, we didnt get to see the neck, and that is bummer.
But the face biting was pretty awesome, because you see the skin just slowly stretching off your face.
Yeah, that was pretty cool.
