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That was thanks to some quick thinking and fantastic aim by RPG-packing comrade-in-arms Daryl Dixon.
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So now that theyre alive and almost everyone (R.I.P.
What the hell is that dude thinking?
We asked the man who plays him, Michael Cudlitz, exactly that.
Heres what Cudlitz had to say about the big midseason premiere and Abrahams future with Rosita and/or Sasha.
Hes got his biker gang with him.
He demands your weapons.
MICHAEL CUDLITZ:Its not looking good for us, right?
Sasha turns over her weapon.
Daryl turns over a weapon.
Then he gets to Abraham, and theres a pause there.
Abraham doesnt want to give his up.
Hes just sort of sitting there staring him down a little bit.
Whats going through his mind right there?
But look, the people who follow the show know that we have a fuel truck and an RPG.
What could possibly go wrong?
Then Daryl blows them up with the rocket launcher.
Tell us how you all staged the explosion.
Well, that, obviously, is such an epic moment.
Its done almost completely in special effects after the fact.
So everything is filmed with the guy standing there.
We go through the entire scene where the explosion wouldve taken place.
Then the guys come in, and they redress completely.
And then they reshoot the scene again with everything completely blown up in the aftermath.
So Greg Nicotero, who directed this, is yelling BAM!
Theres a BAM because we react, and I get blown to the floor.
So there is that, but its completely manufactured.
I mean, it literally is somebody yelling, BAM!
Its not like were going to do an explosion, but its not going to be as big.
Its just not there.
And its handled that way.
You want it to sort of have that tease be epic.
Even if its subtle, it still has to be like, Oh, man, Negans coming.
What does this mean?
And people who dont read the comics, we just blew up these guys.
So theyre like, Well, maybe theyve taken care of Negan.
Abraham and Sasha later then save the day for Glenn.
What was it like filming this big final assault all at night as opposed to the daytime.
Yeah, these gunfires at night are awesome.
Ive been very fortunate in my career.
Ive shot a lot of military stuff and stuff with firefights.
Nothing compares to gunfire at night.
Nothing compares to gunfire.
You want that burst and the flare that comes out the front.
It feeds into the scene.
So when youre doing an entire sequence that happens at night, it brings everything alive that much more.
Just everything goes to the next level, and this one we have lots of gunfire.
We have actual fire.
We have the RPG, the explosion, the whole thing igniting, and the effects.
They just blew the heck out of that lake.
They were very concerned about us getting too close.
And we see the town banding together to clear out the zombies.
So does this mean we now have a town united going ahead finally?
I think Alexandrians more than step up.
I find it to be a very exciting sequence seeing the underdog rise up.
Its what the show always hinges back on, theres hope.
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Okay, lets get into this now.
Abraham has a girlfriend in Rosita, and theyve been through so much together.
Yet now hes putting the moves on Sasha.
What the hell is that all about?
Its the zombie apocalypse.
What, now theres rules?
So hes attracted to that.
So, you know, well see what that really evolves into.
He knows hes attracted to it, and he knows at this point, theres nothing denying it.
I would equate it to somebody when they know theyre going to die.
You have to do changes in your life, and I think hes in this sort of world.
Im going to move forward, and Im going to do what I have to do.
And Abraham has this arc in the comic books.
Its just with a different woman named Holly.
You know, we have a future.
Beer is certainly important to him.
But how does Sasha feel about dolphin smooth?
Because different women have different takes on this.
Yeah, I dont know if we really know that yet.
