I feel like its puts everything in a great place.

So I think Negans arrival on the show is absolutely awesome.

Scott M. Gimple on the cliffhanger ending:

The end of the story is what people saw.

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Kirkman on the cliffhanger ending:

Im feeling, oddly, great.

Im very excited where its at.

I love that tension.

I love the anticipation of finding out what it is.

But this story, the cliffhanger isnt the story.

This episode is about the loss of that confidence.

Its about changing that mindset.

Its about tearing Rick Grimes down and thats the conclusion of this story.

So while it does seem like a cliffhanger, thats the conclusion.

I liked thinking about that.

I liked talking about it.

… We have to do an episode that justifies it to you.

Thats the challenge we have and were going to do it.

Were going to deliver you something fantastic.

… We want you to be one of those people in that lineup.

And if we had been following him all this time wed be 100 percent on board with that.

You look into their eyes, I felt bad enough for my part of it.

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