Season Nine of AMC’s The Walking Dead will begin about eighteen months after the season eight finale. It’s clear that this time has done nothing to mend Maggie’s wounds, who is still angry with Rick for deciding to spare Negan’s life. Even though both characters will be written off the show this season, a conflict between them will still be featured on the hit zombie show.
By the time the zombie show’s Season Eight finale came to a close, it was clear Maggie did not agree with Rick’s decision to preserve Negan’s life. As both Rick and Maggie are nearing their exits from the AMC series, their final days together will not be spent seeing eye to eye.
“’She said [in the Season 8 finale] that she was going to just wait for the moment to make it right. That’s still in her. It isn’t necessarily the driving force when we meet her, but it’s still in her.’ In fact, in some ways, Maggie’s hunger for retribution might be even greater than it was before the series’ 18-month time jump. In that time, ‘she’s become a mother,’ Gimple noted, ‘so from an emotional standpoint, as far as any sort of reset or even exacerbation of what she was feeling, that baby is a big part of it.'” – Michael Ausiello reported Scott Gimple’s words.
In preparation for season nine, Andrew Lincoln also teased in regards to Lauren Cohan in the upcoming season:
“She’s terrifying. When she comes full-Cohan, that emotional force is like a freakin’ hurricane. It’s crazy. That’s a big turn. It makes for a very interesting set up for this year, certainly. I’m excited. She’s a wonderful actress, LC. She’s so true. When she hits it, there’s nobody like her. I think it’s wonderful that she’s got this power as a performer and also the stage that Maggie now has in the show and in the community, what she represents, I think it makes for a formidable force.”
The Walking Dead aka Rick’s Final Episodes begins October 7th.
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