Sometimes endings can also be new beginnings.

“Jeff and I know the ropes,” says Cohan.

“And then we just get to be here with a whole group of new people.

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Lauren Cohan on ‘The Walking Dead’.Josh Stringer/AMC

The on-screen location is not the only big difference between her soon-to-be-former show and what’s next.

(Like we said, dark.)

The fact that Maggie never exacted revenge is surprising.

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Lauren Cohan on ‘The Walking Dead’.Eli Ade/AMC

The fact that they formed an uneasy alliance and ended up working together is downright shocking.

That to me has just been incredibly invigorating.”

She feels that pull to both character and project on set daily.

There’s the heart of all of it.'