Showrunner Angela Kang reveals they originally had a different endgame plan for Jerky McJerkface.
He wasn’t the biggest villain in the annals ofThe Walking Dead.
In fact, he barely registered as more than just a pesky annoyance.
Teo Rapp-Olsson as Sebastian Milton on ‘The Walking Dead’.Jace Downs/AMC
But boy was he annoying.
(Alsoread our interview with Sebastianhimself, Teo Rapp-Olsson.)
Was that always written like that ,or did it evolve?
Margot Bingham and Teo Rapp-Olsson as Sebastian Milton on ‘The Walking Dead’.Jace Downs/AMC
ANGELA KANG:It was always written like that.
And he knew that this episode needed to open with a splash.
What’s the Hornsby plan of having his goons shoot this maintenance crew dead.
Teo Rapp-Olsson as Sebastian Milton on ‘The Walking Dead’.Jace Downs/AMC
What is he ultimately hoping to achieve here?
Hornsby is hoping that he can cause some chaos, because he’s lashing out.
So I think that’s really his thought.
I don’t know that he thinks that it’s going to go to where it goes.
And when those two things crash together, there’s an unexpected ending for all involved.
So let’s talk about that.
What pushes Max to play that tape of Sebastian at Founders Day?
And Pamela brushes it off.
And I that really seals the deal for her.
So obviously Sebastian has a different story and different fate in the comic book.
We always knew Sebastian had to eat it.
He’s just… he’s Jerky McJerkface!
And he has to get his due, right?
So we’re always kicking the story for, does it work in the context?
But then, does it also do something interesting for us as a ripple effect?
So what was his original demise?
If I say it, it spoils other stuff.
you’re free to ask me after the end of the season.
Eugene was saving Max, but he did push Sebastian down to his death.
Will there be repercussions for that?
Oh yeah, there’re repercussions.
I’m not going to talk about the repercussions, you’ll have to watch, but there are.
So what can you say about what’s coming up next?
Things are going to get really intense and weird.
But there are a lot of repercussions from what happened in 18.
