Melissa McBride and director Greg Nicotero talk about recreating a classic “Walking Dead” moment.
And the star and director of the scene experienced the exact same thing.
So what was it like for McBride to get back into that Barnageddon headspace?
Walker Sophia (Madison Lintz) on ‘The Walking Dead’ season 2, episode 7 (‘Pretty Much Dead Already’).Gene Page/AMC
What surprised me was how quickly it was right there, the actress tellsEntertainment Weekly.
It was a little confusing going through the night in the present tense into the daytime in the flashback.
Having to carry the emotion through each of it was a little challenging.
Melissa McBride in ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon — Book of Carol’ trailer.AMC
But I loved playing that scene.
I was surprised when I read it in the script.
I was just like, We’re really going to do that.
Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) and Carol (Melissa McBride) with Walker Sophia (Madison Lintz) on ‘The Walking Dead’ season 2, episode 7 (‘Pretty Much Dead Already’).Gene Page/AMC
We’re going to have a whole flashback and recreate the whole thing?'
It really was wild to recreate that, Nicotero tells EW.
I remember putting blood over there, and then there was a dead zombie here.
And so it was really kind of strange standing there looking at the side of the barn.
I took me right back to how I was feeling being there when we shot it.
That’s such a powerful moment.
And the moment definitely registered with McBride when she first walked onto the Barnageddon 2.0 set.
Greg and the set designer and everybody did such an amazing job to recreate that.
And the little girl playing Sophia looked so much like her.
Everything was just so similar that this was all right there for Carol.
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costar and director were also key.
Just looking at Norman and Greg, I always think how long we’ve been together.
We had this really great transition where she’s walking up to Ashe’s Barn, the director says.
So what happens if Rick’s not there?
Sophia keeps coming forward.
And what does Carol really want?
She wants to be able to touch her daughter again.
She wants to be able to interact with her.
And then she’s dramatically pulled out of that hallucination.
Says McBride in her typically understated fashion, It turned out pretty well, I thought.
New episodes ofThe Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon The Book of Carolair Sundays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on AMC.
