The final of season 9 of the Dead Dead: the last victim speaks

SPOILER ALERT: Continue reading only if you have already watched the Sunday final The dead who walk.

Jesus is dead And unlike his namesake and the zombies that plague the post-apocalyptic landscape The dead who walkhe should not expect to resurrect the dead so soon. Jesus (aka Paul Rovia) secured the end of Sunday's mid-season finale when a zombie he contemplated cascading off dodged his shot and then eliminated the Hilltop leader. It was later discovered that the enemy – known to cartoon fans as Whisperers – was actually a human wearing a zombie skin mask on his face. (More information from star show Angela Kang on these mysterious new enemies here.)

What does the actor Tom Payne think of the death of his character? Pretty good, actually! It turned out that Payne had been frustrated in recent years by seeing Jesus being relegated a bit apart and failing to perform some of the spectacular action feats of his comic book counterpart. He even suggested that producers kill him to raise the stakes during the war with the Saviors.

But Payne adores the shipments of Jesus – a classic horror scenario that ends with a scary graveyard, a gigantic fight scene, and then a shocking and emotional goodbye. We caught up with Payne to get his full picture of Jesus' last position and all that was leading up to it. Read both pages for all maintenance and also be sure to check our interview with Kang.

WEKELY ENTERTAINMENT: So when and how did you receive the news of the untimely death of Jesus?
TOM PAYNE: Well, you've discovered an episode before, because that's when we get the scripts. So, just before we start filming episode 7, I think it was probably the end of July? I actually missed the first call of [showrunner Angela Kang]and I was texting my girlfriend and I thought, "Oh, I just missed a call from Angela. It may be the call, ah ah ah ah. was l & # 39; call. I was like, oh, agree. It was quite casual, I had somehow reached a point in the series where I was a little stasis, and like: "Well, you know, I have to do more with my character, otherwise I am cool to be killed. "

So, when Angela told me, I think she may have been a bit surprised when I thought, "Oh, okay, cool." Like, "How are you?" to be? "Because deep inside me, I'm a storyteller, so as long as it's cool and it tells a good story, it bothers me. When I discovered how we did it, I was super happy and excited to tell this story.

Michael Satrazemis, who shot the episode, repeatedly texted me of the type: "I always want to come and be sad with you and give you a hug, but you have the air so happy all the time. "And I was! I had a lot of fun turning this episode, because I had the impression of returning to the sources of the series. It was a horror and it was so atmospheric, and then the turn in the story at the end was so impressive that I'm just glad we managed to tell a cool story that was unexpected and shocking. That's what you want on this show and I'm glad we can provide it to you.

This entire episode resembled the horror of the old school. You know it's happening, you know it happens, and then you go into that hazy graveyard – it was like I was watching an old horror movie from the '70s.
Yes, all the episode. This last sequence was shot on a stage, but before we were in the fields and there is a good move where we approach the barn where Eugene is. It looks like there is CGI, but here it was not at all. We flooded these fields with smoke and it was so scary and cool that it was a fun episode. You really had the impression of making a movie. It was really, really cool and we all had a lot of fun doing it.

It was nice for me to work again with Ross, Josh and Norman, and to have a great story. It's not just the guys on a mission; it was like a little mystery of murder that looked like, "We're just going to get Eugene," and then Eugene tells us that weird story. We had this moment at a crossroads, and we are all trying to understand what is happening and we are all very nervous. It was really fun to shoot because we could feel the energy of the episode and the weirdness. It was great.

Yes, but they finally gave you the little guy and then they took you outside!
[Laughs] Oh, I know. I liked it a lot because I found the comics and I wanted to get it. I wanted him to have body armor and sword and man bun up and that he do the samurai trick. So, I'm really happy to have had this. It was before we knew that I was going to die. I know that Costume was super excited about that, and then they think, "Oh, you'll only wear it for one episode and a little bit." But I'm just glad we can do it, we have a nice fight sequence, and I've had some nice moves inside.

That's another part of the discussion that was so great that the audience will look at it and say, "Oh yes! Jesus is kicking his ass! This is incredible! What?"I love it! That's what I want to hear. Let's tell a good story, and I think Angela has been killing her since the beginning of the season and everyone has done a fantastic job." is very excited about how the series unfolds this season.

And the death of Jesus is certainly a big surprise, because Jesus is still alive and beats in the comic, which gives a bigger shock.
Yeah absolutely. This show is a beast different from that of comics. This has certainly been the source of much frustration for the last two years, because Jesus was fortunate enough to do some cool things in the Savior's war. [in the comic]. As he argues with Negan, grab this grenade and throw it away. He's the most capable fighter of all, and he's not at all used to it – except fighting a man on his side. So for me, it was a little frustrating because behind the scenes, I worked hard in all areas of martial arts and the like, and I can not wait to leave. But I'm happy that in the end we put everything in place and it's cool.

You know, in general, you're happy in the series if you have a good thing to do, and I had a really cool start and end, and that's enough for me. It's exciting to be part of this historic show and then live some really nice moments. And I like the fact that my character introduced the Saviors and that he now presents the Whisperers in a really cool, strange, scary and unexpected way. I'm happy with that, definitely.

You mentioned how incredibly talented Jesus is. So, how is he getting out here? Is it the element of surprise that finally pushes him to not understand what he is fighting even after this zombie collapsed under his blade?
I think it really helped sell the moment. It was in the scenario that the Whisperers started to run towards the group, and it was mentioned that one of them might be running on Jesus, but I think his instinct would not have it. so. If he saw anyone running towards him, even if it was a walker, his natural instinct, he would have ducked and killed him.

But the fact that the walkers do not look like him anymore, especially when he has this sword, so he really has fun. He goes there and kills those walkers, he comes back and he sees these two and he says to himself, "Oh, I'm just going to endure that, he does not even focus. He says, "I'm going to take this one, then I'm going …" and it's happening so fast and it's so unexpected at that time.

That's the only way you could have left, I think. A total surprise, as no one at that time was expecting a walker to move like that, or certainly not kill him that way. I think that's probably the best way for him to leave. Otherwise, it was either that, or be overtaken by 20 guys or something. The element of surprise is great because the group in question is really scary and I like the end of the episode when everyone looks in the fog, wondering what will come out, what will attract them. I really appreciated that there is a big surprise like that, and it really prepares them very well. (The interview continues on the next page.)