Angela Kang clinches season 9 in preview

The dead who walk quickly in his first season, opposing allies and eliminating a major character before the end, all the decisions made by the new star Angela Kang.

Spoilers for The dead who walk The 9×01 episodes follow. Major spoilers!

The first episode of Kang as a showrunner is now available. The premiere took place Sunday night on AMC, giving the whole world a glimpse of its nostalgic, fast-paced vibes, where Daryl and Maggie were at odds with Rick and Gregory's death in a comic form. "It's surreal," Kang told ComicBook.com in the interview above. "I'm glad it seems that most of the time, the answer was positive, I think everyone worked so hard to create the episode." I wrote this scenario but it took literally hundreds of people to create it. "

The new Sanctuary leader, Daryl, did not take long to present some of his frustrations to Rick Grimes. While some fans panic for two of the oldest survivors in the series, Kang offered some comfort. "I think these two characters are brothers, and the brothers are not always in agreement," Kang said. "What's good with the people who love each other so much is that they can tell each other the truth so that people who are not so close to each other face the truth." Norman and Andy, playing these roles, played an amazing role, They repeated so much that they repeated all the little emotional beatings of this scene and were excited to play this game because They end up being respectful, it ends in a friendly way, it's true for life, it's true for families and friendships in America and around the world. "

Maggie is the only other character to express her discernment about Negan's survival in the history of All Out War. The character realized Rick's prophecy that he would become Hilltop's leader, but she was tired of not listening to him, especially when it cost the lives of his people. "I loved the way they play this scene," Kang said in reference to Rick and Maggie's balcony scene at Barrington House. "Lauren brings so much depth to Maggie and, again, it's another scene where two people have been so close for years, Rick was really a mentor to Maggie and she still thinks of him that way, but she's As a leader, she is becoming the leader Rick has seen in her all this time, which sometimes means that she has to say to her, "I will manage my business differently from you and we will have to be d & # 39; 39, agree with each other. "

Of course, that meant that Maggie would execute Gregory for his assassination attempt that had taken place late in the first episode. While Xander Berkeley was waiting for his character to retire, no one would have seen death happen so quickly. "Part of that was the pace," said Kang. "I think a lot of times we probably would have put this story a little deeper into the season." We had the impression of building that story between Maggie and Gregory based on the history of comics For a while now, period after time, building after time, and after construction, Maggie gave her luck after opportunity, and it felt as if, at one point, she was at an emotional point where she thought, " Forget it.It's done.You had every chance.There's no chance of being had.I had the impression that all this was part of the story of the first. "

In addition, Gregory's death will be a major factor for the future. "The other thing is this incident, the incidents of this episode, domino in the incidents that will follow in the coming episodes," Kang said. "It was really important to put the pedal on the metal of this story so that we can have all the rest of the story that follows."

Fear the undead Sundays at 9 pm ET on AMC. The dead who walk returns for its ninth season on October 7, 2018. For more updates and insider information year-round, follow @BrandonDavisBD on Twitter!