The Walking Dead Season 8: 10 Most Revealing Things The Cast Have Said
2. “People Are Going To Be Blown Away By It"
What Was Said?
“Traditionally, the way The Walking Dead works is we kind of set up our first half of the season to lead us into this second half... I feel like this first half is going to feel like the second half of most of our seasons where we're already kind of taking off and I think people are going to be blown away by it.”
Who Said It?
Greg Nicotero (director) - New York Comic Con
What Does This Mean?
This supports those "Die Hard” claims made by Aaron actor Ross Marquand - that the first half of the season is going to be all-action, and that the warfare will begin immediately without any time wasted on exposition or recapping.
Nicotero is the leading director of The Walking Dead series, having been credited with directing 22 episodes across the eight seasons, including Sunday’s premiere. He will be very familiar with the show’s usual pacing and it is evident that the new season is very different.
Will this change of pace be sustained throughout the whole season? Sixteen episodes concentrated on human-versus-human violence would be a big jump for a show which gained its fans through combining the action with more subtle storytelling.