'The Walking Dead' Season 6 News, Spoilers: Norman Reedus Dishes on Latest Surprising Ending
"That's Daryl's blood," actor Norman Reedus, who plays fan favorite character Daryl Dixon, said about the shocking ending of Sunday's episode of "The Walking Dead."
In the episode, titled "East," Daryl set out to avenge the death of Denise (Merritt Wever), who was killed by Dwight (Austin Amelio) using the crossbow he stole from Daryl earlier in the season. As viewers expected, Daryl's ill-conceived mission turned deadly when fellow Alexandrians Glenn (Steven Yeun) and Michonne (Danai Gurira), who followed him, were captured and used to draw him and Rosita (Christian Serratos) out. The episode ended with Dwight shooting Daryl right before the scene cut to black.
The cliffhanger, which comes right before the zombie apocalypse series' much-anticipated season finale, has understandably caused quite a stir. Reedus spoke to Entertainment Weekly about the episode, further fueling fan speculation about Daryl's fate and the coming season ender.
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"It's exactly what you see," the actor told EW. "I mean, that's Daryl's blood that you see. That's exactly what happens, exactly what you see."
When EW asked whether or not the fact that Dwight could be heard saying "You'll be all right," just as the scene ended meant that Daryl was shot but still alive, Reedus answered, "Yeah, but can you trust him?"
He added, "You know what I mean? Who is that guy? You don't even know who he's saying that to, to be honest."
Meanwhile, with anticipation about Negan's (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) upcoming arrival in next Sunday's episode reaching fever pitch, "Walking Dead" comic book creator and writer Robert Kirkman has addressed whether or not the series will adhere to how the scene plays out in the comics.
In an interview with EW, Kirkman said, "I think everybody on the show recognizes it for the iconic, monumental moment that it is in the comic book series."
"No one is discussing not doing something like that in the show," he said. "It's a very big part of his introduction and we want to do it justice."
"The Walking Dead" airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on AMC.
