SPOILER ALERT:This article contains details of tonightsThe Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live Season 1 finale.
The plan was always that we would complete this love story in a new form.
What does that line mean to you?
Danai Gurira in ‘The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live’AMC
DANAI GURIRA: It really is what shes been through and how she struggled.
It didnt take anything away from what they have and who they are to each other.
It didnt take away from how much their love survives anything.
(L-R) Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, Danai Gurira as Michonne, Cailey Fleming as Judith and Antony Azor as RJGene Page/AMC
How their love has actually triumphed over all that theyve been through.
Its really standing I guess, in the triumph of the combination of their journey.
On many levels it is a complete ending to their saga, but …
GURIRA:Theres a but… GURIRA:You know, my job is to constantly misdirect you.
Here is this looming powerful character that has been a presence around him but never there, you know.
It was really special.
It was actually an unconventional journey and unconventional pairing, but it was organic.
DEADLINE:How do you mean?
GURIRA:There was always something about the connection of these two characters.
The plan was always that we would complete this love story in a new form.
Im really thankful for how its turned out.
Thank you to all.
GURIRA:Oh yes.
Thats the sweet spot for play, right?
It was very intense.
DEADLINE:How so?
Making that reason, something that resonates emotionally.
Not something thats logical because wounds are never logical, theyre emotional.
They need to be understood by our humanity, human understanding.
We understand why hes been so difficult.
GURIRA:Thank you.
Shes chosen to be someone very different from that possible darkness that she had once had inside her.
I mean, the frightening thing is yes, there are real-life resonances that that scene really provokes.
And thats whats so frightening about it.
So yeah, it was very much about those sorts of things running through her.
Michonne was like, I cant, theres no way I can live with that.
Yeah, I cant just walk away.
and I chose that one.
Completely.DEADLINE:With that, what has this journey to this point been like for you?
The way it was built from the ground up was very appealing to me.
I thought these guys are going for it like theyre not leaving anything at home.
Theres real sweat, you know, and I loved that.
