It's no secret that fans were very disappointed with the season six finale of AMC's "The Walking Dead." As a result, the show really needs to hit the ground running in season seven in order to gain back a lot of trust from the viewers. According to star Norman Reedus, who plays Daryl Dixon, season seven does just that.
The fan-favorite is expected to talk up his own series, but Reedus went out of his way to compliment the upcoming batch of episodes during a recent interview. Check out what he had to say about the new season.
"Trust me. I think probably the planet is going to explode," he said. "That's my feeling. It's so good. Every time we go on a promotional tour talking about what's going to come, we all say 'Oh my God, it's amazing. I can't wait for you to see it.' But it continually surprises me how this show grows and is put together and the execution of it - no pun intended. It blows my mind. It just continually reaches a new plateau every single time, and this is the highest plateau we've ever been. So just wait. It's worth the wait, trust me."
Okay, okay, we trust you, Norman. Though we can't extrapolate any concrete information from that comment, the way he talks about season seven seems to us that he's present as more than just a caved in skull. That's good news for viewers who are worried that Daryl is the one on the receiving end of Negan's baseball bat.
As to that cliffhanger, Reedus wouldn't provide any specific details. All he would say is that he likes to find things out on-air just like the rest of us.
"I don't like spoilers, to be honest, I don't want people to tell me the ending to the movie when we sit down in a movie theater. I don't like them, so I don't do them. I like the enthusiasm behind everyone wanting to know, but it's a good feeling to have that enthusiasm, so let's hold onto it.
"They're still talking about it. I've been making art for a long time and you want people to talk. Sometimes you make something just to get people to talk. The fact that people are still talking is a huge compliment to how that episode was executed and the acting in it and the writing of it. That's a good thing. Talk sometimes its good. I know we all have phones and everything is instant gratification now. I get it. I like that too. I like the controversy, to be honest. For that many people to be that invested in that show and freaking out, I think it's great."
"The Walking Dead" will return to AMC for a seventh season in October.
