Not since Terminus leader Gareth has The Walking Dead let us spend significant time with a villain we actually hoped would stick around for a while. Sadly, Savior subgroup leader Paula — played by Justified and Friday Night Lights alum Alicia Witt — won’t live to torture Rick’s group another day. But her time with kidnapped Maggie and Carol left such a mark on those two Alexandrians that their ability to forge ahead in the war vs. the Saviors is definitely in doubt.
Yahoo TV talked to actress — and talented singer/songwriter — Witt about her juicy role on one of her favorite shows, how Twitter had a big hand in her journey into the zombie apocalypse, why Paula and Carol bonded, and how she helped Melissa McBride imitate her for that great moment at the end of the episode.
You are fantastic in this episode. This is no small thing to say about a Walking Dead villain: I wish Paula were hanging around a bit longer. She’s a great character.
She is a fantastic character. I couldn’t have been more thrilled when I first got the script and I got to see… to get to guest star on this show any way is such an honor, and then to be trusted with a role like this was just beyond. I had one of the, hands down, best experiences of my life getting to be Paula, for sure.
You were already a big fan of the show, right?
I was, and there are not that many shows that I watch, but it’s something that I’ve become hooked on over the years. I’ve loved seeing how it’s grown, and how the characters have changed, how they have managed to keep their humanity for the most part even though they’re dealing with this horrific nightmare of a situation. I think if I could have named a show that I would most want to be on before it finished its run, it would be The Walking Dead. It’s really a dream. It’s just sinking in, actually, that it really happened.
Yahoo TV talked to actress — and talented singer/songwriter — Witt about her juicy role on one of her favorite shows, how Twitter had a big hand in her journey into the zombie apocalypse, why Paula and Carol bonded, and how she helped Melissa McBride imitate her for that great moment at the end of the episode.
You are fantastic in this episode. This is no small thing to say about a Walking Dead villain: I wish Paula were hanging around a bit longer. She’s a great character.
She is a fantastic character. I couldn’t have been more thrilled when I first got the script and I got to see… to get to guest star on this show any way is such an honor, and then to be trusted with a role like this was just beyond. I had one of the, hands down, best experiences of my life getting to be Paula, for sure.
You were already a big fan of the show, right?
I was, and there are not that many shows that I watch, but it’s something that I’ve become hooked on over the years. I’ve loved seeing how it’s grown, and how the characters have changed, how they have managed to keep their humanity for the most part even though they’re dealing with this horrific nightmare of a situation. I think if I could have named a show that I would most want to be on before it finished its run, it would be The Walking Dead. It’s really a dream. It’s just sinking in, actually, that it really happened.
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