Watching The Walking Dead Season Finale Left Norman Reedus Speechless

Much like his co-star Melissa McBride, The Walking Dead season six finale left Norman Reedus [...]

By Brandon Davis

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Much like his co-star Melissa McBride, The Walking Dead season six finale left Norman Reedus speechless.

"I saw a little rough cut of it," Norman Reedus, who plays Daryl Dixon, tells EW. "And it's the most hardcore episode we've ever shot. I couldn't speak after I watched it. And, of course, I knew what was happening, and what was going to happen, and who was involved, but I got to tell you, I couldn't speak for like an hour. And then I just was bombarded with phone calls on my drive home. But that was a rough, rough, rough cut. I will say that it might be the best episode we've ever shot of the show."

Part of what will make the episode so brutal is the arrival of Negan, the menacing villain who will be sticking around for a while, played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan.

"I've known Jeffrey for a long, long time," says Reedus. "He's a friend of mine, and I really respect him as an actor. And as a dude, he's just the best. It's weird to have such a nice guy playing such an a–hole, you know what I mean? But that's just the testament to how good he is. So I'm excited to see where he goes and what happens to that guy."

As for us, we'll have to wait until Sunday to meet Morgan's Negan and see just what it was that left Reedus so speechless.

The Walking Dead airs Sundays at 9 PM ET on AMC.

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