Warning! Spoilers ahead for the latest episode of The Walking Dead…
Danai Gurira, who is best known for playing Michonne in The Walking Dead since the third season, bid farewell to the long-running series in the latest episode “What We Become” after eight seasons.
During the latest episode of Talking Dead, the live television aftershow for The Walking Dead, Gurira gave a heartfelt farewell to the katana-wielding zombie slayer and feels blessed to have a connection to the fans and the rest of the cast and crew.
“I’m thankful for the fact that I was able to play a character that had an arc and an evolution and allowed me to see her through so many different colours of her humanity, and get to a place where she was who she ended up being in the end,” Gurira said on Talking Dead (via ComicBook). “And for any resonance that had with everybody, but women and girls who have come up to me over the years, and really strengthened me with their love for the character.”
“I’ve been so blessed by the love and the connection that I’ve been able to have with the audience and the fans, and to me that’s been an absolute gift,” Gurira added. “As well as the love I’ve had with TWD Family who I’ve made the show with, all the amazing people you never get to see behind the scenes, I couldn’t be more thankful for having them in my life. It never ends. The connections, the friendships, the love, the family.”
Similar to Andrew Lincoln’s Rick Grimes, Gurira’s Michonne exited the show without being killed off after her character went travelling north to search for Rick after learning he is still alive. However, it is currently unknown if Gurira and Michonne will resurface in AMC’s upcoming The Walking Dead film trilogy alongside Lincoln’s Rick.
“So I’m thankful to everybody for that,” Gurira added. “Of course [The Walking Dead creator Robert] Kirkman for coming up with her, and [TWD chief content officer Scott] Gimple and Angela [Kang, showrunner] for arcing her with so many different dimensions and colours.”
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