The Walking Dead season 8 is a return to form 

They found it a little difficult to get through last season, but 

is back and bigger (and scarier) than ever.

The pair expressed excitement at the promising season 8 story line of Rick (Andrew Lincoln) leading a revolution and finally delivering an “ass-whooping” to Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan). “Last season was so brutal,” Shaw said. “It was just like, ‘Oh my God, I cannot be beaten down week after week.\'”

However, she added: “Thank God in the season premiere, you see Rick, there’s a revolution, you see something happening … It felt like the old 

Touré was in complete agreement, conveying general satisfaction with the show picking up the pace year after year. “It did feel a little fresh to see Rick leading this revolution, pushing back against Negan, and reclaiming his power,” he explained. “I like this fight. I want to see where it goes.”

clip above for their thoughts on whether there will be a time jump, how the show keeps viewers in such suspense week after week, and Jessica’s one quibble with the first episode of the season.

premiere, which airs Oct. 22 on AMC, also marks the series’ 100th episode.

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