Could Maggie get pregnant this season? Her main squeeze, Steven Yeun (Glenn) is sure acting like a nervous daddy-to-be when asked about it! "You know, I think that's definitely a genuine, um, you know, thing that could be," Yeun told us. "And, um, obviously, I can't really address that at any point. But you know, there's genuine fears that go along with trying to live a normal life in that world, and that all applies into what makes it more dangerous, or what makes you more vulnerable, so it's all cool." If she does get preggers, here's hoping she fares better than Lori.
Season four brings a new threat, and because we do nothing but provide you with truly useful information, we can tell you that the cast has ruled out aliens, hamsters, robots and Godzilla. Whoops. Did we forget to say Spoiler Alert?! "No one is ever going to guess," Norman Reedus (Daryl) tells us. "It's really clever." We can tell you, this new threat is the hardest one yet to contain. Also, you've probably been in contact with it already. Runnnnn, runnn for your life!!!
In the first few episodes, we will see that the fence that keeps our favorite characters safe has seen far better days. It's starting to give. The zombies are hungry, and piling up outside the prison gates. Most likely because some sorry fool has been feeding them live rats. But thankfully, Rick has a plan up his farmer sleeve...leading to a scene that might not make PETA so happy.
Andrew Lincoln reveals that Rick's desire to keep his children on the good side of humanity is what drives him for most of season four. "I'm spending most of the season trying to keep [Carl] in hand," Lincoln teases. "There's a bit of a single parent, apocalyptic parenting going on this season."
Rick starts off season four trying to avoid any real leadership role, and any zombie drama, by "keeping people fed," as in...farming. "You see a different Rick this season," Andrew Lincoln tells us. "That's all I'll say. I mean, he's a man that's renounced leadership. He's stopped the brutality of the world for the sake of his children."
"You'll see more of her becoming a part of the community," Danai Gurira (Michonne) tells us. "And who is she, and you know, who is she? ‘Cause I mean, the kind of fun part about playing her is she's shrouded in so much mystery, you know? So it is kind of like that ‘who is she?' thing, and we'll see if that gets answered this season." We'll start peeling back the layers in the second episode, as we find out something from Michonne's past that haunts her.
We are still having a hard time focusing on much else, after Norman Reedus told us his love of being dirty on the show, and how it has lead to a frequent-buyer card at Bed Bath and Beyond. "I rent a house when I'm down there," he explains, "so I keep having to go and buy new sheets for the house, because I destroy so many pairs of sheets." He also rides home from set on his motorcycle covered in blood, sweat and dirt, and gets a bunch of bugs stuck to him. We know we should be grossed out, but somehow, we are not.
Can Carl be saved from his ever-growing love of shooting things up? Maybe. For the time being he's manning the farm with dad Rick, but he will pick up some kind of weapon by episode three.
"I think it's the most beautiful season," Seven Yeun (Glenn) tells us of number four. "[New showrunner] Scott [Gimple] is just such a brilliant mind. He's mapped out this beautiful story. Instead of pounding one note, he's kind of playing a softer tone here, and then a larger tone. So I think he's really gonna hit some people hard."
There will be at least three notable deaths in the first two episodes. "There's a real camaraderie between the cast and you know, these people are in Georgia seven, eight months out of the year together, and they become very close," creator Robert Kirkman tells us. "So, you know, knowing that these actors are kind of losing friendships. We're kind of breaking up a family. It's really heartbreaking, but we still do it." So we will hunker down and prepare for more heartache...And more great TV.