

So she was a great sport through all of that and just, I think that a beautiful job. "Of course, we had to like pay her for the rest of the season. "To be honest, we filmed that in advance of ever doing that final episode," Kang said of how early they filmed Ridloff's return scene. We were just really happy to have her to film that little piece," Kang said. "She'd gone off for a little bit to go work on the 'Eternals' movie. "Lauren Ridloff is just a delight to work with," Kang said. Connie's story unfolded the way it did this season to accommodate Ridloff's filming schedule. Ridloff split her time between working on "TWD" and filming Marvel's upcoming superhero movie, "Eternals," with Salma Hayek and Angelina Jolie (You can read more about the film here). He really played that mislead, I think really, really well." Keeping Connie's reveal a secret: They filmed the finale scene with Ridloff first before her Marvel scheduleĬonnie helped Carol get out of a cave on season 10, episode nine before it collapsed in on her. "And then of course, Greg Nicotero, who directed the episode, he's so good at directing anything that is walker-like. She's been through hell," Kang said of Connie's appearance.

"When we imagined that she came out, was like, it makes sense that she's collapsed and kind of looks like a walker. As the camera slowly moves out and upward, the mystery person becomes recognizable as Connie. Just when you think you’re looking at a member of the undead, she opens her eyes to reveal she’s alive. They’re covered in dirt, dust, and grime. “ The Walking Dead” showrunner Angela Kang told Insider in February we would find out what happened to Connie (Lauren Ridloff) one way or the other by the season’s end and she was true to her word.ĭuring the final minutes of “TWD” season finale, viewers see a body in the forest slowly start to rise. Visit Insider’s homepage for more stories.Connie will not be a part of the bonus six episodes of season 10.Showrunner Angela Kang tells Insider they filmed the finale scene far in advance to accommodate Lauren Ridloff’s schedule for upcoming Marvel movie, “Eternals.”.In the episode’s final moments, Connie was revealed to be alive.Sunday’s delayed finale finally revealed what happened to Connie (Lauren Ridloff) after she went missing during a cave-in earlier in the season.

