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       #Post#: 1086--------------------------------------------------
       Laurie Holden; The Original Plans for Andrea
       By: Rapscallion Date: July 13, 2016, 9:44 am
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       Laurie Holden recently attended one of the Walker Stalker Cons,
       and revealed the shows originally plans for her character
       Andrea.
       "I had an eight-year deal; I was supposed to be there until the
       end.  I was supposed to end up with Rick."
       Laurie also revealed some of the show's off-screen troubles.
       "I was supposed to save Woodbury on a horse, and I was buying a
       house in Atlanta.  I got the call at 10 o'clock the night
       before, while I was shooting, from the showrunner who is no
       longer a part of 'The Walking Dead' [Frank Darabont], saying
       that they couldn't write the episode and that he was killing my
       character.  So we all got the script everybody on the set was
       sobbing.  I felt like I got shot.  None of it was supposed to
       happen the way it did."
       In regards to the current status of her former show, Laurie
       said:
       "I think 'The Walking Dead' is in a really good place now with
       Scott Gimple," she added.  "It wasn't the ship that it is now.
       I'm very grateful how it was written that I went out with grace
       and with a stellar cast.  It wasn't the way I wanted, but I
       loved the way I went out."
       #Post#: 1088--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Laurie Holden; The Original Plans for Andrea
       By: Ickray_Imesgray Date: July 13, 2016, 1:57 pm
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       As much as I hate what Gimple has done with Season 6, I have to
       say he was the one who gave Andrea the better death. I remember
       hearing about the original death Mazzara had planned for her,
       and my god it was awful.
       So Gimple really redeemed himself by giving Andrea a better send
       off. Still wish she could've lived though.
       #Post#: 1089--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Laurie Holden; The Original Plans for Andrea
       By: Rapscallion Date: July 13, 2016, 2:56 pm
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       I hated that the writers made Andrea be so ungrateful to Dale,
       and how she fell under the influence of the Governor; I know
       part of that was to show how charming the Governor was, but
       after the skirmish at the prison, Andrea should've gotten out of
       there.
       I like to think Andrea stayed because of her commitment to the
       people of Woodbury.  Evil as the Governor was, it was the
       closest thing to the return of society we've yet seen on the
       show.
       If Andrea had to die, I could've seen her arriving in the midst
       of the battle for the prison (season 3 finale) in which she and
       the Governor kill each other.
       #Post#: 1090--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Laurie Holden; The Original Plans for Andrea
       By: Ickray_Imesgray Date: July 13, 2016, 4:42 pm
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       [quote author=Rapscallion link=topic=259.msg1089#msg1089
       date=1468439792]
       I hated that the writers made Andrea be so ungrateful to Dale,
       and how she fell under the influence of the Governor; I know
       part of that was to show how charming the Governor was, but
       after the skirmish at the prison, Andrea should've gotten out of
       there.
       I like to think Andrea stayed because of her commitment to the
       people of Woodbury.  Evil as the Governor was, it was the
       closest thing to the return of society we've yet seen on the
       show.
       If Andrea had to die, I could've seen her arriving in the midst
       of the battle for the prison (season 3 finale) in which she and
       the Governor kill each other.
       [/quote]
       I think that's what it came down to in the end. Andrea was
       staying for the people of Woodbury despite what she knew about
       Phillip. But when she found out about the plans for attack on
       the prison, that's when she decided to go back to Rick and the
       others, not just warn them but return to them because they were
       still her family.
       #Post#: 1129--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Laurie Holden; The Original Plans for Andrea
       By: Rapscallion Date: August 10, 2016, 12:40 pm
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       One thing I wished happened with Andrea, was seeing more
       flashbacks with her and Michonne during their nomadic winter.
       It would've been interesting to see two strangers slowly opening
       up to each other: Andrea talking about Amy, the group and the
       events on the Greene farm.  Michonne could talk about her
       boyfriend, his best friend, and reveal they're now her two
       walker pets!  :o
       Michonne wouldn't talk about her baby son; it would've been too
       painful for her.
       Plus, Andrea joked about saving Michonne's ass all winter.  A
       couple of fights against walkers and raiders would've been cool.
       #Post#: 1130--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Laurie Holden; The Original Plans for Andrea
       By: Ickray_Imesgray Date: August 13, 2016, 12:33 am
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       [quote author=Rapscallion link=topic=259.msg1129#msg1129
       date=1470850814]
       One thing I wished happened with Andrea, was seeing more
       flashbacks with her and Michonne during their nomadic winter.
       It would've been interesting to see two strangers slowly opening
       up to each other: Andrea talking about Amy, the group and the
       events on the Greene farm.  Michonne could talk about her
       boyfriend, his best friend, and reveal they're now her two
       walker pets!  :o
       Michonne wouldn't talk about her baby son; it would've been too
       painful for her.
       Plus, Andrea joked about saving Michonne's ass all winter.  A
       couple of fights against walkers and raiders would've been cool.
       [/quote]
       Agreed. This sounds like yet another missed opportunity on their
       part.
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