Norman Reedus says Daryl and Carol’s Walking Dead reunion made him cry – Digital Spy

The Walking Dead season seven's 10th episode 'New Best Friends' saw a couple of old best pals, Daryl and Carol, reuniting for a fairly emotional scene.

As it turns out, it wasn't just the characters who felt the power of that moment - Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride did too.

According to Reedus, there were plenty of tears on set that day.

What was it like working with Melissa McBride again? We haven't seen a scene with you together for so long...

Norman Reedus: "Right? It's been forever! It was great, it was one of those days where we were both really excited to go to work.

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"Before the first take, we tried to stay away from each other a little bit, to keep it fresh, we did a rehearsal and the doors opened and we both just burst into tears. I think everyone on set was crying that day.

"We have such a rapport, there's a lot of Norman in those scenes, there's a lot of Melissa in those scenes. She's one of my best friends, so every time an episode comes on we're texting throughout the whole thing to each other. I don't know, they have a tight thing."

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Greg Nicotero, executive producer: "I think the reason the show's as viable and as popular after seven years, is the honesty that these people exude. As someone who directs a lot of the episodes, part of my job is just figuring out where to put the camera to let these guys do what they're so good at.

"Every single actor that's come on the show, there is such a dedication and such an honesty to what they bring, I really attribute a lot of that to why the fans are still in it, why you still care what happens to everybody. You don't see Carol and Daryl together for a while, then when you do, all the emotion of all those past moments come flooding back."

How's Carol going to react when she finds out that Daryl's been lying to her?

Norman Reedus: "I've thought about this - I think she's going to go, 'Man, I knew you were lying.' I think she knows him so well, she's going to say, 'I just let you lie.'

"I don't think she would hold it against him, I think she would know the reasons he didn't tell her."

We spoke to the gang on the London stop of the #TWDEuroTour, and you can see The Walking Dead on Mondays at 9pm on FOX.

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