UNorman Rudus uvumile ukuthi "akavumelani" nesinqumo sozakwabo kanye nomngane u-Andrew Lincoln ukushiya "ukuhamba efile." Kodwa-ke, uRedus wengeza ngokuthi wayeqonda ngesifiso somngane wakhe ukushintshela kwenye iphrojekthi ngemuva kwezinkathi eziyisishiyagalombili emfanekisweni we-rick of gilims. ULincoln noMbukiso wangaphambilini "ohamba efile" UScott Gimple wahlela ukunakekelwa komlingisi kusukela ngesizini yesine, yize kwenzeka kuphela ngesizini yesishiyagalolunye.
Ukuba yisimenywa embukisweni wamanje we-popcorn noPeter Travers, u-Rudes wakhumbula nokuthi usuku lwakhishwa kanjani lapho uLincoln ekugcineni avumisela kahle iphrojekthi:
Ngikhumbula usuku lapho ehamba ngalo. Ngabeletha, ngibuyiselwe kwi-trailer yami. Isimo esicindezelayo sabusa. Kamuva ngabona isihlalo esasihlala sihleli ngaso sonke isikhathi. Lesi sihlalo sigcinile umfanekiso womzimba u-Andrew, kanye neminonjana yegazi. Kwakubukeka njenge-savan rick gilims. Abantu beza bezohlanza uSihlalo, kodwa ngabatshela: "Shiya njengoba kunjalo!" Okudabukisayo kwakuwusuku ngalolo suku. Kepha ngiyasiqonda isinqumo sakhe. Uhlala eNgilandi, unezingane ezimbili ezincane, futhi wayengeke achithe isikhathi esanele nabo. Ngicabanga ukuthi umkakhe wakujabulela umphumela ofanayo. Angivumelani nesinqumo esinjalo, kodwa ngiyakuqonda kahle.
Ukuphuma ekwenzeni "kokuhamba okufile", uLincoln wayehlose ukuthatha umqondisi wesizini yeshumi yochungechunge, kodwa ngenxa yemifanisi eshadini elisebenzayo, waphoqeleka ukuba ayeke lo mbono. Noma kunjalo, uLincoln usasele yingxenye 'yokuhamba efile.' Njengoba wazi, ngokuzayo kufanele kube nokuphuma okugcwele kwe-spin-off spin-off of the Flagship Series, enkabeni yazo kuzoba yi-Rick Gilmers. Kuliqiniso, usuku lwenduna yalesi sithombe alukabikwa.