Author: Dalton Ross / Source: EW.com
[SPOILER ALERT: Read on only if you have already watched Sunday’s “Worth” episode of The Walking Dead.]
Simon made a big power play on Sunday’s “Worth” episode of The Walking Dead, but when all was said and done, he was the one who got played. After mobilizing forces to take out Negan, Simon was double-crossed by Dwight, who squealed to the big boss man.
Negan then allowed Simon to duke it out Fight Club style to see who lived and who died. Simon died.We spoke to Steven Ogg, who played the peacocking Simon to perfection, and the actor told us about all the stuff that didn’t make the final episode as well as his last days on set and getting to play Zombie Simon. Read on to get the inside scoop on all the how and why of Simon’s last stand, and also make sure to check out the reveal of Carl’s letter to Negan.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Start of off by telling us the how, when, and where of you finding out about Simon’s untimely demise?
STEVEN OGG: [Showrunner Scott] Gimple talked to me. It could have been at the premiere. It was at some event where I sort of found out, “Oh yeah, you’re going to be dying.” I was like, “Oh, that would have been cool to find out tomorrow.” That’s the way of the world. That’s the life of the show. It was just like, you know, you’re sad. You’re bummed because it’s your friends and your family and it’s work, and it’s a job. More importantly, it’s your friends and your family. You love it and, “Okay, yeah. Well, as long as I go down in flames. Can I get a big cannonball?”
You certainly got a big cannonball. But first, I want to ask about a scene early on in this episode where Negan’s returned. Simon gets down on his knees and says, “There’s no move to make.” It looks like he’s about to get Lucille’d there. Do you think Simon thinks it’s over or is he hoping it’s just a test? What’s going through his mind at that point?
We tried one where I was literally looking back up at Negan, or even turning my head. I wanted to initially get off my chair and face him. I’d just be looking at him, and I think that was facing it. That’s facing the music. That’s how Simon wanted to go down, standing up to him. You know, [the producers] had differences of opinions, and obviously, things turned.
He thought: Okay, this could be it. But you know what? I’m not going to cower. I’m not going to lower my head. I’m not going to sit here and, “Ha, ha, ha.” No. I’m going to just take it the way I want to take it — like a man. Obviously, it didn’t work with [the producers]. “No don’t turn and face him. That’s horrible.” But that’s what I wanted as far with Simon. I thought yeah, okay. If he’s going to take his punishment, I’m going to take it sitting up straight; no head bowed, no looking away. Just, “Okay, go. Look at me when you’re doing it and make sure you know.” So that was the idea of mine, that yeah, he’s going to get killed, but he’s going to do it with his honor, if you will.
Let’s move into Simon’s planned mutiny even after Negan has returned because I’m curious from your perspective where this comes from now in terms of him wanting to take out Negan. Is it purely philosophical, or is it that he got a taste of power and now doesn’t want to give it up, or maybe a bit of both?
I don’t think it’s the taste of power. I never thought that Simon was a power-hungry man. On some level, I think he was fine the way he was going about it. I think it was more just moving things along. He ended up representing chaos in the world and the elimination of things. Hopefully, this will move the needle forward in this sick way that he decided to do it. But I think he was always coming from somewhere like that…
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