The Walking Dead has always boasted a bleak atmosphere – it is set in the zombie apocalypse, after all.
The Walking Dead season 7 returns to AMC on Sunday, Oct. 23rd.
Reedus spoke to EW about how the cliffhanger has impacted everyone – characters and actors alike.
The group has never been completely immune to struggle, and factions have certainly formed here and there within the spectrum of survivors, especially during their more nomadic times.