Shooting down your husband’s helicopter is a choice.

Warning: This article contains spoilers about the premiere ofThe Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, Years.

Naturally, Okafor then immediately died, as their chopper was hit in mid-air by some sort of rocket.

Danai Gurira and Andrew Lincoln on ‘The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live’

Danai Gurira and Andrew Lincoln on ‘The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live’.Gene Page/AMC

And that assailant almost sliced Ricks throat until she tore off his helmet and realized it was her husband.

Yes, Michonne almost killed Rick.

So why bring the long-lost pair together so quickly?

Danai Gurira on ‘The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live’

Danai Gurira on ‘The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live’.Gene Page/AMC

I think it made sense, Gurira tells EW.

What does that look like with this massive barrier and obstacle of the CRM being between them?

How do they get through that?

What is it going to be?

We can’t do that until we connect them.

They look like two different people, says Gimple.

And I don’t mean from each other, I’m saying from themselves.

They’re different than when the audience last saw them and when they last saw each other.

They’re completely different people than who they were.

I love that the audience gets thrown by the fact that BOOM there she is!

In my mind, that’s good drama.

So I think that was what was behind the decision.