The star also weighs in on whether we have truly seen the end of Madison Clark.
Warning: This article contains spoilers for theFear the Walking Deadseries finale.
That was the first big surprise.
Kim Dickens on the series finale of ‘Fear the Walking Dead’.Seth F. Johnson/AMC
KIM DICKENS:I think they had an outlined idea of it.
I knew it was going to be a journey of redemption and reunions and letting go.
Well, that was the showrunners dream, and they had no way of knowing because Alycia was gone.
Kim Dickens and Alycia Debnam-Carey on the ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ series finale.Seth F. Johnson/AMC
She was on to other things.
She had run her course withFearand her character.
What was it like getting to work with her again?
Alycia Debnam-Carey and Kim Dickens on ‘Fear the Walking Dead’.Seth F. Johnson/AMC
It was just like riding a bike.
She’s my kid.
She’s my friend, just someone who has my heart.
Kim Dickens as Madison Clark on ‘Fear the Walking Dead’.Seth F. Johnson/AMC
We’ve been in it since the very beginning.
I’ve seen her mature.
So it just brings tears to my eyes.
Kim Dickens and Daniel Sharman on ‘Fear the Walking Dead’.Seth F. Johnson/AMC
So yeah, it was really rewarding.
It was a really great way and it felt right to all of us to end it like that.
What was your final day on set like?
Kim Dickens as Madison Clark, Antonella Rose as TracyÃ.Seth F. Johnson/AMC
Tell me about wrapping on the series.
I think I was the last scene.
I think I wrapped the series.
And it was amazing.
It’s just the right way to go out.
It’s the way I went out in season 4.
We were all huddled around.
It was a night shoot in March.
And we’re out near the river there and [director] Mikey Satrazemis starts giving this speech.
And I just start crying.
And the first time was just the other day when I wasn’t getting my turnaround."
It took that long to break me for a tough show, but it really meant a lot.
And I really appreciate Ian and Andrew having the idea and the courage to bring me back.
Well, they killed you off back in season 4.
A lot of fans werent happy about it.
I know you werent exactly thrilled about it.
And if you’re lucky, you show up on these jobs and you come out of them changed.
And I was then fired from it, and I lost that job.
So I had to go through loss.
And I went on, letting go, and I went on and did other things.
And it would always kind of sting sometimes, but I was like, Whatever.
Colman was the liaisonto me.
I mean Ian, Andrew and I did not know each other.
So we worked out the logistics of it, and I liked their idea.
And for myself look, my happiness is not paved with resentment.
It’s just not.
I’ve worked through so much.
I liked their ideas.
I’m going to stand up for myself throughout the process.
They were super on my side.
They were super grateful to me for all the hard work I gave it.
And they collaborated with me.
A lot of my ideas made it in there.
It ended up being a great experience and I have fondness for them now.
And that was just part of my journey.
I know how close you and Colman are.
[Laughs] No, we were so excited that we got to be together again.
And it was just like old times.
It was great to be able to work together again.
But we did it.
We got enough to get the takes.
It was not lost on us, everything that it meant, those last few scenes together.
And look at him now!
This started things for him.
We’re going to be friends forever.
I feel that way.
He’s like, “It’s your line, Kim.”
We had so much fun, but the last scene we kind of have to break up.
I was like, “I don’t know guys.
That was a pretty solid kill.
That’s a solid kill.”
Let’s do this."
I thought it was a great idea.
[Laughs] It’s hilarious, but it was a hard day.
It was one of the days where we all slept funny.
We all had tough sleeps that night.
It was one of those days that sort of rattled you.
And a lot of people said the next day “Wow, that was tough.
That was a brutal day with the emotions of the scenes and what was happening.
It was primal stuff.
And so maybe that’s why you gasped.
We all felt it too.
I kind of thought either Nick was going to kill me, or I was going to kill Nick.
I thought that because that was the relationship that was mixed everything up.
What do you think happens to them after the cameras turn off?
Do you think they get to L.A.?
That’s the way the guys originally pitched it.
I think they wanted to venture to get the high school.
It was such an iconic piece when it started in Los Angeles.
It’s like the way they’ve gone inDead Cityinto the urban areas, and even to France.
We didn’t see the full apocalypse in Los Angeles, and I think that would be fascinating.
It felt right to me.
So how would you feel about Madison continuing this journey or showing up on one of those other series?
Oh my God, I spent so much time letting go.
But this is a character that I love and this is a franchise that I love.
And I love doing the work of it.
I love how we’ve been challenged every season.
And so I’d always entertain it.
I think as far as we do know, it’s over.
But Ive got Madison in my heart, so, have leather jacket, will travel.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
