According to Jeffery Dean Morgan who plays the despised villain Negan, filming the scene which has been described as disturbing, violent, scary and brutal, was an emotional experience for him.

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"That whole episode was hard, and also because I did go through and smack everybody with Lucille at a certain point. Everybody took a hit," he said to Interview Magazine.

"All of that was hard. It got to the point where I didn't want to do it anymore. Emotionally I was completely drained. All of us were, I would imagine."

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The actor made his debut in the season six finale episode with his infamous Lucille. The episode ended with Negan playing a game to decide who would be the first to meet Lucille.

In a featurette released before the premiere, Jeffery Dean Morgan talked about being the despised villain, Negan. According to the actor, this is his first time of playing a character not loved by the viewers.