A year later, Connie continues her work as a reporter, telling Daryl that she intends to keep the new administration honest. In the Commonwealth, Connie dedicates herself to exposing Pamela and her family's corruption and plays a vital role in exposing Sebastian's crimes and starting the unrest that ultimately leads to the overthrow of Pamela's corrupt government. Despite their differences, Pamela goes so far as to call Connie the Commonwealth's best reporter. When Pamela Milton's henchmen try to abduct Connie, she is able to injure one, escape and then have the presence of mind to go to the hospital as he will need medical attention so as to follow the man to her missing friends.Īs a journalist, Connie is shown to be dedicated to reporting on the truth and exposing corruption to the point that she got Pamela Milton's uncle kicked out of Congress before the world ended. Despite her ordeal, Connie volunteers shortly thereafter to help deal with the situation in Alexandria and shows no animosity towards Carol for what happened to her. When cornered, Connie come up with the idea of covering herself in walker guts and letting a herd in to deal with her enemies while keeping herself and Virgil safe at the same time. While trapped in The Ferals' House, despite her fear, Connie holds her own despite being outnumbered. Over time, many of her friends, including Daryl, learn sign language to communicate with their friend.Ĭonnie is shown to be incredibly resourceful, surviving and escaping from the collapse of Alpha's Cave and spending days walking with the Whisperers' massive herd before she could break free of it despite the lack of food, water and rest. She also uses American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate with her group and other survivors, and sees her ability to communicate silently without alerting walkers as a strength rather than a weakness. She acts as her group's eyes and is always aware of her surroundings, keeping one step ahead. Despite her disability, she uses her other senses as an advantage to read people, situations, and trouble. Keep it here and our social channels this week for more Walking Dead news as it drops during San Diego Comic Con.Connie is a seasoned, independent, and intelligent deaf survivor. Ridloff’s casting should get fans excited because it could usher in the long-awaited arrival of Magna and her group in Season 9. This Spring she starred opposite Joshua Jackson in the 1979 stage revival of “Children of a Lesser God,” which revolves around the relationship between a deaf woman and a hearing man (watch them in an AOL Build Series interview below). Her character is deaf and uses American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate.” Ridloff, who is from Chicago and used to be a teacher, is the first deaf actress cast on The Walking Dead. According to EW, Lauren Ridloff’s character is “a seasoned survivor deft at using her senses to read people, situations, and trouble. One notable difference between the comic character and her show counterpart is that the show version will be deaf. Connie is still alive in the comics 54 issues later. She’s a quiet member of a small survival group led by a woman named Magna, who eventually assimilates her crew into Alexandria and the Hilltop. Connie is a character straight out of the comics that we first encounter in Issue 127 following the multi-year time jump. Tony Award-nominated actress and Broadway star Lauren Ridloff has been officially cast to play Connie in The Walking Dead Season 9 (via Entertainment Weekly).
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