'The Walking Dead': Andrea's On Peace Mission, Huge Stuff Ahead Laurie Holden Says

Behind Andrea's 'Walking Dead' Mission
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Andrea's caught between a rock and a hard place -- or the prison and Woodbury -- on "The Walking Dead."

In the Sunday, Feb. 24 episode of "The Walking Dead," "I Ain't a Judas," Andrea (Laurie Holden) reunites with Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and the prison group for the first time in over eight months.

"I think Andrea hopes for a warm reunion, but it's not the interaction that she expected," Holden told TV Guide. "There's so many unanswered questions. She doesn't know Shane's (Jon Bernthal) dead, she doesn't know about Lori (Sarah Wayne Callies), she doesn't know what happened with the baby. It's been a long eight months. I think it's going to be a reunion that's full of surprises and news that breaks her heart."

"A lot of people ask me if Andrea is Team Rick or Team The Governor," she said. "She’s Team The People and it’s not just her friends at the prison, it’s the 74 people in Woodbury -- the men, women, children, the elderly. It’s both communities, and I think her modus operandi now is, ‘How can I make peace? How can there be no bloodshed? How can I make sure nobody dies?’ And it’s not choosing one side or the other, it’s, ‘What do I need to do to make sure that the people live?’"

"The Walking Dead" is marching toward one huge finale and something very big for Andrea.

"It’s enormous," Holden said. "God it’s huge ... Your mind is going to explode.

The Walking Dead Season 3
"The Sorrowful Life"(01 of19)
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Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) (credit:Gene Page/AMC)
"The Sorrowful Life"(02 of19)
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A walker. (credit:Gene Page/AMC)
"The Sorrowful Life"(03 of19)
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Glenn (Steven Yeun) and Maggie Greene (Lauren Cohan) (credit:Gene Page/AMC)
"I Ain't a Judas"(04 of19)
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Merle Dixon (Michael Rooker) (credit:Gene Page/AMC)
"I Ain't a Judas"(05 of19)
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Merle Dixon (Michael Rooker), Beth Greene (Emily Kinney), Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) (credit:Gene Page/AMC)
"The Suicide King"(06 of19)
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Andrea (Laurie Holden) (credit:Tina Rowden/AMC)
"The Suicide King"(07 of19)
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Merle Dixon (Michael Rooker) (credit:Gene Page/AMC)
"The Suicide King"(08 of19)
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Maggie Greene (Lauren Cohan), Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus). (credit:Gene Page/AMC)
The Walking Dead Season 3 Cast(09 of19)
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(L-R) Lori Grimes (Sarah Wayne Callies); Carl Grimes (Chandler Riggs); Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus); Carol (Melissa Suzanne McBride); T-Dog (Robert 'IronE' Singleton); Beth Greene (Emily Kinney); Hershel Greene (Scott Wilson); Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln); Maggie Greene (Lauren Cohan); Glenn (Steven Yeun); The Governor (David Morrissey); Michonne (Danai Gurira) and Andrea (Laurie Holden) - Photo Credit: Frank Ockenfels/AMC (credit:AMC)
The Walking Dead Season 3, Episode 1 Stills(10 of19)
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(L-R) Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus), Maggie Greene (Lauren Cohan), T-Dog (Robert 'IronE' Singleton), Glenn (Steven Yeun) and Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln). (credit:AMC)
The Walking Dead Season 3, Episode 1 Stills(11 of19)
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(L-R) Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), T-Dog (Robert 'IronE' Singleton), Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus), Glenn (Steven Yeun) and Maggie Greene (Lauren Cohan) . (credit:AMC)
The Walking Dead Season 3, Episode 1 Stills(12 of19)
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Maggie Greene (Lauren Cohan). (credit:AMC)
The Governor(13 of19)
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The Governor (David Morrissey) (credit:AMC)
Merle(14 of19)
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Merle (Michale Rooker). (credit:AMC)
Rick Grimes(15 of19)
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Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln). (credit:AMC)
Michonne(16 of19)
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Michonne (Danai Gurira). (credit:AMC)
The Walking Dead Season 3, Episode 1 Stills(17 of19)
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Your friendly jail zombie. (credit:AMC)
The Walking Dead Season 3, Episode 1 Stills(18 of19)
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Your friendly neighborhood zombie. (credit:AMC)
Michonne & Friends(19 of19)
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Michonne (Danai Gurira) (credit:AMC)

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