Sundays episode of The Walking Dead was a bloodbath in the aftermath of the Whisperer attack on Hilltop. Gamma (Thora Birch) was killed by Beta (Ryan Hurst), Earl (John Finn) was killed by zombies and then re-killed by Judith (Cailey Fleming), and, in an iconic comic book moment brought to life, Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan ) finally killed the Whisperers leader, Alpha (Morton).

In the closing moments of the episode, Negan tricked Alpha into thinking he was leading her to her daughter, Lydia (Cassady McClincy), whom he had captured earlier in the episode. In a twist, it was revealed Lydia was safe at another location, and Negan slit Alphas throat, giving her one last kiss on the lips before lopping off her noggin.

But wait, everyone. It was a double twist. In a final surprising scene, Negan delivered the severed head to Carol (Melissa McBride), who it seems secretly sent the former Savior-leader on a mission to kill Alpha in the first place.

Took you long enough, she said.

The whole episode was pretty shocking, except to Morton, apparently. In an interview with HuffPost, the actor reflected on waiting for her death scene since she started on Walking Dead, not being fazed by surprising moments in the show and why playing a decapitated head is the worst.