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“People are saying ‘Would you like me to bring you some Scotch?’ and all of that on the old Twittersphere,” says Ogg. “People bring you all kinds of funny things.”

Of course, observant fans know that Simon doesn’t actually like Scotch. As he tells Gregory, he prefers gin. Scotch tastes like “ashtrays and window cleaner.”

As it turns out — Walker Stalkers take note — Ogg doesn’t much like it either.

“I’m not a liquor drinker,” he says. “I mean, if it was beer … That’s what I told (showrunner Scott Gimple) when he was writing it: ‘Can’t we have it like a double IPA, maybe like a 7.5 ABV with strong hops? Maybe we can institute that.'”

Simon’s love of gin and distaste for Scotch are among the few things we know about his background. Unlike Negan or Dwight, who is another high-ranking although slightly more sympathetic member of the Saviors, Simon did not originate from the Walking Dead comic books created by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore. Which means Ogg has been able to make him a fully original character. And after the aforementioned episode, people began to take notice. A reviewer for Paste said “First off, can I just say that I wish the actor who plays Lieutenant Simon (Steven Ogg) was playing Negan?” A critic for Forbes was equally supportive, saying Simon has “been a more compelling, charismatic villain than either Dwight or Negan.” The Hollywood Reporter ranked Simon 17th in its list of top 30 Walking Dead characters, which may not sound overly impressive until you realize the sheer number of characters that have passed through the series over the years. “With only three episodes under his belt, Steven Ogg already has proven himself to be one of the most magnetic performers in Walking Deadhistory, bringing a manic energy and time-bomb quality to Simon,” the article reads.