Many fans ofThe Walking Deadare up in arms about the impending death of Carl Grimes.

I was desperately unhappy about that, Reedus tells EW.

Ive seen Chandler grow up from a little boy.

AMC’s “The Walking Dead” Panel - Comic-Con International 2014

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Chandler is definitely a family member to me.

I was not happy about it.

I always thought Chandler would be the last man standing, to be honest.

But we have known these story lines have been coming for years.

There are plans in place to make it all work.

It means that there will be some differences to them.

The people that started this show, to me, are the heart of the show, says Reedus.

Theres only a few of us left out of all those people.

If you wanted to turn it into a totally different show, you get rid of those people.

Hes very talented, and hes very driven, and hes going to do great.

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