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Andrew Lincoln has heard the complaints from some fans aboutThe Walking Dead’s season 7.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: You all warned us that the first half of season 7 would be pretty brutal.

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It opens the discussion, doesn’t it?

And ultimately you have your own individual reaction, whatever it may be.

And I stand by everybody telling this story, particularly the writers and everybody directing it.

I think it’s a very brave, bold, and also challenging story that we’re attempting.

And you guys have always paid it off.

The brilliant writers that we have take some risks, and I admire them for it.

I admire anybody taking risks.

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