VIDEO : ?The Walking Dead? Star Chandler Riggs Insists ?Carl Wasn?t Being Forgotten?

The death of Carl Grimes just might hit fans the hardest.

Actor Chandler Riggs is happy with the legacy his character is leaving behind, though.

It?s really cool knowing that my character still has a legacy that was left behind. Carl wasn?t being forgotten. He might be gone, but he?s leaving behind something that?s going to last for a long time.

?The Walking Dead? returns to AMC for the second half of Season 8 on Feb. 25 at 9/8 c.