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At PaleyFest today (where  Debnam-Carey was present for her series Fear the Walking Dead), I asked her what she felt about the fan reaction over what happened to Lexa.

“I’ve never experienced anything like that before,” Debnam-Carey said. “It was amazing to see such a… People come together and really fight for something that they were passionate about. I saw it was trending all over the place and that’s an incredible thing.”

The actress added, “I just really hope that people know that it was never a negative thing from anywhere - from the writers or on set or from me. That this character was always a collaboration. Always done with love. You know, I had personal obligations in my own life [to Fear the Walking Dead] and it just was that way. It was a creative choice and it was nothing really more than that. I know obviously that it’s hard when there are social issues going on and maybe they were dealt with in an insensitive way for some people. And I hate that people feel like that. That’s really awful if people feel ostracized or targeted but any attention that can be drawn to it is a great thing and moving forward is always great.”

As for her own reaction when she heard how Lexa’s story would go in Season 3, Debnam-Carey said, “I was just like, ‘Oh, I’ve got to do this really well! I’ve got to make sure I work really hard and do the character justice.’ Which is hard because that show, we run so quickly and we work really fast, so you’re never quite able to perfect anything, I think. But which also makes it so alive, because it’s constantly moving and developing as you’re filming.”

Spoiler warning for future events of The 100 follow…

Debnam-Carey was seen on the set of the Season 3 finale of The 100, but when I asked her what she could say about that appearance, she laughed and coyly replied, “What was the question? Can I talk about it? No.” (x)