{"id":198669,"date":"2021-03-10T17:30:08","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T14:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/4-reasons-daryls-love-interest-on-the-walking-dead-doesnt-make-sense\/"},"modified":"2021-03-10T17:30:08","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T14:30:08","slug":"4-reasons-daryls-love-interest-on-the-walking-dead-doesnt-make-sense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/4-reasons-daryls-love-interest-on-the-walking-dead-doesnt-make-sense\/","title":{"rendered":"#4 Reasons Daryl&#8217;s Love Interest on \u2018The Walking Dead\u2019 Doesn&#8217;t Make Sense"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3941281dbd3\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3941281dbd3\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/4-reasons-daryls-love-interest-on-the-walking-dead-doesnt-make-sense\/#The_Romance_Feels_Rushed_Cliched\" >The Romance Feels Rushed &amp; Clich\u00e9d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/4-reasons-daryls-love-interest-on-the-walking-dead-doesnt-make-sense\/#The_Carol_Connie_Complication\" >The Carol &amp; Connie Complication<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/4-reasons-daryls-love-interest-on-the-walking-dead-doesnt-make-sense\/#It_Doesnt_Fit_With_Daryls_Character\" >It Doesn\u2019t Fit With Daryl\u2019s Character<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/4-reasons-daryls-love-interest-on-the-walking-dead-doesnt-make-sense\/#It_Complicates_His_Future\" >It Complicates His Future<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#4 Reasons Daryl&#8217;s Love Interest on \u2018The Walking Dead\u2019 Doesn&#8217;t Make Sense<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div><strong>[WARNING: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for <em>The Walking Dead<\/em> Season 10, Episode 18, \u201cFind Me.\u201d]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Put pictures of all the main adult characters from <em>The Walking Dead<\/em> on a board, throw a dart, and chances are you\u2019ll hit someone Daryl\u2019s (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tvinsider.com\/people\/norman-reedus\">Norman Reedus<\/a>) been \u2018shipped with. As TWD\u2019s ever-eligible bachelor, fans love the connection between him and Carol (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tvinsider.com\/people\/melissa-mcbride\">Melissa McBride<\/a>), see something going on with Connie (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tvinsider.com\/people\/lauren-ridloff\">Lauren Ridloff<\/a>), and saw some kind of chemistry as well with Aaron (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tvinsider.com\/people\/ross-marquand\">Ross Marquand<\/a>), although it was eventually confirmed that <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Entertainment\/walking-dead-creator-clarifies-daryl-dixons-sexuality\/story?id=27304569\">Daryl isn\u2019t gay<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One thing that\u2019s been clear: Romance does not come easily to Daryl.<\/p>\n<p>In light of that, the March 7 episode, \u201cFind Me,\u201d and Daryl\u2019s out-of-nowhere relationship \u2014 seen in flashback \u2014 with a woman named Leah (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tvinsider.com\/people\/lynn-collins\">Lynn Collins<\/a>) left us scratching our heads. Here\u2019s why we\u2019re just not feelin\u2019 the love.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_990237\" style=\"width: 865px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-990237\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-990237\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/TWD_1018_EA_1106_0062_RT-855x570.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"855\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/TWD_1018_EA_1106_0062_RT-855x570.jpg 855w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/TWD_1018_EA_1106_0062_RT-434x289.jpg 434w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/TWD_1018_EA_1106_0062_RT-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/TWD_1018_EA_1106_0062_RT-234x155.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/TWD_1018_EA_1106_0062_RT-570x380.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/TWD_1018_EA_1106_0062_RT.jpg 2028w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-990237\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eli Ade\/AMC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Romance_Feels_Rushed_Cliched\"><\/span>The Romance Feels Rushed &amp; Clich\u00e9d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes, Daryl and Leah got together over a period of years, in-story. But for viewers, this was a single episode, and it was supposed to answer a question building up for the better part of decade. The flirting by throwing fish at each other was cute enough, but other scenes were groan-worthy, like the \u201cOh no, there\u2019s walkers, we\u2019ll just have to huddle together for safety!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Also, the story is bookended by Daryl and Carol\u2019s story in the present day, leaving the new romance less than 20 minutes to develop. And Leah\u2019s dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earance at the end of the episode is a barrier to developing the relationship further, which makes it hard to tell whether we should be yearning for them to get back together. And should Daryl find her again, will there be enough time to explore their connection?<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Carol_Connie_Complication\"><\/span>The Carol &amp; Connie Complication<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Between Leah\u2019s difficult past, her desire to isolate herself, and the loss of a child she loved, her backstory is similar to Carol\u2019s \u2014 to the point where one wonders why the show didn\u2019t just go the \u201cCaryl\u201d route several seasons ago.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_989922\" style=\"width: 865px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-989922\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-989922\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/twd-1018-daryl-norman-reedus-carol-melissa-mcbride-855x570.jpg\" alt=\"daryl norman reedus walking dead season 10 episode 18 carol melissa mcbride\" width=\"855\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/twd-1018-daryl-norman-reedus-carol-melissa-mcbride-855x570.jpg 855w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/twd-1018-daryl-norman-reedus-carol-melissa-mcbride-434x289.jpg 434w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/twd-1018-daryl-norman-reedus-carol-melissa-mcbride-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/twd-1018-daryl-norman-reedus-carol-melissa-mcbride-234x155.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/twd-1018-daryl-norman-reedus-carol-melissa-mcbride-570x380.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/twd-1018-daryl-norman-reedus-carol-melissa-mcbride.jpg 2028w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-989922\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eli Ade\/AMC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>And what will the show do with Connie? Daryl keeps bringing her up and trying to find her, and they shared a bond before her disappearance. Why would the show would expend so much energy teasing a pairing if it never intended to follow through on it (same goes for Carol and Daryl). Right up until \u201cFind Me,\u201d the Daryl-romance situation felt like it had two ways to go: \u201cDonnie\u201d or \u201cCaryl.\u201d (Things could still change, of course, but it would be a twisty road.)<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"It_Doesnt_Fit_With_Daryls_Character\"><\/span>It Doesn\u2019t Fit With Daryl\u2019s Character<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Daryl-Leah romance throws a wrench into what\u2019s been established about Daryl: Once he finds someone, she\u2019ll be \u201cThe One.\u201d Several interviews with Reedus have even implied that Daryl wouldn\u2019t find love easily, but that once he did, it would be forever. In theory, that now eliminates potential relationships with Connie and Carol.<\/p>\n<p>So, it seems that Leah should be the love of Daryl\u2019s life. That\u2019s a little difficult to swallow given he\u2019s never even mentioned her. And for what it\u2019s worth, we don\u2019t love the ultimatum she delivered in her final scene with Daryl, which was to choose between her or continuing his search for Rick and spending time in Alexandria. If Leah cared for Daryl, wouldn\u2019t she want him to see his family and try to find the man he referred to as his brother? It\u2019s impossible to picture Connie or Carol demanding he make such a choice.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"It_Complicates_His_Future\"><\/span>It Complicates His Future<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Granted, Daryl\u2019s love life isn\u2019t likely to be a main focal point of the show \u2014 <em>TWD<\/em> is heading into the final big comic arc, the Commonwealth, and there\u2019s plenty of non-romantic story to tell there. But it\u2019s worth noting that Leah might show up at the community, if she\u2019s not with CRM. A reunion with someone thought to be gone was a key aspect of that story in the comics, where Michonne (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/tvinsider.com\/people\/danai-gurira\">Danai Gurira<\/a>) found her daughter.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully Daryl\u2019s im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>te next step is mending his relationship with Carol, which seems inevitable given that they\u2019re going to have a spin-off show. It\u2019s possible plans for Daryl\u2019s character have changed over the years and he\u2019d find love again after falling in love with Leah, or maybe when or if Leah shows up again, she\u2019ll be a little more sympathetic.<\/p>\n<p>Time will tell, but for now, we wishing there\u2019s more to root for in Daryl\u2019s first-ever romantic connection.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Walking Dead<\/em>, Sundays, 9\/8c, AMC<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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