#the walking dead rewatch

[more-hats]

Rick during s4ep11:

[katsotherworld]

I forgot how upsetting the escape from the prison was. This shit sucks and hurts. And is Tara the only character we get out of this?

I'm sorta ready for what comes next.

Also, Tyreese looked too happy for Lizzy and Mika to kill people.

And those 2 other little kids, did they just die?

[plut00nline]

Twd baby never leave me

[alexisrosemullens]

@pscentral​ event 26: minimalism ↳the walking dead + recurring symbols

[exewing]

daryl doodles

[ahhrenata]

baby Dixon

[jesuschristt-thatsaprettyface]

he just like me for real

[prettydjarinsoloinspires]

in my humble opinion, Rick Grimes is the sexiest character of all time. i will be taking no questions at this time. thank you.

[lady-starkiller]

nobody:

rick waking up from his coma:

yeah put me down for a 'the walking dead' rewatch and take me back to the 2010s! even when I stopped watching in season 4 lol

[daryltwdixon]

I’m literally frothing at the mouth I can’t think of anything else but Daryl Dixon anymore

[more-hats]

All I know is Michonne and Andrea are girlfriends

[ccherokee-rose]

this honestly had NO BUSINESS being as hot as it was

[norman-fucking-reedus]

BOOK OF CAROL SPOILERS UNDERCUT

ur fault not mine

so after watching this kiss scene for myself heres my 100% unbiased opinion that while yes making the first move on someone would be a little out of character for daryl, the overall “desperation” and messiness to his kissing style absolutely fills me with life and joy it actually gives me a reason to live

The way he was staring at her as she talked and probably hyping himself up mentally before just deciding to say fuck it and go for it is just so daryl like. Then the way his kiss is just so virgin and sloppy AHHHSJUSBSUW DARYL DIXON IS A MESSY KISSER CONFIRMED BY AMC THEMFUCINFSLEVE

I always hoped that daryl would be more of a eager, hungry for your lips type kisser, an “i so obviously don’t know what im doing here” type kisser and that’s exactly what i got from that, like he couldn’t get enough of her even though she was literally right there this is literally MY. TYPE. OF. MANI NEEDJHIM

[alexisrosemullens]

The Walking Dead 3x04 | The Killer Within 8x09 | Honor

[mcbride]

Daryl Dixon Rewatch S1E06 - Coming Home

it's the first ep with an English title and the last of the season. overall, i wanna say i was actually surprised how much i did enjoy watching. the complete focus on Daryl without all the background noise/storylines/characters, the way he still means what he says, but he's actually using his words and lots of sass instead of the typical nodding and grunting. good job!

but i gotta confess that if i hadn't known beforehand that Carol was going to be a part of this show, i probably wouldn't have bothered 🤷‍♀️. the fact Carol's not only back on screen, but she is such a great part of the whole vibe of the show, was actually unexpected. this show is straight up showing us Carol is the driving force in Daryl's relentless journey to get back home.

whoever tries to convince you Daryl is conflicted about where he belongs and where he wants to be is lying to you (pointing at you, Z!!). he literally spends 6 whole episodes reminding everybody he's got a home, people who love him waiting, a promise to keep, and a need to get back asap.

it doesn't mean Daryl does not form connections while on that journey. because he does - the strongest with Laurent, obviously, however, none strong enough to hold him back from his ultimate goal, which is going home to keep his promise to CAROL!

anyways, let's get to the season 1 finale:

the super!walkers fighting scene in the arena is pretty epic: from Daryl's super cool kill with the French flag to that Daryl/Quinn team up! the cherry on top being Daryl throwing that walker head at Genet. Loved IT!

Quinn eventually does help Daryl escape, and later, unfortunately, almost kills Isa, who is once again totally helpless against any kind of threat (killer nun, my ass!). in a scene eerie similar to the one in Daryl's underwater premonition a couple of eps ago, Daryl prompts Laurent to kill walker!Quinn with a "God will forgive you."

Laurent says something that sounds like it will be the whole point of Caryl's French adventure. "Sometimes you have to do horrible things, and no matter how bad you feel, if there is no other choice, God will forgive you." this feels like the key to breaking out of the cycle Carol has been stuck to since she was banished by Rick. (i'll probably post my s2 spec and theories next week!)

next, we see Daryl watching lovebirds Sylvie and Emile saying goodbye, they have to separate (i see what you did there, Z!), and reassures Sylvie that Emile will be alright before she asks him if he's ever been in love. BOY, has he ever!! Daryl's non response is quite telling. he knows what it feels like to say goodbye to the one you love without knowing if you'll ever see them again. and he's not alright, he's all the way in a whole different continent, separated by the Atlantic ffs.

we get some new insight into Daryl's origins when he and Isa share stories about their fathers. Daryl believes that his grandpa never returning home from war ruined their family for future generations and worries the cycle might repeat itself. has Daryl been reading about generational trauma? sharing this with her will bite him in the ass, later!

Isa's confession of her lie about the drawing gets absolutely no reaction from Daryl because it had zero influence on what happened next. Daryl didn't stay cause he believed in a new Messiah, he stayed because the kid was about to get in trouble, when Codron attacked his home; he stayed because it was a way of finding help getting him closer to a radio or boat to actually get him home; he stayed so he could take the kid to a place where he would be safe, and Daryl could finally leave without feeling guilty.

the great Daryl and Isa exchange looks compilation is trying too hard to show us, yes, Daryl has made a connection to these people, and is fairly content at the Nest with Laurent and the most mundane activities like peeling potatoes. they are showing us Daryl could stay here, make this his new home. why not? HE MADE A PROMISE! no matter what he could never be happy here, this is not his HOME.

Losang gives him a way out, but also tries to convince him to stay. "Sometimes, when a person leaves home, he comes to find he belongs someplace else." and it's true, if Daryl didn't know where, with whom he belonged. and it's not with Laurent and Isa.

it's really embarrassing how Isa tries to manipulate and guilt trip Daryl into staying with them using Laurent and Daryl's history. it has been like 2 months tops, and they acting like Daryl himself gave birth to Laurent, and wants to abandon his kid. bitch please, he has kids he actually raised and a wife back home!!

Daryl resents his grandpa for abandoning the family to fight in someone else’s war, and that's exactly what he would be doing if he chose to stay in France. that's what Isa will never understand - he had a whole full life with people who looked up to him, relied on him, loved him, before he even met her and Laurent. he wasn't lost. the connection he found with the people there isn't new to him, he has Judith and RJ, he has Connie and Zeke. but most importantly, he has a HOME (Carol!!!).

there's this beautiful emotional moment of Daryl quietly saying goodbye to a sleeping Laurent, and it's clear this kid means a lot to him. however, not nearly enough to make him stay. he still chooses to LEAVE. so many people trying to convince him he belongs with them, and he is still 10000000% sure he has to go back. there truly is ZERO hesitation.

i lost count how many times Daryl actually tried to leave, but it was always the kid's safety that kept him around again and again. he is so close to getting on that boat, literally fiercely fighting walkers to get to the beach, to get closer to HOME, and the same happens AGAIN. biggest FML moment for Daryl. Laurent, who is surrounded by walkers, is calling his name! FUCK ME!

and finally, we get to the highlight of this finale, Carol's badass entry. the way she's so absolutely calm with a big dude pointing a gun at her, PLEASE. she knows he's fucked around and is about to find out. no one takes Daryl's belongings and gets away with it.

"if you're lying, i won't be back." and she rides off on Daryl's bike. ICONIC. LEGENDARY. EPIC.

21 days left until the premiere of THE BOOK OF CAROL!!!!!

[devnmon]

acting normal while watching the walking dead only works if this mf isn’t on screen 🙄🙄🙄

and he is always on screen, let me add.