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Carol and Daryl - TWD:DD The Book of Carol - Season 2 Sneak Peak

They are raising hell just to get back to each other! And the parallels in their journey are endless ♡♡♡

Have you guys also noticed that they've pulled a page from Niel Gaimans book with Good Omens? They've given each of them their own side of the screen when showing them in closeup 😍 and I love it sm!

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My analysis of the new Season 2 Teaser and Sneak Peak is coming soon!

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She's only been back for 3 minutes and she's already Everything

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New clips of our Queen herself from today's TBOC teaser ♡

Her using Daryl's crossbow and riding his bike😫she just looks so natural, like they belong to her just as much as him ♡♡♡

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Daryl always making sure that Carol is okay first. She's his number one priority. Always has been. Always will be ♡♡♡

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Carol looking at Daryl ♡

[Part 1]

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Daryl looking at Carol ♡

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Can we all just take several moments to appreciate how beautiful Melissa McBride/Carol Peletier is

Absolutely breathtaking!

Bonus:

She's so cute here! I can't think straight 😏💕

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"There's a moment of sadness, but there's also. 'I'm not going to be you. I'm not going to destroy the family I have back home,' ... it just sort of makes him walk faster to the boat." ♡

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You're as beautiful as the day I lost you

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Am I the only one who missed this?

In 10x01 Carol asks Daryl to run away with her on the boat and be pirates, but Daryl refuses her, saying boats and their tiny cabins aren't for him.

And then, in 10x21 Carol finds that he's been reading a book on pirates... I'm literally broken

He loves her so much 😭 and her little smile at the end. I wanna cry.

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The eyes. They never lie.

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I love them your honor

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My take on the current fandom discourse

As well as a little reminder.

It hurts and is unfortunate to see many people on here and on Twitter who are worried and hurt by things they saw within the new teaser and sneak peek and their interpretation of what it means.

So I've decided to post this as a little reminder of who Daryl and Carol are to each other and how much they truly mean to each other, hoping that it can reassure at least a few of you.

I won't be disputing people's interpretation of the teaser and sneak peek, but I will be using a parallel I saw within the sneak peek and another similar scene. I'll let the gifs below speak for themselves for a moment before I continue, and I think most of you will know exactly where I'm headed with this.

She gets hurt She dies She catches a fever She gets taken out by a walker... She gets hit by lightning Anything... anything happens to her, I'll kill you.

- Daryl Dixon TWD 07x10

These were Daryl's words when the Kingdom, Alexandria, Hilltop, and everyone he knew were in danger, and even then, not even for a split second was he willing to put Carol's life and safety on the line.

There is not an ounce of doubt in me that Daryl feels any differently now; in fact, his love for her has grown even more because of everything they've been through since and all the time he's been forced to be away from her, never knowing if he'll ever see her again.

If the way he cared for the people of Alexandria, Kingdom, and Hilltop combined couldn't outweigh how much he cared for Carol, there is ZERO chance that Isabelle, Laurent, and the people from Nest ever could.

When Daryl finally lays eyes on Carol in season 2, compared to her, nothing else will matter to him anymore. The second Carol is ever in danger, Daryl will immediately prioritise her safety over all else.

Of course, he'll help the Nest as much as he can, and so will Carol; that's who they are, but if it ever came down to choosing between one or the other, they will always choose each other.

Yes, it's his nature to always fight for people who need him, but his feelings towards Carol led him to overcome that nature once, and he'll do it again without a second thought.

Trust the man who risked his life looking for her daughter

Trust the man who instantly ran into danger to protect her

Trust the man who ran into her arms when they reunited

Trust the man who would risk death to keep her safe

Trust the man who held her when she lost her children

Trust the man who ran to shelter her from seeing her son dead

Trust the man who puts himself between her and danger

Trust the man who stood by her when she lost herself

Trust the man who always made sure she was okay first (this)

Trust the man who has always put Carol first

Trust the man we've known for 13 years!

In 07x10, as a last attempt to convince Daryl to follow the plan and sacrifice Carol to save everyone else, Richard says:

"What we have to do requires sacrifice one way or another... Guys like us... we've already lost so much"

Daryl responds by saying:

"You don't know me"

Because it's true, Richard didn't know him, he didn't know what Carol meant to him, he couldn't imagine, but we do. And just like Richard, the people in France don't know him and don't know how much Carol means to him, hence why they don't understand him no matter how many times he has said that he has his home to get back to and promises he needs to keep.

So why don't they understand? Why doesn't he tell them about her? Why doesn't he explain who he wants to get back to and why? Wouldn't that just make things easier?

The amazingly insightful @haircoveredwriter reminded me of something here: Why didn't Richard expect Daryl's reaction towards Carol being put in harm's way? Why do Isabelle, Laurent, and Losang not hear Daryl when he tries to explain himself?

Daryl has always held the people he cares about the most as close to his chest as possible, like they're his fragile secrets, like he's scared of sharing them in case they get hurt or he loses them. Of course, you might say that that's more something we do as children, but we can't forget that Daryl never got to have a childhood, and he lost the only people he ever loved while growing up, so no, I can't fault him for trying to protect the person he cares about most, even if it's not in the most conventional ways, instead of talking about her and sharing her with anyone he has an acquaintance with.

This is also a way for Daryl to protect himself; I can see how he believes telling others about her is like advertising his weakness, his achilles heel, like holding up a sign to them that says "Here, this is where you can hit me if you want it to hurt the most. This is my weakest spot. This is how you take me down".

Speaking about her out loud is too painful; a reminder of how much he missed saying her name, what he can't have and may never be able to see again.

Listen to the hesitation and the way his voice softens when he says, "There's a lady named Carol" after Laurent asks who he misses from home, and how within a second, we see his guard go right back up again.

Look at how he can't help but smile when he hears her voice saying his name again after however long, or how he can't stand still, and his shoulders move like someone who's overwhelmed by an emotion that they're trying to contain.

The Daryl we see in the new teaser/sneak peek and the Darly we'll be getting in TBOC season 2 is the exact same Daryl he has always been, the one that's always seen as distant and guarded on the outside and a man of few words but incredibly loud actions; almost all of these have been developed as a self-defence mechanism, but none of these means that internally he isn't dying to leave France and get back to her, to hold her again, to see her smile again, to make her laugh again, to wipe her tears when she cries, to be her support and man of honour again.

The list from earlier in this post is just a few examples (of many) of how he has repeatedly shown us, through his actions, that she is the most important thing in the world to him.

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To wrap this up I just wanted to say that I can't wait to see how their bond strengthens even more in season two because I see these two as the definition of soulmates.

I love them, I love how they love each other, and I always will.

Or in @lola-andheruniverse's wise words (her post), which have stuck with me:

"I'm choosing to hope [and trust] and ignore the fear of disappointment... I'll always love them... They changed the way I understand love, and I'll never regret a second spent loving them."

For those who want to watch the scenes mentioned above, the timestamps are as follows:

TWD 07x10 scene between Richard and Daryl is 8:45 - 14:27.

TWD: DD 01x05 scene between Laurent and Daryl 9:20 - 10:50

TWD: DD 01x05 radio call between Carol and Daryl

Thank you to those who read through this; I know it's a little long, and I could have honestly made it 3x longer because I always have so much to say about these two, but I hope it helped ease your minds, even if it was just a little bit.

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The contrast between how Daryl's grandfather died on Normandy beach, fighting someone else's war, leaving his pregnant wife alone in America, and Daryl choosing to leave a war, from that very same beach, fighting to get back to Carol.

And then being forced to stay anyway... I'm in tears. This last scene really hurt.

"There's this moment of sadness, but then there's also, 'I'm not going to be you. I'm not gonna destroy the family I have back home.' ... It makes him walk faster to the boat" - Norman Reedus, 1x06 bts

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Please don't confuse this...

With these

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Melissa Mcbride and Norman Reedus - AMC Networks Upfront Event - 10th of April 2024.

I can't even put into words how happy they make me ♡ Their cute little smiles, and how supportive they are of eachother; they truly are best friends, and it's so nice to see how comfortable they are with each other, especially when you can tell how nervous these types of events can make them.

I can't wait to see their beautiful dynamic on screen again! AMC, please give us a release date so I can start counting down the days.

Also, the way they both look directly at the camera after she says, "I think pineapple on pizza is good" 😂♡♡♡

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