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Daryl Dixon explains Isabelle to his soulmate Carol DARYL DIXON - THE BOOK OF CAROL 2.04 "Le Paradis Pour Toi"
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I think the dead are beyond caring what people think about them. Hopefully we can adopt the same attitude.
Actually, âpeople get upsetâ because romantic potential between Carol & Daryl has long been used as a plot device, or a way to exploit and manipulate a portion of the audience, or in the case of The Book of Carol, as a complete marketing misdirection. You want a happy audience, pick a narrative direction and commit to it 100%. Carol & Daryl aren't wishy-washy characters so why should their relationship story be any different?
Exactly this. At this point make them happen or don't, but stop shipbaiting people to get an audience to your shitty show and then mock the same audience for having certain expectations. The fuck is up with the mocking tone? This is what antis don't get and those who think the fandom is toxic and dramatic. Some of that is true, fine. However, who wouldn't be pissed off after watching 12 years of character development and waiting for the right moment when these two would become a thing because the promise of it happening has been dangled in our faces for forever?
It is not a delusion. We have been shipbaited to hell and back for over a decade.
Twelve years of writers coming and going and while many of us were happy with the friendship they built as well, you cannot say they haven't toyed time and again with the possibility of more, mainly to get people to keep watching even when the show went downhill.
This is why I stopped watching TWD for a good while and have little interest in the Daryl Dixon circus of fuckery outside of Melissa McBride and her fantastic performance as Carol. Keep Carol and Daryl as friends, they are one of the best friendships on TV, period. We know that. Have Daryl suck face with any rando he meets, have him mope and angst for people he has known for two secs and send him to Antarctica next, idgaf anymore, but leave the ship alone. It is the baiting and mocking that is pissing everyone off.

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Actually, âpeople get upsetâ because romantic potential between Carol & Daryl has long been used as a plot device, or a way to exploit and manipulate a portion of the audience, or in the case of The Book of Carol, as a complete marketing misdirection. You want a happy audience, pick a narrative direction and commit to it 100%. Carol & Daryl aren't wishy-washy characters so why should their relationship story be any different?
MAKE IT MAKE SENSE:
The stark differences in reception to Carolâs and Darylâs arcs in The Book of Carol
When a show makes its audience work overtime to either rationalize, or completely pan its choices, thereâs a fundamental disconnect between the producers, writers, and the characters theyâre supposed to understand. Itâs frustrating when the fans can see the potential in a character or dynamic that the creators donât seem to fully grasp, or worse like with #TWDCaryl , choose to exploit the shit out of it for purposes that just seem illogical on all fronts.
For years, inconsistencies in both Daryl and Carolâs storylines on the flagship left us trying to bridge gaps that should have been addressed at the time. Historically, the audience has always had to make sense of the disconnect, but nothing compares to what we're seeing now.
Carolâs current arc in The Book of Carol, is actually making brilliant amends in that regard. Melissa has such a strong sense of who Carol isâher trauma, her growth, her motivationsâand sheâs not just acting; sheâs advocating for a coherent, cohesive story. Melissa continues to prove that when you have a deep understanding of your character, strong advocacy for said character, and the ability to execute the vision, amazing things are possible.
On the flip side, watching Daryl get almost the opposite treatment makes it clear whatâs missing. Itâs not just a missed opportunity, itâs genuinely sad when you know the character, what he is capable of when given the right depth and development, AND what the actor can do with it. Without a clear understanding of why or when the actor has to explain what's happening by literally retconning his own character instead of showing it in the performance, we get a Daryl who, at best, feels like a hollow shell and at worst, a different person entirely.
The saving grace is supposed to be the dynamic of Carol and Daryl and the sorcery that Melissa and Norman create when theyâre together. The Ole Caryl magic is undeniable, not just because of their chemistry but because they make each other betterâboth the characters and the actors. The creative teamâs failure to capitalize on that, and even worse, cheapen it, especially when itâs so obvious and beloved by fans, is just an insult to the core audience and the biggest waste of rich opportunity.
Even if S3 pulls it together, it wonât completely undo the damage already done. Weâve seen the show pull itself together beforeâS9 and 10 are proof that with the right focus (and leadership), characters can make sense again in the larger story. But they need to get back to what works, and fast. The time for retelling old storylines and recycling old scenes is over.
Some of the fans are still here, waiting for that spark, but the clock is ticking, and the cost has already been too high. The narrative needs to stop feeling like a jumbled mess of mischaracterizations and creative whims and get back to the grounding force, the HEART & SOUL of the story, Carol & Daryl on the same path forward together.
Dear Undecided and Both Sides are Evil voters.
What's better for Gaza?
A) America remains a democracy (mostly) and people can protest and strike and pressure their congresspeople and pressure the White House and generally do everything they can to stop America's support of Israel; or
B) Everyone in America who isn't a straight white cis Christian male is either deported, enslaved, imprisoned, forced into pregnancy, or murdered by the state.
God this is *such a difficult choice*.
P.S. anyone who thinks B is even a tiny bit of an exaggeration isn't paying attention.
Isabelle: tropes, misogyny, and the recurring problem in TWD
This is exhausting, y'all. Isabelle's treatment in The Book of Carol is an old, tired, repetitive textbook example of how female characters have been so often mishandled to push male narratives forward in The Walking Dead Universe.
The show's history of using women as emotional props for male character pain and growth is glaring (HAS BEEN for over a decade) and Isabelle's arc-with such a talented actor and Queen of the Beauxbatons ClĂŠmence PoĂŠsy-just reinforces this issue.
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This iconic legendary genre defying female character who became the whole vibe and heart of the show.
âWe work on the show for the fans. They are the whole reason we make the show.â
-Melissa âheart & soul of the showâ McBride
CAROL + ISABELLE & The Use of âLYINGâ
I appreciate this point and thought-provoking question so much @thegratefulsouth ! Carol has such a long history in relation to lying, deception, and moral ambiguity on the show, but then again, so have most of the characters. Personally, I think the audience is always harsher on Carol for doing the same things that other characters have done or would do. Historically, this was seen through the main show over and over, and the double standard towards Carol, I think is largely rooted in sexism, ageism, and misogyny, and her long, complex history.
Carolâs journey has been defined by increasingly difficult and morally complex decisions, which she takes on at great personal cost. Her lies, manipulations, and choices always feel deliberate and weighed heavily in the story, making her actions seem more scrutinized. Because viewers have been exposed to her growth over a long period, they often impose higher expectations on her, sometimes unfairly. Itâs almost as if Carolâs perceived strength and resilience cause people to forget the emotional toll that every one of her decisions takes on her, and they judge her more harshly because of it. The audience might excuse or more easily forgive similar behaviors in Isabelle because they are encountering her struggles fresh and within a narrower context, without the same layered history to unpack.
Isabelle, as a newer character with a more perceived singular motivation (protecting Laurent), may receive more immediate empathy, and/or some critique, even as she also lies or manipulates to the point of emotional abuse. The GA may more readily accept her actions as situational, possibly because she presents as a more traditional, figure without the weight of past trauma-driven complexity that defines Carol. Thereâs can be a bias where characters like Isabelle can still be seen as redeemable, while someone like Carolâwho has made similar but sometimes darker choicesâmight be viewed as âdamagedâ or morally ambiguous due to her longer arc.
In both cases, itâs clear that lying is tied to survival and protection, but Carolâs lies come with a depth and weight that the GA might interpret as more morally questionable, even when they shouldnât. Itâll be interesting to see how these dynamics play out, especially when Carol comes clean with Ash, which will likely serve as yet another test of her resilience and emotional reckoning. Hopefully it will end in a deeper understanding and acceptance for Carol in all ways and success in this new beautiful friendship between kindred spirits.
Hi, I just recently found your texts about Carol and Daryl and love them. Did you write anything about other characters from TWD?
Hiiii! THANK YOUUUUU! That means a lot, honestly. I have written a meta about Isabelle in regards to the current season, but havenât posted it yet. As far as other characters, I havenât written about anyone else since about 2016, lmaooo. That may change as the spin-offs continue!
This is so relatable @carylisbeautiful Thank you for sharing your feelings and understandable worries. A lot of folks are feeling just like you and thatâs totally valid. I am actually feeling pretty optimistic that the show wonât take the characters in that direction or keep them in platonic land much longer, and I explain a bit why below.
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This comment/question on the post about Daryl: relationships + trauma, is so great and really got me thinking about Zabelâs âmature relationshipâ comment, so much so that the response became itâs own beast! Thank you @thegratefulsouth for your kind words, and excellent q! I donât think anyone was expecting another meta about this, but here we are!! Also, Iâm long winded, lmao
Carol: Love, Loss, + Survivorâs Guilt
-Inspired by listening to Iâve Never Been to Me and Crazy by Patsy Cline on repeat
Shared from a recent post I made on Twitter
Itâs not news in the TWD fandom how Melissa McBrideâs insight into Carolâs journey has always been spot-on, especially when it comes to the deeper emotional layers that drive her.
Carol lives and breathes inside Melissa and Melissa LOVES and KNOWS Carol better than anyone. Period. As we keep hearing, the way she describes Carolâs current headspace seems to be centered in unresolved trauma, PTSD, and confronting her survivor's guilt. Like so many of us here who love her, I AM HERE FOR IT. It literally brought me back to this fandom after years away because the promise of Carol Peletier is unlike any character from any medium, and Melissa McBride is just as rare and special. She and Carol have more story to tell and after episode 1 of The Book of Carol, it is BEAUTIFUL already.