#caryl on

Why? Because I never saw Melissa this happy and relaxed before. Ever. She's glowing and giggling! It's beautiful to witness and everything I ever wanted for her. Her happiness gives me confidence and I trust that she's getting what she (and all of us) want.

After so much disappointment, frustration and uncertainty, it feels really good to enjoy my love for caryl besides fanfiction. I'm happy to say I'm looking forward to TBOC and that I currently have very little reservations about it after all, AMC is AMC. September can't come fast enough.

This is where dreams come to die,

I didn't see a grieving Daryl in this episode, I saw a conflicted Daryl. Remember the guy who lost his absolute shit when Carol got hit by a car and compare that to this Daryl who hasn't even shed a tear over the dead nun.

I know I speak for everyone when I say you both have been instrumental sources of hope that everything we’re doing will bring some form of justice to everyone who was wronged in the end. There is unity in this goal, and karma is real. Caryl on!

So I rewatched "Find me" yesterday and something stuck out to me....

Carol is obviously shocked when she finds Daryl's note,NOT because she realizes Leah lived in that special cabin,but because she realizes the nature of Daryl's relationship to her. Meaning she knew about Leah but not about the intimate relationship they had. So Daryl kept that a secret and he seems very awkward if not ashamed when Carol puts two and two together.

He even tries to divert Carol's attention " Already told you everything" ,but Carol is not having it.

You have to be aware that the tone of their conversation up to this point is very soft and respectful and the voices are low.

As we all know this changes after Carol REALLY knows everything.

I asked myself the question how much Carol knew before this conversation and looking closely it seems that Daryl only told her that he was captured by a stranger woman and that he somehow ended up with her dog. Look at the sadness in Carol's face and she still manages to give him a way out"Whatever you wanna tell me". When he continues to tell his story,he starts right where he was captured.

SO CAROL KNEW close to NOTHING BEFORE. Not one thing about the 10 months he stayed with Leah,not how they got to know each other, and certainly not the romance part.

WHY?

Words straight from Duane Charles Manwiller.

I hope this helps soothe any anxiety out there, and if you need to talk, I’ve always got a chair available to pull up and drink up the zen with. (I’m sure @waynedunlaptheorgandonor has been brewing since the dawn of time)