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Melissa McBride on the Caryl hug in TWD 8x01 “Mercy” (plus a cute McReedus Moment)

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Melissa and Norman communicating silently

New York PaleyFest, 10/11/14

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Norman Reedus is Repeatedly Problematic

CW: Sexual assault, misogyny, transphobic language

I see some people are discovering today about Norman Reedus’ friendship with Marilyn Manson, along with his support for Johnny Depp, and that he is vanity searching his own name on twitter.

(Something he does all the time, a quick look at his likes tells you this. During all the controversy about the spin-off, he has MANY fans tagging him with support and begging for attention, but he ignored them and just was vanity searching his own name, blocking many)

I thought due to this it was time to post an unfinished post I have had in my drafts for over 8 years. I am embarrassed that I kept ignoring this stuff in order to support the ship but hopefully this will help others.

Remember that time Norman and Sean Patrick Flanery manhandled a Japanese fan between them like she was a ragdoll, exposing her ass to the world in the process?

http://ikkleosu.tumblr.com/post/70753988709/a-pathetic-fangirl-oh-boys-is-there-an

It should also be noted, Norman has had a long very close friendship with Flanery who delights is retelling the gross prank he played on Norman where he made him think he was going to be attacked and raped by a stranger, amongst much other problematic behaviour.

https://aclockworkashley.tumblr.com/search/sean

https://shineuntiltomorrow.com/norman-reedus/reedus-lost/

Remember that time Norman worked with Terry Richardson long after the photographer has been exposed as a repeated sexual abuser?

Remember when Norman went through a phase of fake strangling women he’d just met in photos without asking them if it was okay, or if they were comfortable with it?

http://ikkleosu.tumblr.com/search/strangling

Remember when Norman was still using the “t” slur in 2017?

Also here in 2014, where frankly there’s so much disturbing stuff:

(GQ interview October 2014)

Remember that time Norman called the Duck Dynasty dudes “pretty sophisticated” AFTER their homophobic and racist rants?

Remember that time Norman revealed that an actress (Dagmara Dominczyk) being scared, nervous and shaking during a sex scene turned him on?

Remember how Norman refused to denounce his very close friend Marilyn Manson, even after Evan Rachel Wood had given her deposition And in fact, he deleted comments and blocked fans who brought it up?

(redited because the majority of screenshots didn’t come through for some reason!)

ikkleosu

CW: Transphobia

Adding further evidence to his use of the T slur. He uses it as the title of a piece of art, which is a screengrab from the short video he directed mentioned above.

Norman Reedus Photograph (note url contains the T word)

Also here is the short video itself: CW: violence, misogyny, sexually explicit

https://youtu.be/fZP4k8psmfI

Edited 30 Nov 2025:

ikkleosu

“I would never allow anything like that around me”

lucelafonde

The complete destruction of the TWD fanbase must be studied in a lab. I don't think I've EVER watched a show with so little fan engagement as Daryl Dixon. And this is following in the footsteps of a franchise that once dominated the TV landscape. The viewing numbers for this show are abysmal, and before anyone "but it doesn't include streaming"s me, I KNOW the show is a dead horse being propped up by nothing but it being too expensive to cancel before s4 (probably) because NOBODY CARES. Do you know how rare it is to find a piece of media that no one cares about? Do you know what an incredible achievement this is?

There are only 212 fics on Ao3 for DD in total. That's nearly unheard of. 53 of them are Daryl/Reader and probably not really set in DD. Only 42 are Daryl/Carol, a pairing that was once so popular, you literally could not escape a mention/question about it whenever either of the actors were involved. They had MERCH. There are 4 fics with Daryl/Isabelle, his only on-screen kiss in the franchise. I can't find any fics for Carol/Antonio, their much-hyped "it" couple for the last 2 seasons they've tried shoving down our throat at every interview. No one cares about the relationships in that show. No one feels inspired to produce anything. I'm not sure I've ever been in a fandom where this happened. To have the writing be so completely uninspiring, people can't even be arsed to try to fix it... Incredible.

But it's only Ao3, maybe it's just not an audience that would write fics. Fair. But then I look at the official posts from the show/network accounts and they get less engagement than I got on Twitter before I deactivated, and I was NOT a big account with AMC numbers. It's just that NO ONE CARES. I see people posting old Caryl content on Twitter that gets more numbers than official DD promos. And it's not just the social media either! Every official interview I watch on YouTube has virtually no views and maybe 3 comments max. Articles? Forget it, crickets. No engagement whatsoever. People. Don't. Care. If there IS a comment anywhere, it's "when will Daryl and Rick reunite?"

NO ONE CARES ABOUT DD. It's like someone actively tried to make the least watched, least talked about show possible that no one would ever get emotionally invested in, and they've succeeded. And instead of fixing the stuff people have complained about back when some diehards still cared a tiny bit, they doubled down on the stuff no one cares about so now they're truly playing to an empty theater.

And I'm sure they're scratching their heads about why and pointing fingers, and blaming the fans for just not "getting it", but honestly? Respect. It's not easy to make something so incredibly bland, people can't even be arsed to hate it. So uninspiring, it's not even worth fixing. So unengaging, not even the dedicated hate-watchers would touch it. So milquetoast, you can't even get people to have stupid arguments in comment sections. You have created a show that birthed such an unbelievable amount of apathy, I wish there were awards for that that I could give you. You birthed a whole new genre of television. If s4 got cancelled tomorrow, I think it would take me a year to hear about it because no one would even bother mentioning it, and I'm one of five people who's actually watched s3 for some reason. You've made a show that does nothing for no one, and you somehow managed to get a budget for that. I applaud you. May we all fail upwards like that in our lives 🙏

ninelives2

Carol finds herself alone, for the first time in a while. She battles with the decision to return to Daryl or to stay away as per Rick's wishes, until the decision is eventually made for her. Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.

onlyxmcbride

ao3 link:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/68968141/chapters/193810426

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The Walking Dead; Them

"We're not dead. That's what you said. You're not dead. I know you. We're different. I can't let myself -- But you . . . I know you. You have to let yourself feel it." - Carol Peletier

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The Walking Dead; Them

"Anything?" - Carol Peletier "No, it's too dry. There ain't nothing here." - Daryl Dixon "Maybe we should start back." - Carol Peletier "You go." - Daryl Dixon "I think she saved my life. She saved your life, too, right?" - Carol Peletier

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The Walking Dead; Them

"I'm gonna head out. See what I can find." - Daryl Dixon "Hey, don't be too long." - Rick Grimes "I'll go with you." - Carol Peletier "I got it." - Daryl Dixon "You gonna stop me?" - Carol Peletier