"She showed up in Solaz, out of the blue...like a dream"
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"She showed up in Solaz, out of the blue...like a dream"
Parallels 10x07 and 11x20
I have rewatched 11x20 tonight.Ā The parallels between 11x20 and 10x07 hit me like a ton of bricks.Ā
10x07 / 10x21
We can totally dislike something while understanding it. The whole Leah thing feels unnecessary, but I can see the story theyāre trying to tell. I think itās so significant that the writer of the ep said it was never planned that Daryl and L would kiss or say I love youās. Thereās a reason theyāre saving showing these things with him yāall. Itās like the writers said, this whole thing with them was bc of specific circumstances at specific times. Meaning not likely to happen again!
Absolutely. Itās a bit jarring to watch, but itās not without purpose. The biggest thing Leah does is frame Carol and Daryl as romantic. Each parallel, colored by Darylās desires and fears, presents the possibility of his relationship with Carol heading down the same path as with Leah. The direct spear fishing one allows Daryl to hope for happiness with Carol. āThe dead catches up to youā one warns him that Carol is not in a place to accept that happiness. He see sheās as lost as he was when he was searching for Rick, so he offers her the same advice that Leah offered him which had brought them closer together,Ā āonly if you let it,ā but because he knows that had still not been enough for him, he adds to CarolĀ āIām not going to let it,ā proving his commitment to her. Daryl admitting he should have stayed to help Leah does speak to his constant need to take the blame for everything, but it is also about him empathizing with Leah, putting himself in her place. The āchoose where you belongā/āI know where Iām supposed to beā parallel is Daryl understanding Leahās frustration with his indecisiveness because he feels the same frustration with Carol. When he tells Carol āthatās on you because you donāt know when to stop,ā he is reprimanding the part of her that wonāt let her be happy because it had once been a part of him too. Daryl has already chosen Carol. He wants Carol to reciprocate, but if she canāt, then he has to let her go like Leah let him go.Ā Ā
Yes, the writer did say even without production restrictions, they wanted Darylās and Leahās intimacy to be subtle, supposedly to be sensitive to passionate fans, but itās definitely more than that. Itās the same reason Carol never tells Ezekiel she loves him even when it seems natural to do so. They arenāt going to come out and say it, but they are saving the good stuff for Daryl and Carol.Ā
Timing is indeed everything. Thereās a reason Darylās story with Leah is sandwiched between his flashbacks with Carol. The distance between Daryl and Carol, symbolized by the river between them, is what allows him to grow closer to Leah. Carol saying sheās moving on and he should do the same is what spurs Daryl to finally try to commit to Leah.Ā
A lot of people are speculating Daryl and Leah are going to get back together in S11, but without the grief and loneliness that brought them together in the first place, it doesnāt make sense. The pain Daryl experiences at the cabin is not longing for Leah. He knows she is in the past. Yes, he did ask her to find him but he did so when he was feeling lost, and now thanks to Carol, the one who actually succeeded in finding him, he is not. He knows what Carol has done for him. Heās going to see her working her ass off to prove she belongs.Ā
Not that this is the same thing at all, but I just want to point out that Daryl used Henry to get intel from Lydia and didnāt let Henry know thatās what he was doing until he shared information about the Kingdom and got hauled out. You know who else didnāt know her son was being used this way and would probably have objected had she been there? Carol.Ā Ā
Itās interesting how the writers are flipping this situation around on Daryl who is now trying to protect his adopted daughter from being used in a similar way. I mean, at least Carol made her intentions clear?
We also get a parallel scene about Lydia and Carol acknowledging their past abuse. It reminded me of this scene with Henry:
In season 1, Laurent asks Daryl if he has a wife and family back home. In season 2, Carol tells Ash sheās looking for her husband and child in France.
Interesting⦠very interesting š
Positivity thought for the day.
(Warning, contains spoilers from the extended opening mins shown at sdcc, so if you donāt want to know scroll on)
The Walking Dead || S11E09 "No Other Way" & S10E14 "Look at the Flowers" || Caryl coming home to each other ||