After the latest shocking death in UndeadRick Grimes and Daryl Dixon now have the same tragic thing in common – and it could bring them even closer. The second season of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixondubbed Carol’s bookI saw Carol going to France to find Daryl. In Season 2, Episode 4, “Le Paradis Pour Toi,” Daryl and Carol finally reunited after all this time — but the reunion came at a painful cost with the death of yet another character.
After Isabelle refused to tell Losang where Laurent was, he stabbed her. When Carol saved Isabelle from the attack, Isabelle – still bleeding – took Carol to Daryl. It was exciting to see this iconic duo together again, but the joy of the reunion was short-lived. Moments later, Isabelle succumbed to the stab wound and died in Daryl’s arms.. With her dying breath, she made Daryl promise to take care of Laurent. This creates a tragic similarity between Daryl and his old friend Rick; they both experienced the same indescribable pain.
After Isabelle’s death, Rick Grimes and Daryl Dixon lost women they loved
Daryl lost Isabelle; Rick lost Lori
Daryl never liked expressing his emotions. When he comes close to being vulnerable, he usually lashes out, like when he yelled at Laurent or when he passive-aggressively taught Beth how to use her crossbow. But after Isabelle dies, Laurent reveals that Daryl loved her. This makes Isabelle’s death even sadder. Daryl didn’t just lose a close friend; he lost the woman he loved. This creates a great parallel between Daryl and Rickwho also lost the love of his life.
In Undead season 3, episode 4, Killer Within, Rick’s wife, Lori, died giving birth to his daughter, Judith. Rick was devastated by the loss and spent the next few episodes slowly losing his mind. He hallucinated Lori wherever he looked and had to stop leading the group for a while. He has lived through the indescribable pain that Daryl is just beginning to experience. This creates a sad similarity between the two characters that could make them even closer friends.
Isabelle’s death could bring Rick and Daryl closer together (when The Walking Dead eventually reunites them)
Both experienced the same devastating loss
As Rick has returned to Alexandria and Carol has gone to Europe to bring Daryl home, it seems inevitable that Rick and Daryl will end up reuniting at one of the Undeadspin-offs. When that finally happens, their shared loss could bring them closer together. Rick finally came out the other side of his pain and managed to find love and happiness again. With this moving retrospective, he could help Daryl deal with his pain and see the light at the end of the tunnel.