Norman Reedus Reveals Original Plan for Daryl & Carol’s Walking Dead Reunion and Explains Why It Was Rewritten

Warning: Spoilers ahead for The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 2, Episode 4!The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Star Norman Reedus explained the original plan for Daryl’s reunion with Carol (Melissa McBride), and revealed why it was rewritten. Near the beginning of Daryl Dixon Season 2, Episode 4 A young guard releases Daryl from prison, in which he uses a knife and mace to fight fast zombies and members of the Pouvoir. Once the fight settles, however, he sees Carol at the other end of the hallway. The two embrace, having finally found each other after so long.

Talk to Entertainment WeeklyReedus revealed how The original plan for Daryl Dixon To unite Daryl and Carol was for him to still be imprisoned when she found him. However, the actor wanted the two to be on equal ground when they found each other, while it also felt surreal that they were finally reunited. He described the reunion as “frenetic,” with an action-packed sequence is the most fitting way for the pair to find each other again. Check out what Reedus had to say below:

It was originally written differently where she finds me in prison. And we talked about changing it.

I wanted the emotion to be different. Not just, ‘Oh, she finds me and I’m weak.’ I wanted it to start weak, and then he goes out and turns into a killing machine – and then just a record-breaking moment where it goes silent. Everything is going on around us, but the sound goes away and it’s like… ‘Is this real? You are right in front of me.’ So we worked on that.

It has to be different as you just found me. The energy had to be out of this world when it happened. It had to be frenetic – just pure adrenaline.

What Reedus’ Statement Says About Daryl & Carol’s Reunion

This was the best way for them to find each other

After Daryl and Carol’s reunion, the couple become the main characters in Daryl DixonWith Isabelle (Clémence Poésy) the scene dies after they are back together. Much like their first scene together in the spinoff, The pair feel on equal ground throughout the rest of the episode. This reflects how they both stood in the hallway amidst their own carnage when they saw each other, being on equal footing right from the start. This continues until the end, where they work together to kill Genet (Ann Charrier), leader of the Pouvoir.

Finding each other in the middle of the violent attack on the nest is also emblematic of their own survival abilities, something on full display while fighting groups of people in episodes 3 and 4. Since their reunion sets the stage for Daryl Dixon Season 3, having them on equal footing while meeting in a major fight symbolizes the necessity to paint not as weak as the others. It also emphasizes their agency, signifies the dual importance they will have while trying to save Laurent (Louis Puech Scigliuzzi) of the newly formed alliance of the Pouvoir And the nest.

Our take on Daryl & Carol’s moment of reunion in Daryl Dixon Season 2

It had the impact Norman Reedus was hoping for

The sudden nature of Daryl and Carol’s reunion after a major fight scene managed to reach the “Record scratch” Feeling Reedus was hoping for. The moment was almost surreal, as the couple’s reunion allowed them to find each other on equal ground, making it all the more powerful when they were together. With two episodes left before Daryl Dixon Season 2 ends, it seems they will remain on similar ground for the rest of the upcoming episodes.

Source: EW