OK so if you don't know about the Walking Dead....Leave now...Spoilers will follow!!!
Ok So Zombie Apocalypse ....Rick wakes up from a coma and is alone in a hospital with a strange warning written on door.
Been all kinds of jokes like "don't dead open inside" WHAT!!! So anywho he leaves and BOOM walkers. I have to say the half chick was my favorite from that episode and his look like " o sorry you don't need this bike do you"....man had me laughing anyway he can't find his family , meets a guy and tells him he is heading to Atlanta, lucky him finds a horse and rides his ass there ...guess what LOTS of Walkers...lets them have the horse(ok that pissed me off a bit) finds some more folks and lets them help him get outta of town. In the process they leave Merle handcuffed to roof. Sorry Merle you are a racist redneck...tough luck!
They get back to camp and BOOM there is Rick's wife Lori who is sleeping with his best friend Shane... OOPS.
That is the moment people really started not liking her. But soon after Daryl Dixon shows up.....and steals the show.
So Daryl Dixon is not in the comic books...he was written for Norman Reedus who tried out for Merle which was given to Michael Rooker....awesome choice...but they liked him so much they said "let's make a character for him" umm yeah good decision. Daryl has MASSIVE appeal. Why you ask. It is a complex answer for people.
Let's look at Daryl, he is a dirty, bloody redneck who has a foul mouth and often had dead things hanging on him or at the very least dead parts of things. But he has a HUGE fan base, admittedly a lot of them are ladies but also dudes.
Maybe part of it is that Norman has added minute subtle layers to Daryl, we know by watching that he had a hard early life that has left him emotionally stunted and we at times get to glimpse that little boy looking for approval.
I can I fell in LOVE with the character while he searched for Sophia. I honestly think I felt worse for Daryl than I did for Carol when Sophia stumbled out of that barn.
We also love his smart ass one liners or at least I do...
"It may be a strange concept for many horror fans—a group that is
predominantly male—to wrap their heads around. But Daryl Dixon is
essentially the heartthrob of The Walking Dead. He’s the little something for the ladies, yet is competent and badass enough for the guys to enjoy."
www.criminalelement.com/blogs/2012/05/the-cult-of-daryl-dixon-a-lesson-in-mass-appeal-thriller-comics-walking-dead-zombies-angie-barry
That says it perfectly I think....I can't wait for October and next season
but to get you thru this weekend is a Walking Dead Marathon on AMC....
and now a few Daryl Dixon GIFs for your pleasure
