When To Expect Daryl Dixon To Die.... ( Includes Comic Spoilers )

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Popular or not, Daryl will eventually need to die for the story. I hope they have the balls to do it when it needs to be done.
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Popular or not, Daryl will eventually need to die for the story. I hope they have the balls to do it when it needs to be done.

Kirkman is the only one in the writers room with the balls.
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Popular or not, Daryl will eventually need to die for the story. I hope they have the balls to do it when it needs to be done.


There's the question of whether he needs to die and then there's the question of whether AMC, as an increasingly competitive and desperate business (especially now with Breaking Bad going out the door), will be willing to take that kind of a risk now.
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In my opinion, Abraham is a much more complex and well-written character than Daryl ever was. Sure, Daryl is 'Fit' and, sadly, I think that's why he has such a big fan base, and he's a bad ass, but after season 1 the writers just turned him into redneck teenage girl bait.
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Daryl will be there at the end

even if the writers wanted to kill him AMC won't let them.

In the end the show is on the AMC network they have the last say on everything.
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In my opinion, Abraham is a much more complex and well-written character than Daryl ever was. Sure, Daryl is 'Fit' and, sadly, I think that's why he has such a big fan base, and he's a bad ass, but after season 1 the writers just turned him into redneck teenage girl bait.


Well, then there is the fact that Norman LOVES his fans.

Every time we see him at cons, he's always taking pictures of the audience and such and is always smiling and seems to have an really good time just admiring the audience, all whilst the others are busy talking about the work they are doing.

That has ALOT to do with WHY he is so loved by fans.


Because he loves them back equally.

And having someone that is so capable of relating to the fans....that is one of the things that appeal the Daryl fans.

Say what you want about Daryl Dixon, but Norman Reedus is the coolest. There is no denying that.
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Honestly I find his talking pictures with the fans a gimmick and I admire the other cast members for staying on topic. I don't watch a con panel to see Norman take photos or give the bird for the one-hundredth time, I watch it to see the writers and cast talk about the show.
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There's the question of whether he needs to die and then there's the question of whether AMC, as an increasingly competitive and desperate business (especially now with Breaking Bad going out the door), will be willing to take that kind of a risk now.


AMC doesn't have a reputation for sticking with what works.

It's quite the opposite.

They fired Frank Darabont.

Then they fired Mazzara. I know many people here don't like Mazzara, and that's fine, but the viewership was at an all-time high with him as show runner.

They fired him anyway.

I've also read things hinting that Breaking Bad is being cut short, due to tensions between AMC and Vince Gilligan. Based on he most recent episode and plot developments, I can believe that.

To me, the show is starting to feel rushed at this point like they're trying to hurry and wrap it up.

My point is that AMC would not hesitate to give anyone the axe, no matter how important or valuable they are. In fact, it almost seems that, in any given situation, the goose laying the golden egg is first to be on the chopping block.

You say the network is desperate, and they are. I think that these are the reasons.

Having said that, I think that Daryl is less important than some people think.
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I've also read things hinting that Breaking Bad is being cut short, due to tensions between AMC and Vince Gilligan. Based on he most recent episode and plot developments, I can believe that.

To me, the show is starting to feel rushed at this point like they're trying to hurry and wrap it up.

I don't think so. Not by any stretch of the imagination.
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Daryl is loved by too many people for not being the main character. They have to yank the plug on him so they can introduce new characters to take his spot
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I don't know why everyone thinks Daryl won't die just because he is prepared for what the world has become. Is he? Sure, he is a survivalist, no denying that.

This would be true and would be the case if he didn't join the group on their escapades through the zombie ridden world, but instead he did join them and he's always putting his life on the front lines to protect the group so if this show was actually realistic (which it hasn't been in Season 3), then Daryl would have the highest chance of dieing out of anyone or he'd probably be dead by now.

But he is AMC's cashcow, and story doesn't matter to them as he long he swoons in the fangirls.

AMC's quote is "Story Matters Here" but this isn't the case at all with the Walking Dead. No way.

A show like The Walking Dead would be willing to kill characters like Daryl Dixon for the story to progress to keep things interesting, but no.

Like another user said, Daryl has lost his edge he had in Seasons 1 + 2. Season 3 he is just there to kill zombies and look good doing it, there's nothing special about him.

There's nothing that can be done with his character at this point, everything has run it's course even Merle now that he is dead. I don't ship Caryl either, Caryl should have happened at the end of Season 2 or beginning of Season 3. Would have made the story with Merle returning all the more interesting.

It's sad that Daryl will probably be here forever on the show, and if he doesn't die by Season 5 then he probably won't die at all. Unless they kept him for Negan, that would be epic. Greatest TV death ever if Negan killed Daryl but then the guy playing him would probably get death threats.

I think the perfect death for Daryl would have been the Prison Assault, but with Merle. Watching the two brothers go down together fighting would have been epic to watch. But now Merle is dead, what a shame...

I would have killed Daryl in Season 3 instead. We all saw Daryl's reaction in Season 1 to Merle going missing and possibly to him being dead, wouldn't it have been great to twist it around and show Merle's reaction to Daryl's death?
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Daryl dies when the series ends but there's a good chance he's one of the last ones standing too. I can see him going out in some big heroic fashion, making a full swing from a would-be thief to self-sacrificing hero. But odds are more in his favor of being last man standing. He's got that grit it out, toughness.
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I don't know why everyone thinks Daryl won't die just because he is prepared for what the world has become. Is he? Sure, he is a survivalist, no denying that.


Not everyone thinks that Daryl will survive because he is prepared. Many people, myself included, believe that if Daryl survives, it will be because AMC thinks the show needs him. Just for the record, I don't think the show needs Daryl. I think the show could survive without Daryl.
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Not everyone thinks that Daryl will survive because he is prepared. Many people, myself included, believe that if Daryl survives, it will be because AMC thinks the show needs him. Just for the record, I don't think the show needs Daryl. I think the show could survive without Daryl.


Oh no, I was just saying that a lot of people seem to think that, not everyone.

But I agree with you, the show doesn't need Daryl anymore, it could survive without him. He was cool in the first two seasons but his time has come and gone. AMC doesn't really think the show needs Daryl...they think they need Daryl.
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But he is AMC's cashcow, and story doesn't matter to them as he long he swoons in the fangirls.



I don't think this is necessarily true. I mean, they've canned two show runners so far, two show runners who presided over two very successful seasons, at least in terms of viewership. Not rocking the boat for fear of fan reaction really doesn't seem to guide their thought process (or at least not completely). I honestly don't know what does, to be honest.



Just for the record, I don't think the show needs Daryl. I think the show could survive without Daryl.


I don't think so either. I think the show would do just fine without him.

I'm still not ruling out his death in season four though.
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He'll die at the end of the prison story arc.
He'll get
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It wont be heroic, it'll be gut wrenching, and sad. But it'll set the mood, kind of the Worf effect. When Darryl dies like that people will know that the excrement just left the realm of theoretical speculation.
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In all honesty I'm seeing plenty of story potential left for Daryl, Carol, Tyreese, Michonne and even Sasha at this point. If I could name two characters who seem to have outlived their usefulness, it would be Glenn and Maggie. They've been pretty boring to me since they escaped the governor. What story is left for them? Having a kid? A subplot about caring for an infant during the ZA. Okay.

Doesn't really excite me personally.
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He'll die at the end of the prison story arc.
He'll get

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It wont be heroic, it'll be gut wrenching, and sad. But it'll set the mood, kind of the Worf effect. When Darryl dies like that people will know that the excrement just left the realm of theoretical speculation.


This seems so plausible that I'm actually hoping it goes along the lines of this theory.
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He'll die at the end of the prison story arc.
He'll get

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It wont be heroic, it'll be gut wrenching, and sad. But it'll set the mood, kind of the Worf effect. When Darryl dies like that people will know that the excrement just left the realm of theoretical speculation.


I've been hoping for that since the middle of last season.
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If anyone over at AMC has a brain then they'll preserve his character and have him leave for the new Walking Dead show to become the lead character. It's just such an obvious move.
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If anyone over at AMC has a brain


If Daryl's survival depends upon this, then the end is nigh.
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If Daryl's survival depends upon this, then the end is nigh.


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Personally, I'd LOVE to see that. :wub:


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One other thing to consider. I read somewhere that apparently, Andrew Lincoln really likes working with Norman Reedus and didn't exactly like the fact that they weren't doing that many scenes together in the early part of this season.

I don't know the behind-the-scenes politics of the Walking Dead.

But in other shows, the lead actor's opinion carries some weight when it comes to deciding who stays and who goes.
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