Delicious discussion!!! That flower on the tray was EVERYTHING. I love a man who brings a woman flowers and you are right: Daryl served his heart on a platter! 😍 If Carol had opened that door… I imaging him bringing her tray inside, sitting in silence while she was eating, (if she wanted to eat) and sharing her space like he did inside the RV after they lost Sophia. He knows her intimately. He knows how to share her grief, how to be present without being intrusive and accompany her when she’s in pain. Their relationship is more mature now and maybe a conversation would’ve happened. I can only imagine his frustration: Wanting to be there for her and her keeping the door shut. But like you said, she wasn’t ready to be found yet. And I love Daryl in this moment because he gives her space and time, but still makes his presence known to her in his “I’m right here for you when you need me, no pressure, I’ll wait until you’re ready” way. He stays close and doesn’t leave her, supporting her as best as he can and as much as she will allow him to. “Bonds” is an amazing episode. That opening… The chiaroscuro (claroscuro for us in Spanish) was created to showcase Melissa’s beauty for real! Carol is even beautiful first thing in the morning and that little peek into her space made us feel closer to her, indeed. (I wear socks in bed too because my toes are always cold 😂) I love Carol. And I love how not a single detail concerning Carol escapes Daryl’s attention. She can stealthily go out or camouflage her intentions to others, but Daryl’s watching her every move. He drops everything and follows her without a moment’s hesitation. It’s his priority, period. And another amazing Caryl day happened. Some of our most cherished moments: “Mr. Crossbow”, double capper, “it’s not like that AT ALL”, Daryl giving Carol THE LOOK that melted an entire fandom and provoked a collective SCREAM!! CAROL, PAY ATTENTION TO THIS MAN, PLEASE!!!! We’re as desperate and exasperated as Daryl and we want to shake her out of her tunnel vision and make her SEE. But, she’s consumed by uncontrollable rage and not able to grasp what’s right in front of her in this moment, and we understand. There’s too much pain and fury inside of her. It’s not the time for them, yet. (They have to leave something for the spin off, people!) 😆 Then… DOG 🥰 I wanted to be included in their conversation about Leah. Like so many other conversations that they robbed from us 😭 To see his facial expressions when he was telling Carol, her reaction and gestures. Arrrrgh!! I feel robbed of a pivotal moment there. Moving on to the moment when you were saying that even though it has been so long, when canon finally happens between them, it will be so significant and bring so much hope for anyone who might be worried thinking that they’re behind in life or they’ve taken too long to do something. It will show that it’s never too late to find happiness. Coincidentally, Norman was saying something along those lines on a recent interview in Japan: Daryl still has room to grow in “matters of the heart” because he feels like “he’s missed that window” to allow people in. When THE right moment comes… When they BOTH realize that they are meant for each other… When they understand that they HAVEN’T missed that window… OMG, Laura and Shalaka!!! OMG!!! ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥💯💯💯

Not me upset i missed her birthday yesterday. Carol is a goat