Daryl Cries for Glenn in Devastating 'Walking Dead' (2024)

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Does Daryl feel responsible for Glenn's death? ›

Daryl's guilt over Glenn haunted him through season 7 and resulted in a powerful, emotional scene with Maggie, who told him that she didn't blame him for what Negan did. So as sad as Glenn's death was, there's so much that wouldn't have happened if a different character had been killed in his place on The Walking Dead.

Daryl breaks down, believing himself responsible for Hershel's death as he had failed to kill The Governor when he had a chance. Beth embraces Daryl as he cries. After some time, a more sober Daryl tells Beth about the difficult times between himself and Merle as children.

Daryl has only cried for four of the deaths throughout the entire show. Those deaths are his brother Merle Dixon, Hershel Greene, Beth Greene, and Glenn Rhee. Daryl won IGN's "Best TV Hero" of 2012.

There, he watches as Michonne returns to the prison. At the meeting spot, Daryl arrives and clears out a few remaining walkers before coming across a reanimated Merle. Daryl cries at his loss, and as the walker approaches him, Daryl slams it to the ground and stabs Merle in the face several times.

Glenn's death was essential for the larger storylines in The Walking Dead, including Maggie's character journey and the conflict with Negan. Negan killed Glenn to make a further example and punish Daryl for retaliating to Abraham's death, solidifying Negan's power and danger.

His death initially leaves the group shattered, with Maggie quickly descending into an emotional mess and Rick on the verge of yielding to Negan's power. Glenn's body is later driven by the group to the Hilltop, where it is buried in a matter of days.

He later visits Daryl and tapes a gruesome Polaroid photo of Glenn's mutilated body on the wall, blaming Daryl for his friend's death. Daryl breaks down into tears. Dwight believes he has broken Daryl's spirit and takes him to meet Negan. Negan explains to Daryl how Dwight became one of his top men.

Daryl wakes in time to find a walker chewing on his shoe; he quickly dispatches it and another approaching walker, and takes their ears as a trophy necklace.

In Season 4, Episode 14, "The Grove"

After she killed her sister, Lizzie would only hurt more people if Carol didn't kill her. Carol told Lizzie to look at the flowers before shooting her in the back of the head, cementing this scene as one of the saddest in the show's history.

He killed 127 walkers. Daryl comes in second with 98 kills and Michonne is the third one with 45 kills, being 31 one of those with the katana (weird seeing that Michonne killed 14 walkers without the sword).

How much older is Daryl than Beth? ›

There are those who believe the pair shouldn't or couldn't end up together because of their age difference (Daryl's age in-story isn't established but is assumed to be in his late '30s or early '40s, whereas Beth was 19 when she died and 18 when she started to bond with Daryl).

Rooker has suggested that the exit was down to financial reasons, according to Cbr. While attending a panel at Wales Comic Con, Rooker got straight to the point about how he was feeling about the way his character was written out.

Merle is the older brother of Daryl Dixon. Having no mother and a neglectful and abusive father, Merle raised Daryl when not incarcerated in juvenile detention.

As toxic as their relationship could be at times, Daryl and Merle truly loved one another and would have fought to the end side-by-side if given the opportunity. Despite Merle's death early in the apocalypse, Daryl learned quite a bit from his older brother, including all the things that he didn't want to be.

Daryl and Beth became good friends and since then, Daryl is a lot more open to Beth about his feelings. After Beth goes missing in "Alone", Daryl feels overwhelmingly guilty that he was unable to protect her.

As Daryl readies his knife to attack the Savior searches the cellar, but soon leaves with some supplies and shuts the door. Once he's gone, Maggie remarks to Daryl that he hasn't spoken a word to her ever since he returned to the Hilltop. Crying, Daryl apologizes to Maggie for Glenn's death.

In this universe, Darryl doesn't punch Negan and Glenn lives. If Glenn lives, it doesn't only make it easier to beat the Saviors, but they also wouldn't have as much animosity. towards Negan. Rick would let him live after defeating him still, but would probably.

It wasn't like they became friends, but they were able to set down the knives and Maggie was able to let go of her hatred for the man who killed her husband and the father of her child. She didn't forgive him, they weren't going to be besties, but the hatred she held for him in her heart was gone.