7) How Broken Is Daryl?
After eight episodes of being captured by the Saviours, Daryl finally escaped their clutches in the midseason finale – to the joy of Walking Dead fans everywhere. Viewers have been desperately waiting for the beloved character to get back to his old self again.. and out of that hideous sweater. Unfortunately, it’s not all hunky dory for the guy as his imprisonment seems to have left him with some massive mental scarring.
On his way out of the Sanctuary, Daryl encounters Fat Joey, one of the Saviours. Even though he was willing to let him go without any trouble, Daryl lashes out with a pipe he’d found and bludgeons Joey to death. It’s an unwarranted and sickeningly brutal attack on a basically innocent man. Not like the old Daryl at all. Clearly, he’s not in a good place, to say the least. But what further affect will his time with the Saviours have on his psyche in future?
Now that Daryl’s been reunited with his friends, will they help him heal from his ordeal, or has he gone too far over the edge?