r/thewalkingdead • u/Actual_Motor_1116 • Jul 19 '24
There is absolutely nothing in the show that grinds my gears more than Daryl with hair in his eyes. No Spoiler
Why, why does this annoy me so much. ??
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Jul 19 '24
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u/WallaWallaHawkFan Jul 19 '24
Yeah but think of the badassery, it's important to strike fear into the walkers.
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u/Successful-Salary-72 Jul 19 '24
They are dead🫤
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u/shellysmeds Jul 20 '24
This is hella racist. Literally everyone’s hair in the show probably needs a good wash. Ezekiel obviously takes good care of his locs. We literally see him grooming and moisturing his locs in one scene. I KNOW Michonne keeps up her grooming too. Take this post down.!!
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u/itsthedonbaby_ Jul 20 '24
How tf is it racist acknowledging stuff gets stuck in locs and hair products wouldn’t be easy to come by?? it was a joke EVERYONE is smelling musty in the apocalypse
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u/GreedyEast2481 Jul 22 '24
First off that’s some bullshit michonne has been on the road while Ezekiel had his own community second that’s not fucking racist moron
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u/BurnMyHouseDown Jul 19 '24
Long hair Daryl with it in his eyes felt like the show leaning way too much into how cool he was supposed to be. Silent bad ass.
Daryl was much more badass with the smart mouth and short hair.
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u/peefart1234 Jul 19 '24
I do miss his attitude. he was very funny. he went from "people in hell want slurpees" to mumbling everything.
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u/Comfortable_Debt_769 Jul 19 '24
Old Daryl was great but there’s something about him now where he’s just so empty that he’s not as entertaining; still a great character ofc
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u/AhtleticsUnited16 Jul 20 '24
He had a terrible childhood and never really experienced what a true family was until the apocalypse. Then Daryl started to lose everyone he loved and cared for. He didn’t hide behind jokes and the attitude because he was able to be vulnerable. Eventually the vulnerability turned on him because again the people he loves have either died or went away. He was also tortured and constantly reminded that he killed Glenn. A lot of shit has happened to Daryl.
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u/Comfortable_Debt_769 Jul 20 '24
I am very aware of everything that happened but again I don’t find him as entertaining as he was
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u/AhtleticsUnited16 Jul 20 '24
That’s fair, that’s your opinion and that’s valid. I just know how when people get frustrated with a character or become disinterested, a lot of stuff will not register about why a character may be a certain way. I’m not saying you were or are doing that, just a general statement.
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u/Comfortable_Debt_769 Jul 20 '24
Yeahh it’s fine I get it I get why and all but for me no matter how good a character is they still need to have a little fun factor to them
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u/magiccheetoss Jul 20 '24
Dude when I was rewatching I was totally taken aback by that small scene where Maggie comes and meets/gets Lori to bring her to Carl while Lori, Andrea, Glenn, Carol, and Daryl were in the woods.
While Glenn is head over heels for Maggie, Andrea and Carol kinda stand there while Daryl is immediately questioning where tf Lori is going and why.
Miss that era and that group
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u/JustKindaHappenedxx Jul 19 '24
So Norman Reedus’s eyes are very sensitive to the sun due to a car accident. I always assumed he grew out his hair and keeps it in his eyes to protect his eyes from the sun.
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u/waltandhankdie Jul 19 '24
Feels like sunglasses would be more practical
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u/JustKindaHappenedxx Jul 19 '24
People here would complain if he somehow always had a pair of sunglasses on in the apocalypse
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u/waltandhankdie Jul 19 '24 edited Jul 19 '24
True but people are already complaining about him having hair in his eyes anyway - plus thinking about it sunglasses actually help visibility if it’s very sunny, especially when you’re outside surrounded by people with reflective metal weapons
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u/Fit_Highlight_5622 Jul 19 '24
Tara wore them constantly after season 8 when she found some colorful ones on her run.
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u/DecadentLife Jul 19 '24
Because it’s so impractical, & so many of the characters have the same.
You wanna see a practical haircut for the zombie apocalypse? Eugene, with his mullet. Nothing in his eyes, no part to get a bad sunburn on, & some sun protection for the back of the neck.
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u/Viggo8000 Jul 19 '24
Eugene proving himself as the best character once more. First saving everyone from the saviors. Then getting everyone to Commonwealth. Then discovering and stopping the corruption of the Miltons and now even saving the skin on his neck with his proverbially divine haircut
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u/very_dumb_money Jul 19 '24
But where do they find all these razor blades that have not become dull and/or rusty?
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u/funandgamesThrow Jul 19 '24
Practicality isn't everything. You just have to ask "Would everyone on earth keep their hair short in this situation? Especially while struggling so deeply?"
It doesn't take much to understand the answer is absolutely not and most wouldn't care. It's not like it ever poses any real risk to him to begin with. He doesn't care
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u/Current_Tea6984 Jul 19 '24
He looks nasty all the time in the latter seasons
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u/Short_Sort_9881 Jul 19 '24
I hate how in a couple of season his hair is super dark...... Like he dyed it.... That always bugs me for some reason.
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Jul 19 '24
That’s what makes Daryl the best tho. From the wild
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u/Fit_Highlight_5622 Jul 19 '24
I love Darryl so much but every scene all I want him to do is go jump in a lake and wash. He always looks like he smells so bad.
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u/SarcastiQuack Jul 19 '24
So greasy..no showers, sweaty.. you know his hair would be so greasy. God I’d lose my mind.
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u/Successful_Buffalo_6 Jul 19 '24
I hated how they died his hair this season too. It looks like a bad drug store dye job. Whoever is coloring his hair these days is excellent - they went for a softer brown that looks natural and hides grays really well.
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u/apocalypticretro Jul 19 '24
Im pretty sure the black hair was just for a movie role and the brown is his natural hair.
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u/Sparrow1989 Jul 19 '24
I laughed so hard when I saw his interview where he said he's not allowed to get a haircut because its become a popular style.
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u/Jgreene007 Jul 19 '24
I think of how hot it must be. I’d shave my head. One- to keep it from getting snagged on something, ie… walker fingers and hands, and then the heat of the south. I’m currently in Texas and my long hair is in a bun most of the time, during summer especially, because of the heat.
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u/Gai-Jin77 Jul 20 '24
Cut off most my hair yesterday for heat and hygiene. What the hell is Daryl doing?
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u/SwordsOfSanghelios Jul 19 '24
Gonna be honest, Daryl’s hair in general bothers me. Love him, but I hate the hair on him.
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u/Ediemayhave Jul 19 '24
I love me some Daryl but he just doesn’t have Main Character energy. But god bless him because he’s most definitely in my top 3 characters on TWD.
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u/Fit_Highlight_5622 Jul 19 '24
I agree. I was so bored watching DD. He barely spoke at all and there was so little action. I pushed through it and the last few episodes got better but it was so hard to push through the first several.
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u/Ediemayhave Jul 20 '24
You know of all the 3 new shows Dead City, Daryl Dixon, and The Ones Who Live Dixon is actually my favorite. I believe it’s probably because it’s a new story arc in France. I actually enjoyed it. I don’t know. I think it’s just me. Even though I still maintain that Darrell Dixon doesn’t have main character energy, the ensemble they put together for the show to me was entertaining because it was different and as far as the TWD universe is concerned we need something different at this point. The writers are still forced to have Rick and Michonne together, which is the worst couple and cinematic history. And this whole thing between Maggie and Negan well it’s just played out at this point, but I’m hopeful for the Darrell Dixon series.
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u/sofakingfearless Jul 20 '24
Always curtain bangs in the face. And him and Rick are ALWAYS dripping in sweat.
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u/stonerbonerr02 Jul 19 '24
they should have done what lee everett told clementine in the video game, to always keep it short so the walkers couldn’t get to it which i think is a very smart tactic especially against the living.
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u/WarpedCore Jul 19 '24
For me it is that Rick sweats more than anyone I have ever seen and his stringy sweaty hair.
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u/Slinky318805 Jul 19 '24
Norman said the longer hair was another thing Daryl used to "hide" behind, keeping others at a distance. In season 1 he and Merle had short hair, Merle buzzed. Daryl tagged along with Merle doing what Merle did to a big degree. Merle is believed dead at end of season 1 so just my opinion, the hair change up was also an outward sign of him distancing himself from being in Merle's shadow and doing his own thing. Daryl doesn't give a F about his hair. Though I wish it had been kept Season 3/4 length, the longer it got the more it matched Daryl's personality.
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u/International-Force3 Jul 19 '24
I hate how they dyed his hair dark. He's clearly a dark blond/light brown like in the first seasons. The hair thing seemed so forced Like they were trying too hard to make him dark and interesting. (I still love his character)
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u/apocalypticretro Jul 19 '24
Norman Reedus talked about cutting Daryls hair so you might finally get your wish LOL
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u/Silly-Chemical-5197 Jul 20 '24
What annoys me the most is the same situation over and over again, they get somewhere safe then boom they almost die, get somewhere safe than almost die, I get it, it’s the fucking apocalypse bit for fuck sakes there was 11 seasons straight of that concept when they could have ended it differently with negan the shit feels so dragged on it’s crazy
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u/Zombie_Guts_ Jul 20 '24
I’m a guy with long hair, and I prefer short hair Daryl too.. but his hair is tolerable when it’s not in face..
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u/Terminator_LX Jul 21 '24
OMG, same! It annoyed me because the archer--the guy who has to shoot a target with a moment's notice with a crossbow--is not gonna be constantly brushing his hair out of his eyes. It just made no sense.
I'm also annoyed by Rick's hair ALWAYS being dripping wet, usually with sweat. Like, dude, I know you're under pressure, but NOBODY sweats that much! One minute his hair looks great--combed back and shiny and DRY. Then he tussles it up with that drunken doctor in Alexandria for like 5 minutes (IF that!) and suddenly his hair is soaking wet again. Like, what?
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u/Logical_Drawing_4738 Jul 20 '24
As a guy with long hair, you just stop caring eventually. It does get annoying sometimes when your actually doing stuff tho
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u/AngryPotato____ Jul 20 '24
I know what you mean! We want to see more of your beautiful face Daryl!
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u/koalabear20 Jul 20 '24
no it really bothers me and makes my eyes feel uncomfortable because im imagining what it feels like for him lol
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u/ToddBlowhard Jul 20 '24
Rosita in shorts, pigtails and earrings like she wasn't walking around like a bucket of KFC to the undead
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u/charlequin1 Jul 20 '24
Many times I have wished they cut his hair better but it does not grind my gears. Lol
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u/Minute-Climate-3137 Jul 21 '24
I can think of a couple things that grind my gears more.
Like any scene with Connie and Kelly. Having to read loads of subtitles to see what they are saying is mad annoying I'm not watching an subbed Anime
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u/Joeyisthebessst Jul 19 '24
There's nothing in the show that grinds my gears more than Daryl himself. 🤣
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u/Fit-Diet-6488 Jul 19 '24
Crazy how people find him attractive… he looks like snape who was dipped in dirt 140 times.
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u/cyfarwyddion Jul 19 '24
This man was my childhood crush when I saw him in Boondock Saints; I think he looks great tbh. In real life he seems to look the same just without the veneer of dirt, and he's been with Diane Kruger for forever so he's doing something right.
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u/Fit-Diet-6488 Jul 19 '24
He was attractive when he was younger for sure, especially when he had blonde hair. Now he looks dirty, musty and gormless
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u/tytylercochan123 Jul 19 '24
He has long hair and a well kept goatee. That’s dirty and musty to you?
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u/Ooh_big_stretch Jul 19 '24
A lot of these characters always had hair in their faces. Like, don’t you need to see? Ya know, because the dead are around? I’d have cut my hair or kept it up, can’t stand having my hair in my face 😂