Walkg Dead creator Robert Kirkman set tongu waggg earlier this month when he floated the possibily that origal survivor Daryl Dixon uld be gay, tellg , "It's been discsed." Now, the AMC h's shownner, Stt M.
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- IS ‘THE WALKG DEAD’ IN DARYL DIXON GAY?
- WALKG DEAD CREATOR REVEALS DARYL’S SEXUALY, PREVIEWS NEW GAY CHARACTER
- IS 'WALKG DEAD' HEARTTHROB DARYL DIXON GAY? SHOW'S EXECUTIVE PRODUCER RPONDS
- THE WALKG DEAD'S DARYL DIXON WAS MEANT TO BE GAY ORIGALLY
- THIS 'WALKG DEAD' CHARACTER WAS SUPPOSED TO BE GAY
- WALKG DEAD SHOWNNER ADDRS DARYL’S SEXUALY, CONFIRMS GAY MALE CHARACTER IS ON THE WAY
- THE WALKG DEAD: WE FALLY KNOW FOR SURE WHETHER OR NOT DARYL IS GAY
- DARYL DIXON WAS ALMOST THE WALKG DEAD'S FIRST GAY CHARACTER
- DARYL DIXON MIGHT BE "PRISON GAY" ON THE WALKG DEAD
- IS DARYL DIXON GAY? 'THE WALKG DEAD' SHOWNNER SAYS... STAY TUNED?DON'T EXPECT AN ANSWER THIS {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY JOSH WIGLERAUGT 27, 2014/9:28 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}AMCBY JOSH WIGLERAUGT 27, 2014 / 9:28 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"IS DARYL DIXON GAY? 'THE WALKG DEAD' SHOWNNER SAYS... STAY TUNED?","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2014-08-27T13:28:32.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2014-08-27T13:28:32.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"JOSH WIGLER","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EARLIER THE MONTH, ATTENTN TURNED TO SOME MENTS OM "WALKG DEAD" CREATOR ROBERT KIRKMAN, SUGGTG THAT NORMAN RES' FAN-FAVORE CHARACTER, BOW-WIELDG DARYL DIXON, ULD BE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DARYL'S SEXUALY HASN'T BEEN ADDRSED ON THE SHOW, EVEN THOUGH SEVERAL FANS EQUENTLY WONR ABOUT THE GGED WOODSMAN'S LOVE LIFE. WHATEVER DARYL'S SEXUAL PREFERENCE, DON'T SOUND LIKE AN ANSWER IS G ANYTIME {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN AN TERVIEW WH TV LE, "WALKG DEAD" SHOW NNER STT M. GIMPLE SAYS DARYL'S SEX LIFE "IS NOT REALLY ADDRSED" THE SHOW'S UPG FIFTH SEASON, THOUGH THE SHOW DO PLAN TO TRODUCE A GAY MALE CHARACTER THE G {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GIMPLE ADD THAT THE SHOW ISN'T "HOLDG BACK RMATN ON DARYL'S SEXUALY AS ANY SORT OF BIG REVEAL. THE FACT THAT THERE'S STILL A QUTN AS TO WHAT DARYL'S ORIENTATN IS SEASON 5 ABSOLUTELY SPEAKS TO DARYL'S CHARACTER; HE IS A VERY GUARD, VERY CLOSED-OFF DIVIDUAL A LOT OF WAYS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE HIM EVER SO SLOWLY OPEN UP AND SHOW THE OTHER CHARACTERS ASPECT BY ASPECT AS TO WHAT MAK HIM TICK," GIMPLE NTUED. "THAT'S BEEN A VERY SATISFYG JOURNEY FOR ALL OF ON THE CREATIVE SI TO PORTRAY. [AND] HE'S STILL ON THAT JOURNEY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN OTHER WORDS, THE QUTN REMAS ABOUT DARYL'S TERTS, AND WON'T LIKELY ROLVE UNTIL AFTER THE G SEASON. ON THE BRIGHT SI, THAT SOUNDS PRETTY GOOD FOR DARYL SURVIVG UNTIL AT LEAST SEASON SIX, RIGHT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- THE WALKG DEAD REVEALS WHETHER DARYL DIXON IS GAY
IS ‘THE WALKG DEAD’ IN DARYL DIXON GAY?
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One of The Walkg Dead's biggt mysteri is one that hasn't actually ever been addrsed on the AMC h seri: is Daryl Dixon (Norman Res) gay? "I do have to clear somethg up, though: the letter lumn of the ic book that I do, I mentned that there was a possibily early on about makg Daryl Dixon's character gay. Kirkman did reveal that a "very proment gay character om the ics" will be troduced the send half of the fifth of the character have often "shipped" him wh Carol (Melissa McBri), whom he stck up a iendship wh season one, and then Beth (Ey Kney), who got closer to the guard Daryl season four.
WALKG DEAD CREATOR REVEALS DARYL’S SEXUALY, PREVIEWS NEW GAY CHARACTER
He's gay.
IS 'WALKG DEAD' HEARTTHROB DARYL DIXON GAY? SHOW'S EXECUTIVE PRODUCER RPONDS
"He said, 'Well, he's prison gay—like, you'll tch him lookg at a member of the same sex, but if you mentn to him, he'll jt stab you and be like what the f--k? As a rult, many viewers have scratched their heads for years and wonred if Daryl is gay — spe a strong majory of the fanbase suggtg that Daryl and Carol (Melissa McBri) should bee an em.
THE WALKG DEAD'S DARYL DIXON WAS MEANT TO BE GAY ORIGALLY
In fact, Kirkman tailed that the origal plans were for Dixon to be gay, but simply never happened. On that same note, Res simultaneoly exprsed that he “isn’t aaid” to portray Daryl as a gay character and that he would happily work wh whatever material the wrers gave him. So while Dixon isn’t currently gay nonilly, that don’t mean that plans won’t soon change down the le as the character’s story ntu to expand the latt pulse-poundg seri.
It was also upsettg to see the universe kill off LGBTQ+ characters so rapidly, seemgly adoptg the heo "bury your gays" trope. While may seem as though fans wanted them together bee they were the only two gay men the ma st, their personali do plement each other.
Kirkman wanted to clear up a letters lumn where the possibily of Daryl beg gay was prented.
THIS 'WALKG DEAD' CHARACTER WAS SUPPOSED TO BE GAY
But Kirkman and work AMC also wanted to emphasize they would have been fe wh Dixon’s beg gay, but that 's not the se.
WALKG DEAD SHOWNNER ADDRS DARYL’S SEXUALY, CONFIRMS GAY MALE CHARACTER IS ON THE WAY
Kirkman did add that "a very proment gay character" would be troduced the next half of the October, "Walkg Dead" executive producer Greg Nitero floated a pletely different theory than Daryl’s beg gay.
“In the letter lumn of the ic book that I do, I mentned that there was a possibily early on about makg Daryl Dixon’s character gay, ” Kirkman explaed. Daryl’s now-nfirmed heterosexualy asi, Kirkman also revealed on Talkg Dead that a “proment” gay character om the ic books will appear the send half of the show’s fifth season. So, which gay character is makg the leap om page to screen?
THE WALKG DEAD: WE FALLY KNOW FOR SURE WHETHER OR NOT DARYL IS GAY
And which gay character do you predict will soon be fightg alongsi the survivors? Darabont was the AMC drama's first shownner, but stepped down July 2011 bizarre and to this day still unclear one of the thgs he was terted dog was givg fan favoure character Daryl Dixon a gay Page/AMCRelated: Why The Walkg Dead's season 7 fale will be the bt the show's historyNorman Res told The Mirror that Darabont approached him about the ia. "There was a time on the show where Frank was gog to have me be gay, but he won't adm , " he said.
DARYL DIXON WAS ALMOST THE WALKG DEAD'S FIRST GAY CHARACTER
He referred to as 'prison gay', and I didn't know what that meant. CultureThis 'Walkg Dead' Character Was Supposed to be GayAnd another might be g out soon.
YouTubeThe Walkg Dead was supposed to be a ltle b gayer.
DARYL DIXON MIGHT BE "PRISON GAY" ON THE WALKG DEAD
Star Norman Res recently told The Mirror at The Walkg ad European Tour that there were plans for his character Daryl to be gay. Res reunted the nversatn:“There was a time on the show where Frank was gog to have me be gay, but he won’t adm … If he adms, ’s like he’ll kill you.
He referred to as ‘prison gay, ’ and I didn’t know what that meant … We were there and he said ‘What do you thk if we ma Daryl gay? ”For those that aren’t faiar, the term “prison gay” is for people who have same-sex relatnships only prison. While havg Daryl be gay would’ve add to LGBTQ reprentatn on televisn, some ways ’s better off that he wasn’t tossed some prison gay backstory as a means of sensatnalizg the Imag / Kev WterThe Walkg Dead televisn seri has featured var LGBTQ characters, troducg Tara season 4 and Aaron Season 5.
And now, fans are gearg up for J to be nfirmed as gay sce his character is the ic books. Sure, there was some cricism over the ath of Denise which fell to the ual trop of gay character mis.
IS DARYL DIXON GAY? 'THE WALKG DEAD' SHOWNNER SAYS... STAY TUNED?DON'T EXPECT AN ANSWER THIS {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY JOSH WIGLERAUGT 27, 2014/9:28 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}AMCBY JOSH WIGLERAUGT 27, 2014 / 9:28 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"IS DARYL DIXON GAY? 'THE WALKG DEAD' SHOWNNER SAYS... STAY TUNED?","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2014-08-27T13:28:32.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2014-08-27T13:28:32.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"JOSH WIGLER","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EARLIER THE MONTH, ATTENTN TURNED TO SOME MENTS OM "WALKG DEAD" CREATOR ROBERT KIRKMAN, SUGGTG THAT NORMAN RES' FAN-FAVORE CHARACTER, BOW-WIELDG DARYL DIXON, ULD BE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DARYL'S SEXUALY HASN'T BEEN ADDRSED ON THE SHOW, EVEN THOUGH SEVERAL FANS EQUENTLY WONR ABOUT THE GGED WOODSMAN'S LOVE LIFE. WHATEVER DARYL'S SEXUAL PREFERENCE, DON'T SOUND LIKE AN ANSWER IS G ANYTIME {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN AN TERVIEW WH TV LE, "WALKG DEAD" SHOW NNER STT M. GIMPLE SAYS DARYL'S SEX LIFE "IS NOT REALLY ADDRSED" THE SHOW'S UPG FIFTH SEASON, THOUGH THE SHOW DO PLAN TO TRODUCE A GAY MALE CHARACTER THE G {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GIMPLE ADD THAT THE SHOW ISN'T "HOLDG BACK RMATN ON DARYL'S SEXUALY AS ANY SORT OF BIG REVEAL. THE FACT THAT THERE'S STILL A QUTN AS TO WHAT DARYL'S ORIENTATN IS SEASON 5 ABSOLUTELY SPEAKS TO DARYL'S CHARACTER; HE IS A VERY GUARD, VERY CLOSED-OFF DIVIDUAL A LOT OF WAYS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE HIM EVER SO SLOWLY OPEN UP AND SHOW THE OTHER CHARACTERS ASPECT BY ASPECT AS TO WHAT MAK HIM TICK," GIMPLE NTUED. "THAT'S BEEN A VERY SATISFYG JOURNEY FOR ALL OF ON THE CREATIVE SI TO PORTRAY. [AND] HE'S STILL ON THAT JOURNEY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN OTHER WORDS, THE QUTN REMAS ABOUT DARYL'S TERTS, AND WON'T LIKELY ROLVE UNTIL AFTER THE G SEASON. ON THE BRIGHT SI, THAT SOUNDS PRETTY GOOD FOR DARYL SURVIVG UNTIL AT LEAST SEASON SIX, RIGHT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
And ’s been great seeg the sorts of characters gettg to kick ass when gay men pop culture are often emasculated or siled for someone else to save the ’s unlikely that dienc will see a gay storyle for Daryl, people will hopefully be gettg J nfirmg his sexualy sooner or later, pecially wh the fale next week.
Walkg Dead creator Robert Kirkman set tongu waggg earlier this month when he floated the possibily that origal survivor Daryl Dixon uld be gay, tellg, “It’s been discsed. Should turn out that Daryl do not prefer the pany of men — an issue Gimple says “is not really addrsed” this season — the EP nfirms that the show do plan to troduce a gay male character. The qutn of whether or not The Walkg Dead's Daryl is gay has been a topic of tert among some fans, due large part to ments ma by seri creator Robert Kirkman earlier this year regardg the character's sexualy, which has remaed unaddrsed on the seri.
THE WALKG DEAD REVEALS WHETHER DARYL DIXON IS GAY
In The Walkg Dead letters lumn the old ic book that I do, there was a qutn that ma me mentn that there was a possibily early on about makg Daryl Dixon's character gay and ed que a hubbub onle. I n make official, Daryl Dixon is actually Kirkman went on to nfirm that they'll be troducg a very proment gay character om the ics durg the send half of the that answers that. Daryl is not gay.
"The topic me up aga when Norman Res did an terview talkg about how he reacted when origal TWD shownner Frank Darabont brought up the ia of Daryl beg gay, which got the topic circulatg 's been a nversatn for a few months now, and given the populary of the character and the close nnectns Daryl formed wh some of the female characters the seri -- maly Beth and Carol -- 's unrstandable that people might wonr why we haven't seen Daryl volved a romantic arc wh any other character, male or female. The AMC's The Walkg Dead is no stranger to cludg homosexual characters such as Tara Chambler (played by Alanna Masterson), Aaron (Ross Marquand), and Eric (Jordan Woods-Robson). In an terview wh Mirror Onle, actor Norman Res stated that when The Walkg Dead's origal shownner Frank Darabont was still holdg the res, he was told Daryl Dixon was gog to be gay—and the first gay character portrayed on the show.