Has me completely stumped.

I was somewhat curious prior to last night's Talking Dead

Now I am chomping at the bit!!!

 

What aggravates me is that every time the group suffers, Daryl is thrown into it.

We get it already, Gimple: You hate Daryl. Leave him alone for God's sake.

 

Feels like it's more of a Michonne thing and Daryl just had her back.

Norman also said that there is a line you don't cross in their world and they (Michonne and Daryl) crossed it.

So whatever it was it's going to be pretty big. Based on the reaction from people at Hilltop, it seems that even though both Michonne and Daryl were involved in whatever this event was, they don't hold the same feelings towards Daryl as they do Michonne.

I'm starting to think that the biggest point between the Michonne and the Hilltop/Kingdom is her refusal to be partners. Basically she was the one looking to unite the communities, along with Rick, by creating laws they would all agree to. Something happened, and now she refuses to work with the other communities. Choosing to stay within their own areas and take care of their own communities rather than work together with the other communities. Aaron said as much after the encounter with the Whisperers.

I'm thinking that someone was taken in by Alexandria, they turned on them and attacked them, so Michonne and Daryl went too far in seeking revenge. I really think it involves the Saviors that Carol killed. Something had to have happen to allow DJ and Laura to become trusted members of Alexandria while the other Saviors were left to their own devices.

It might have to do with Oceanside.

 

I'm just glad they finally verbally referred to the event on the show. Though it was just between Michonne and Daryl. I wonder how many of the others know about what happened. And if any of them had to get involved and save Michonne and Daryl.

 

Until TTD I figured it was something that happened to the communities as a whole, but apparently its kind of a secret and most people don't even know what happened. I'm guessing it has something to do with a new group we've never met before. If it was outsiders, it would be logical that Michonne now has no trust for outsiders.

Maybe they let a small group in, who ended up having an ulterior motive, like robbery, and when Daryl and Michonne went to chase after them, they discovered the hard way that they were part of a bigger group. Did Daryl and Michonne go through a milder torture experience, a remix of what the Governor did to Michonne in the comics?

That would certainly meet the criteria for "dark".

 

Ohhh the torture Michonne received in the comic is dark like deepest parts of the ocean where even the scary fish with the dangly light in front of its fish face dares not tread

 

The people who jumped ship in seasons 7 and 8 are missing out on one helluva ride

 

Got a link handy?

 

I am about to post the link in the spoiler section

 

Really dark would be if they were forced to brand each other.

 

Wow, yeah.

I think Oceanside plays into this in some way. Possibly even Dwight, to bring him in for a couple of guest spots.

Like others, I don't even have a guess at what could have happened. I like that!

 

I'm thinking Oceanside is involved in some way, I also wonder if those Saviors Carol burned aren't also involved. I still think Carol and Jed had another run-in during the jump. When Jed commented that Carol spared him back in the day, I don't think he's referring to the time with Rick and DJ in the woods. I think something else happened.

The fact that we haven't seen anybody from Oceanside since the time jump makes me suspicious. We've had 4 full episodes since the jump and no sign of Oceanside, only a passing mention about them from someone who would have been a kid during the war.

I think if this involves some group we never met, it wouldn't be all that dark or it wouldn't feel like they "crossed that line". Some group is welcomed into Alexandria, hurt Daryl and Michonne. Killing them wouldn't be crossing any lines and it wouldn't be all that dark of a secret. Everybody in Alexandria would know about it.

Now if it was Oceanside who harmed them and Michonne went hunting them and killing them, THAT would be dark.

Maybe Jed went after Oceanside and Michonne didn't get involved and let them fight it out. Or maybe Michonne wanted to stop Oceanside from keeping the fighting going and in her grief, killed them. I don't know, but I have a strong feeling Oceanside is involved, Michonne and Daryl did something to them, and the Saviors are involved.

 

I have a theory that it's involved with the the movie story arcs, and we won't find out exactly what happened until we see that POV.

Maybe Rick told them about Alexandria thinking they could be trusted, and the people that hurt Daryl/Michonne were from there in some capacity? Would be strange though for them to do all this and not mention Rick though.