Norman Reedus says the Daryl Dixon season 2 finale is the best hour in Walking Dead history

Norman Reedus as Daryl in The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon — (Image credit: AMC)

We all have a favorite episode of The Walking Dead, from the pulse-pounding pilot as Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) finds his feet in a post-apocalyptic world, to the heart-wrenching deaths in ‘The Grove’.

If you believe Norman Reedus, though, the second season of his Daryl Dixon spin-off – this time, given the subtitle ‘The Book of Carol’ – will end with a bang that ranks above anything else in The Walking Dead’s long, storied history.

"We're about to start season 3, but I will say the finale of season 2 is the best one-hour Walking Dead anything ever. I've said it in press before. I stick to it. It's mind-blowing," Reedus told Collider, while also adding that the Daryl-centric spin-off "has some time left in it" and he wants his character to "end correctly."

Reedus’ Daryl continues his French adventure with a second season arriving on September 29. He will be joined by Melissa McBride’s Carol, who is in search of her long-time friend and companion after the two parted ways after the events of the mainline series of The Walking Dead.

That’s not all for The Walking Dead’s spin-off plans. A second season of Dead City, revolving around Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and Maggie (Lauren Cohan) heading to New York City, is dropping on AMC in 2025.

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