The Book of Carol reunited Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride, it had been two years since we last saw them together. It’s been nearly seven years since Reedus’ Daryl and Andrew Lincoln’s Rick Grimes were separated back in season 9 of The Walking Dead,

Last year, Walking Dead franchise executive producer Scott M. Gimple, who joined Reedus and McBride in EW's Comic-Con studio this year along with Daryl Dixon executive producer David Zabel, told EW it was his "fervent hope" to be able to reunite characters from across the extended franchise.