The GENIUS Of Merle Dixon

[@winterfire1097]

This is back when more people had balls to write truly complex characters who have very bad qualities but you can still see the humanity in them. This is a large part of why I love TWD. ❤ its so comforting to see younger people (usually given a bad rap of being too sensitive) understanding Merle Dixon and even rooting for him in season 3 as they watch the Walking Dead.

[@theohuntt]

Merle is such a good character I can’t believe he isn’t talked about more!

[@thegooman-tt9xx]

Yeah man, ever since merle every character ever in ALL media has just been boring flat and lame Yeah man yeah!!! Yeahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@thegooman-tt9xx]

Fuck glen I quit the show when merle died Cuz I'm A REAL FAN!!!

[@thegooman-tt9xx]

In my head cannon merle gets with Maggie and not glen, unfortunately glen does and Maggie miscarriages merles kid but they still have to eat it for survival man That just MY head cannon and you can't say it didn't happen cuz it mine and that's like that's how I feel so you can't say other wise cuz thats like umm a harmful threat that you can't say that it it it didn't even happen Because it did Soo... Mmchh yeah

[@Abridgimation]

a lot of people aren't sensitive to it, it's the ones that are addicted to the internet that end up overreacting and giving people a bad impression on Gen Z or any other group. I think an important distinction to make is that people on the internet don't represent people in the real world.

[@DaLegend-nz6li]

I heard that he was killed last minute, he was supposed to live to S4 at least, i'd have loved for him to continue, such a great actor as well.

[@theohuntt]

I didn’t know that, that would have been so cool!

[@davidgreener7419]

I really loved the redemption it was setting up. Too bad we didnt see him being the good guy with Daryl

[@DaLegend-nz6li]

@@davidgreener7419 he'd have had to die eventually so Daryl can get the spotlight, but i see Merle surviving till S6 dying to a saviours attack to be honest, that would motivate Daryl to hate the saviours like in canon.

[@davidgreener7419]

@@DaLegend-nz6li Yeah they wouldnt even have to capture Daryl there would just be that natural hate for losing Merle.

[@xJDMWaRRi0Rx]

Amazing actor, but quite insufferable personality to work with. He's always over-energized and loves to be the center of attention even at the expense of others.

[@TheSambo300]

I truly miss Merle Dixon. Thanks for covering him. He's definitely misunderstood and underrated.

[@theohuntt]

Your very welcome any recommendations on who I should cover next?

[@TheRealCaptainGold]

Not enough content on Merle. Good to see someone covering him.

[@theohuntt]

He’s so underrated man!!!

[@moldybutterstick]

No way.

[@Razorjaw86]

I’m rewatching Season 3 and it’s probably the best overall Season, there’s no filler episodes, unnecessary cliffhangers, no boomerang storytelling, it’s just one complete story with so much character development for each character

[@DaLegend-nz6li]

it's only downside is that too many characters die, many people like to say Abraham's death was over-shadowed, but the same thing happened to T-Dog, and at least one of the prisoners should've lived much much longer and have a interesting storyline, but it was great.

[@kingdevin_]

Merle's redemption arc in season 3 was one of the most beautiful parts of not only season 3 but in the entirely of The Walking Dead. He may have been a racist jerk but he loved his brother and did the right thing at the end by facing The Governor even though that meant death. Thank you for covering this

[@Herne0011]

He was my fav character out of them all. He was not a good man but he was also not always a bad man. Probably more like the rest of us than anyone would care to admit.

[@theohuntt]

For sure a very underrated character and one that epitomises the early seasons of the walking dead

[@RafFoeDub]

Michael rooker is an amazing actor, he makes you love and hate him at the same time and that's hard to do

[@FlechFisher]

Nobody could pull merle off like him

[@matthewkuchinski1769]

Merle's sacrifice in the third season also hits home when you see the consequences of his actions. He didn't just kill eight of the Governor's men, but he also diminished the main cadre of his army, the tried and tested veterans the Governor came to rely upon as the protectors of Woodbury and as his main force for marauding. With only Martinez and Shumpert left at the first battle of the prison that serves as the climax of the third season as the only real soldiers the Governor had, the rest of his army of 15 to 20 people (minus Tyrese and Sasha) proved to be a paper tiger that Rick's vastly outnumbered Survivors were able to defeat with a display of smoke and mirrors. And because the Governor was still mentally reeling from the second death of his daughter, the loss of his eye, the "betrayal" by Milton Mamot and Andrea, and Merle Dixon's genius ambush of the Governor's own trap, the Governor massacres almost his entire army and Woodbury's remaining citizens join with Rick to build what was the promise of a better society.

[@Hallowshell]

He handled the world one handed

[@theohuntt]

Hahaha love it

[@kawaiiqueee]

There's an unlikely place where you can get closure from Merle's death. Mythbuster's zombie special has Michael Rooker as a guest star and he acts like a redeemed Merle

[@theohuntt]

That’s so cool I’ll definitely have to check that out!!!

[@ryanxx24]

I was always mad they killed Tdog before him and Merle reunited I think that was a missed opportunity there. Was never a huge Merle fan I was pretty much always expecting him too die since he wasn’t in the comics. I always thought Daryl was gonna die in season 3 or 4 but then he got so popular I knew they’d never kill him off

[@theohuntt]

It would have been so interesting to see how an interaction between those two meeting again would have been so good!

[@JurassicRod]

I wish they'd kept Merle in the show for longer. It was interesting having a character on the team who was a bit bad and untrustworthy. Daryl became nice too quickly by season 2.

[@ElliotGoldup]

When I think of Merle, all I feel is sadness that he and Daryl never had a future together, due to Merle changing his ways in the end.

[@akyra_3454]

omg I 100% agree with what you say ! Probably my favorite male character

[@theohuntt]

He’s so good! definitely not talked about enough nowadays

[@akyra_3454]

@@theohuntt yeah! He had so much potential of becoming a fan favorite like daryl...

[@garymorris7472]

A redeemed Merle would have made the group too powerful i think. Hes a bigger, tougher Daryl...maybe even smarter.

[@theohuntt]

That’s definitely close Daryl is a machine I would love to see a Merle vs season 11 Daryl that would be a good fight

[@tonytendencies4511]

Merle is my favourite character, I honestly feel he could have made it to season 7 and it would have made sense

[@PELTIER5]

We all know the most important part of his development was when he had to leave his chair on the roof in the twd survival instinct.

[@robdhale1167]

This almost made me cry. .

[@alexasaltz4229]

I enjoyed this. You did Merle good. :)

[@theohuntt]

Thank you so much!

[@Bloodhound46]

Merle was the Mercenary of the Walking dead, Abraham the Soldier, Rick the Sheriff tried to keep things in good order, Glenn a Soldier, Maggie a Soldier, Sosha a Soldier, Tyrese a Soldier, etc

[@Seductive_Psycho]

This is really nice to hear.I never really looked at him in this kind of light and now I see it...😊

[@gamewriteeye769]

Truly poignant. This covers a very misunderstood character, and I definitely miss the charisma and fun times Micheal Rooker brought to the show as Merle. Always gonna miss our “ol' pal Merle” (funniest line delivery imo) Thank you for covering 😭 you're the best 🎉👍

[@theohuntt]

Yeah he knew how to deliver a line and makes us laugh hahahah thank you for the support!

[@the_neo_crusader]

I loved Merle. He is one of my favorite characters

[@Stoned_Silly]

Merle was the reason I started watching TWD...

[@DblONo7]

Man, I gotta say, this is the 2nd video I came across on your channel and your slowly convincing me to rewatch everything from the beginning. And the good thing about it, I don't completely remember everything. Which mean, its like I'm watching everything like its brand new. But im sure my memory will eventually come back once I start binge watching.

[@pugking1233]

When he went to kill the governor I knew he wasn't going to make it but what really got me was seeing him as a walker he may have been bad but he wasn't evil

[@양송-k2g]

i really didn't want Merle to die. i thought he's coming o his senses and can get along with his group. i paused the episode whe he was killed as i was just... kinda sad and shocked. and the scene where Daryl finds him as a walker, i replayed it a few times. so much was said when all that was actually said was Daryl's crying "no"

[@onlyalisaawilliams]

Merle was such a complicated character. I’m not sure though it can be said he had a full redemption arc… Merle can’t be put in the same category as the Governor “ too far gone”, because he wasn’t . In my opinion Merle could’ve been fully redeemed if Daryl was involved, no Daryl no redemption… After he was separated from Daryl he joined right in with the Governor doing his dirty work , after Daryl came back into the picture Merle started changing , and everything he did was for Daryl that’s it, don’t ever get it twisted .. Merle cared about Merle , and Daryl that’s it..Merle stated “Daryl want’s to be at the prison”, he laid down is life not to protect the group, to protect Daryl.

[@theohuntt]

Although that’s true he saved michonne from the exchange with the Governor which wasn’t just for Daryl but for the better of the group. in my opinion he redeemed himself but that’s just my opinion

[@onlyalisaawilliams]

@@theohuntthe knew that’s what Daryl would’ve wanted , and guess what it was what Daryl wanted . Daryl was going to go along with Rick, but it wasn’t what he wanted . Merle knew his brother better than all of them. He listen to Michonne about how much Rick respected Daryl… His plan’s was to blindside the Governor, hence the reason he let Michonne go , it didn’t work though .

[@theohuntt]

@@onlyalisaawilliamsit’s not just that scenario he shows remorse for his actions and offers his condolences to Andrea after finding out about his sister I truly believe Merle changed and redeemed himself

[@anaribeiro6615]

He was an asshole with very few redeeming qualities, but he was a damn good character

[@shellybelly7784]

Very great video

[@theohuntt]

Thank you very much!

[@7t2z28]

We saw a decent amount of Merle in season 2, technically as a hallucination when Daryl was having his mid-life crisis. Then of course, he's back "for real" come season 3. I was a little disappointed that he couldn't be around longer in the series.

[@JohnBoosh]

Merle was my favorite character. He always kept it real.

[@islavu]

r8cist

[@JohnBoosh]

@@islavu so?

[@islavu]

@@JohnBoosh no im js saying ur r8cist🤷‍♀️

[@JohnBoosh]

@@islavu so?

[@islavu]

@@JohnBoosh so im js stating a fact? ru ok

[@MistahJay7]

Finally someone that sees Merle for the complex character he really is So many casuals just write him off as a "Racist" and nothing more most likely not even paying attention since their TikTok Brains have gave them Brainrot. When he's literally one of the best characters the show put on screen. Love his character and I wish he got to live a little longer in the show even tho I think his death was perfect.

[@not.you.103]

I agree with you for the most part but I feel like you shouldn't put racist in quotes because he definitely was racist

[@kingdevin_]

I see your point that him being labeled as racist isn't his entire character but it's still a part of it.

[@The-Black-Serpent-Syndicate]

00:23 Literally what my brother or dad would say to me after hearing me try and say some fuzzy sht to them. That was a real ass line right there. What.. 🤨"get out of here man" been watching too many damn tiktoks. 🤨 I like that "I don't know why I do the things I do" line too even tho I know exactly why I be getting up to the madness I do when left in charge of sht or unsupervised. (It makes for a good pass time, a good laugh or two at the expense of others if you will 😂) I like the old merle. Bro was pretty based till his brother let them folk get in his head altho I don't blame him. The kid had it bad. 😮‍💨

[@XAINRIX_44-gm2r]

imagine if merle was in season 5 of twd

[@trentonwright8165]

Merle was a top three character in the show and I won’t elaborate

[@JurassicRod]

elaborate

[@trentonwright8165]

His arc is perfect. His older brother relationship with Darryl was incredibly well acted and believable. He chose to throw away his easy life of plundering with the Governor to protect his brother, and his brother’s new family. He was self aware to know he wouldn’t fit in with Rick’s group and voluntarily left. I could say more.

[@mullythebully5557]

Merle, governor and Bob. top 3 characters

[@KyreeShepherd-qb7qs]

Bob Stookey is underrated

[@justmonika2345]

I like how the show was ballsy enough to redeem a racist character who probably didn't even deserve it. He got a much better ending than a lot of the "moral" characters of the group.

[@rexgardener9157]

The genius of lori

[@Kromsmitesyou]

Great video, Merle was always my favorite character. I love his redemption and going out in a blaze of glory story.

[@twilightgardenspresentatio6384]

With the right influence, merl and Daryl make the same choices

[@thetruthandnothingbutthetr6484]

Funny how Earl was able to avoid both the Vatos AND the Hospital Police people

[@OXY187]

Back when the show had huge balls

[@kynamatthewson7702]

The first 7 (or so) seasons were the best. When the main characters fall away, the show is diminished.

[@haydencook8808]

I had no idea you where a smaller creator not saying 2K+ is small but your videos are very good to watch thank you for the content

[@theohuntt]

@@haydencook8808 thank you very much, hahah I hope I can grow and make a bigger community, but thank you for the kind words I hope you enjoy my future content

[@RacesnReps]

Merle was one my favorite characters. He is the epitome of multifaceted and nuanced.

[@Submissive-Soul]

yay u got 1k subs!!

[@theohuntt]

Thank you so much for your support!!!!

[@caseybennett223]

I often think how good his character could have been in the later seasons if he didn’t die in season 3. He could have had so much potential. Ik everyone loves the Rick and daryl your my brother stuff but Merele could have been so cool in the Negan or Whisper arc with his military experience and the blade hand. But I could see him taking the bat from Negan instead of Abraham

[@DLFLux]

The is why casting is so important, another actor may have just made Merle look like a monster, it's the problem with Henry for me, I don't think he was a badly written character, but his actor was just so.....boring.

[@Abridgimation]

He's Mary Poppins y'all!

[@Dest.]

Season 1 Merle was peak TWD script material 🗣

[@francissobotka8725]

I wish Merle would of left when he found out Daryl was alive .

[@mxndae]

I loved Merle. If anyone needed more time it was him.

[@Grindcorpx]

The funniest part of all.Is that Maggie thinks he's a bad dude for doing what he did?She hadn't met negan yet

[@marlojoseph4954]

Only thing I would give Negan credit for at the time was he was nt “rapey” that was a no no

[@jamesjackson96]

I just found this guy an i see why he's blowing up! pls make content 10 mins+ tho!

[@theohuntt]

Hahahah okay I’ll try and make longer videos, Thank you for the kind words!

[@Christian_H3rnand3z]

Still one of the best characters in The Walking Dead, *PERIOD!!!!!*

[@alesundgresiek8389]

I could argue that Merle is a better written character than Daryl, especially post S4 Daryl.

[@GiuseppeDeRosa2001]

Dope video just subbed

[@thetruthandnothingbutthetr6484]

Imagine if Merle , Rick and Shane could’ve all stayed together…how does things do with Negan then ?

[@Free_filistine]

Merle used the saw to cut off his hand instead of using the saw to cut off his handcuffs

[@rfe8nn2]

Same way Shane effected Rick the same could be said with Merle's influence on Daryl. He was the 1st. and 3rd main villain, with Shane being in between. I believe if Shane was leader Daryl would of went with Merle.

[@Mira-ln4uv]

Maan, i loved Merle, my favorite character. Such a realistic written character, they got rid of him and moved on to making more characters with bad writing.

[@ethanacker]

The scene where the governor orders Meryl to kill Glenn and Maggie and he genuinely looks uncomfortable at the thought is a scene that struck me hard. It puts into perspective that while he is undoubtedly a piece of shit he still has some humanity. Along with his strong intentions of trying to find his brother show that he can have loyalty and love for others he just grew up very poorly and can’t properly express himself.

[@Eclipses915]

Would we see Merle Dixon flashbacks or something in the Daryl show

[@MercedesDiane]

Merle was not a true racist. If he was he would have never tried to plead with T-Dog and he most definitely would have killed Michonne. He not only spared her but called on Rick’s humanity to dissuade him from turning her over. He reminds me of whyte boys I grew up with here in NC who say the most hateful stuff but are deep down only parroting what their family says to belong. Unfortunately, we have no zombie apocalypse to make them snap out of it and realize at the end of the day we’re all human.

[@RandomGamerCory]

A racist does not need to have a desire to kill everyone of a different race, they could just not like or trust them but still work with them

[@ChrisDeVarro]

Your old buddy Merle

[@DaRealRoachDoggJr]

Do a video on Shane

[@theohuntt]

Hahaha funny you should say, It’s coming out on Friday

[@DaRealRoachDoggJr]

@@theohuntt heck yeah!! :D

[@tiffanypersaud3518]

❤❤❤

[@Alonzone]

The polar opposite of the Paul Brothers

[@themoongateofficial]

Merle drunk offering alcohol to a walker through the car window always stuck with me kzbin.info2McauDEibS8?si=GPbxCgzT-csKaSkM

[@citizenVader]

Stopped watching after Merle dies. He was an absolute a-hole, but as he left the show, the writing did too.

[@Katalowins]

Since before Wildfire, rural folks have often claimed they were the persecuted ones. It seems even at the end of humanity, when we face extinction, some prejudices endure. Merle held racist, sexist, bigoted views that were, to him, beyond question. No doubt he would find a home in the present political climate. He even boasts to Daryl that they would’ve robbed the camp in the quarry had he not been left in Atlanta. Purely because of his belief in his own superiority and the inferiority of these weaker men and women he was encamped with, he would’ve doomed them to death after pillaging them. I may not agree with his world view, or the ease at which he kills for a perceived momentary convenience, I’ll never forget his level headedness in the face of peril. In the end, though I wouldn’t trust him as far as I could throw him, he is such an unapologetic look into the psyche of men when all hope is lost. Their pragmatism and ruthlessness truly makes them a force to be reckoned with.

[@thetruthandnothingbutthetr6484]

If you believe those type of people actually truly believe they are “superior” to the types of people they hate you need some psychology and sociology classes in the worst way possible

[@Katalowins]

@@thetruthandnothingbutthetr6484 Just google the word ‘bigot’. Inform yourself on the great replacement theory. Look at the welfare queens mentality of the last 70 years. The red lining of black communities that denied them mortgages and the generational wealth they created. The naked truth is, even though Merle himself articulates in the show that he doesn’t hate T-dog, he just insists the two races ‘aren’t meant to mix’, this is a comfortable fantasy that is employed to justify a dearly held belief in white supremacy. I take it from your snap response that you may have family who hold similar beliefs or may carry similar prejudices. I must implore you to confront them if such is the case. I’m proud to be part of a generation that increasingly thinks nothing of interracial marriage or sharing their neighborhoods, workplaces and schools with people of differing backgrounds. Democracies thrive in diversity, and die out in uniformity. But prejudices can take root in young minds. It is a never ending struggle to encourage our youth to broaden their views and give them the exposure they need to form their own opinions.

[@sami_irl]

i wonder who the biggest merle hater really is

[@glen1555]

Loose the music