Call me a bad or crazy Caryl fan, but nothing I saw in s1 of DD, nothing I've read, heard, or seen about DD:TBOC has me feeling ANYTHING but positive.
I 100% believe that because of the fact that Caryl were dragged out for soooooooooo long on the OG TWD, the only way to believably get a romance on with them for Carlyers and non-Carylers alike (not talking about ABCers, forget them) is, well, what it looks like they're doing. Heal them both, first separately, and then together.
Show them both as sexual, romantic creatures, and see each other as such, but I believe, we will see that the two--and others--realize before not too long that Daryl and Carol burn only for one another. However, in order to get to that point, we need to see the dearth of flames with others.
They are two broken individuals who still have much healing to do. Sure, it would have been nicer had this started sooner. But, hey, we're getting it now. I do NOT want it rushed. I want it good.
Just my take.