I realized that in s10 we just started to see writers finally addressing Daryl's love life. In ep Bonds(right?) When Carol asked about c0nnie to Daryl and he was like it's not like that. And the whole stop hiding behind your dog. Anyway s10 was so caryl focused and Kang put out about Daryls love life or what he thinks of it. Other seasons the writers never did anything about that. I'm just saying s10 is when they added another layer for Daryl's character story.
Yeah so ..hmm it seems like Kang added Leah as the dog owner like ..adding a bit of angst to the quote about hiding behind Dog. It reminds me of s9 finale how CZ isn't working out, snow, Daryl supporting Carol ..and comparing to s9 premiere ep. Within s9 there the 6 year time jump. Carol would sometimes visit Daryl. It was like s9 had the most Caryl angst we didn't know it till we thought of it again.