By John Mack Freeman
The zombie apocalypse may have a rainbow at the end of the shotgun. The Walking Dead co-creator Scott Gimple has said that the show plans to introduce a gay character in the future. Though no timeline was explicitly given, much of the speculation rests on one of the show’s main characters, Daryl Dixon. Via PinkNews:
“The fact that there’s still a question as to what Daryl’s orientation is in Season 5 absolutely speaks to Daryl’s character; he is a very guarded, very closed-off individual in a lot of ways.
“We have been able to see him ever so slowly open up and show the other characters aspect by aspect as to what makes him tick.
“That’s been a very satisfying journey for all of us on the creative side to portray. [And] he’s still on that journey
“This is a character who is going to continue to grow closer to the other characters, let his guard down, and let them see just who he is, in every way.”