Watch Carol and Dog part ways with Daryl in the opening minutes of Sunday's 'The Walking Dead'

• Warning: There are minor spoilers ahead for "The Walking Dead."
• Insider is exclusively debuting the opening minutes season 10, episode 21, "Diverged."
• The episode premieres Thursday on AMC+ and Sunday night on AMC at 9 p.m. ET.

You don't need to wait until Sunday to watch the first few minutes of AMC's forthcoming episode of "The Walking Dead."

Insider is exclusively debuting the opening minutes of season 10, episode 21, "Diverged," ahead of its Thursday debut on AMC+ and you can slice the tension between Carol (Melissa McBride) and Daryl (Norman Reedus) with a knife.

Insider has previewed the Carol and Daryl-centric episode in advance and it's one we predict will be received similarly to 2010's season three episode of "Breaking Bad," "Fly." You'll either love it or hate it.

Written by Heather Bellson and directed by David Boyd, the slow-burn navigates Carol's mental health, the duo's stubbornness, and what happens when you have a fight with a best friend and leave a conflict unresolved. It eats away at you and makes even the most mundane of tasks difficult to execute because your mind is elsewhere.

For those who have been through a similar struggle, it's immensely relatable.

If you're a fan of Dog, Daryl's canine friend, the pup gets a lot of airtime this week. In the opening minutes, seen above, even Dog seems aware that Daryl may need to figure some things out as he surprisingly chooses to go off with Carol.

Here's the official synopsis for the episode:

"At the lowest point in their friendship, Daryl & Carol come to a fork in the road and head their separate ways. Carol returns to Alexandria, while Daryl stays on the road, each going into their own type of survival mode."

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