'The Walking Dead' fans are shipping 2 characters and it would be a big change from the comics

Warning: There are spoilers ahead for Sunday's "The Walking Dead."

"The Walking Dead" may have found its next big power couple and fans can't handle it. 

Sunday's episode of the AMC show brought the focus back to Carol and King Ezekiel for an emotional reunion. 

The latter has been in a funk after losing many of his men's lives to the Saviors in episode four of the season. Ezekiel's ready to stop his charade as king and throw in the crown now that his beloved tiger is dead, too, but Carol isn't letting him do that so easily.

"I can't do it no more," said a torn down Ezekiel. "I can't be what they need so please just leave me alone."

Carol went to leave but instead asked why Ezekiel kept visiting her when she wanted to be left alone in a house near the kingdom. 

"You just make me feel real," Ezekiel admitted after Carol drew it out of him. "Not a fiction. Real."

"You are real ... to me, to the kingdom," said a teary-eyed Carol in response. "Those people need their king to lead them."

It was probably the first time we've seen Carol shed real tears in a long time. The emotional pep talk between the two leaders quickly ignited chatter among the fandom about the spark between the two who fans refer to as Carzekiel.

That one exchange in particular melted the fandom's hearts.

If you're just learning about Carzekiel, you're late to the party.

Some fans started shipping Carzekiel back in October 2016 after Carol first met Ezekiel and he came clean to her about putting on a show as a king for his people.

In the comics, it's a different character who catches Ezekiel's eye — the show's resident katana-wielding badass Michonne.

However, the series decided to switch up her character from the comics. She’s currently dating the show’s lead, Rick, to the excitement of many fans who have been 'shipping Richonne for years.

Why Carol may be the perfect match for Ezekiel

Carol’s story came to an end a lot earlier in the comics at the prison after giving up on life. Fans have been calling Carol the show's queen for awhile. Ezekiel may just be her actual royal match.

Even actor Khary Payton who plays Ezekiel previously predicted the two could get together.

After the character dropped by Carol’s temporary home near the Kingdom in season seven, Payton told Chris Hardwick on "Talking Dead" in 2016 there was only one explanation for that.

"He's trying to get laid," Payton said. "You come bearing fruit, yeah!"

"He put on a different shirt," he added. "You know how hard it is to get another shirt in the apocalypse? There's not like an outlet store nearby."

Of course, there’s just one problem with an Ezekiel/Carol pairing. What would Daryl think?

Though Daryl has never shown romantic interest in anyone of either gender on the show, fans have been vocal about about seeing Carol and Daryl pair up at some point.

With Carol at the Kingdom and Daryl on a warpath, it doesn’t look like that’s in the cards any time soon.

Sorry Daryl. We're currently team Carzekiel.

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