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The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, Season 1, Episode 6

October 22, 2023October 22, 2023 TJ Provost Leave a comment

Coming Home opens with powerful imagery of WWII before cutting to Daryl in the pit. As usual, Daryl is kicking some Zombie Ass. The undead might be hopped up on go juice, but Daryl is a natural born fighter. His harsh upbringing has made him a survivor.

The episode has team Daryl fighting their way out of the Madam Genet’s stronghold. There is a ton of good action scenes, as well as phenomenal character development. Normal Reedus was born to play Daryl Dixon.

The episode ends on a double cliffhanger. And yes I spoil those surprises if you keep reading below the Spoilers section!

Coming Home Scoring

Coming Home is the final episode of the season. Honestly, that is its biggest sin. Otherwise it hit it out of the park and scores 100/100. Daryl Dixon ended the last two episodes with perfect scores! How I just have to hope that the show had enough viewership to start a franchise!

Overall Daryl Dixon Season 1 scored an 87/100 for the series, making it Worth Your Time!

Spoilers Below:

Coming Home has some awesome action scenes and mini storylines. The whole Quinn plot sees the greedy, self absorbed man do the right thing for the wrong reasons. Daryl, knowing the full truth, still honors Quinn’s sacrifice with Isabelle. The overall plot of the episode hits us with two major events at the end. Is Daryl going to stay in France or try to get back to the States? Or is god damn Carol going to come to find Daryl instead.

I hated Carol at times in the main series, but over time she became my second favorite character after Daryl. That says something about the writing doesn’t it?

The series ends with Daryl between Laurent and the ship that can start him on the way home. Back in the States Carol begins her hunt to find out what happened to Daryl. A double cliffhanger – but it was so well done.

The Good

When Daryl in the pit and tells Quinn he’s going going to die. They think they are about to fight each other, and Daryl plans on winning.
I loved how one of the Crazed Zombie tackles another Zombie. Whatever they infected the undead with – its not making them more stable – just more vicious.
Teamwork makes the dream work. Pop that Zombie head off!

Pop That Head Off!

Daryl might be a total bad ass but he is also very emotionally smart. After using Quinn as a weapon so he can escape, Daryl lets Isabella think that Quinn didn’t explicitly ask him to tell her. Which of course Quinn did, but he’s an ass. Of course Isabelle already knew that, and suspected Quinn’s real motives.
I love when the walkers just start coming out of the surroundings after laying dormant for a while. The scenes on the beaches of Normandy when Daryl wakes up a small horde was awesome!

The Bad

How many times is Daryl going to be separated from Laurent by a set of bars in this series? I think this was the 3rd time right?
When Codron catches up to Team Daryl at the broken car, it was just a little too perfect how Laurent’s comment made the man spare them all. Surely he would have popped Daryl at the very least for killing his brother?
How is Daryl able to resist Isabelle and the chemistry between them?

Season	Episode	Episode Name	Score
Season 1	1	Deux Amours	90
Season 1	2	Alouette	75
Season 1	3	Paris Sera Toujours Paris	70
Season 1	4	La Dame de Fer	86
Season 1	5	Deux Amours	100
Season 1	6	Coming Home	100

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The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, Season 1, Episode 5

October 15, 2023October 19, 2023 TJ Provost Leave a comment

Deux Amours (Two Loves) has team Daryl floating down the river. Laurent is enjoying the travel from the bow of the boat. Daryl and Azlan are inside the cabin, having a deep conversation. This leads to Daryl having a flashback – which in turn explains how Daryl ended up in France.

The producers got this one right. Great story, awesome action, and lots of zombies. What is not to love about that?

Deux Amours Scoring

Deux Amours knocked it out of the park. It is the first perfect 100/100 for the series, and it was well earned.

Spoilers Below:

Deux Amours got me. I was enthralled by the story and action. I wasn’t ready for the cliff hanger ending. It left me partially stunned, then mad, then sad that I had to wait for the final episode to come out. It takes amazing writing and producing to make that happen.

The Good

I loved how Daryl comes in with a shit ton of Zombies for the harvesting group. It was also cool how he used sticks through their cheeks to “defang” them a little.
Laurent and Daryl have several touching moments. Clearly the kid is growing on Daryl.
When Daryl is remembering how he got to France on the boat. There is a scene where he plays wounded. I loved how the guards kicked him to try and make sure he was actually down. They didn’t just grab him and start to pull him out. Of course it didn’t save them.

Daryl Versus The Boat Guards

I’m not sure what was in the juice they are shooting into the walkers, but it sure looked cool!

The Juice

The Bad

It sucks that the kid at the Collection Camp didn’t make it.
Poor Azlan. I guess he got rammed into the spike on the pole?
Worst of all it was only 58 minutes long!

Season	Episode	Episode Name	Score
Season 1	1	Deux Amours	90
Season 1	2	Alouette	75
Season 1	3	Paris Sera Toujours Paris	70
Season 1	4	La Dame de Fer	86
Season 1	5	Deux Amours	100
Season 1	6	Coming Home	100

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The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, Season 1, Episode 4

October 8, 2023October 8, 2023 TJ Provost Leave a comment

La Dame de Fer (The Iron Lady) picks up just were Paris Sera Toujours Paris left us in a cliffhanger. At the end of Paris Sera Toujours Paris we saw Daryl fall through a roof. Where did he fall? Apparently into the catacombs under the city. La Dame de Fer picks up with Daryl at a gate. Who is on the other side? No one other than Laurent! How did the kid get into the catacombs with Daryl? Don’t worry about silly plot and continuity issues like that!

The good news is that Daryl kicks a lot of Zombie Ass in this episode. That is always a good thing.

La Dame de Fer Scoring

La Dame de Fer scores an 86/100, making it Worth Your Time.

Spoilers Below:

The episode’s main goal is to show that Laurent is special. Daryl needed to see that to give him a reason to continue on as Laurent’s guardian right? The lack of any explanation of how Daryl ends up in the water cost this episode some points. On the other hand, the Zombie horde at the Eiffel Tower made up for a lot.

The Good

Daryl has the moves when he wants to kill something. Always good to see him go full Badass.

Daryl Takes Revenge

Daryl know how to use a flail. It might just be the perfect weapon for the ZA. It has reach and can easily crush skulls.

Flail Action

I loved how Daryl delt with their prisoner. In the real world I can’t see anyone being nice to a prisoner standing between you and your objective.

The Bad

Not a lot of continuity between Episode 3’s ending and where Episode 4 picks up.
Laurents plot armor when he is surrounded by the undead.
How did Daryll and Laurent end up in the catacombs? Don’t worry about that.
How did Daryl end up in the water? Don’t worry about that either.
If Laurent can stand in a horde in the catacombs and not get bit, why do the zombies at the Eiffel Tower not ignore him in the same way?

Season	Episode	Episode Name	Score
Season 1	1	Deux Amours	90
Season 1	2	Alouette	75
Season 1	3	Paris Sera Toujours Paris	70
Season 1	4	La Dame de Fer	86
Season 1	5	Deux Amours	100
Season 1	6	Coming Home	100

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The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, Season 1, Episode 3

October 8, 2023October 8, 2023 TJ Provost 1 Comment

Paris Sera Toujours Paris has Team Daryl in Paris. They stop by a possible ally’s place only to find out the guy has completely lost his mind. We do get a nice Zombie Kill out of it though. Even if Daryl’s hunt for a working radio turned out to be a bust.

Daryl Takes Down A Walker

With the first stop not yielding much in return, the group continues until they are picked up by a much larger group of survivors. The group acknowledges they have a radio to Daryl, but it turns out just to be homing pigeons.

Paris Sera Toujours Paris Scoring

Paris Sera Toujours Paris scores 70/100. There is a lot of dialogue and plot components, but not enough Zombie action. There were also too many things that just lined up in this episode. We learn the fate of the little girl that Isabella left behind. We bump into Isabella’s white knight – and find out who Laurent’s father was. There was a lot packed into this episode. Maybe a bit too much.

Spoilers Below:

The episode’s main goal appears to be letting Daryl and Isabelle spend time together. We learn a lot about Isabelle’s history and how rough she had it. We also learn who Laurent’s father is.

The Good

I loved the visual of the horde coming out after Daryl shoots.
When Isabelle goes back to her apartment to get stuff to trade and Daryl sees her stash of drugs and jewelry. Her response was perfect. “I wasn’t always a nun.”
Daryl improvises, using a burner walker to melt his way through a locked door.
The brief glimpses of the ossuary. I have visiting them on my bucket list. I hope I am so lucky.

The Bad

While I always enjoy watching Daryl take a Zombie’s head off with a rifle, it felt like a waste of gunpowder. A knife would saved them a round, and saved them from alerting every nearby walker around them.
We see the little girl that Isabelle left behind when they head back to her apartment to grab her stash. The kid didn’t make it. The guild in Isabella’s face was horrible to watch.
When they go into the smuggler stronghold via the ossuary, why did the music remind me of the Star Wars cantina?
Of course Isabelle’s savior from when the outbreak started just happens to be the leader of the smugglers.
When the para military group is hunting Daryl they just open up – even though their leader is right there as well. Huge waste of ammo and very dangerous to their commander!

Season	Episode	Episode Name	Score
Season 1	1	Deux Amours	90
Season 1	2	Alouette	75
Season 1	3	Paris Sera Toujours Paris	70
Season 1	4	La Dame de Fer	86
Season 1	5	Deux Amours	100
Season 1	6	Coming Home	100

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The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, Season 1, Episode 2

October 1, 2023October 1, 2023 TJ Provost Leave a comment

Alouette opens with Isabelle, played by Clémence Poésy, as she experiences the infection as it hits Paris. Apparently she wasn’t always involved with the nunnery. She hears random screams as she is leaving a coke fueled party, and sees the beginning of the end as she walks to the subway. The gravity of the situation doesn’t hit her until the subway car rolls bye and she sees the violence up close.

Paris Falls

Isabelle almost buys it in those first crazy minutes but is lucky enough to get saved before the chaos on the streets can take her life.

After she is rescued, Isabelle goes to her apartment to get a few things. While leaving her apartment we see her tell a little girl to go back to her apartment and lock the door. Isabelle tells the little girl that her mother will be back soon. Isabelle knows how badly Paris is right? It felt like she was blowing the kid off because it was easier to leave the kid behind, than take her.

Alouette Scoring

Alouette scores 75/100. Once again the Zombies aren’t the main focus of the episode. The other major issue was how Laurent is born. It feels like a not so subtle or elegant rip off of The Last of Us. The production values are top notch – I just hope the story is going to end up being the same quality level.

Spoilers Below:

The episode tells the back story of how Laurent was born. Isabelle’s sister was pregnant when the outbreak started. The two of them found shelter at the nunnery, where Isabelle was sworn to protect her sisters child.

The rest of the episode of Daryl playing commando to go raid a local hoarder’s palace. Team Daryl needs a horse for their cart. The feral kid colony needs supplies.

The Good

I love how the mule can sense the walkers ahead and refuses to go down the road.
Father Daryl. Do I need to say more?
How Isabelle leaves her male friend behind when it comes down to her sister or the dude.

The Bad

The feral kid camp. Its been done in so many other series. It feels worn out.

Season	Episode	Episode Name	Score
Season 1	1	Deux Amours	90
Season 1	2	Alouette	75
Season 1	3	Paris Sera Toujours Paris	70
Season 1	4	La Dame de Fer	86
Season 1	5	Deux Amours	100
Season 1	6	Coming Home	100

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, Season 1, Episode 1

October 1, 2023October 1, 2023 TJ Provost Leave a comment

Deux Amours is the premier episode of the new TWD spin off. Normal Reedus takes his beloved character, Daryl Dixon, on a European adventure. How does he get to France? Apparently Daryl was on a French cargo ship. What was the cargo? This is The Walking Dead – so of course the cargo was Zombie test subjects. After the cargo ship meets a catastrophic end, Daryl ends up on a lifeboat, drifting across the Gulf of Cadiz before washing up on shore.

After scavenging for a bit Daryl comes across his first French Walkers. They aren’t quite the same as the walkers in the states.

First Kill

Apparently the French Zombies exude some kind of caustic or acid. You can see the way Daryl screams and his flesh smokes when walker grabs him.

As usual, the walkers aren’t the most dangerous things around. People are the thing you really need to watch out for in The Walking Dead universe. After saving Maribelle from being raped she lets her companion bash Daryl over the head. Thankfully for Daryl he is rescued and taken to a nunnery. Double lucky for Daryl, they know how to treat his acid walker wounds! We also learn that these “Burners” are just one of the walker variants out there.

Deux Amours Scoring

Deux Amours has the production values you would expect from a spin off like this. The acting, dialogue and special effects are all top tier. Scoring this premiere episode was really hard. I wanted to like it. I wanted to love it – so I need to be careful that my enthusiasm didn’t impact my objectivity.

Deux Amours scores a 90/100, making it Worth Your Time.

What cost it points? The Laurent storyline seems dangerously close to being a rip off of The Last of Us. His mother died in birth, he’s special. I really hope they put a different twist on that in the coming episodes. The other reason it lost points was how fast we transitioned from Zombies being the main enemy to the militant human faction.

Season	Episode	Episode Name	Score
Season 1	1	Deux Amours	90
Season 1	2	Alouette	75
Season 1	3	Paris Sera Toujours Paris	70
Season 1	4	La Dame de Fer	86
Season 1	5	Deux Amours	100
Season 1	6	Coming Home	100

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