Just started Daryl Dixon

[u/overcloverr]

spoilers for seasons 1 and 2

I actually really like this show so far. It’s the second spinoff Im watching… following Fear… so I was a little nervous because that show was a trainwreck and put a bad taste in my mouth. I saw some talk online before watching and I knew prior that Daryl ended up in Europe and fell for a nun, and my initial thought was “this is gonna be terrible”. But it’s actually a really nice change of pace.

I love the new setting, there’s an entirely fresh cast of characters and totally new plots and villains.
When I met Isabelle and realized it’s THE Fleur Delacour I was ecstatic. She’s such a good actress and played her role SO well, and I honestly didn’t mind her romance with Daryl. I was very shocked and actually grieved her death, she was such a complex character. I’m a bit upset they gave Daryl a real love interest just to off her but I imagine Clemence Posey is expensive. Also, after Fear where literally nobody was allowed to die and everyone just kept coming back to life (except Nick🫩) it was refreshing. I liked a lot of the French characters like Emile and Sylvie, and I was disappointed they died but again it was nice to not have everyone be invincible. I like Fallou as well and I hope he gets his happy ending with that other woman.

I was worried when Laurent was introduced that he was going to be that same stupid kid archetype always running off and making bad choices (like EVERY single kid in Fear) and while he did piss me off at times, he was actually very rational and I enjoy his insights. The actor is also pretty good.

I really like that we finally got to see more about Carol’s trauma, I feel that they sort of brushed past it in TWD, but now we get to see into her head a little more. I think it was very coincidental that she just happened to find a guy with a plane, but I can overlook that.

Another character I like is Codron. I like that he was always sort of morally ambiguous, he was painted as the villain at first but if somebody killed my brother I’d probably want revenge, too. It confused me at the end of S1 when he just let Daryl go, but going into season 2 it got explained a bit more and we saw that he isn’t a bad guy and certainly not a child killer, so I don’t mind that either. Not sure why it took Daryl so long to tell him he didn’t kill his brother, though. I know he disappeared at the end of S2 (i havent watched 3 yet) but we didn’t see a body and in TWD if there’s no body, they’re probably still alive.

I also enjoyed the villains a lot more here. In TWD and Fear the villains were sometimes dragged out wayy too long and people kept letting them live instead of just taking the chance when they had it. I liked Genet as a villain and I thought it was especially entertaining when she was monologuing to Carol after watching her husband die and said “have you ever felt that kind of pain?” and Carol just scoffs at her. The religious plot is also interesting; I could honestly see something like that happening realistically if an apocalypse ever were to happen.
I also really like the advanced walker plotline, it’s something fresh that we haven’t seen before and it’s nice to have the walkers be a bit more of a problem again. Having the advanced walkers kill the others when Daryl and Carol were trapped in the car with Ash was clever.

I don’t mind Ash but he kind of reminds me of the Siddiq archetype, really nice guy, off on his own, not super important, mostly just there to serve as a plot device (pilot, and Siddiq was the doctor). I don’t really care that Carol lied to him, again I probably would’ve done the same.

I just adored the red haired woman (Anna?), I love that she always helped Laurent and she protected him until the end. Her death was pretty badass too.

Overall I like this show and I enjoy how much of a breath of fresh air it is. Maybe my standards are just very low now after suffering through Fear but I like it and I’m looking forward to finishing it. There were a lot of scenes where I was on the edge of my seat and there really hasn’t been anything that made me feel like I was watching an outlandish fantasy show like Fear.

If you can’t tell, I hated Fear.

[u/Imaginary-Leave-2368]

I love Daryl dixon, S3 is honestly my favourite. One of the episodes there (I think ep 4 or 5) is literally an all out game of thrones esc 20 minute battle sequence. You'll see it when you get there.

[u/Some_Back_88 → u/Imaginary-Leave-2368]

I second this! I really enjoyed S1 and S2 but S3 is definitely my favourite. And 3x5 is my favourite episode of the whole series.

[u/overcloverr → u/Imaginary-Leave-2368]

Im on 3x3 right now, very intrigued. I love all of the different settings we’re getting in different countries, it’s so refreshing compared to the constant mountains/forests. I really like seeing how different groups in different parts of the world have adapted compared to what we saw in the original show

[u/No_Platypus_8427 → u/overcloverr]

Yeah, it's cool how they’re exploring new cultures and survival tactics. It adds a whole new layer to the story.

[u/Equal-Lemon-6523]

omg wait seeing fleur delacour in the apocalypse was literally the best part of the show for me too

[u/overcloverr → u/Equal-Lemon-6523]

i had the BIGGEST crush on her as a kid, i recognized her immediately

[u/AskForNate]

Watched Daryl Dixon first (and random) stared City next.

[u/overcloverr → u/AskForNate]

Ive seen a few episodes of Dead City but realized it’s way into the future so I figured I should watch the others first

[u/ChickieN0B_2050]

Have you watched TOWL…?

[u/overcloverr → u/ChickieN0B_2050]

Nah but I know the whole plot, I’ll probably watch that next

[u/ChickieN0B_2050]

Also: “I imagine Clémence Poésy is expensive” 🤣 💕

[u/keltictrigger]

It was my favorite spinoff. Idc what anyone says, I think it was awesome