#Laurent Carriere

[perryabbott]

THE WALKING DEAD: DARYL DIXON 2.05 "Vouloir, C'est Pouvoir"

[thegeorgiahuntsman]

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon

The Book of Carol: Moulin Rouge (S02E02)

Spoilers below cut

E01

[riding-with-caryl]

I really love Daryl and Laurent's relationship and their bond and have very much enjoyed watching it grow.

Seeing how happy Laurent was to see Daryl in episode 5 and how Daryl was clearly happy to see him too really warmed my heart. I love that Daryl and Laurent had a secret cave to hang out in. I love that they played games, both on screen and implied, and had fun together. It was great to see Laurent being allowed to just be a kid for a bit.

Laurent immediately knowing that the American woman who was looking for Daryl was Carol was everything. Then the way Laurent greeted Carol when they finally met was so sweet. And Carol seemed genuinely happy that he knew who she was and that Daryl had clearly been telling Laurent about her.

Carol was so supportive and encouraging of Daryl when it came to Laurent, and that was really good to see. Not that there was any surprise, because of course she'd support and encourage him, just like he does for her.

Also, Laurent did what he was told and stayed hidden and waited for Daryl to come back, so yay Laurent. He's learning.

[taiturner]

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon   ━ 1x06 "Coming Home"

[kermit-coded]

this scene might be one of my favorite daryl scenes ever. because it shows two crucial things about him. one: he still has that internalization of how he was treated as a kid when he fucked up. and two: he does not ever want to be like his father.

what's so important to me is that even as angry as he is, he never hits laurent. sure, he yells and shakes him, which is him getting physical, but the writers made a clear choice not to have him hit a kid. and as soon as laurent explains himself, he takes a calming breath and apologizes. his first words are, "i didn't mean it." he backs that up with not only a hug but resting his hand on laurent's hair and cheek. and the hug itself is very much a protective gesture. pulling him in, both hands on the back of his head and resting his chin on the top of his head. and like. i said it but the two little touches. it shows a sharp contrast between what he was taught growing up in an abusive environment versus the type of person he actively strives to be.

also. they have similar hairstyles and are both dressed in dark coats. which again could be nothing but it feels like an intentional paralleling of the two.

[emeryhiro]

Hi. I love your analysis of the episodes and the trailer. I love what we got. But I don't quite understand why Daryl says that he and Isabelle talked so that the three of them could go to America. If she wants Daryl to stay, she manipulates him. If Daryl is angry and cold with her. where did this family "three of them together" come from. It's weird and destroys all my expectations for Caryl.

Hey Anon😊

Thank you for the kind words 🩵

Unfortunatly I can't give you a sure answer but I'll share and explain my opinion/thoughts on it.

I agree with you on the fact that this line feels out of place and doesn't really make sense in terms of where the story and characters are going.

To put it in simple terms I think this is just Daryl trying to have his cake and eat it too. But to be more specific, I believe that as he starts to see the cracks in the Nest's system, he'll also start to realise the danger that Laurent is in, and we can't deny that he cares for the kid and feels a sense of responsibility for him because he knows Laurent wasn't raised for that world and wouldn't really make it long without Daryl around to teach him.

We also know for a fact that Daryl wants to go home, cast and crew have said this many time, and Norman even said it again yesterday in their SDCC IGN interview (timestamp 2:15).

So we know that Daryl want's to go home, that he doesn't think he'd ever be happy in France, and that he can't stay in France, but we also knows that he can't leave Laurent behind while he's in danger, he's not that guy, especially with Genet's impending attack which Laurent would never survive.

If he can't leave without Laurent, his next best option is to take Laurent back to America with him and away from all conflict, somewhere where he knows he can get what he wants (being with his family), keep Laurent safe, and give him a regular childhood in the commonwealth. At the same time, however, he also knows that as long as Isabelle is alive, Laurent wouldn't leave her, and also Daryl wouldn't feel right separating a child from the only biological family he has left. Which is how I think he came to the conclusion that the best thing he can do is to take both of them.

I dont expect his plans for the "three of them together" to go anywhere. I think that's just Daryl being naive and overly pessimistic about what he can achieve.

Regarding how he feels about Isabelle, I know that he can sense he's being used and manipulated but it's now too late for him to get out of this on his own, he's now emotionally invested in Laurent and can't bring himself to leave him, which is what Isabelle wanted all along. I've mentioned this a few times before, and I'll say it again, I believe that the longer he spends away from Carol the more he regresses into his old self, and that version of Daryl would have accepted this treatment from Isabelle becasue he wouldn't have believe that he deserved any better. We see this same pattern of behaviour develop between Daryl and Leah when he was in the woods, searching for Rick, and away from Carol for years. I know there's a lot more to both these situations which I may write it's own post about instead of making my response here unberably long to read.

Once Carol and Daryl are reunited, he'll start to think clearly again, because firstly, Carol would see right through Isabelle and never stand for or allow the manipulation, and secondly, once Daryl see's Carol again, there will be no more distractions, he's mindset will heal and completely shift, and like always Carol will be his number one priority, not Laurent, not the Nest, and definitly not Isabelle.

Yes, he'll still want to help/save them, but never at the expense of Carol and her safety. I expect that there will be some conflict between Carol and Daryl, or as Norman describes it, some "bickering like an old married couple", which I guess would revolve around:

The two of them finally being reunited and having the chance to leave without further risk, and

Daryl feeling guilty about leaving before he resolves things at the Nest and making sure that Laurent is safe and set.

However, untimetly I think the choice would be up to Carol and Daryl would follow her no matter what she decides. And in her true selfless nature, Carol would never leave before helping the people that Daryl cares about, especially if she see's him so torn about it.

And also hypothetically, even if the 3 of them did make it back to the US/Commonwealth, Isabelle would never be able to manipulate and abuse Daryl again, not while he's around and empowered by Carol and the rest of their family.

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I hope this makes sense, and that I explain myself well, I know I sometimes have the habit of getting carried away 😅 I completely understand your frustration, I sometimes feel that way myself but in circumstances like this where something seem's out of character I personally just try to both look at the bigger picture and delve into what I know about the character.

Please feel free to let me know you thoughts on what I've said, even if you agree or diagree, or if there was anything else you'd like to discuss. I always enjoy these discussions and seeing different persepctives🩵

[onefail-at-atime]

Have the creators of The Last of Us tried suing AMC over the TWD: Daryl Dixon plot yet? A grumpy older man comes across a child that a select group of people view as special and believe to be immune to a zombie virus, and then the series revolves around him protecting said child? C'mon, AMC.

[0aurelion-sol0]

The Walking Dead: Dead City 1x06 "Doma Smo" // The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon 1x04 "La Dame De Fer"

[gneebee]

Norman Reedus and Louis Puech Scigliuzzi

Source louis puech scigliuzzi

[alyssaforevermore]

Daryl, Isabelle and Laurent playing baseball together is so wholesome 😭🫶🏻 A proper little family.

s02e02

[walkingwithreedus]

Norman Reedus and Louis Puech Scigliuzzi The Walking Dead Daryl Dixon Behind-The-Scenes ( X )

[perryabbott]

THE WALKING DEAD: DARYL DIXON 2.02 "Moulin Rouge"

[sssm1l3]

Laurent isn't the messiah he's just autistic

[ravensareheretostay]

Sometimes you have to do horrible things

[mas0ch1st1cbaby]

I haven't watched that daryl's show or any spinoff of twd nor do I want to but hell... already been into this new rarepair laurent/daryl despite not knowing a damn thing about the story behind it...

[kermit-coded]

the framing of this scene makes me ill, so of course i had to edit it. i might also do some art of it once i finish my alien wip, if school doesn't kill me first.