#daryl dixon recap

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【ウォーキング・デッド: ダリル・ディクソン】シーズン1第1話ネタバレ ダリル修道女にナンパされるの巻 あらすじ感想

【ウォーキング・デッド:ダリル・ディクソン】シーズン1第1話ネタバレ ダリル修道女にナンパされるの巻 あらすじ感想　Lyraのブログへ #DarylDixon #NormanReedus #TWDDarylDixon #ウォーキングデッド #thewalkingdead #ウォーキングデッドダリルディクソン #LouisPuechScigliuzzi #TheWalkingDeadDarylDixon #ノーマンリーダス #ClémencePoésy #LaïkaBlancFrancard #AnneCharrier #RomainLevi #AdamNagaitis #EriqEbouaney #MelissaMcBride

【ウォーキング・デッド: ダリル・ディクソン】が2023年9月10日からプレミアムのAMC+ にて普通より早く放送開始しましたよ〜ん。色々とツッコミどころ万歳なドラマでした。普通のAMCを見てる方は、来週9月17日から開始します。日本では未だに放送なし、未定です。 早速 Lyraが皆さんのために、あらすじ感想を書きましょう！いつものようにネタバレ有り無しで読めるように書きました。お好みに合わせて選んで読んでね。 【The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon】では、ダリルがいつもよりも不安そうに未知の国で冒険(試練とも言う)しています。ある意味、修行の旅だ。 しかし、ダリルよ、一体、君はいつまで1人で彷徨し続けるの？ Continue reading Untitled

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TWD:DD Rewatch Recap Ep 1

I'm rewatching the first season of TWD: Daryl Dixon to look for anything that stands out now that we know all the characters and how the season ends. The first episode has a lot, so this will be long. Strap in or scroll on.

Isabelle and Laurent

The series opens with a semiconscious Daryl floating on the life boat and hearing Judith say "You deserve a happy ending, too". We hear this again later when Daryl is waking up from having his burn treated. Laurent says these exact words to him the first time they meet. Knowing now that Isabelle made Laurent draw the picture of the man on the beach, I'm wondering if she overheard Daryl mumble those words in his sleep and told Laurent to say it.

At no point did it seem like a romance was being set up between Isabelle and Daryl. She tied him to a bed “for his own safety” and lied to him multiple times. She locked him out of Father Jean's office after lying about the radio being in working order, saying Daryl could use it when he was better. Daryl is in a nearly constant state of being battered and concussed, so he was in perfect shape to talk on a radio. Isabelle only went into the room when he was taking a bath because he fell asleep and nearly drowned himself. She was inspecting him and making note of his scars as an indication that he was experienced and strong. She got incredibly uncomfortable when Daryl called her out for her suicide scars because it's a remnant of her pre-nun life that she was trying to hide from him.

Isabelle was useful in this episode. She scared off the woman and her grandfather by firing a warning shot from her rifle, cauterized Daryl's burn and saved Daryl from Codron with the battleaxe Daryl used to save her earlier. I don't know why this Isabelle was immediately replaced by a woman that bragged about not being able to learn how to change a tire.

Codron

His entire crusade against Daryl is based on lies that woman told him. She killed Codron's brother and claimed Daryl tried to rob her and her grandfather when they were the ones that tried to rob Daryl. Granted, Daryl would have killed Codron's brother if she didn't intervene, but she was still the one that killed him.

Codron spent a third of his screen time in tears and was the recipient of Mother Superior's speech about how the souls of the wicked and the hungry can be redeemed. He was never going to stay a bad guy.

Genet

I couldn't pay attention to this scene for the life of me the first time I watched this episode. I can follow along now because I know who the important people are. Daryl single-handedly destroyed their experiments and nearly started a mutiny. This scene establishes that Genet prefers not to kill people that upset her. She seems to prefer psychological and physical torture based on future episodes.

Codron said he wanted to take Laurent and make him a soldier for Genet. That's a dark concept that was never revisited, thankfully.

General Observations and Parallels

Daryl told Isabelle “It's not my fight” when she was trying to convince him to stay in this episode. Daryl told Losang “Pouvoir. It isn't my fight.” in the final episode after Losang tried to convince Daryl to stay. Pouvoir des vivants is the slogan of The Cause, which The Union of Hope is warring with. It's the only French word Daryl has said the entire series and he said it to someone he knows is a native English speaker. That feels intentionally confrontational to me.

The Grandfather tried to convince Daryl to travel with them by referencing WWII and France and the US being allies, and Daryl was not swayed. Now we know why.

There were a couple references to Isabelle not always being a nun like showing the scars of her suicide attempt and her saying to Mother Superior that she wasn't always a believer.

The building with the burner walkers had “Pouvoir des vivants” spray-painted outside. Now we know those burner walkers are the result of experiments being conducted by Genet's group.

Walker Quinn can be seen in the full season trailer at the end of the episode. I guess they didn't care about spoiling that since the character hadn't been introduced yet.

Daryl took the knife with the knuckle guards from the armory at the abbey and kept up with it the entire season. There's no denying the similarity to Carol's signature knife, so I'm certain Daryl was thinking of Carol when he took it. The fact that Daryl kept up with it the entire season even though he lent it to other people and had it ripped away from him multiple times is a subtle nod to the unbreakable bond he shares with Carol.

Unanswered Question - What Happened to Father Jean?

The only question I have after watching this episode is what happened to Father Jean? He was around Daryl's age and his walker looked fairly fresh. No one says what happened to him or even directly says that he died. The nuns kept his walker locked away in the belief that souls of the wicked and the hungry can be redeemed. I have a theory that he took his own life. Isabelle says that the tube in the radio broke about a month ago and they haven't been able to replace it. Father Jean was marking locations on a map with radio frequencies and handles. Maybe after painstakingly searching the radio waves for years trying to find safe passage to The Nest, the radio breaking was the last straw for him. Isabelle said “hope fades slowly, then all at once.” She would know based on her own history. Maybe Isabelle was so desperate for Laurent to reach The Nest because they lost their priest to hopelessness and were starting to flounder. I don't know if we'll ever find out what happened to Father Jean, but I hope so.

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Laughter is the best medicine...

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Excited to announce that Dawn Glen and I are recording our first episode tomorrow (9/11) covering the Daryl Dixon spinoff. It'll be released the following day.

In addition to my weekly recaps with Dawn, next week my main co-host Pamela (Cruel Summer Camp, The Antler Queens, the soon-to-be-released A-Hole Queens) will be starting our live aftershow immediately following new episodes on Sunday nights. Pamela is a newbie to the world of TWD (Be nice to her; she's amazing.), but Dawn certainly is not - and while our first season isn't exactly going to be a Caryl podcast, you Caryl fans are in safe hands with us, as the two of us obsessively await Carol's return to the TWD Universe.

Support disabled podcasters and your fellow carylers, and check us out sometime! You'll find us on YouTube and wherever you listen to podcasts!

In the meantime, who's watching tonight??

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The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Saturday, February 10th

SPIKE: Of all the bloody faces I expected to see down here. ANGEL: You're a Nazi. SPIKE: What? (Angel looks Spike up and down) Oh. No. I just ate one.

~~Why We Fight~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Weekly Drabbles #80 — Scars by veronyxk84 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13)

I'm listening by firemanwhenthefloodsrollback (Tara/Willow, T)

The language slayers speak in heaven by firemanwhenthefloodsrollback (Buffy/Nikki, T)

The Night Before by reader304 (Buffy/Spike, T)

Phoenix by EllieRose101 (Buffy/Spike, M)

[Chaptered Fiction]

Raven, Chapter 2 by sparrow2000 (Vamp!Xander & Spike, G)

When Ethan Rayne made Rambo, Chapter 8 by USKiwi (Xander, not rated)

The Vision Quest, Chapter 10 by Acb6293 (Buffy/Spike, E)

Easy Street, Chapter 14 by Storm_Arke (Faith/Daryl Dixon, The Walking Dead crossover, T)

They Know Exactly What We're Here For, Chapter 7 by MadeInGold (Angel/Riley/Spike, E)

Love Lives Here, Chapter 19 by Passion4Spike (Buffy/Spike, E)

Blasphemy, Chapter 5 by wickedrum (Buffy/Spike, T)

The End of Destiny, Chapter 6 by ConstantCommentTea (Angel/Cordelia, T)

Raven, Chapter 2 by sparrow2000 (Xander, Spike, G)

A weapon of victory, Chapter 4 by FPBarbieri (Buffy, Tolkien crossover, T)

GREEN-EYED MONSTER, Chapters 1-2 by Jaredlee33 (Buffy, Faith/Kate, M)

The Vision Quest, Chapter 10 by acb6293 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Truth and Consequences, Chapter 7 by JamesMFan (Buffy/Spike, R)

Love Lives Here, Chapter 19 by Passion4Spike (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

What If Love Was Enough? Chapter 17 (complete!) by Spikelover4ever (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Afterburn, Chapter 12 by Melme1325 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Something Borrowed, Chapter 2 by Geliot99 (Buffy/Spike, R)

The Magic of Sunnydale, Chapter 5 by Buffyworldbuilder (Buffy, Harry Potter crossover, FR15)

What the Drabble? Chapter 80 by VeroNyxK84 (Buffy/Spike, 0)

Rules of Engagement, Chapter 10 by all choseny (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Love Lives Here, Chapter 20 by Passion4Spike (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Ready for it? Chapter 4 by Lilacsandorangeblossoms (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

I Do! Chapter 21 by Dusty (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

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Artwork: Coloring page of Harmony Kendall in "Harm's Way" by amazzyblaze and husband (worksafe)

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Artwork: Jenny and Giles by tana-draws (worksafe)

Crochet: Willow's bag by blurtics

Artwork: Cheesecake by MamaBewear (Darla & Drusilla, not worksafe)

Artwork: After Hours Chronicles - Artwork Collection, Chapter 4 by VeroNyxK84 (Buffy/Spike, Adult Only)

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Fanvid: Buffy & Angel Birds by Angelus_Clips

Fanvid: Giles and Buffy || Build A Home by Lucy Whiskers

Fanvid: IN THE END | Faith Lehane by Taco_Id

Fanvid: Buffy - Me too by Witch Kristy

Fanvid: Spuffy | I'm Yours by Marie.

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Things I wouldn’t think I’d say - season 6 *spoilers up to S6E1* by LoveDreamer18

S6 1st **REWATCH** by caldude1985

Video: The Twisted Buffy Guide S02E06: Halloween by Twisted View

Video: Life Serial-Slayer Sunday by Jane Talks Buffy

Podcast: Buffy Season 6 As A Whole S6 E23 (Buffy and the Art of Story Podcast) by Lisa M. Lilly

Podcast: Something Something Buffy the Vampire Slayer... by Expertise is Overrated

[Fandom Discussions]

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The amount of confusion I have as a first time watcher... [about Dawn] by tvcriticgirlxo

Spike is very fond of the Summers women and would pretty much do anything for them by Opening_Knowledge868

What shows would Spike & Dru watch together? by alrtight

Spike’s hottest season by HollyVioletRose

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The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon SEASON 1 FINALE "Coming Home"

AMC’s The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon 1×06 “Coming Home” Directed by Daniel Percival Written by Jason Richman & Laura Snow * For a recap & review of the penultimate episode, click here. * Season 2 recaps & reviews to come next year! Last we left Daryl he was in the pit with a zombie about to fight. This episode opens with soldiers strewn across a beach. Is this a scene from Normandy in World War…

[mceproductions]

Dancing the Year Away (Countdown Recap)

Before I sum up 2023 We'll look back on the past 30 days Countdown wise.

Best of 2023

Movies

1.  Mission Impossible - Dead Reckoning: Part One

2.  Oppenheimer

3.  The Super Mario Bros Movie

4.  Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

5.  Barbie

6.  Suzume

7.  John Wick: Chapter 4

8.  Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

9.  Killers of the Flower Moon

10. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

11. Elemental and The Flash

12. Fast X

13. Wonka

14. M3GAN

15. The Marvels

Runners Up:

A Man Called Otto

Shazam: Fury of the Gods

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

TMNT: Mutant Mayhem

80 For Brady

Worst:

1. Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey

2. Expend4bles

3. Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Honorable Mention:

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

TV

Best New Show of 2023 Nominee*   Winner^

1.  Star Trek Picard (Paramount+)

2.  The Last of Us (HBO)^

3.  Succession (HBO)

4.  The Daily Show (Comedy Central)

5.  The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)

6.  Yellowstone (Paramount TV)

7.  The Mandalorian (Disney+)

8.  Abbott Elementary (ABC)

9.  Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)

10. Loki (Disney+)

11. SNL (NBC)

12. That 90’s Show (NETFLIX)*

13. My Hero Academia (ADULT SWIM)

14. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) and Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

15. Ahsoka (Disney+)*

16. Attack On Titan: The Final Chapters (Crunchyroll/ADULT SWIM)

17. The Good Doctor (ABC)

18. The Owl House (Disney)

19. TONIKAWA: Over the Moon for You (Crunchyroll) and

Outlander (Starz)

20. My Adventures with Superman (ADULT SWIM)*

21. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (FXX)

22. 1923 (Paramount+)

23. RWBY (Crunchyroll)

24. One Piece (NETFLIX)*

25. The Simpsons (FOX)

Runners Up:

Tomo-Chan is A Girl (Crunchyroll)

Oshi No Ko (HI-DIVE)

The Walking Dead: Dead City and Daryl Dixon (AMC)

Young Sheldon (CBS)

Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC)

Worst:

1. Velma (MAX)

2. Secret Invasion (Disney+)

3. Gotham Knights (CW)

Honorable Mention:

Star Trek Lower Decks and Strange New Worlds (Paramount+)

Music

1. Dua Lipa “Dance The Night”

2. MindaRyn “Way to Go”

3. Morgan Wallen “Last Night”

4. Jack Black “Peaches”

5. Miley Cyrus “Flowers”

6.  NSYNC “Better Place”

7.  Taylor Swift “Karma”

8.  Radwimps and Toaka “SUZUME”

9.  Ed Sheeran “Eyes Closed”

10. Jason Aldean “Try That in a Small Town”

11. Ludwig Goransson “Can You Hear The Music”

12. Olivia Rodrigo “Vampire”

13. Halle Bailey “Part of Your World”

14. Jimin “Like Crazy”

15. Ryan Gosling “Push”

16. Metro Boomin, Swae Lee, Lil Wayne, and Offset “Annihilate”

17. NBA YoungBoy, Bailey Zimmerman and Dermot Kennedy “Won’t Back Down”

18. Brian Tyler “Level Complete”

19. Neriame “Unmei Kyoudoutai!”

20. Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairva “Naatu Naatu”

21. YOASOBI “IDOL”

22. Ryan Gosling “I’m Just Ken” and Cher “DJ Play A Christmas Song”

23. Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem “Rock and Roll All Nite”

24. Taylor Swift “Cruel Summer”

25. LAUV “Steal The Show”

26. U2 “Walk On (Ukraine)” and Blink 182 “One More Time”

27. Jung Kook “Standing Next to You”

28. Linkin Park “Lost”

29. The Weeknd and Ariana Grande “Die for You”

30. Rachel Zegler “Nothing You Can Take From Me”

Runners Up:

Radwimps “Kanata Haluka”

Chris Pine “This Is the Thanks I Get”

BTS “Take Two”

Casey Lee Williams “Worthy”

Oliver Anthony “Rich Men North of Richmond”

Worst:

1. Awkwafina and Daveed Diggs “The Scuttlebutt”

2. Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice “Barbie World”

3. J6 Prison Choir and Donald Trump “Justice For All”

Honorable Mention:

Taylor Swift and Her Taylor’s Version Remakes

Game of The Year

Nominee* Winner^

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom^

Starfield*

Sony’s Spider-Man 2*

Super Mario Bros Wonder*

Hogwarts Legacy*

Worst:

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum

THE JAW DROPPERS:

1. Damar Hamlin

2. The Enterprise D Returns to the fold

3. Barbenheimer

4. Breakthrough of Bilingual VA’s in Anime

5. Hamas Gives another Salvo

6. Memory of a Flerken Brood

7. The Toymaker Spices Up Our Lives

8.  Looks like ______ is back on the Menu

9.  The Twilight of An Icon

10. The Saga of George Santos

HM: A sport goes Swiftie

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Just posted my "Daryl Dixon Episode 4 Recap", I'm a bit behind on it but enjoying every episode although E04 feels like filling gap or space only, more details https://r.tr0.lol/daryldixon-s01e04 #walkingdead #daryldixon #hive #peakd

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【ダリル・ディクソン】シーズン1第4話ネタバレ ダリルの恋した女達 あらすじ感想解説【ウォーキング・デッド】Daryl Dixon1-4

【ダリル・ディクソン】シーズン1第4話ネタバレ ダリルの恋した女達 あらすじ感想解説【ウォーキング・デッド】Daryl Dixon1-4 #thewalkingdead #DarylDixon #TheWalkingDeadDarylDixon #ウォーキングデッド #ダリルディクソン #ノーマンリーダス #ClémencePoésy #LaïkaBlancFrancard #AnneCharrier #AdamNagaitis #EriqEbouaney #Louis Pueck Scigliuzzi, Laïka Blanc-Francard, Adam Nagaitis,David Sardy, Romain Levi, #France #DavidZabel #DavidSardy

星の数ほどたくさんあるサイトの中からLyraのブログの読みに来てくれてありがとうございます。 初めて検索して来てくれた方もいらっしゃると思うのでLyraのブログは「https://lyra4m.com/ 」【Mind You】です。よろしくね。真似したブログもあるので間違えないでねー。 今日の【ウォーキング・デッド: ダリル・ディクソン】シーズン1第 4 話「La Dame de Fer」（鉄の貴婦人）は、前回のダリルが崩れた屋根から落下したした所から始まります。 見知らぬ建物に転落したダリル。ローランを救出する為にイザベル達と奮闘します。そしてローランとクインの親子関係から、宗���問題まで…奥深くフランスの街に浸透していく不思議な優しさ、、、今日もLyraが日本未公開の【ダリル・ディクソン】の世界へ貴方をお連れ致しましょう。 Continue reading Untitled

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TWD:DD Rewatch Recap Ep 3

I'm rewatching the first season of TWD: Daryl Dixon to look for anything that stands out now that we know all the characters and how the season ends. The third episode gets into the meat and potatoes of the plot and character interactions. As usual, strap in or scroll on. Ep1 Ep2

Fallou and Quinn

They both lead a small community and are adept at playing whatever angle they can to get what they need. Fallou is a commanding presence that knows when to be forceful and when to be gentle, while Quinn is a self-serving, materialistic scumbag that uses his charisma to manipulate people into doing his bidding. Fallou knows how to navigate the underbelly of Paris, but he isn't part of it like Quinn is. They both save Daryl's bacon at some point, but Quinn's sins are punished with a slightly redemptive death. Fallou's only flaw is believing Losang isn't full of it.

Codron and Genet

Codron cut an intimidating figure walking down the tunnel to go meet Genet, but his face showed a terrified man trying to act tough. Genet was skeptical about hiring him to find Daryl until she saw how passionate he was about avenging his brother's death. She found the easy button to manipulate him, or so she thinks. Genet showed Codron the walker experiments Daryl disrupted and he is disturbed but undeterred. Another tally on the wall of why he ends up turning in the finale.

Daryl and Isabelle

The first half of the episode is Daryl being fed up with Isabelle lying about radios. The one at the abbey was broken, the one in Angers had been dismantled by a lunatic to create an inventively macabre walker orchestra, and the third place actually used homing pigeons instead. After suppressing the urge to throw Isabelle off the roof, Daryl was ready to leave and try to find the way home on his own until Fallou and Isabelle stopped him and said they could still help.

Isabelle took him to her apartment to gather her stash of drugs and stolen goods to barter for a trip home for Daryl, and they talked obliquely about their lives before the outbreak. Isabelle was trying hard to connect with Daryl, but he was staying politely distant. What made him finally soften towards Isabelle was her obvious pain and guilt over abandoning Aimee and seeing her as a walker trapped in overgrown vines.

When Quinn reveals himself to be Laurent's father and starts aggressively manipulating Isabelle, Daryl goes into full blown savior mode and removes her from the situation. Isabelle is livid and they fight in the catacombs. It almost feels like Daryl is fighting with Isabelle while simultaneously reliving his fight with Carol. Isabelle said she could handle it, and Daryl said everybody has something from their past they're trying to run from and she's not really mad at him. This felt like things he wishes he would have said to Carol, to be compassionate toward her desire to run away and to admit that he wasn't really mad at her, he was mad at how his fear of losing her physically and emotionally made him feel. Isabelle, however, informed Daryl she was actually mad at him for dragging her to Paris because all he cares about is his promise (to Carol, we find out in Ep5). She said they weren't the same and admonished him for taking over and trying to save her, that she only asked for his help, not for him to be a hero because she doesn't need one. Daryl just scoffed because he had no response. He thinks protecting people from the hard things is being a good friend, but really he needs to support them through the hard things. In Carol's case, he doesn't understand why she's reluctant to open up to him (Rick's words in Indifference), which leads to him being frustrated and feeling rejected. I hope with all of my soul that Carol finding Daryl in France finally convinces him that she loves him and wants to be in his life forever, and Daryl reacts to seeing her with exuberance and gratefulness that finally convinces her that he will love her forever, no matter what.

Isabelle, Laurent and Daryl

I thought the fable of fortitude about 'the woodsman who wanted to die but had a change of heart when death came so asked for help with his burdens instead' was going to be meaningful, but I have a different take now. Both that fable and Laurent declaring Daryl will not die in Paris are meant to make Daryl and the audience question whether Laurent is special. The fable doesn't apply to Daryl's situation or mental state at all, and confidently proclaiming the titular character will survive is as risky as declaring the sky will be blue tomorrow.

When Laurent is being greeted reverently and given gifts at Fallou's place, Daryl makes a comment about how much pressure Laurent is under and Isabelle responds with “God chooses our burdens.” No, lady, the burden placed on Laurent to be treated like and behave like some kind of savior is entirely earthly. Sonia, the inconsolable widow, allowed Laurent to hug her because she's been told he was special, not because he actually is.

Daryl attempts to sneak away at the end of the episode because he no longer feels wanted or needed, and they aren't doing a good job helping him get home anyway. Isabelle invokes Laurent to try to manipulate Daryl into staying. Daryl is unswayed, but tells her she needs to tell Laurent the whole truth about him and his parentage so he can decide for himself if he wants to continue to play the role of humanity's gift from God. Isabelle's weak response is that Daryl just doesn't understand how special Laurent is. Daryl says Laurent isn't special, he just got lucky and lived, and she just needs Laurent to be special for her own reasons. Isabelle has a weird smile on her face when Laurent hops out of bed screaming that they did this and he hates them both before running away. Turns out Quinn led Codron to the American, so Daryl's attempt to leave is thwarted yet again. He's thrust back into being Isabelle and Laurent's duty-bound protector, but now his desire to help them runs a bit deeper than the deal they made at the abbey.

Carol Connections

There was a tiny woman with short gray hair manning the weapons locker at Fallou's place, so shout out to her.

There were multiple shots of the Carol-like knife during Daryl and Isabelle's escape from her old apartment building and his fight with Codron, including two shots where he dropped the knife and recovered it yet again. Daryl fell through a glass roof like a cartoon character and still managed not to lose the knife. It's so frequent and obvious it has to be symbolic.

The pigeon man, Antoine, was adorable and his line “Maybe he has a girlfriend, we all have someone who waits for us somewhere” was followed by a shot of Daryl bowing his head in sadness in a frying pan reminder of Carol and his promise to her.

Isabelle and Daryl see “The Water Lilies” and Daryl says it reminds him of home, lingering by it even after Fallou called them away. My mind was immediately filled with memories of Daryl and Carol sitting by the pond talking. I can't think of a single non-Caryl scene at a setting that resembled that painting.

Odds and Ends

A French cover of “Strange People” playing while they're walking past Jim Morrison's grave was a great choice.

The Demimonde looks a lot like The Third Rail from Fallout 4. I guess all apocalyptic nightclubs have the same aesthetic.

I had a theory that Codron was Laurent's real father, so Quinn's reveal absolutely blew my socks off. All of Laurent's on-screen family members have light, straight hair, so there's part of me keeping hope alive that Lily had a romp in Marseilles with Stéphane with the dark, curly hair.

Isabelle explained that people joined The Cause because after the outbreak they needed to cling to order. Daryl quipped “or God”, earning a stern glare from Isabelle. Daryl equating The Cause and The Union of Hope feels like foreshadowing that The Union of Hope isn't wholly benevolent.

[lutoogyan]

A New 'Transformers' Clip Speeds Through Manhattan

A lot of little things this morning—updates on the horror-thriller Succubus, the new Alien series, and an episode recap of From. Lastly, AMC has also released an extremely short teaser for Daryl Dixon’s Walking Dead spinoff, seemingly assuring fans that it’s in production. Tasteless, considering that the writers of that show are currently on strike and it’s very likely that no writers or…

[mytvjunk]

Chris Hardwick: "People online are livid that Simon is dead"

The internet:

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Saturday, September 16th

BUFFY: Professor Walsh says that adrenaline is like exercise but without the exorbitant gym fees. GILES: (a beat) Very witty. BUFFY: You should meet her. She's absolutely the smartest person I've ever met. GILES: (feeling a bit slighted) Perhaps we should have invited Professor Walsh to the party? (takes a sip of punch) BUFFY: Oh, no. I mean, she's like forty. She's got better things to do than hang out with a bunch of kids.

~~A New Man~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Weekly Drabbles #18 — Hollow by veronyxk84 (Spike, R)

“The Only Really Really Buffy is Really Buffy and She’s Gone” Who? by Octavia_Octopus (Buffybot, Scoobies, T)

She Steadies Him by Bobbie23 (Giles/Jenny, G)

The Elephant by EllieRose101 (Buffy/Spike, T)

You’ve Got Mail by UrsusCura (Buffy/Angel, G)

Looking for Trouble by NautiBitz (Buffy/Spike, M)

Naked by NautiBitz (Buffy/Spike, E)

Wish Granted by faewm (Anya, Harry Potter crossover, T)

Willow Hath Murdered Sleep by InMyOwnHeadItGoesLikeThis (Willow & Giles, not rated)

Deleted Scene - "I tried the normal thing once." by CookieDoughMe (Buffy/Dean Winchester, Supernatural crossover, T)

from beneath you (it devours) by thedevilsgarden (Faith/Darla, T)

Different and Not Better by NautiBitz (Ensemble, T)

Getting A Little Sexy by NautiBitz (Anya/Willow, T)

The Elephant by EllieRose101 (Buffy/Spike, R)

Drops of Solace by VeroNyxK84 (Buffy/Spike, R)

[Chaptered Fiction]

A White Knight in the Cove, Chapter 21 by WhiteKnightDragon (Xander & Angel, Dante's Cove crossover, M)

Slayer Begins 2: Nightwing, Chapter 5 (complete!) by BrennaLynn (Dawn/Thor, Batman and Thor movies crossover, T)

Fuel’s Aflame, Chapter 9 by wickedrum (Buffy/Spike, not rated)

Moments that Make You: The Hero and The Princess, Chapter 50 by myheadsgonenumb (Cordelia/Doyle, T)

Lest This Bond Be Broken, Chapter 4 by Dynapink (Buffy/Giles, M)

What's Meant to Be Will Always Find A Way, Chapter 24 by charmed4lifekaren (Angel/Spike, T)

Better Off Alone, Chapter 6 by Storm_Arke (Faith/Daryl Dixon, The Walking Dead crossover, T)

Slayer Begins 3: Iron Heart, Chapter 1 by BrennaLynn (Faith, Iron Man crossover, T)

Spiderwebs, Chapter 39 by Willow25 (Buffy/Spike, R)

A Love That Defies Space and Time, Chapters 6-7 by Spikelover4ever (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

Brave and the Bold - Sunnydale, Chapter 6 by redjacobson (Xander/Willow, Xander/Willow/Buffy, Nightwing crossover, FR21)

Harmless Fun, Chapter 5 by MaggieLaFey (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

The Art of Dying, Chapters 18-21 by disco-tea (Buffy/Spike, R)

[Images, Audio & Video]

Shadow box: DIY Buffy Decor by StarSkates (worksafe)

Artwork: Spike (and Joyce) wallpaper by cumkills (worksafe)

Artwork: Buffy and Queen Angella by helihi (She-ra and the Princesses of Power crossover, worksafe)

Artwork: Spuffy by isevery0nehereverystoned (worksafe)

Artwork: Buffy with Spike in a jar by ronavorona (worksafe)

Artwork: Buffy by tgirlspock (worksafe)

Artwork: Eyeballs to entrails by twankeys-art-dump (Spike/Drusilla, worksafe)

Edit (artwork): Buffy and Spike in OMWF by chryssadirewolf (worksafe)

Edit (artwork): Buffy and Spike in Something Blue by chryssadirewolf (worksafe)

Gifset: Wesley by halbarryislife (worksafe)

Gifset: Buffy and Spike in Beneath You by lopeirce (worksafe)

Fanvid: Buffy Summers - I am the law. by thisyearsgirls

Fanvid: Buffy Summers | all-american bitch by pjo edits

Fanvid: Buffy and Angel ~ In the Middle of the Night by Buffyangelfan55

Fanvid: Buffy & Spike // Private Fears In Public Places by heartsonfire

Fanvid: All about us by Luna05 (Buffy/Faith)

Video: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Revival Season 10 Trailer 2023 by Buffy the Vampire Slayer Chosen

Video: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Revival Season 10 Episode 1: Brave New World by Buffy the Vampire Slayer Chosen

[Reviews & Recaps]

Season 2 of Buffy by st-just

The Buffy Re-watch: S2E15, Phases (part 3) by jvstheworld

The Buffy Re-watch: S2E16, Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (part 1) by jvstheworld

The Buffy Re-watch: S2E16, Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (part 2) by jvstheworld

Anne is such a well constructed episode by coraniaid

My thoughts on Buffy season 7 by Quiet-Living8975

Video: Intervention • S05E18 • TPN's Buffy Guide by Passion of the Nerd

Video: Blood Ties-Slayer Sunday by Jane Talks Buffy

Video: Lohnt sich BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER im Jahr 2023? (in German) by Spoiler Warnung

Podcast: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Seasons 4 - 7 Thoughts (made with Spreaker) by Raina

[Recs]

Fic rec: nothing safe is worth the drive (follow you home) by SummerFrost (Buffy/Spike, E) recced by Priceless

[Fandom Discussions]

how to write a bad episode with the best of intentions [Pangs] by deird1

"Buffy Was Written by Men" by itsnotmymind

I can’t believe this is now ten years since I first saw Buffy the Vampire Slayer by 360°AsTheCrowFlies

[Missing Dawn & Tara moment] by 5bi5

“If nothing we do matters, all that matters is what we do” and Spike getting his soul back by a-heart-of-kyber

More Buffy by itsnotmymind

Buffy/Angel AUs that have been written, that are like “what if Buffy was with Angel when this happened? Or what if Angel was with Buffy for this?” by oveliagirlhaditright

the unspoken parallel of faith being attracted to angel and lindsey being “in love” with darla by thepunkmuppet

I can absolutely believe angel descending into madness in the birthdayverse by thepunkmuppet

Buffyverse soul lore by Girl4Music

Angel and Spike being different, of “all the vampires” by larathia

[About Buffy leaving Sunnydale at the end of Season 2] by coraniaid

Underrated Funny Moments by hoponlilmama

Why do you think they made Anya a human again so quickly in season 7? by garfan

What season of Angel do you think he was at his best morally speaking? by The Whirlwind

Unpopular Opinions continued by multiple posters

BtVS - Heroic or Admirable Moments continued by multiple posters

Favorite season according to the Scoobies' dynamic by Holden Norgorov

Did Angel love Darla? continued by The Whirlwind

Cordelia's AtS story end.... good, a total failure or just unfinished? continued by The Whirlwind and Stoney

What's wrong with Robin Wood? continued by multiple posters

Who else loved Harmony Kendall and was happy her part got bigger? continued by multiple posters

What character in the verse did the least wrong? by The Whirlwind

If you could choose one episode to introduce someone to Angel by GWPtheTrilogy1

Favorite Lilah lines by DressageDiva2You

You are my sunshine…. by West-Veterinarian-53

Faith’s fixation on the guy Buffy’s dating is too funny in S4 This Year’s Girl by classified12345

If you could select one episode to get someone hooked on Buffy by GWPtheTrilogy1

"You burned down the gym." Question about the movie and the script by Christianduty

I'd watch an entire tv show based off Harmony by tryingtobecheeky

Pitch me your best Buffyverse spinoff… by Moraulf232

Why is John Ritter [Ted] amazing and so terrifying?! by katelovescode

S1 E11 “out of sight, out of mind” by Theejuju26

Dialogue/Quotes - Best & Worst by johnnyorac

So when exactly did Whedon stop wanting to kill Spike and embraced the character? by rogvortex58

What's your favourite set of episodes? by ughitscharlie

If you could rewrite Buffy season six and seven by Tomwellingbest

this part ["None of us are ever gonna have a happy, normal relationship"] always hurts by No_Performance223

People act like Xander is a hypocrite for dating Anya and criticizing Spike but... by BlueFlameWar

[Buffy and Spike having sex in] Doublemeat Palace by ArcadeViolet

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