#daryl dixon recap

[lyrasky]

【ｳｫｰｷﾝｸﾞ•ﾃﾞｯﾄﾞ:ダリル・ディクソン シーズン2-キャロルの書】第3話ネタバレあらすじ解説感想「愛してる」je t'aime Daryl Dixon2-3 The Book of Carol

【ｳｫｰｷﾝｸﾞ•ﾃﾞｯﾄﾞ:ダリル・ディクソン シーズン2-キャロルの書】第3話ネタバレあらすじ解説感想「愛してる」je t'aime Daryl Dixon2-3 The Book of Carol #jetaime ##thewalkingdeaddaryldixon #daryldixon #daryldixonthebookofcarol #normanreedus #ウォーキングデッド #NormanReedus #DarylDixon #DarylDixon2 #ダリルディクソン #TheWalkingDead #TheWalkingDeadDarylDixon #MelissaMcBride #CarolPeletier #ClémencePoésy #LouisPuechScigliuzzi #LaurentCarriere #IsabelleCarriere #LaïkaBlancFrancard #AnneCharrier #RomainLevi #FrançoisDelaive #EriqEbouaney #LukeryaIlyashenko #JoeldelaFuente

前回の第2話でLyraが予想していたことが本当になったのて悲劇のダリル・ディクソンになりそう。毎回予想が当たりますが、今回ばかりはそうならないで欲しいです。だってダリルは本当に良い人だから良い加減幸せになって欲しいのです。 キャロルは相変わらずやりたい放題やって超がつく運の良さでフランスまで辿り着き、大嘘をぶちかましてダリルに近づいていっています。だ〜がしかし、今日の第3話で非常にヤバイ事態に…。 不死身のキャロルが危険な状態になると弱くなってしまっているダリルを救出出来ないぞ！ どうなっちゃうの〜〜ん！ 早速アポカリプスのフランスへLyraが皆様をご案内致しましょう！！ Continue reading 【ｳｫｰｷﾝｸﾞ•ﾃﾞｯﾄﾞ:ダリル・ディクソン シーズン2-キャロルの書】第3話ネタバレあらすじ解説感想「愛してる」je t’aime Daryl Dixon2-3 The Book…

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This'll be the day that I live (series masterlist)

• Plot: The world is in chaos. Humanity's past is forever erased. The future is now like a thin thread that is about to break. Death has triumphed and now the living are in the minority. You wish things were different. Maybe not for yourself, but for your little sister. The reality is that now you both have to survive in this world on each other and chance. But there's a silver lining, right?

• Pairing: Daryl Dixon x Reader

• Reader's pronouns: She/Her (female anatomy)

• Era: Season 1-11

• Rating: 18+

• Warning: profanity, typical TWD violence, obscenity, character deaths, themes involving psychological abuse.

• A/N: I started something...

I don't know what will come of it, but I really wanted to write something for the reader. Something big. All those of you who saw in the introductory post that I wasn't going to write something big for Tumblr, please let's all pretend together that I didn't. I just acted spontaneously when I finished my favorite Daryl Dixon x Reader fanfic. And I felt like I actually had a story to tell too.

This is my first experience writing a Y/N fanfic and I'm going to have to learn as I go, but I'm going to really try. As for this Y/N, that is, you as the reader: I won't use a detailed description of appearance, use first and last name (obviously), so you can imagine absolutely any appearance you want. But there are a few things that suggest things already in place regarding the reader. Here's what you need to know: the reader's age is spelled out, there's a backstory and it's assumed that the reader was born and raised in America, the character and growth as a character is spelled out. Also, the reader will have blood relatives appear, and I'll give them names, but I'll also refrain from sagging on appearance details. I'll leave that to you. We'll try to mold it into something together.

I would encourage you to read the post pinned to my profile to get more information about me as an author and to understand how my writing works. It's optional, but if you have any questions while reading it, you'll probably find them there.

We will move smoothly through the story from season 1 to the end (season 11). I can only see this way of telling a great story in this fandom. That way I can really bring out the plot and characters to their fullest potential. It's also how I like it. And the first seasons are really special. So it's up to you and I to recap the entire plot of the series, but with my plot inserts. But I'm sure it will be exciting!

That's pretty much all I wanted to say. I really want to share this work with the Tumblr world and I hope you enjoy reading it.

P.S. as time goes on, there will be useful links to additional fanfic material here. You know, like a playlist and a board on Pinterest.

Enjoy reading!

DISCLAIMER: The rights to the original plot and characters belong to the creators of The Walking Dead. I only own my fictional plot twists, my characters, and my vision of the original characters. This work is protected by copyright. You may not distribute the text of this work to outside resources without consulting me. If you use any materials from this work, please credit the author. CONTENT IS FOR ADULTS ONLY.

SEASON 1

Chapter 1: Just survive somehow

Chapter 2: First day in the quarry

[kazesauce]

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.

[my-mt-heart]

Laughter is the best medicine...

[cyborgqueenkelly]

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??

[sunnydaleherald]

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)

[Images, Audio & Video]

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

Artwork: Lusty Bangel by gianelson (not worksafe)

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)

Artwork: Buffy Sketches by BKM Illustration (Becoming pt 2, worksafe)

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.

Fanvid: Buffy and Angel - Wonderland by juliaroxs241 (creator also posted multiple other vids)

Fanvid: Spike and Buffy - Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nina Mironovitch

Video: Buffy, Angel, Roswell And Dark Angel Crossover Trailer by RosswellDarkAngel

[Reviews & Recaps]

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]

One of the things I like best about the second half of Season 7 is the fact it lets Buffy accept that she’s still growing up and figuring out who she is as a person by coraniaid

Was Buffy the Only Slayer to Be Revived? by NotASlayer

Why did some fans turn on Willow and Xander? continued by multiple posters

What was your reaction to this moment? ["Cordelia" killing Lilah] by dabzandjabz

Would Angel eventually start to look like the Master? by samcarpentervi

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

Were you on Buffy’s side when she was upset when Angel did as she asked and pretended he lost his soul to get the inside scoop on The Mayor’s plans? by unitedfan6191

Cordelia Visions by LoveSnape

what is up with willow and kennedy? lol by likeshinythings

why season 2 is a classic television season ?? by LoveDreamer18

Your ideas for a Faith spin off? by speashasha

Who is older- The Master or Prince of Lies? At what age do you think vampires start looking like the Turok-Han? by alrtight

Aside from Dawn, which character often received kid glove treatment? by Opening_Knowledge868

What's Your Best and/or Worst of Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 2? by Big-Restaurant-2766

What do you think of the whole Buffy-Angel relationship in season 3? by unitedfan6191

What is Something that Stands Out to You in "Graduation Day Parts 1&2" and/or Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 3 in general? by Big-Restaurant-2766

What subtext or metaphor did you miss at first? by SafiraAshai

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‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – The Book of Carol’ Premiere Recap: Across Oceans

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Comic News Insider Episode 1546 - NYCC Recap! Interview w/ Tom King!

Comic News Insider: Episode 1546 is now available for free download! Click on the link or follow on Spotify/subscribe on iTunes!

It's our New York Comic Con (NYCC) recap! Jimmy is joined by Producer Joe to talk about the days they attended. They give their overall thoughts on attendance, hours, set up, artist alley, small press, exhibitors, and more. Jimmy talks about the 9 interviews he got with the likes of  Tom King (whom you'll hear in this episode), Derek Kirk Kim, Ruth Chan, Jeffrey Brown, Cecilia Lim (Kwento Comics), Tony Moy, Fred Van Lente, Brian Volke-Weiss, and Zach Hoag (Tuttle Publishing). He also attended the press rooms for Batman Ninja vs Yakuza League, Batman Azteca and Teen Titans Go! Producer Joe covered some as well and got an interview with Elinor Taylor (The Balloon Hunter) and did the press room for The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon - The Book of Carol. 

Jimmy talked to the prolific writer Tom King. They discussed his time as a CIA officer, his current multiple comics out including Wonder Woman/Animal Pound/Jenny Sparks, the upcoming Green Lantern series, the Supergirl movie, Archie comics, and so much more. Thanks to Tom for taking the time. 

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[lyrasky]

【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

[fathersonholygore]

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

[kazesauce]

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.

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