{"id":590534,"date":"2023-09-08T20:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/watch-the-walking-dead-daryl-dixon-review-another-enjoyable-spin-off\/"},"modified":"2023-09-08T20:30:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T17:30:00","slug":"watch-the-walking-dead-daryl-dixon-review-another-enjoyable-spin-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-the-walking-dead-daryl-dixon-review-another-enjoyable-spin-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch &#8216;The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon&#8217; Review: Another Enjoyable Spin-Off"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a224a5a219c3\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a224a5a219c3\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-the-walking-dead-daryl-dixon-review-another-enjoyable-spin-off\/#%E2%80%9CWatch_Online_%E2%80%98The_Walking_Dead_Daryl_Dixon_Review_Another_Enjoyable_Spin-Off%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Watch Online &#8216;The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon&#8217; Review: Another Enjoyable Spin-Off&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/watch-the-walking-dead-daryl-dixon-review-another-enjoyable-spin-off\/#%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98The_Walking_Dead_Daryl_Dixon_Review_Another_Enjoyable_Spin-Off%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;&#8216;The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon&#8217; Review: Another Enjoyable Spin-Off&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWatch_Online_%E2%80%98The_Walking_Dead_Daryl_Dixon_Review_Another_Enjoyable_Spin-Off%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Watch Online &#8216;The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon&#8217; Review: Another Enjoyable Spin-Off&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98The_Walking_Dead_Daryl_Dixon_Review_Another_Enjoyable_Spin-Off%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;&#8216;The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon&#8217; Review: Another Enjoyable Spin-Off&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    If the first \u201cWalking Dead\u201d spinoff following the finale of the flagship <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>, \u201cThe Walking Dead: Dead City,\u201d seemed to mark the beginning of a new era for the franchise, the second certainly feels like a continuation \u2014 tonally, if not chronologically. \u201cThe Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon,\u201d which premieres on AMC on Sept. 10, builds on the tentative good will established by \u201cDead City,\u201d even arguably improving on some of its strengths.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    \u201cDaryl Dixon,\u201d like \u201cDead City,\u201d is a six-episode, largely self-contained story featuring a beloved core character transported to a brand-new setting. Where \u201cDead City\u201d saw Maggie and Negan <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> to New York City, this show sends the title character (played by Norman Reedus) across the Atlantic Ocean to post-zombie-apocalypse France.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    In the opening moments of \u201cThe Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon,\u201d Daryl wakes up on a beach in southern France. He eventually lands in the care of a convent, where he meets a nun named Isabelle (Cl\u00e9mence Po\u00e9sy) and her charge, a precocious tween named Laurent (Louis Puech Scigliuzzi) whom the nuns believe is destined for greatness. Daryl is enlisted to protect Laurent and Isabelle as they journey north to an outpost called \u201cthe Nest\u201d in exchange for help finding a ship back to the States.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    Daryl and his charges travel via checkpoints manned by an ecumenical network of faith-minded communities who all believe in Laurent\u2019s messianic potential. Of course, the path is also beset with antagonists. A totalitarian leader named Genet (Anne Charrier) has sensed Laurent\u2019s potential as a threat to her power and has set her <em>guerriers <\/em>on the group, including Codron (Romain Levi), a battle-hardened soldier with a personal grudge against Daryl. Naturally, there are plenty of zombies as well (here referred to as \u201cthe hungry ones\u201d), including the new, super-fast variant previously hinted at in the final moments of \u201cThe Walking Dead: World Beyond<em>.<\/em>\u201d<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    Exactly <em>how <\/em>Daryl wound up in France is initially unclear; all will be revealed in due time, though once we do learn why, the reasons aren\u2019t terribly germane to the plot. Indeed, Daryl himself isn\u2019t terribly germane to the plot for much of the six-episode run, though it\u2019s nice to have him there, if only to growl \u201cI don\u2019t speak French!\u201d at the top of every scene, thereby minimizing the number of subtitles the viewers have to read. Though a few heart-wrenching scenes in the final episode lend surprising new depth to his character, Daryl mainly serves as a catalyst for Isabelle and Laurent\u2019s story.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    Arguably, Daryl was always at his best in this exact capacity throughout his tenure on the original \u201cWalking Dead\u201d<em> <\/em>series; the departure of Andrew Lincoln\u2019s Rick Grimes left a leading-man vacuum that Reedus, and Daryl, often seemed to have difficulty filling. His own spinoff, ironically, returns him to the more comfortable co-pilot position \u2014 never absent from the action, but not exactly at its nucleus. The fact that the initial pitch of \u201cDaryl Dixon\u201d featured Daryl and best friend Carol (Melissa McBride) sharing the action indicates that this has been carefully considered from the beginning; the eventual final product, though it doesn\u2019t feature Carol, ensured that Daryl was not called upon to carry the entire show himself. (Incidentally, fans who miss the Daryl\/Carol dynamic will not be totally shut out; there are several oblique hints that Carol could easily play a role in future seasons.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    In a spinoff, asking viewers to care more about the new characters than the old ones is a dicey proposition, but in short order, Isabelle establishes herself as one of the better characters the franchise has introduced in recent years. A complicated backstory, told via flashbacks and present-day run-ins with a figure from her past, helps the audience get to know her as thoroughly as they know almost any character from the original series. Po\u00e9sy, mainly recognizable to Americans from her role in the Harry Potter<em> <\/em>films (she played Fleur Delacour), adds depth with her nuanced portrayal. Her chemistry with Reedus is an integral piece to the puzzle; Isabelle is more than capable as a foil to Daryl Dixon\u2019s gruffness.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    \u201cThe Walking Dead: Dead City\u201d set a precedent for setting-as-character, which \u201cDaryl Dixon\u201d<em> <\/em>has expanded and improved upon. Where \u201cDead City\u201d occasionally had to stretch to incorporate uniquely New York elements while filming on a soundstage in New Jersey, \u201cDaryl Dixon,\u201d largely filmed on location, is as jam-packed with French points of interest as a Rick Steves travelogue. Sojourns through the Paris Catacombs, P\u00e8re Lachaise Cemetery and the beaches of Normandy underline the deadness of this world, while the vine-covered facade of Notre Dame and the twisted metal wreck of the Eiffel Tower serve as stark reminders of the before times. There is never any doubt that Daryl and his compatriots are in France, and no chance this story could take place anywhere else. As a result, the overall tone of the series is markedly different from its predecessors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    Beyond the hyperspecificity of the setting, this universe\u2019s attention to detail is astonishing, with no visual elements wasted \u2014 every weird zombie-related set piece the group encounters will eventually receive a corresponding explanation that furthers the overall plot. Showrunner David Zabel has carefully considered the surroundings and how they would influence any given \u201cWalking Dead\u201d scenario: for instance, Daryl uses a medieval flail as a weapon as he fights his way out of a castle moat filled with the undead. In Episode 3\u2019s cold open, a truly twisted zombie tableau underscored by Ravel\u2019s \u201cBolero\u201d puts French flair on a tried-and-true \u201cWalking Dead\u201d trope.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    However intricately shot and well-acted the series may be, it does suffer from some of the same pitfalls as its predecessor spinoff. Namely, as with \u201cDead City,\u201d \u201cDaryl Dixon\u201d takes far too long to build to the good parts. The atmospheric premiere episode contains long stretches of silence punctuated by Daryl\u2019s trademark grunts, and it takes most of the second episode to set him on the quest that forms the main arc of the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    With only six episodes in which to tell a more or less complete story, there should be no room for a slow burn, yet \u201cDaryl Dixon\u201d doesn\u2019t find its true rhythm until it hits a soap-opera-worthy plot twist midway through the third episode. Given that the only people likely to give this series a shot to begin with are franchise devotees who\u2019ve endured a lot worse from previous \u201cWalking Dead\u201d series, this seems a relatively inconsequential hurdle. But faster pacing in the early moments would have elevated this series from \u201cenjoyable\u201d to \u201cclassic.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n    <em>\u201cThe Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon\u201d premieres on AMC on Sept. 10, with new episodes airing weekly.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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