The Strolling Lifeless: Daryl Dixon “Deux Amours” was written by the group of Jason Richman and David Zabel and was directed by Daniel Percival. I feel one of many issues the present is absolutely doing proper is holding the inventive circle small, and it’s actually serving to to solidify the tone and themes of the sequence. The title of this episode is a little bit of a puzzler for me. It means Two Loves. Is it that Daryl is now torn between his present mission and his promise to return to his associates (Carol)? Is it Isabelle’s two loves? Is it Quinn’s two loves – probably the most complicating issue within the episode actually!
The episode opens with a considerably idyllic scene of the boat heading downriver. Laurent (Louis Puech Scigliuzzi) sits on the entrance of the boat praying to be sturdy – and praying that Isabelle (Clémence Poésy) will probably be too. Contained in the cabin, Daryl (Norman Reedus) asks Azlan (Hassam Ghancy) what the Nest is like. Azlan tells him that it’s a particular place, a house for the soul. Daryl asks if Laurent will probably be protected – he’s frightened that the nuns raised him “too smooth.” Azlan assures him that Laurent will probably be nicely sorted – and groomed to be the chief he’s alleged to be – and that doesn’t sound ominous in any respect… Daryl nonetheless isn’t satisfied. Azlan asks if Daryl is Christian and when Daryl says no, he tells him the story of Abraham – and asks Daryl how he received so removed from dwelling.
It’s fairly clear that Daryl doesn’t truly inform Azlan, however we lastly get some solutions. Daryl is strolling his bike as a result of it’s out of gasoline. A man – Jones (Gilbert Glenn Brown) stops and asks if he wants assist. He asks if Daryl is any good with the crossbow – and takes him again to his camp. It’s fairly clear that he will need to have gotten some type of data on the experience there as a result of he picks up some sticks on his means in to the “briefing.” There are a bunch of different determined ne’er-do-wells, together with a child – TJ (Martin Martinez) who’s attempting to get again to his lady.
Jones goes over the principles: no combating, no stealing, no sexual deviance, no children will probably be accepted, no elderlies, or shorties. Juno (John Ales) asks what they need the walkers for Physician ( François Delaive), whom we’ve seen earlier than in Genet’s (Anne Charrier) lab, tells him it’s none of his enterprise. They get a pint of ethanol per head – and Juno says they had been promised a quart. The Physician guarantees them a quart for the contemporary ones. TJ tries to hook up with one other group and Juno tells him to get misplaced.
Azlan says that nonetheless arduous it was for Daryl to get there, the house journey is more likely to be worse. He additionally tells Daryl they’ve about 124 miles to go.
Daryl has no drawback rounding up walkers – and he makes use of the stakes caught by their mouths to maintain them from biting. Juno returns with a bunch and offers them to the Physician. They’re utilizing strobe lights to lure them into transport containers. Daryl arrives again with much more than Juno. TJ tries to hook up with Daryl and asks him for recommendation. Daryl tells him to return to his lady. TJ factors out that he can’t return empty handed. It is a good parallel to have Daryl mentoring two younger males – one up to now and one within the current – each in peril.
Within the current, the pull the boat to shore, and Azlan has hidden campsite. He pulls out cans for the perimeter. When he pulls out a watch, Daryl asks him if he’s late for one thing. Azlan tells him it’s nearly time for prayers. Laurent comes by the woods shouting for Daryl – proud that he’s caught a fish. Daryl praises him then says they should intestine it. Laurent is having none of that and says he’s made a promise to not eat residing issues.
Daryl says God will perceive – and Azlan agrees. Daryl factors out that he’s not on the Abbey. Laurent tells Daryl he misses Issa, and Daryl says that everybody has individuals they miss. Laurent asks who Daryl misses, and he says his associates. Laurent says it’s not honest that Daryl is aware of about his associates however he doesn’t learn about Daryl’s. Daryl tells him “Life isn’t honest. Ask the fish.” That is considered one of my favourite traces in the whole sequence! Sensible! However Daryl relents and tells him, “There’s Judith and RJ – they’re children such as you – there’s Connie. Ezekiel. There’s a woman named Carol.” And who didn’t love the individuals he selected to share with Laurent!?! Daryl then kills the fish. He tells Laurent that it didn’t really feel a factor, and Laurent tells him to not fear as they’ll all be collectively once more… presumably in Heaven?
Isabelle wakes up in an opulent home within the nation. She’s been drugged. There’s a lady – Marie (Caroline Homosexual) – who’s clearly there as her keeper. In a properly parallel scene, Isabelle prays for the others protected passage to the Nest. Quinn (Adam Nagaitis) arrives and tells her that he’s saved his promise – they’ve made it out of the town and are headed north. Quinn needs to understand how lengthy it’s going to take for her to need him once more. Quinn says all the pieces occurs for a cause – and asks isn’t that what God’s all about. Isabelle tells him that God loves the sinner, and Quinn jokes there’s hope for him but. Isabelle smiles at him, however tells him that she locked that a part of her away a very long time in the past – she wants to hope on it.
Azlan prays as Daryl present Laurent methods to put the fish on a spit to cook dinner it. Laurent asks if Daryl’s ever learn the Koran – shocker, he hasn’t. Laurent tells him it’s attention-grabbing and there’s just one God. He asks Daryl who he prays to. Daryl solutions actually that he doesn’t. Laurent asks what he believes in – and Daryl tells him pulling his personal weight. Laurent doesn’t need to spit the fish, however Daryl tells him you don’t all the time get a alternative and must do stuff you don’t need to.
Again on the chateau, Isabelle fashions a weapon for herself, asking God to forgive her…
Daryl is inquisitive about Azlan’s watch. He tells Daryl that it saved his life. Daryl asks if Le Havre is the one place to get a ship. Azlan tells him that Genet controls the port, however that they’ll assist him safe a ship. Daryl tells Azlan that he has to get again as a result of he made a promise. Azlan replies that typically a promise may be overwhelmed, however Daryl tells him that when a person dies combating another person’s conflict, it’s the person’s kids who are suffering and it will get handed right down to their kids. And I think that that is going to return up once more within the Rick storyline… Daryl says that typically individuals simply overlook what the trigger was.
Azlan tells Daryl that when he first received to the Nest, he’d simply misplaced his household. They gave him the watch to work on, and by the point he received it working once more, he was additionally able to dwell once more. Within the background, you’ll be able to hear Laurent praying to let him be sturdy – like Daryl.
Previously, TJ remains to be attempting to get the group to take him on. They inform him to go chop wooden for them. He’s hopeless at it, so Daryl offers him lesson in splitting wooden. TJ tells him that he’s attempting to rescue his lady and take her distant – to California, which he thinks must be higher than what they’ve – however we all know it isn’t…
Again on the chateau, Marie blocks Anna (Lukerya Ilyashenko) from interrupting Quinn having a romantic dinner with Isabelle. Isabelle kisses Quinn to distract him, however her object is absolutely to kill him. When she stops, Quinn says to her that Abraham sacrificed his solely son, however Isaac was saved. And ultimately Abraham was redeemed – He tells her that he believes in redemption and he is aware of she does too. Isabelle tells him she’s sorry – and he brushes it off, saying he may be affected person – they’ve on a regular basis on this planet. He comes out of the bed room – and an offended Anna shatters her glass and storms out.
After which we get the perfect shock! Previously, there’s a radio on the hub, and Daryl is ready to get Carol (Melissa McBride) on the radio! She asks if he’s okay and the place he’s. We study he’s in Maine and heading dwelling – to be there in per week. She says all the pieces is quiet there and it takes getting used to. Because the radio begins to crackle, Carol says one thing about somebody coming again – is it Rick?!?!?!
Within the current, Daryl right here’s the warning alarm. Azlan is on watch, and Daryl goes to seek out him. There are two useless walkers, however Azlan has been impaled on a phone pole. He’s additionally coated of their blood. He tells Daryl that not less than they know that God has a humorousness – his father labored for the phone firm! He tells Daryl to not trouble getting him water. He offers Daryl the watch – it has an image of the Nest on the within. He tells Daryl to comply with the river – and watch out for phone poles! He tells Daryl he is aware of Laurent is in good palms and asks him “to do it” together with his knife – which he palms to Daryl. He says one ultimate prayer and dies. Too dangerous and he was a extremely nice character.
Within the morning, Daryl buries Azlan, they usually head again to the river. The boat is gone – and Laurent is the one who set it adrift. Daryl takes his knife and throws it within the river. Daryl loses it, calling Laurent a nugatory little shit and telling him he ought to have left him the place he discovered him. Daryl screams at him why? Laurent tells him that everybody he is aware of has left him – and after they get to the Nest, Daryl will go away too and he doesn’t need to be alone. Daryl, in fact, apologizes and tells Laurent he didn’t imply it and that will probably be alright. I preferred this scene – we see Daryl lastly crack underneath the strain – and maybe a shade of what his personal childhood was like. However Daryl isn’t like that and we all know he’s nice with children.
Again on the chateau, Isabelle is contemplating killing herself together with her weapon. Marie is available in with breakfast, however Isabelle insists that she isn’t hungry. Marie tells her a pal introduced contemporary eggs. Isabelle inform her to thank her pal, and Marie replies, who mentioned it was my pal? Marie strikes the plate to point out that there’s a word. Isabelle unrolls it and reads…
Daryl and Laurent are strolling. Daryl tells him there’ll most likely be numerous good individuals on the Nest. Laurent says they is likely to be imply, however Daryl factors out that Azlan wasn’t. Laurent needs to return with him and guarantees to do no matter he says, however Daryl tells him that he promised Isabelle to drop him on the Nest and that’s the place she’s going to search for him. After which they hear vehicles… Naturally, Laurent drops a bunch of his issues within the highway. Daryl holds him again from going to get them insisting will probably be nice, however in fact, it’s not.
Previously, Juno arrives with TJ in his string – as a walker. Daryl can’t assist himself and punches him. The 2 of them are dragged off for breaking the principles…
Within the current, Daryl offers his knife and the watch to Laurent and tells him to comply with the river till he finds the constructing pictured on the watch. Laurent needs to know what Daryl goes to do, and he tells him he’ll be nice. He reminds Laurent of his promise to do all the pieces that Daryl informed him to do, so Laurent leaves. Daryl tries to take out one of many troopers however is captured. He pretends to not know something a few boy. The soldier is about to take out considered one of Daryl’s eyes when Laurent offers himself up.
On the chateau, Quinn arrives with an extravagant diamond necklace and earrings. He received it for her – 12 years in the past. Quinn tells her that Madame Genet has invited him to a particular occasion – Gold Day. Isabelle tells him that she’s been enthusiastic about what he mentioned, however you’ll be able to’t go ahead in case you are wanting again. She means that they begin over.
Quinn takes her with him to Maison Mere. There’s a line of individuals ready to get in – and Isabelle sees Sylvie (Laïka Blanc-Francard), Emile (Tristan Zanchi), and Fallou (Eriq Ebouaney) there! Little doubt, that is linked to the eggs and the word!
Quinn and Isabelle enter Maison Mere through an underground hall. They see a person dragged right into a room, and troopers begin to beat him – his cries and sounds of beating are heard all through the scene as Genet seems and greets them. Quinn introduces Isabelle. Genet apologizes. It’s considered one of her guards who accepted a bribe to let individuals cross out of the town – it’s clear she is aware of precisely what’s occurred. Quinn is aware of he’s in bother. Anna is there and she or he’s given him up. They head to the cells – and Daryl is there too. Quinn tells Anna that she has no concept what she’s executed – but it surely’s clear that she doesn’t care. I’m fairly certain she’s going to although. Quinn is put in a cell. Daryl tells Isabelle he’s sorry earlier than she is pressured to go along with Genet.
Isabelle and Laurent are reunited in Genet’s workplace. Genet tells Isabelle she sees why individuals fall for “it” – that Laurent is particular – life from demise and so forth. Isabelle needs to know what she needs, and Genet tells her she merely needs him to make an look. All he has to do is smile. She needs to point out the folks that they aren’t enemies. Laurent doesn’t need to do it as a result of it’s a lie. She tells him that he doesn’t need to make her offended, and he tells her that she isn’t offended, her coronary heart is damaged. And that touches a nerve.
Quinn blames Daryl and tells him he’d higher sleep with one eye open. Daryl and Juno are loaded on the boat with containers stuffed with walkers and peculiar experiments occurring. Some containers are labeled feed whereas others are labelled quick. Daryl and Juno are put in a container with different prisoners. The guards have the identical tattoo as Codron (Romain Levi), and considered one of them takes Daryl’s vest! The troopers come again and take one of many males out of the container and feed him to the walkers.
Within the current, guards come and take Daryl out of his cell. Genet brings Isabelle and Laurent to a stage over an area and a crowd. She tells the gang that they’re courageous as a result of they ventured out to have a good time the rise of the sixth Republic. She guarantees they are going to be charge and unafraid.
As Genet talks, we flash again to the previous. It appears like Daryl is harm, and Juno is yelling for assist. They appear to be the one ones left. Juno tells them to take Daryl out earlier than he turns. They drag him towards the container of the “to be feds.” Over this we hear Genet. “However we didn’t quit. Within the identify of those we cherished.” And that describes Daryl completely. They open the container. As Daryl appears in on the walkers, Genet says “Within the identify of all these we misplaced.” Daryl takes out his guards, dropping one within the container and choking out the one together with his vest. As the opposite troopers present up, Daryl lets walkers out after which Juno. Genet continues “We saved going…Dwelling. And we should proceed to take action. Not for ourselves however for the long run. Years from now you’ll inform your grandchildren that you simply had been right here. Now.” She then talks concerning the ones who need issues to return to the best way they had been. The gang begins singing. In the meantime, within the current, Daryl nears the world, and up to now, Daryl tries to flee.
Genet’s complete speech belies the horrors that she is definitely committing that we see on the ship. The greed and hubris she talks about is absolutely her personal. She identifies Daryl because the enemy within the area – like he’s one of many company elite she’s been occurring about.
Previously, the walkers are all around the ship and the troopers have their palms full. Daryl and Juno discover a lifeboat however have a tough time determining methods to launch it. The walker that was being experimented on breaks free – and is a climber! He pushes Juno into the discharge button and the lifeboat drops. The walker begins consuming Juno however then heads for Daryl.
Within the current, a man is available in and offers Daryl an axe. The gang chant “Pouvoir” as a loopy walker is introduced in. Some shoots a dart into its neck. Previously, the loopy walker comes at Daryl who fends him off, however then there’s an explosion and Daryl simply jumps after the lifeboat. Within the current the walker’s eyes go black and its veins appear to bulge. Isabelle tells Laurent to not look. Codron taunts Daryl that he’s going to die at this time for his brother. Daryl holds the axe like a baseball bat and the very last thing we see is the walker charging at him.
As soon as once more, the episode ends on a cliffhanger. I cherished the interaction on the finish between previous and current. McBride’s “look” was an awesome shock. A lot of nice stuff from Reedus on this episode, and its nice to see such a spread of feelings in Daryl. Is anybody else hoping that each Anna and Quinn have painful deaths developing? Any choices on the which means of that enigmatic title? What did you consider the episode? Let me know your ideas within the feedback under!
