Themes of religion aren't unfamiliar territory for Reedus' realist character, who has addressed his agnosticism in the past. Who's doing the foretelling? Meet Laurent (Louis Puech Scigliuzzi), a genius-level child who can sense people's nature - and, yes, their future - with his gut, and whose shocking walker-birth leads many factions among the French Faith to collectively believe he is the New Messiah, destined to lead humanity towards its divine salvation. Chief among them, as far as drama is concerned anyway, is Isabelle (Clémence Poésy), who believes Daryl is "The Messenger," a foretold pilgrim who ventures across the sea to aid them in their darkest hour.
They swing halberds and know their way around rifles, as befits these walker-ravaged times. The series premiere, titled "L'âme Perdue" (or "The Lost Soul," which, beurk), follows Daryl as the once lethal tracker blunders his way into the care of a convent of warrior nuns. So here comes Daryl Dixon and, with it, a big hearty slice of brie. But one thing is clear: In order to compete or even stay relevant, the world of The Walking Dead is in dire need of a shake-up. Many factors were to blame for the ratings hemorrhaging The Walking Dead endured, such as the ever-changing streaming landscape. Compare the 8.2 million viewers who showed up for its Season 1 finale to TWD's series closer, which drew 2.27 million before AMC turned out the lights.
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This stagnation has inadvertently allowed a host of ambitious contenders to invade the zombie TV market that AMC once had firmly on lock.Īmong them, The Last of Us has positioned itself as far more than another copycat the HBO series pulls the kind of ratings that The Walking Dead franchise could now only dream of.
Like a lonely biter left to pasture, 11 seasons of prestige walker mayhem and a litany of spin-offs have left the franchise feeling bloated, musty, and hungry. Such a wild swing suggests the brain trust behind TWD may have taken its former juggernaut status for granted. But is this enough to get seasoned walker-watchers excited about The Walking Dead all over again? The premiere of Daryl Dixon, the latest spin-off to come shambling out of the leviathan horde that is AMC's The Walking Dead, boasts new zombie variants and a peculiar change of scenery, taking us to the backdrop of France as our eponymous hero (Norman Reedus) continues to do his freaky survivalist thing. Modifications to the formula that once made a show great are done to spice things up for long-suffering viewers, but they can all too often signify doom. It's always a worrying sign when a once-booming TV series feels the need to initiate big change.
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