The Big Picture After much anticipation, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon has finally premiered on AMC+. The second in a new wave of spin-offs since the conclusion of The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon offers a new flavor than what came before.
These extended scenes allow showrunner David Zabel to form connections between the show’s characters early on. A great example of this comes as Daryl is being bathed by Isabelle . The strangers began to discuss their scars, establishing a common ground between the two and beginning to break down their barriers, becoming allies.
Once again, the lengthy French dialogue scenes set up a trust that Zabel has in the audience that perhaps The Walking Dead never had. Sure, the main show never had a reason to include these sorts of scenes, but it certainly would’ve been out of place in the faster-paced series. Not rushing over these French dialect scenes treats the audience with a little more integrity while selling the show’s European setting.