Alouette

The second episode of a new (or spinoff) series is almost more important than the first. There are answers to provide (or hint at), characters to introduce, villains to encounter and the BIG MISSION to introduce if it hasn't been already in the first episode.

Norman Reedus does a very good job of adding another layer to a character he's embodied for over a decade. Because his muse (Carol) is not present, he has to carry more of the dialogue freight. It's good to see that he's more than ready for his starring role.

The backstory fill in on why/how he ended up in that boat carried lots of interesting potential storylines and the possible BIG BAD.

The secondary characters still need more depth, but the episode guest stars provided welcome texture and interest. The nun and the troublesome charge they're shepherding are still two dimensional. I'm hoping the girl's difficult nature isn't used as a means of putting the whole group in danger. We saw enough of that trope in the original TWD.

The new scenery, culture and social backdrop is a breath of fresh air.

So far, I'm looking forward to next week.

Let me start by saying I've been a die hard fan of TWD since 31/10/2010 when the first episode aired on TV.

I've just created an IMBD account to ask just one question.

Why didn't the kids move into the castle with its unbelievable stockpile of food medicine, armaments, battlements, drawbridge, moat full of zombies and it's miles wide view over the surrounding countryside ???

It just doesn't make any sense and it is really bugging me how the simple basic things are being ignored even though they are blindingly obvious.

I don't really have anything else to contribute but I have to use up the required amount of character so that I can post this review.

Again WHY not move into the castle ???

I have expected this episode to be drawn out for way too long since the teaser promised to show us the start of the apocalypse in Paris in this episode, and I feared they would make it take up an entire episode, but they went a different way.

Paris during the outbreak is being shown, Isabelle's and Laurent's characters become even more sympathetic and developed, side characters are getting more screen time, new characters are getting introduced, and the main flow of the story keeps on going. The pace is decent, and an hour passed by without me noticing it. The show somehow manages to tell us new stories about Daryl, too.

TL,DR: This show still manages to balance story-setting and action aspects, keeping up with everyone's expectations. A well-directed, well-paced episode of a show that keeps on delivering.

Once again the showrunners of The Walking Dead Universe try to force us to suspend belief by having kids doing fine in a post apocalyptic society, without adult protection or guidance (like Carl and Judith had). It didn't work in TWD World Beyond. It was even worse in that Fear TWD steaming hot mess PADRE story arc. And now again it shows up in TWD Daryl Dixon. I said it before and I'll say it again; Kids will NOT be kickin' ass in an apocalypse! And they're sure as hell not taking down our hero Daryl, a seasoned veteran of the wasteland, who's killed more walkers than these tots have laid eyes on. We already have Laurent to deal with, who's a bit of a wimp, so let's stop there. "Bonk bonk on the head!"-Trek'66.

Isabelle recalls the havoc on the day of the apocalypse zombie in Paris, when she was a party girl and thief. Her friend Quinn rescues her and gives a ride to her pregnant sister Lily. He wants to go to the house of a friend of his outside Paris, but Lily needs medical attention and Isabelle steals his car to flee with Lily. Daryl, Isabelle, Laurent and Sylvie ride a mule wagon through the street of a village when a herd of walkers arrive. Daryl releases the mule, and the walkers chase her, while they escape with their goods. However, they are attacked and captured by a gang of youngsters that bring them to a former school. They learn that they were students and Isabelle tells them that they are religious people and Daryl is a priest, and they are released. Daryl wants to know who has a mule, and the leader of the kids, Lou, tells him that the owner of a nearby castle has. However, he is an evil man and they do not approach to him. Daryl lies to her and tells that the woman who raised them, the old Madame Dubois who is near-death on the bed, need medicine and they may bring it from the castle. Lou goes with Daryl to the castle, where he finds who the owner is.

'Alouette" is an episode of "The Walking Dead" spin-off "Daryl Dixon", with the origin of Laurent explained through flashbacks. The past life of Isabelle is also shown in the show, where she was a thief. The action of the show is good, with Daryl resolving the situation, but the conclusion is unreasonable since the kids remain in the former school. Why not move to the protected castle that was abandoned with provisions and medicine after the death of his owner? My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Alouette"