The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon - Episode 1x01 REACTION!! | L"ame Perdue (The Lost Soul) 

Wow what a season premiere!!! This series is very intriguing and also mysterious! The mystery surrounding Laurent is a little strange but so far it's look good! The Nuns seeing Laurent as a Messiah from a prophecy to lead or be a savior for humanity is a very interesting take, we'll see how it all plays out! Let us know your thoughts on Episode 1!

Those nuns have been surviving for 12-15 years (not sure on the timeline) and daryl comes to visit and its all gone in a day.

They missed an opportunity to call this show The Walking Dead: Tour de France

I like that they took the walking dead universe out of its comfort zone, Everything is just very well done, the script, story line, scenery, characters, New twist on the walkers, and the Bad guys. I am stoked for the next episodes. btw have you seen the trailers for the new episodes. please watch and react. it's fucking awesome.

What most people did not see, was the spray painted message on the door of that storehouse: "attention! les affamés ici!" meaning "Caution! The Hungry Ones (are) here!" meaning that les brûleurs (the Burners) are inside. French, like English, has a lot of root words from Latin. You can see this in the word affamés which shares the same root as our words 'famished' and 'famine'. The word for 'burners' brûleurs, shares the same root as our word 'broil' and can also be seen in the popular dessert .crème brûlée or burnt cream. As for the acid secreted by the burners, it looks to be about the same strength as our own stomach acid, which is composed of enzymes and hydrochloric acid. The reason WE aren't "eaten" by our own stomachs is due to a thick layer of mucus between the liquid contents of the stomach and the tissues comprising its walls. Acid of that strength will cause significant skin burns, but not be strong enough to eat through concrete. Still, it's etching the surface of the concrete, for sure. What the man was shouting, before he attacked the woman was "Arrêt!" 'Halt!' or 'Stop!' Shares the same root as our word 'arrest'. Yeah, medically, cauterizing the wound makes NO sense... except to destroy infection... Laurent = Eugene 2.0. Medieval nuns! I still think they should've used ... nunchuks! :D

99.9% sure they were CRM at the end. That snarky cow had the clichéd black uniform and they were receiving specimens. Would be great if Daryl had a lead on Rick. But got stuck on their boat instead. At least it would show signs of life, and a purpose for his mission. Think he said he was about 20 minutes from Maine, obviously before he ended up on that bigger boat.

This mans dance 💀💀💀 love it lmaooo

Laurent seems to have ESP (extra sensory perception) and precognition, which makes sense that, along with his evident high intelligence, would make the nuns think he is some kind of savior of mankind. It also challenges what Daryl believes or doesn't. They've set up lots of directions for this story to go. I am fascinated. Also of note is that the budget for this show is way more than TWD ever dreamed. Norman Reedus is given a chance to shine and does. He's always been my favorite character so I'm all in on this one.

Plot twist Daryl is just dreaming after a long day of traveling

I think we have to see it from the viewpoint that these people are living in an apocalypse. So Nun's seeing Laurent as a Messiah is actually not too far stretched.

Daryl reads that first sign: "Oh, I'm in the French Quarter...gotta be a bar around here somewhere"😂

Did nobody else notice that sound the last Walker made after Daryl killed it in that room at the beginning? It was in the Trailer too. Instead of just being killed and dying like normal Walkers, it let out an extra groan when it hit the ground, like a human would. It expelled a groan when first hit, then let out an extra groan when it hit the ground. It should've just died instantly, but instead it died like a human taking its final breath. Then Daryl started examining its face, maybe to see if it was a Mask or something. That's a bit weird.....

I'm really interested in the whole Messiah thing. I think this is a very interesting plot so far. I'm just glad that Laurent isn't actually immune, cause we've had enough immunity plots in TWDU that turned out to be fake or whatever. Obviously Daryl doesn't believe in what the nuns tell him, but I feel he's already started to care for Isabelle and Laurent, so he'll help them because it benefits both him and them. Can't wait to see the rest of this season, I'm really loving it so far, not even a single complaint yet.

That woman at the end is giving real CRM vibes

I honestly think that the ship is actually connected to CRM cause they obviously came from America AND they do have test subjects.. that’s a massive connection between CRM and this France group.

That nuns scene caught me off guard 😳 felt so real

Surprised our boys skipped the part of the nun heading down to clean Daryl’s Dixon

The boy seems to be an empath or something. I doubt by the end, they will actually try to say he is a messiah…but who knows. I think those people at the end may be related to the CRM in some way?

I loved it! The story, the cast and the whole vibe. That ending scene was crazy! Daryl went looking for Rick and ended up on a boat transporting "variant" walkers. Who do we know with connections to France that also does experiments on walkers?? lol

Laurent is like a kid version of Eugene but with the extra psychic skills. Wondering if his dead parents were part of the original scientists who tried to make a cure but created awful variants instead. Anyone who hasn’t watched the post credit scene of World Beyond won’t have the same context for this show as those who have. I’m so glad they are expanding that info in this show

Most of the guns the bad guys are using are old black powder weapons, which you would find in abundance in European Museums. It’ll mainly be melee weapons found in Europe, museum pieces that saw real combat in the past, that European Survivors could use. But if Daryl makes his way to Eastern Europe, he will find more modern firearms. If I were Daryl, I would piece together a light suit of armor, which would be easy to find in Europe, to counter the Burner Walker Variant.

I don't think they believe he's the ACTUAL cure like Ellie. I think it means they believe and that prophecy dictates that he will grow up to be Great leader or something of sorts and bring the people of france together.

I was so proud of the nuns. They have THE Daryl Dixon there and nobody jumped his bones! Especially Isobel giving him a bath. Mad respect for that girl! Lol

I was so happy for this to turn out so good. Dead City was pretty good, but this one was fantastic. I felt the same with you guys that there are some minor weird nitpick things but the episode was so good I was able to look past it. Also, production value was great! High budget and good writing lately (well, except for Fear, lmao) and it makes it feel like a big event/movie. I look forward to seeing the rest of the season, whether Carol comes back this year, if the CRM is involved (although with that ending I feel like it's almost certain). I'm also glad you guys are back for reactions. Exciting times for TWD fans!

Messiah means "anointed one." The word "Christos" or "Christ" is the Greek version. Hence, Jesus Christ. Remember that when Jesus's disciples called Him the Messiah, they thought he would be a political leader who would free them from Roman domination. After His crucifixion and (their visions of His) resurrection, they began to conceptualize Him as a spiritual savior. It's possible that the nuns and the leader of their order see Laurent as a spiritual leader who will lead France, and the world, in a spiritual/quasi-political union. I don't think they look at him as a means toward the "cure." They see the entire ZA as a test for humanity. I love the cinematography of this episode. The visuals of this episode do more world building than the entire Commonwealth Arc did in 6 months. I find it so interesting that the Abbey has clearly existed since before the ZA, perhaps for centuries. The Mother Superior speaks to one of Codron's goons and makes it clear that she has known him since childhood. He seemed so conflicted about killing the zombified Father Jean. The peacefulness of the Abbey is a welcome change to so much of the violence of the series. It reminds me of the convent in which Jean Valjean and Cosette take refuge in "Les Miserables." The writers are definitely leaning into the trope that our guys roll up on a new, peaceful location, and promptly wreck it.😂 Codron and his squad (what is the name of their group? I can't find the spelling), seem to be a local extortion group, a la the Saviors. What's up with that? How long have they been around? Isabelle is so interesting. Can't wait to find out more about her. Clemence Poesy is a fantastic actress full of subtle power. The Mother Superior gives her blessing to Daryl before she dies. Her death is a powerful symbol of the destruction of the Abbey, and the need to take Laurent and move on to help him fulfill his destiny. I know that Daryl is the titular character, but Norman Reedus sometimes does his best work as a supporting actor. Which leads me to wonder, is this Daryl's heroic journey, or Laurent's? Or both?

My theory is that the burns can infect you because their blood gets in (possibly )

Dude missed how much of the title screen new intro with closing his eyes when dancing 😂

i came into this show not excited at all because i was like man where could they possibly go with this story and daryl in france and just his character alone i didn’t feel like he could carry a show on his back but i will admit this episode changed everything ..i am so excited for whats next ..

I watch no title screens in twdu the same anymore. When I watched this yesterday all I could think about was what the hype dance would be. Thank you for such an awesome dance!!

Good start. Great theme song/intro. Excited to see the rest of the season. The lady at the end gave me huge CRM vibes. Especially when she mentioned walkers were test subjects.

I loved it.The nuns thinking he's the new messiah makes sense to me..they have a union of religions and he was born of death and a savant so who better in religious eyes to lead the world back to humanity.

Maybe Daryl was told the ship was going to take him to where Rick was and as it turned out it was a trick to send him as a test subject to France. The CRM is sending test subjects to France it would seem esp after CRM Utica lab destroyed. Good review guys; enjoyed first ep.

I’m a little jealous of all the people that’ll be able to read all the French graffiti written all over the place. Must be cool being able to read it when most people won’t be able to.

I didn't saw it in this comment section but i am so glad that they hired french actors and not actors pretending to be french like in many other shows (especially frenchie from The Boys) and Hollywood movies. And also i really hope that they don't americanised too much the show like finding automatic/sem-automatic weapons everywhere. I don't know if we produce a lot of guns for domestic use like hunting, sport or for personal enjoyment but it is not wildly available like in the US.

I think Isabelle is Laurant's Mother. I think there is a story there, as well as with the other surviving nun. I'm not sure how far this spin off will go with the more paranormal side of things versus it's usual science fiction base. But, I guess we will all see as it goes on. Definitely a great episode, I found it better than Dead City by far.

I won't to say the boy is Isabel nephew since she lost her sister

In Europe they don't have the laws for personal guns like America they got antique guns from their family history antique looking guns because they can have personal handgun only very few have personal weapons that's why you got a lot of these old 1700-1800 weapons

Title screen hype. Lets go cant wait to watch it with you guy's.

Since Laurent has premonitions/receives messages from God ( he sketched Daryl on the beach three weeks before he arrived ) I wonder if he left the blue bucket of fresh water on the beach for Daryl to drink the day he washed ashore in France.

I think you guys might be missing the point with Laurent’s “prophecy”. It’s not the show telling us he IS a new messiah. It’s the fact that this group is confused and believes it. And that’s the intriguing dynamic of Daryl being mixed in with this group In a foreign country. EDIT: Okay so it looks like you guys got to it by the end. It’s definitely what they believe “in their eyes” as you said. Which personally I like. Lots of people from different walks of life would have different views on this world. It’s good stuff. 👌

I must admit I didnt have much hope for this spinoff at first. But the more info came out the more I got interested and then that premiere was just incredible. I can't wait to see the rest

“Its strong hand” 😂😂😂

this kid is a mind reader, very smart kid too. I can see they see in him maybe a future world leader or something. I like the starting premace. I would have been dissapointed if he magically was "the cure". But it really doesnt matter. He just brings them to where they need to be so she can bring Daryl to the port so he can go back. It's basically an attunement quest to get to the port. Also, tattooface and his bro... I had flashbacks from Daryl with Meryl with that one.

I thought it was an awesome first episode... very excited for the rest of this show. Great video guys as usual

I thought it was a great first episode! I actually thought the pacing and action was really good overall and really dug the overall vibe. Some nice call backs to Merle and also Beth with the singing and music playing.

France have strict gun laws. America will have weapons everywhere. France would have old muskets

6 episodes is not long enough!!!!

The bucket on the beach, it's just rainwater

So let me get this straight you guys were on board with the whole prophecy thing but then when he said Messiah you got all squirming she really maybe they mean metaphorically they are religious maybe he's just like the person that can help it doesn't necessarily mean Jesus Christ okay

I absolutely loved it! Great premiere, and the rest of the season looks even better! I'm so ready for next week.

I personally think that they mean that he's the leader to bring all the communities across main land Europe together. He's smart kid and maybe the nuns plan is from to learn form someone like darly to make him into a leader. If not Rick who better to make this boy a man . Just a thought well see more as the season goes on

Im hopeful we get my CRM in the walking dead universe! Great first episode!

❤ Monday morning review. You guys are on it!

It is so good seeing Daryl again! Great start to the series! I think what the nuns mean is that Laurent is a prodigy and may have the ability to reshape the world if nutured well.

Love your new dance!! :) And I always love your reviews.

I demand dancing with every title screen

After the Negan and Maggie first season this new entry into the Apocalypse is just as intriguing as as it's predecessor and hopefully -it won't disappoint as it goes on!!

it would be difficult for the whisperers to walk in a herd with acid zombies, it would be funny to watch this 🤣 how they burned them b

Was that the same lady that got shot in the Beyond The Walking Dead the last episode in the laboratory in France that was on Daryl's show on the boat looking for him they probably got a timeline

Love it already, can't wait for episode 2!

I like the messiah angle wit Laurent, I might feel different if he has some sort of actually ability but the religious belief in a younger generation lifting you from the sins of your own isn’t 2 far off. His drawing of “Daryl” coming from the sea can easily be chalked up to him drawing Jesus and Daryl jus has long hair and a beard lmao.

Beth to Daryl you're going to be the last man standing.... you're going to miss me when I'm gone Daryl Dixon😢

idk i couldn't get over if the walkers are full of acid that burns skin immediately it would literally dissolve the walkers where it'd be nothing left of them to begin with.. also i didn't buy that Daryl (after all he's been through in life) would let his guard down and turn his back to people he just met 30 seconds prior and get knocked out by an old man not strong enough to walk. then there is the stupid tv trope where immediately the bad guy is easily beaten in the first episode yet somehow escapes and will become an unstoppable supervillain for the entire season thing yet *AGAIN*... and i REALLY hope they don't go all religious jesus magic kid thing i wouldn't be able to not laugh lol. other than those personal thoughts i had i'm glad there is a new show i just struggled to understand some of the english spoken from the french people at times and it took watching this to see what the boys name was lol

The nuns for sure think Laurent is the cure - what other reason would they keep the priest around?

He is a psychic medium maybe he will tell him Rick is alive

I'm loving the show so far. I'm interested to know who Laurent really is and why they believe he is the new messiah.

Those nuns had guns, even a Thompson machine gun on that wall, why didn’t they use those instead of the spears and knives?

Such a good first ep and reaction…it’s real good so far and the bad guy seems so crazy lol

This is the most excited i have been for a series after seeing the 1st episode. I think he is empathic...not in a mystical way, but being sensitive to the emotions and moods of others (it is a trait some people have), plus he is very observant and intelligent. also sheltered and protected. So, not the messiah but messiah like. Either way i am in.👍AMC

I watched this episode yesterday early morning and it was way better then dead city episode 1. Can’t wait for next 5 weeks of episodes.

Loved it, and I can't wait to see full reaction

i forget americans don’t know french lmao. im from canada so we had french as a class

I bet the kid is Rick grimes nephew because Rick's brother was in France so maybe he had a kid before he died

Judith i miss her 🌙🌛🌜

Title screen hype 🤣🤣 Seriously tho, this was a great first episode much stronger than dead citys premiere.

Daryl will take him to their destination. It will have fallen. Carol will come to escort him back to Common Wealth. He'll meet Jude and the other kids. Please.

I just realized… why couldn’t they just have Daryl inside of the lifeboat instead of it being upside down lmao it would be a LITTLE more believable!

Guys, review the promo of series 2 because it's just a masterpiece

Second definition listed for messiah: “a leader or savior of a particular group or cause” Slightly less religious definition of it

Loves this, it felt like TWD like I haven't felt in a while. I'm trying to figure out this kid. I got goosebumps when he told Daryll, you deserve a happy ending too. The ending was a little strange and still trying to figure that all out. It would seem Daryll was taken to be experimented on to France. I wondered if they are trying to understand the variety in France more by bringing living, and maybe walkers to France but I'm not sure. The burners are crazy, I wonder what other varieties they have and how they got that way. Could it have something to do with the scene in WB

Je parle français ! Bonjour à vous les américains 🇺🇸

Title screen hype dance 👐👐

Great reaction guys Keep it up

Awesome start to a show!!

I think the boys blood has the cure making him a messiah. The people after Daryl related to crm

Love he is a dressed in black . Clint Eastwood hat. The fighting nun. She said she wasn't a nun when she first got there.That she too made wrong choices.There is only six episodes in this season. What?

THe group on the boat at the end is either CRM or what I am thinking is P.A.D.R.E cause we all know the CRM likes the three ring logo and this group didn't have that marking, or at least they never showed it. Great episode!

5:12 its strong hand! I got that reference! 😂

I Don't buy the whole messiah thing do you know how many people has those abilities he has? there is more to it.

Yes but they also thought the priest would rise again

This was like watching the Bills fall to the Jets, like wtf!??? 😂

I want to know is that a tattoo or acid marks on new bad guy on neck they where green in nature 🤔🤔 and he part of group on ship because they have gas

New title screen hype dance everytime please and thank you 😂 BTW I called the messiah thing and I'm 100% behind it not many shows would ha e taken that route and I respect it even if it turns out not to be true although it would be kinda cool if it was

Notification gang let’s go! ❤

First time ever seing Daryl get a bath after this episode. Lo

Before I even watch your reaction, this is by far the best spin-off yet. I had high hopes for Dead City but his one is far better.

I don't think it would make sense for it to be the CRM, who manage to have working helicopters and everything, and who probably grew even more since we last saw them. How would it take the CRM THREE YEARS to get ONE ship up and running?

I always like the first seasons of shows when there is a small tight knit cast of characters. as shows, whether TWD, Fear, or even Buffy or the X-Files progress they add more and more characters and the story itself loses intensity because the story gets spread too thin amongst the ever increasing cast. It’s sad that so many of the nuns died for no reason, but it’s good that there is only a 4 person party heading to Paris. In my opinion this was the best pilot episode of any show in TWD universe.

Remember, there is no gun law in France like there is in the USA. Old weapons are easier to find than modern weapons. Military stocks perhaps. But ammunition is a different topic after more than 10 years.

The title "L'âme perdue" means "The lost soul"