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This feature original appeared in SFX Issue 383.
However, Reedus and his characters global popularity remains undisputed to this day.
He tells SFX that even as a casual fan, Dixon was always a favourite of his.
Hes in a place where he doesnt fully understand the language, or the culture.
“Yet theyre still very tightly bound to each other.
Hes trying to be a different kind of parent for Laurent than Isabelle is as a mother figure.
It felt simultaneously of a piece with the original series, but also like an expansion of it.”
Hes trying to navigate that.
I always found the relationship between them beautiful.
Zabel notes that this spin-off also finally gives these two actors the spotlight.
Before, theyd always had to share it with the large ensemble of characters on The Walking Dead.
Meanwhile in France, the tentative bond between Dixon and Isabelle will continue to evolve organically.
What happened in season one was that you could see a connection forming, for sure, he continues.
We didnt manufacture that but we left room for it.
Does that mean long-time shippers of Daryl and Carol are in for some heartbreak?
That is a great way to advance this relationship.
And shes not the Carol that he left behind when they said goodbye on the bench.
If you might manage between those two, then youre telling good stories.
Youre letting the characters move forward and letting the actors play different and new things.
you’re able to see it in Norman and Melissas performances.
Theyre bringing an energy to it and a spirit to it that does feel somewhat reinvigorated.
