The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – “The Book of Carol” brought Daryl’s chapter in France to an end in the season two finale. Daryl, Carol, and Laurent found themselves being hunted down and on a dangerous mission to stay alive and one step ahead of weird cult people. There were some surprising endings, new beginnings, and a connection to The Walking Dead’s Commonwealth, thanks to Daryl Dixon. Here’s how The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon bid farewell to France and took him (and Carol) to another country.
In the previous episode, Ash, who is rightfully pissed at Carol’s manipulation, reminds her that the plane only holds three people. That means someone will have to stay behind. In the finale, Carol volunteers to stay in France so Daryl and Laurent can get to safety. Daryl wants to stay and asks Ash to take Laurent to the Commonwealth, where he will be safe and cared for.
The Union and Pouvoir arrive to attack them and take Laurent. But Daryl, Fallou, and Codron are able to fend them off so that Ash can escape with Laurent. Carol sticks behind to fight and be with her bestie. Hopefully, they will make it to the Commonwealth safe and sound. Did Carol or Daryl give him any actual guidance on how to get there? No. But this show just does whatever it wants at this point. This does open the door for future crossovers/reunions, but I will get into that more later.
Fallou’s Scottish friends Angus and Fiona accompany Daryl, Carol, and Codron to the Chunnel, where they can cross into England. Fallou stays behind in France because of course he’s in love with Akila. The Chunnel group run into bioluminescent walkers. And, thanks to the psychoactive effects of bat guano (excrement), everyone starts hallucinating and tripping. Codron basically runs off after a vision of his brother and we don’t know if he’s even alive anymore. Daryl kills Fallou’s friends, who become violent because they want the gas masks for their own safety. So it is once again Caryl on their own as they don gas masks and make their way into England.
With Isabelle and Genet dead, Fallou with his lover, Laurent in America, and Codron simply leaving, that wraps up The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’s time in France. A season three teaser shows that Carol and Daryl will end up in Spain in their quest to return to America. Will they find another random dude who happens to have a great airplane? We shall see. I must say, I am very pleased that they didn’t kill off Fallou, who is one of the best new characters in the franchise in years, and Ash, who deserves all good things.
But back to the Commonwealth. Laurent’s arrival will give everyone confirmation that both Daryl and Carol are still alive at the moment. We can also assume that Ash will stay in that community and no longer have to be alone. Rick and Michonne went back to Alexandria but are likely living in or spending lots of time in the Commonwealth with the kids.
While some may wonder if any characters will go and look for Carol and Daryl, that’s doubtful. Rick is certainly not trying to leave his family and friends. And there’s literally no need to risk someone else going away to once again find a person. Carol and Daryl are more than capable of finding their way home, and it would be awesome to see Daryl embrace Rick and Laurent in the future.
That would be a while down the pipeline with a season three and likely season four of this series. We will see what happens.