Thus begins a series of flashbacks, first jumping five years into the past, then ahead by months at a time. As they give the place a once-over, Daryl has the look of someone forced to remember something he’d hope to forget.
Apparently, Carol knows a lot more about Daryl’s MIA years than we do, including the existence of the shotgun-wielding woman. In a somber moment, Carol suggests their “luck’s run out.” That’s curious - how is she just now coming to that conclusion? What is your definition of good luck, Carol? Have things been looking up since your son was beheaded? Seems that the cycle of momentary optimism followed by depraved violence and soul-crushing misery was pretty well established a long time ago.ĭog’s discovery of an old ramshackle cottage in the woods catches Daryl off guard - also odd, as if an expert tracker didn’t realize they were so close to a location that holds so much significance to him. Carol apparently has a weirdly specific strong right foot and even stronger spearfishing skills, the latter of which doesn’t prevent Daryl from delivering some fillet technique mansplaining. They quickly fall into the rhythm of two pals who bust chops and finish each other’s sentences. The tone is set as Carol and Daryl head out to gather firewood or hunt deer or catch trout or whatever. Perhaps the best way to think about this chapter is that it’s not really Daryl’s story - it’s Dog’s origin story. A few interesting dots are connected, but without pushing the story forward much (and only a precious few zombie kills to liven things up). There is much ground to cover, literally and figuratively, as our favorite bow-hunting brooder grapples with his complex relationship with Carol in parallel with a mystery woman he met in the woods.
But considering we’re flashing back to a large portion of the five or six years Daryl spent looking for Rick down by the river, expectations were high. The opening scene of this episode sets the tone for what’s to follow: numerous failed attempts at kickstarting something exciting.
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