Back in the old days of The Walking Dead , character deaths had a real novelty to them. Similar to Game of Thrones during its peak, all bets were off — no character was too important to die except maybe Rick Grimes. Remember how it felt to watch Sophia stumble out of that barn in season two or to watch Lori bleed out during childbirth in season three? Death had a real impact, and it usually wasn’t predictable.
At a certain point in this franchise, watching beloved (or just likable) characters die became numbing, with only the occasional loss really cutting through and leaving an impact. But I have to admit, I’m pretty surprised by the pair of major character deaths that happen in “La Paradis Pour Toi,” with two episodes left to go in the season (and an additional season already announced). Not only is this series’ second lead and love interest now dead, but so is its main villain.
There’s a lot to unpack here, even just in the first 15 minutes. As expected, Carol manages to survive Madame Genet’s firing squad, playing dead before making a break for it and taking off in a UTV-carrying Codron. She leads the newly turned pack of superpowered walkers directly into the Nest, followed close behind by Genet and her troops.
Codron sacrifices himself to stave off the walkers for as long as possible, leaving a message: “Tell Dixon I did it for the boy.” I remain slightly unconvinced by this man’s full-on redemption arc, which came about pretty abruptly, but good f.
