A Season 2 Conversation with the Cast of ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – The Book of Carol’

Louis Puech Scigliuzzi as Laurent in ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – The Book of Carol’. (Photo Courtesy of Emmanuel Guimier/AMC.)

At long last, Carol and Daryl return to our airwaves this Sunday on AMC in season two of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – The Book of Carol, and in anticipation of an epic season two premiere to come, we here at NTG took a little time to sit down and talk with several cast members from the show to discuss what they’re excited for audience to experience and they hope we take away. So, without further ado here is what, Anne Charrier (Genet), Romain Levi (Codron), Eriq Ebouaney (Fallou) and Louis Puech Scigliuzzi (Laurent) had to say about season two of this beloved show.
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John Betancourt: I’m curious what each of you hope audiences take away from season two of the show?

Anne Charrier: That you can always choose, choose your side. Of course, I'm doing, you know, a message that is about my character a bit, but you can always choose the side you're going on, you know?

Romain Levi: Yeah, and even in very dark times, you can open your heart, you know, I like that idea. And we can feel, we do can feel love in this season, and even if, yeah, it's hard, we're all fighting, you know, we don't know if we're gonna die tomorrow, but yeah, we can still open our hearts. Yeah.
Anne Charrier: I love that. I love… Romain says it so well. That's exactly what I meant.

Eriq Ebouaney: I mean, my name is Fallou on the show, and I'm the leader of Union of Hope. And I think for me, the message, the main message is don't give up the hope.

Louis Puech Scigliuzzi: Yeah, yeah. I mean, it does. It's really, it's spreading hope around the world. And also, we see it with, you know, everybody arriving at the Nest, and it's always about hope and never giving up in your dreams.

John Betancourt: What are each you most excited for audiences to experience this season? Without any spoilers, of course.

Anne Charrier: There’s so many things.

Romain Levi: Well, definitely, but the first thing for me, definitely the fact that Carol is back, you know, when I read this in the end of the first season, I was like, so happy about it. And to… I think, I won't spoil anything if I say that they will see each other, you know, they will be back together. And this is magical. This is very beautiful there. That's why I really love the Carol idea. But more it's… it's stronger than this, in a way. It's this… finally they find the way to find each other. You know, they found a way to find each other, and it's very beautiful to see them together. Really.

Anne Charrier: Yeah, I would have loved to find a more interesting answer, but I couldn't, you know, it's… he’s right. You know, that's definitely what is the point of this season. To see them together, to reunite them.

Eriq Ebouaney: I mean, having Carol back, it’s just such a great moment, you know, and don't forget that this season's called The Book of Carol. So, everything is around Carol. She brings back emotions, she brings back her great soul. She brings back energy. I mean, she's fearless as well, the same. She's a badass. So, the thing is, we just surrounded by this badass. It just we having a such a beautiful moment, because it just an inspiration for us.

Louis Puech Scigliuzzi: Yeah, and I mean, she really does bring that sort -- she brings that friendship back in the show. And that's really exciting for, you know, all the fans.

Eriq Ebouaney: Yeah, and we shot in those iconic locations in France as well, you know, the Louvre, Mont-Saint-Michel, Pont du Gard, and all those places, so and watching them destroyed like that. I mean myself as an actor, I was a bit sad, but on screen, it's just awesome.

Louis Puech Scigliuzzi: Yeah, it is, it is.

This interview has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity.

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