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Way back in season five of AMC’s
The Walking Dead, there was an episode where Daryl (Norman Reedus) and Carol (Melissa McBride) journeyed through Atlanta together in an attempt to rescue Maggie’s sister Beth. It’ll go down as one of the show’s best.
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The episode, “Consumed,” focused almost exclusively on the best relationship (full stop) in the series, as the two worked quietly together facing threats both big and small, conveying the pair’s thoughts, emotions, and bond without much dialogue at all. Tonight’s episode likewise let Carol and Daryl have the show practically to themselves, but with diminished results. However, even a ho-hum D&C Power Hour is a solid episode of