I agree, not one likeable person on the show and I won't care who dies. Hope kill off a lot of the original cast and bring in some better characters.
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Fear the Walking Dead - Season Two, Part One - Sundays on AMC
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I agree, not one likeable person on the show and I won't care who dies. Hope kill off a lot of the original cast and bring in some better characters.
Theanine3D
Member
I enjoyed this episode a lot, huge improvement over the previous ones this season. I was very happy to see some of those invaders get what was coming to them once Nick and that guy showed up on the raft with the sniper rifle.
And it was great to see Strand get some character development! He's not just a cartoon character with a dumb voice anymore. Very interested in seeing where they take his character now. Also approve greatly of that kiss near the end. I could tell something like that was coming from the loving way he carried his beau to his bed after that drunk night out. Nice build-up to it.
And it was great to see Strand get some character development! He's not just a cartoon character with a dumb voice anymore. Very interested in seeing where they take his character now. Also approve greatly of that kiss near the end. I could tell something like that was coming from the loving way he carried his beau to his bed after that drunk night out. Nice build-up to it.
FUNKNOWN iXi
Member
Satisfying episode, I'm liking this show. I don't think I need it to do anything more than keep me entertained, and despite its issues, it has accomplished that.
Several characters have grown on me, so let's see if Alicia's going to end up being a dud or if she's manipulating Jack. This is her moment of redemption! lol
Several characters have grown on me, so let's see if Alicia's going to end up being a dud or if she's manipulating Jack. This is her moment of redemption! lol
There's tons?
Andre Braugher in Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Michael K. Williams in The Wire and Hap & Leonard. Nelsan Ellis in True Blood. Jussie Smollett in Empire. Mathew St. Patrick in Six Feet Under. Jarod Joseph in The 100.
BLOODED_hands
Member
Damn, the one night that I go out and enjoy a bbq I miss Fear The Walking Dead featuring J Mac?!?!
SlickShoesRUCrazy
Member
My internet decided to crash right when Travis and Alicia were being bagged(using the twc tv app). Will have to finish it tomorrow when it's one demand. So annoyed,
xaosslug
Member
what I find problematic about FTWD rn is that they are ALREADY facing human opposition, when (IMO, and judging by the name) the main problem should be the undead still. It's ridiculous to me that they already have tips & tricks from TWD that they didn't learn until, like, season 2 or 3 (the basting yourself w/ zombie guts to blend in) And it just feels like they're jumping the gun as far as zombies being an obstacle/problem.
i mean there should still be hope and people should still be helping each other w/ an us vs. the undead mentality.
i mean there should still be hope and people should still be helping each other w/ an us vs. the undead mentality.
More_Badass
Member
They were using zombie guts in the second episode of Season 1 (aka the episode called Guts)
MulderYuffie
Member
While true that specific plot point was used later on as far as timeline goes in the main show.
Loved the episode, and the show as a whole. Maybe even more than TWD, this one simply has more characters to like and root for. Strand, Nick, Daniel... Even Alicia who seems like a quick learner, I think she will be a strong team member from here on. I expect her to brutally dispatch that Leonardo DiCaprio impersonator in the next couple of episodes.
eyeball_kid
Member
Another week where the writers tease us with Chris' death. "Should I shoot? Should I shoot??"
It was nice to finally see Strand's character fleshed out and made more human. Pretty sure he's not going to want to stick around to go after Alicia and Travis though.
Nick is sometimes clever, but mostly he just has magical plot armor. I don't know whether Strand actually sent him to the house or not, but that stunt would've gotten him surrounded by walkers within five minutes on TWD.
It was nice to finally see Strand's character fleshed out and made more human. Pretty sure he's not going to want to stick around to go after Alicia and Travis though.
Nick is sometimes clever, but mostly he just has magical plot armor. I don't know whether Strand actually sent him to the house or not, but that stunt would've gotten him surrounded by walkers within five minutes on TWD.
You know this show only takes place a couple months before the main show started and they discovered the guts trick as already mentioned in Episode 2. Also the way Nick figured it out was purely accidental and shocked him.
Don't forget Titus Andromedon!
Pretty decent episode, though I too am sad that this descended into "Humans are the true danger!" so quickly when I thought the show was supposed to put a bit of scariness back into the walkers.
Alicia was one of my favourite characters in the first season (which isn't saying much, admittedly) so I'm glad she's getting chance to shine here.
modernmalady
Member
I'm so glad the episode ended the way it did. I was really expecting this situation on the boat to go on for another episode.
poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
Don't forget Titus Andromedon!
Pretty decent episode, though I too am sad that this descended into "Humans are the true danger!" so quickly when I thought the show was supposed to put a bit of scariness back into the walkers.
Alicia was one of my favourite characters in the first season (which isn't saying much, admittedly) so I'm glad she's getting chance to shine here.
Yeah I enjoyed the episode, got some backstory, some action, some tension - but the walkers are already an after-thought. Could just as easily be a straight up post-apocalyptic scenario and you wouldn't really lose anything.
Strand gonna die soon. Black was cutting it close, but black AND gay. People gonna get mad.
Pretty good ep, except it continues with the 'things stupid people do.' Hey let's not hold them up at gunpoint and search 'em, blah blah.
RPGCrazied
Member
3 episodes left?! I thought this was going to be a bigger season?
And yay, more gay characters.
And yay, more gay characters.
Marty Chinn
Member
3 episodes left?! I thought this was going to be a bigger season?
And yay, more gay characters.
Isn't it just a midseason break?
BlackClouds
Member
Alicia is curiously very popular on twitter. She's the first that needs to die.
It'll be worth it for all the #ByeAlicia posts
3 episodes left?! I thought this was going to be a bigger season?
And yay, more gay characters.
Yeah, 3 more episodes AFTER next week until the mideseason break. 16 episode season, 8 now and then 8 later. If I had to guess, they will most likely have the full season finale (episode 16 of this season) be the Sunday before Walking Dead's next season starts up kinda like they had this season premiere be the week after Walking Dead's season finale.
EdibleExplosives
Member
Alicia better be manipulating this fuckface.
Depending on which way it goes, I'm gonna end up really liking her or finding her dumb as fuck.
Depending on which way it goes, I'm gonna end up really liking her or finding her dumb as fuck.
She better be. At least learn from your mistakes.
What a strange, strange series.
Felt they skipped scenes in this episode. Yes, the guy over the radio said "see you soon" against Alicia and Strand did throw of the party following the boat, still, it was pretty random. Nick appearing at night on the beach was random as fuck too. FTW is an absolute trainwreck, but is fascinating to analyze.
Felt they skipped scenes in this episode. Yes, the guy over the radio said "see you soon" against Alicia and Strand did throw of the party following the boat, still, it was pretty random. Nick appearing at night on the beach was random as fuck too. FTW is an absolute trainwreck, but is fascinating to analyze.
Wow, what a great episode!
The music from when Nick gets on shore and throws the water bottle/kills the walker totally sounds familiar. Closest thing it resembles is AC Brotherhood's Master Assassin to me, but I definitely heard it in some multiplayer lobby. Am I the only one hearing this?
The music from when Nick gets on shore and throws the water bottle/kills the walker totally sounds familiar. Closest thing it resembles is AC Brotherhood's Master Assassin to me, but I definitely heard it in some multiplayer lobby. Am I the only one hearing this?
When it started, I thought it'd be one of those x hours earlier type of things. Like Nick was on land only because he escaped Alicia's party crashers.
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
Really dug this episode. Alicia is definitely playing "Jack," the look in her eyes when she hugged him was cold as ice. She'll shank him when she gets the chance. Glad we got some much needed backstory on Strand as well. He makes a bit more sense as character now, especially the whole getting to Mexico thing.
The Fear The Walking Dead folks are way more dangerous than the mainline series people were in their second season. Especially now that they got Strand's boy with the sniper rifle. Nick making use of the knowledge that infected blood keeps them from attacking you right away, good to see them actually be competent in this episode.
The Fear The Walking Dead folks are way more dangerous than the mainline series people were in their second season. Especially now that they got Strand's boy with the sniper rifle. Nick making use of the knowledge that infected blood keeps them from attacking you right away, good to see them actually be competent in this episode.
Same thing here.
My only problem with this series now is that already, the walkers aren't much of the focus. I feel more dread watching Containment than I do FTWD. I have never cared for the "people are the real threat" idea in this zombie universe so while the main characters are getting much better, I'm definitely losing the little interest I had in the show.
Dubbedinenglish
Banned
We don't know if the boat they were evading earlier was the same group. The M.O. is different as well. These guys rolled up in raft and Trojan Horse'd in to taking over the ship pretty bloodlessly they even were making a point not to kill anyone till head dude showed up in a civilian boat. The other ship followed the destroyed yacht that was shot up and sunk by military grade weaponry.
Nick was sent ashore at night to hide that they were picking up the land dude on the way to Baja. Strand was presumably talking to him on the sat phone since they were underway and was talking about a rendezvous last ep as well. So the plot point was pretty well laid out if you were paying attention.
Pilgrimzero
Member
So no repercussions for cutting the lady and kid loose from last episode? I expected to see some people confronting him.
More than likely Alex will somehow appear at some opportune time to help save Travis and Alicia, or something like that, maybe she got picked up by the hijackers already, and they'll confront Strand about that and whether he can or was going to even try to get them into Mexico, formally bringing her into the group.
Burn victim is totally dead though. Say Alicia's hijackers pick them both up at some point and they're in his crew at their camp. Burn boy is a liability, so one of them kills him to get rid of the dead weight. Her loyalties now shift and thus she has her motivation to help out Travis and Alicia escape or whatever despite them, well Strand, ditching her ass earlier.
Daffy Duck
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I'm not sure how I feel about this at all......yes the Strand development was good, but everything else.........I don't know..
HadesGigas
Member
Yeah... that episode mildly explains Strand's character, but not really.
It makes sense about why he's not taking on more people, because he knows he probably can't even get the number of people he has with him now to Mexico, so adding more would just make that eventual situation messier.
But he was still way too abrasive with it in the last episode and it still makes no sense that no one confronted him about it at all. Madison's "we need him, we need Mexico" stuff just seems like a weak justification.
It makes sense about why he's not taking on more people, because he knows he probably can't even get the number of people he has with him now to Mexico, so adding more would just make that eventual situation messier.
But he was still way too abrasive with it in the last episode and it still makes no sense that no one confronted him about it at all. Madison's "we need him, we need Mexico" stuff just seems like a weak justification.
giancarlo123x
Banned
Great episode, things are picking up.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
That was maybe the best episode of the series thus far. Strand got some much needed (and somewhat surprising!) backstory, Nick's adventure was intriguing, and the plot on the boat was tense.
I've noticed that too. Curious.
That was Jesse McCartney?! :O
Yeah, Sniper Guy is a badass new addition to the cast.
I've noticed that too. Curious.
That was Jesse McCartney?! :O
Yeah, Sniper Guy is a badass new addition to the cast.
Hidden One
Member
Man I knew dudes voice sounded familiar but I just couldn't place it.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
New episode tonight!
The guest stars on tonight's Talking Dead are:
Alycia Debnam-Carey (Alicia) and 2 surprise cast members!
The guest stars on tonight's Talking Dead are:
Alycia Debnam-Carey (Alicia) and 2 surprise cast members!
AngmarsKing701
Member
Finally watched last week's episode on Friday. Definitely a better episode for this show. Although the sniping two people from a moving boat thing was a bit far-fetched.
I watched this on Monday because of GoT.
I knew Alicia would fuck it up for everyone.
Also, I was not expecting that Strand twist.
The whole "you have to help my family" line was a ruse.
I knew Alicia would fuck it up for everyone.
Also, I was not expecting that Strand twist.
I think she is.
The whole "you have to help my family" line was a ruse.
DeaconKnowledge
Member
Loved this episode. Where are all those people who said Strand should trust people willy nilly now?
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
hmm. I'm guessing the people that Strand cut loose. Probably the guests on Talking Dead too.
MulderYuffie
Member
Really looking forward to this one show keeps getting better and better.
Spiral Insanity
Banned
I want Strand to make it... That's it!