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Fear the Walking Dead - Season Two, Part One - Sundays on AMC
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Alligatorjandro
Banned
ugh what a miserable show
Basically, a whole hour of them on the boat doing... jack until the last five minutes where OH NO DANGER MAY HAPPEN NEXT EPISODE.
Let's them know where they went. Where they were going, inventory, etc.
BLOODED_hands
Member
TheLostBigBoss
Banned
Soooo
Season 2 Walking Dead : Farm doing nothing
Season 2 of Fear Walking Dead : Boat doing nothing
ComputerBlue
Member
Mediocre start to the season.
Question for those who watch The Walking Dead...will this thread be safe from spoilers from that show? Because I haven't watched a single episode from S6 yet.
Question for those who watch The Walking Dead...will this thread be safe from spoilers from that show? Because I haven't watched a single episode from S6 yet.
DangerMouse
Member
Guess we'll find out.
Yeah, padding out a show like this while keeping the audience tuned in next week is definitely an art form.
Yeah, but the whole first season of Fear was similar: They blew past the fall of LA when they could've (and should've, they even advertised that) shown the fall but "MUH SLOWISM, WHEN'S ZOMBIES!?"
The problem is, this show doesn't know what it wants to be beyond character studies and those characters aren't really compelling beyond Daniel. Strand's mystery is bullshit and him not sleeping is laughable because if he was truly scared of that family he wouldn't have told the druggie about the boat. He would've just up and left on his own leaving them in the firebombing of LA. I mean knock Walking Dead Season 2 for being slow like that, but it seemed like Darabont had an idea and clue of what he kinda wanted to explore in regards to the zombies infecting the water/well of the farm and how long-after-the-fall was starting to affect families. This show doesn't really have a means of anything and it feels like Kirkman only tossed this out to AMC for free money.
WaffleTaco
Wants to outlaw technological innovation.
Eh Season 2 of Walking Dead was pure character development. There's a reason a lot of things just have to be bypassed in the later seasons.
DangerMouse
Member
No he knows up and leaving completely on his own would have gotten him killed too. He says it himself he needs useful help.
Then why the hell didn't he tell the druggie what his families use is? He only told that Druggie "oh you have no fear of OD'ing, you're 'kay" and that's it.
TheLostBigBoss
Banned
not really
Old crazy guy and Strand are definitely survivors. Travis is getting there, its just if they will fall victim to the trope of the badass characters dying to protect the dumb ass ones.
Red Mage
Member
Nah, he can keep the old guy who is probably a really good shot. Also, his daughter so that the old guy doesn't have a reason to turn on Strand.
WaffleTaco
Wants to outlaw technological innovation.
I am re-watching it with my GF who has just not started watching, and am declined to disagree. The whole Rick-Laurie-Shane debacle is something that gave a great time to explore that, something that if went by the comics...would be done in five episodes at least. Everyone grows as a character except T-Dog. Compared to say Season 5?? Where it is limited to a few characters and some are complete just non-talking until they need to.
DangerMouse
Member
I suppose he could/should have just so we'd know too(!) but the druggie didn't ask what their use was just his own so that was what the conversation was.
Yeah.
Red Mage
Member
Strand and the crazy old guy would make an awesome pair. I wish that the show had them as the main characters.
BLOODED_hands
Member
So why did the other water zombie just stared off into the bullet holes? Surely it can't be because of Travis calling out to Nick can it?
I feel like Strand needs these folks more than they need him. Not for good reasons, I presume? Something like he needs them to be bait or to use them to do his biddings.
I feel like Strand needs these folks more than they need him. Not for good reasons, I presume? Something like he needs them to be bait or to use them to do his biddings.
DangerMouse
Member
Is that the first time the Top 5 filled so slowly on the quiz? LOL 
Yeah, this was a weird moment.
Edit: "Gets a little Rick"
Yeah, this was a weird moment.
Edit: "Gets a little Rick"
Booker.DeWitt
Member
stupid characters, weak story telling, I hate this show
DangerMouse
Member
Preacher looks so cool.
Looks to me like the water is still the safest with the issue of having to make sure you have supplies. Walkers (whatever the hell they call them in this show) don't seem to be able to swim but just kinda float there looking clueless when nothing is a feet in front of them.
They could find a nice little small island, clear it (shouldn't be many) and protect it from the shore offing any walkers that make land.
They could find a nice little small island, clear it (shouldn't be many) and protect it from the shore offing any walkers that make land.
HadesGigas
Member
lol a walking dead auto-runner. with limbo graphics.
And only on the App Store. Note to developers stop doing that.
Actually looked pretty good to me, and exact first thought I had the limbo style graphics grabbed me.
I need Civil War NAO!
It's a boat full of bullet holes and zombies! I think I hear something!
Dude, you heard... zombies.
Druggie is like that dangerous combination of stupid but he thinks he's deep. I really want to see it bite him in the ass when they get to wherever Strand is taking them. Sadly, I think the people in charge of this show think he's actually interesting so he's going to live forever.
Carl could wipe the floor with all of them and I'm talking like season two 10 year old Carl.
Dude, you heard... zombies.
Druggie is like that dangerous combination of stupid but he thinks he's deep. I really want to see it bite him in the ass when they get to wherever Strand is taking them. Sadly, I think the people in charge of this show think he's actually interesting so he's going to live forever.
Carl could wipe the floor with all of them and I'm talking like season two 10 year old Carl.
WhereAreMahDragonz
Banned
Alycia deserves better than playing a dumb teenager
Sho_Nuff82
Member
Yeah I'm pretty much done with this show when GoT starts.
Gave the opener an honest chance to grab me, and none of the characters have really grown or matured. And it was just flat out dull.
Gave the opener an honest chance to grab me, and none of the characters have really grown or matured. And it was just flat out dull.
WickedLaharl
Member
Is Madison dead yet? I refuse to buy the season pass from Amazon until I get confirmation of her death.
No, and since she's the "showrunner"/main character like Rick with her Bae, it's gonna be impossible. I say the same for her kids. Bae's son though is a toss-up. Really though, Daniel is this shows Daryl. If he dies, I riot
by stopping this terrible show, which I think I'm going to do anyway
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
i really liked the first season of FtWD as a whole but this season is off to the same limp start as S1. Does anybody in tv know how to do an opening or ending anymore?
Not sure if im going to stay current with the show. Even though i enjoy the characters much more than TWD in general the biggest draw for me to the show has already passed by like the 3rd episode of S1.. i wanted to see the breakdown of society failing to contain the infection. i didnt want necessarily a 24 version of TWD where it shows stuff hour to hour but i wanted to see more of something like an extended intro to Dawn of the Dead remake. i think ill just wait until i can binge the show.
Not sure if im going to stay current with the show. Even though i enjoy the characters much more than TWD in general the biggest draw for me to the show has already passed by like the 3rd episode of S1.. i wanted to see the breakdown of society failing to contain the infection. i didnt want necessarily a 24 version of TWD where it shows stuff hour to hour but i wanted to see more of something like an extended intro to Dawn of the Dead remake. i think ill just wait until i can binge the show.
I feel like this is being set up as the opposite of TWD; instead of being sad when a main character dies, we are being set up to be happy when it finally happens since everyone is so dumb and unlikable.
Kill everyone except Strand and Daniel IMO (which of course means Strand/Daniel will be the only main characters to die)
Kill everyone except Strand and Daniel IMO (which of course means Strand/Daniel will be the only main characters to die)
More_Badass
Member
That was one weak premiere, and I'm saying that as someone generally liked S1.
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
I didn't hate the episode, but it was mostly weak. High points were Mr. Fashion Week aka Strand laying down the law, and his conversation with Nick. I don't really mind the characters being dumb sometimes, especially when I have no expectation for the majority of them to have survival skills. I think Travis' son was trying to commit suicide (Hello, Walking Dead Season 2) not just going out for a leisurely swim with his clothes on lol
I know this season won't be 100% on the boat, but I hope they make frequent stops along the coast. I'm already getting claustrophobic about the setting they're in now.
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I know this season won't be 100% on the boat, but I hope they make frequent stops along the coast. I'm already getting claustrophobic about the setting they're in now.
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The radio stuff with Alicia is funny because almost the exact same thing is going on in the comics right now with Eugene.
He was. Nick covered for him after that "WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING!?"