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No, Nick is a carefree soul, a child at heart, alone in a strange new world.

Of course, this scene only works if you happen to like Nick, as I do.

If not, the idea of his laissez-faire attitude might indeed rub a lot of viewers the wrong way.

Aside from Nick and that basketball, theres not a lot that worked in this episode.

A lot of Strands appeal stems from Colman Domingo himself.

Hes a compelling actor with an incredible screen presence.

Mysterious, dapper, wealthywhats not to like?

And taking them all with him on his yacht is even more baffling.

As for why he needs Nick, this still hasnt really been answered in this new season.

We do see a lot of friction between Strand and the people on his boat.

Especially Alicia, who, as we know, befriended someone she met over the radio.

Its this chance encounter with a random person on the radio that serves as the crux of this episode.

But more on that in a bit.

This is small talk at the edge of the apocalypse.

Their chat is interrupted by unexpected guests.

Which leads me to ask, how could an approaching raft go unnoticed?

Chriss first impulse is to shoot these strangers, but he hesitates.

And, in the end, its all a ruse.

Its Jack, from the radio.

The Abigail has been boarded by hostiles.

Strand flees by raft in the ensuing confusion, which says a lot about his priorities.

Travis, Madison, Daniel theyre all expendable.

Strand only cares for himself and that house in Mexico.

And, of course, he cares for his boyfriend, Thomas Abigail.

This is when Strand and Abigail (the man, not the yacht) first meet.

Theyre both real estate mogulswith Abigail on the rise even as Strands assets are literally underwater.

I myself believed there was more to him than just a desire to gentrify.

I just feel like its too soon to introduce the idea of This Seasons Big Bad.

Some closing thoughts:

So it would seem that about four weeks has passed since the zombie outbreak.

It seems like a lot less than a month, though.

But the passage of time has always been hard to track inTWDuniverse as a whole.

Rating:

2.5 out of 5