Fear the Walking Dead delivers a strong episode that gives The Walking Dead a serious run for its money.
ThisFear the Walking Deadreview contains spoilers.
Debnam-Carey is always solid, but this hour of television is truly transformative.
Thanks to a blocked vent, the bunker has about two hours of oxygen left.
Menon and director of photography Scott Peck choose what we see and when we see it.
The resulting shifts in focus are intimate, to the point of claustrophobia.
Theres no escaping any of this, for those in the pantry or us at homewere in this together.
This is the happiest weve ever seen Alicia.
Surrounded by the dead, hes suddenly euphoric, a kid in a candy store.
The same could be said of Carol, too.
But Daryl and Carol dont delight in killing zombies the way Troy does.
Hes a Lost Boy in this way, a product of an unstable childhood and an isolated upbringing.
Alicia is the flip side of this, thinking before she acts.
Her choices weigh heavily on her.
We know her actions in the bunker will stay with her to the very end.
In this respect, Aliciaisa leader.
Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown, after all.
The worst part of this sacrifice, however, is that its in vain.
Alicia can barely stand, let alone fend off the newly turned.
Unlike the end of Brothers Keeper, I had no doubt that Alicia would survive the episode.
(Seriously, I dont think Ive ever been happier to see Madison.)
That no place is worth killing or dying for.
So it makes sense that shes striking off by herself.
And Ill admit it: Im glad (and relieved) Alicias survived to see another day.
I have a problem with Nick covering for Troy.
I realize nothing is black and white anymore, but white lies propagate a gray morality.
Whoever Troy kills next, their blood is on Nicks hands.
Kudos to Michael William Freeman for making me care about Blakes final moments.
His tearful remorse is unexpected but believable.
Like Troy, Blake is guilty of committing atrocities in the name of research.
Paul Haslingers score is effective, alternating between moody and intense, sometimes within the same scene.
If one episode prompted me to buy aFearsoundtrack, it would be this one.
Can you imagine fancy oatmeal being the last thing you ever see?
Rating:
4.5 out of 5
