Madison is officially back on Fear The Walking Dead.
After that miserable episode of last week’s Fear The Walking Dead, I wondered how could that be topped? That is by making this week’s episode marking the end of the Alicia character.
I will have to be blunt about this week’s Fear The Walking Dead. It is the absolute worst episode of the current season.
I could not believe the sheer amount of stupidity that was displayed on my screen for the hour that I watched. Awful dialogue, pacing, storytelling, and twists that made my head spin without giving me time to digest what was going on. Let’s start with Wes. He was in Strand’s tower as a ranger for him for two episodes and all of the sudden, he turned against him and Strand’s rangers are now listening to him? Give me a break! This plot could have been for Howard. It would be more believable since he was with Strand from the end of the last season. But that would have to force the writers and show runners to actually write a compelling story.
Another problem I have with this current season of Fear The Walking Dead is all of the buildup. Why should anyone care about taking over Strand’s tower? The entire area is filled with radiation so that should be a sign for everyone to go somewhere else. Fourteen episodes to build this supposed war between Strand and Alicia and yet, they are the on and off again buddy-cop duo this week. This makes no sense and it completely eliminated everything that was being built up. Especially since Strand has been portrayed as a cartoon villain that I could not take seriously at all.
I will say one positive about this week’s Fear The Walking Dead. The season three flashbacks involving Daniel. That is a fantastic way of showing the viewers the last time the show was universally great. I find it funny that Charlie woke up when speaking to Daniel but yet, she was sleeping the whole time when gunfire was heard in the entire tower. Daniel then gets shot in the chest by Wes and he somehow survives. WHAT? Nick got shot in the chest and died a few seasons ago. But wait, there’s more nonsense coming up.
Everyone is shooting guns at each other (sometimes in a close proximity) and they are all missing their target. What kind of plot armor is this?
I was more annoyed with Daniel, Alicia, Strand, and Wes pointing guns at each other multiple times to the point where I am screaming “Enough of this bullshit, start shooting already” at the screen. Why would anyone try to talk it out if someone is threatening your life? Particularly when they’ve already admitted to wanting to kill you! Alicia and Strand were a great target for Wes and the gang, why didn’t they just go for it? Daniel saved the day and Alicia could have shot Wes. Why didn’t she? They aim their guns at each other constantly, shoot, then talk about it for a while, switch sides, and then get back at each other. Like what the actual fuck?! Who came up with this formula of awful storytelling?
Alicia and Strand’s scene at the near end of the episode was a cringefest. Everything they said was just out of character for them. It did not help that Alicia kicked down Strand and it looked comically bad. And we follow that up with Alicia passing out while Strand’s tower begins to burn down. Seconds later, all the suspense was killed because they showed Alicia alive on the preview of the next episode.
There was no war that happened. It was just all talk. The rules of radiation went out the window multiple times and I lost count of how many times I said it. All of the actors are talented and should not be wasted like this. This is one episode of Fear The Walking Dead where the script should have been thrown in the trash just like that high school episode of World Beyond! I do not give star ratings. But if I would, this week’s Fear The Walking Dead would get a negative four stars!
Christine Evangelista’s character Sherry took a new turn in this week’s Fear the Walking Dead because she and her husband Dwight will soon become parents!
Sherry revealed to Dwight that she is pregnant. While it may be good news for the couple, they will have to navigate around the radioactive environment in Texas. The other factor is, Sherry and Dwight are joining Alicia in preparation with the war against Strand.
It was not the first time that these two had a conflict with a central character. On the main show The Walking Dead, it was Dwight who was involved with the war between Rick and Negan. Sherry decided to not participate in the conflict any longer as she ran away from The Saviors. With the emotional trauma she suffered, it was a good idea for her to get away from that mess.
Sherry and Dwight eventually found each other again on Fear The Walking Dead and they have grown closer as the time goes by. Christine Evangelista played the character since the main show. She joined the Fear cast during season six. It is easy to say that it is satisfying to see her evolution from her on-screen debut to now.
Sherry is a different character now and she is a person that does not take any nonsense from anyone at all. Christine Evangelista pours her heart out when she plays the character. Her and Austin Amelio bring out the best in each other and it is really showcased on this episode.
In this exclusive interview, we catch up with Christine Evangelista as we talk about the major scene from this week, what she would have taken home from the set, and much more.
There are only a few more episodes before this season of Fear The Walking Dead concludes.
This week on Fear The Walking Dead, we saw the demise of John Dorie Sr.
Almost a year after his son was shockingly killed, his dad meet the same fate. The circumstances were different however as John Sr. got baby Mo to her safety. During that journey out the tower, John Sr. got a walker bite and he was devoured by the last scene.
It has been quite a while since we got a major death on Fear The Walking Dead. This one felt like it mattered. That is because John Sr. admitted to Strand that he planted the radio in Howard’s room. Strand tested him to throw Howard off the tower and off he goes! The back and forth exchange between Strand and John Sr. is great as it showcased how compelling and convincing these two actors are. The Fear writers could have went away with the legacy talk. Especially since it is a zombie apocalypse and nobody should care about legacies or statuses.
As good as this episode is, did Morgan have to be the first person to respond to John Sr.’s radio call? Strand has all the radios and not one person heard the call? I was really annoyed by the super radios since season five and it is a comical trope on Fear now.
My favorite scene on this episode are the scenes between John and June. I was made to believe that one of them would be doomed for death when the water poured in with those walkers. Sure, they talked for a bit too. The action and sense of tension really brought out the quick time actions between the characters. They did everything they could do to save little Mo.
There are only a few more episodes left for the current season of Fear The Walking Dead. My main concern is, when is this so called “war” going to start that Alicia declared?
Daniel’s journey on Fear The Walking Dead is no where near over.
That is because he is not to be messed with at all regardless of his state. Luciana also used his memory for her own advantage. As cold as that was, in the apocalypse, you have to do what you have to do in order to survive.
Is it safe to say that Arno served no purpose on Fear The Walking Dead? sure he died in this episode. But the whole time I was watching him meet his demise, I did not care to feel bad for him. At least the walkers had a great snack. I am interested to see if Wes is really joining Strand, or if he is there to take him down by a surprise.
As a result of Luiana using Daniel’s amnesia against him, they get get close to Strand’s Tower. I actually felt something for the first time in a while. That is, we’re going to lose him by the end of the season. There needs to be some thinning out of the cast by the time Madison returns. Daniel still believes that Ofelia is alive. Ofelia has been dead since the third season and I still think that he is somewhat grieving.
The writing team deserves a lot of credit for letting the majority of the episode be in Spanish / subtitled as well. I have always found The Walking Dead franchise to be diverse, and I especially love how it is incorporated into the series. This was also Alycia Debnam-Carey’s directorial debut on Fear The Walking Dead and her style is interesting. Alycia has a great visionary mind when it comes to camera angles, mood, and identifying a good story. It turned out to be a great episode of Fear. “Ofelia” should have been the season opener!
After a long break, Fear The Walking Dead is back.
The fifth episode of Fear The Walking Dead’s seventh season featured Aisha Tyler’s on-camera debut in the series. Aisha Tyler played as Mickey, the former wrestler turned celebrity. It was the first time that a former celebrity has been a featured character on an episode of Fear. Even Dwight (Austin Amelio) recognized Mickey as he used to be a fan of professional wrestling.
During the episode, there was a walker killing sequence that happened inside the wrestling ring that has received praise by wrestling fans and Walking Dead fans. Here to talk about everything that went down on this episode is Mickey herself Aisha Tyler in this exclusive interview.
The Knockturnal:The last time we spoke, it was you directing an episode and now this time we are speaking, you are in the episode. So how does a fit of actually play a wrestler on this episode, especially since the character Dwight recognize you as a wrestler?
AT: “This was just such an incredible experience. I mean, obviously we’ve spoken before. You know how much I loved The Walking Dead universe, and this role was just the best combination that she’s a wrestler in the western setting where I get to ride and I get to fight. And then this big emotional arc for Mickey, that was really beautiful and unexpected. I think when they asked me to guest on the show, I was like, ‘Guys, I don’t know. I love you guys so much and I definitely want to come.’ And then I read the script and I was like, ‘I’m going to cancel my whole summer to get down to Austin, TX and play Mickey.’ She was everything all at once. It was at my middle-school where I dreamed to play as a wrestler.”
The Knockturnal: The whole sequence where Mickey, Dwight, and Sherry were killing walkers inside a wrestling ring gave me flashbacks to WWE since I am also a wrestling fan. Tell me about the process of bringing that sequence together.
AT: “What was really interesting about that is I’ve never done any professional wrestling before. So we had a lot to learn. And that was such an interesting combination of elements in that scene because I’ve just lost my partner who I’ve been looking for a very long time. So there’s this big emotion. And then immediately we’re surrounded by walkers and we have to fight our way out. So to make that big transition from being devastated emotionally to having to fight our way out of this, what looks like an impossible situation was physically challenging. It was also 1000 degrees that day. it’s literally a nuclear apocalypse. So we’ve got all those clothes on. I had that armor on and I really would love to tell you that I’m a natural born wrestler. But i’m not. I felt like I had to push myself quite a bit. I was telling these guys I got old knees. I know I look young, but my knees are old. The stunt team on Fear were really patient with me and working with Christine and Austin was so great. It really was a dream come true. I mean, you know, speaking as a wrestling fan, it was a delight and and it was everything all at once because I was excited to kill Walkers, but I got to kill them in a different way because I got the kill them in wrestling style. So that was really awesome.”
The Knockturnal: I felt bad for your knees once you did a tombstone to that walker because WWE SuperstarThe Undertaker did that move for so many years and his knees got blown out. Were your knees okay after doing that move several times in between filming?
AT: “I want to tell you that it was easy. I pushed myself for the role. I was well protected and practiced very well. It was very safe. I would have loved to be able to do it 100 times. I feel like I’ve got five of these and that is that it was. It was a blast. one of the great things about being an actor is to put yourself in lots of different ways physically, emotionally, and mentally. And it was really fun to do that. I’m definitely not itching to get into the ring professionally!
AMC’s Fear The Walking Dead kicked off their second half of the sixth season last week. The ongoing season is structured as an anthology series rather than a straightforward season like how it was presented in the past. And so far, it is working.
AMC networks first summit was dedicated to explaining and appreciating fandom, empowering and recognizing the kick-ass women on and off screen in AMC series, discussing the process and development of turning a book into a pilot, and insight on the creation of the network’s series; Better Call Saul. After breakfast, the event was divided into four sections, three of which featured different panelists, who aimed to speak on the realities of their crafts and participate in a Q&A with the audience.