Fear The Walking Dead

Ahh, OK. I didn't hear anything during the original airing, so I figured it was added in to make the event more clear.

 

The sound was really increased for the "previously on."

What's funny is that the CC on the original showing actually reads "sounds of gunfire." I think someone messed up in the mixing department. So they corrected it for the flashback.

 

Good job, Travis. They finally dropped. A little late, but better late than never I guess.

I'll wait until tomorrow to talk about anything episode related so as not to spoil anyone. BUT....

On The Talking Dead after the show, the show's runner dropped a potentially mega-bomb of a teaser:

They had been discussing various characters and what makes them tick. Including that Madison seems to have, if not a dark side, certainly a ruthless or pragmatic side. Kim Dickens said that Madison had a "rough life" (paraphrasing) and that it made her tougher than she appears in normal situations. They were also talking about fan speculation about this aspect of the show or that, and then the producer dropped the bomb...

He said that he was surprised that nobody has questioned Madison's accent. She's clearly not from LA, it's a southern accent, so where is she from? (queue music: dun dun dun). Chris Hardwick immediately jumped on that excitedly and said "Is she going to suggest going to see her brother Rick?" The fans laughed.

2 things:

1- Does anyone remember any character on the show mentioning family out west?

2- I'll put my money on the odds that her maiden name is...

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Dixon.

 

Oh, and uhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....

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True. But they were talking about going east "to the desert." And "to the camp site."

Not all the way to the east coast.

Although, with that boat, who knows where they're heading? If, that is, they get anywhere in it before being overrun by "Pirates of the Zombie Apocalypse."

 

That's 2 of you now saying Strand is nuts. I disagree (to a point. We'll get to that).

I think he's the smartest man in the room. (And the coolest. He's the Shaft / Lando Calrissean of the Zombie Apocalypse). Ruthless? Absolutely. Cold-blooded and calculating? You bet. Interested only in what he can gain? Yep. Only cares about how people can give him an advantage? Of course.

But I don't think he's insane. Well....

What do we know about him? He's very wealthy. He can read people exceptionally. He's manipulative. He's constantly looking for a way to gain from any circumstance. If someone, something, or some place can't help him, it holds no value to him. (He even referred to the other prisoners as not being "value added." That's upper management speak)

He's very successful. And he's a classic psychopath. BUT, being a psychopath does not mean he's coo coo for cocopuffs. He's not living in an alternate reality, or hearing voices. He's not suicidal or self-harming. He's not painting walls with <insert bodily fluid... or solid>. He's not manic. He doesn't suffer from depression. But he DOES have many of the hallmark traits of a psychopath:

https://psychopathyawareness.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/the-list-of-psychopathy-symptoms/

And it should be noted that many, if not most psychopaths are not inherently violent. Many go through life without ever being diagnosed or having legal trouble. There was a study a while back that suggested that CEOs, other Upper management positions, and entrepreneurs were 3 times as likely as the general population to be psychopaths. The theory being that many psychopathic traits served them well in their jobs. (But it should also be noted that the prison population is 15 times more likely)

How this plays out over time will be interesting. Especially if that's what the show is going for. It could also be that we're judging too soon, and we don't have all the necessary info on him yet. But I'm leaning to the former.

 

I wish these little webisodes were longer than 90 seconds. But I guess they want to show them during episodes of TWD, so they've kept them commercial length.

I already hate the kid. He'd better not be the new cast member.

 

Good thing Walkers arent Reavers or they'd likely have to sail through Reaver space

They did portray the military in a very poor light. Only episode 4 showed any of them having any remorse for what they were doing.

I'm starting to enjoy the show more, starting to come around on some of the characters, figures they killed off probably the most likable member so far. Maybe they felt having Liza mirrored Hershel too much, having a medically knowledgable person in the group.

The show still dropped the ball though, they needed to display a bigger scope of the beginning of the zombie apocalypse and not just focus on a small group of people. An entire city is deserted, dead, abandoned or otherwise and we really saw none of it.

 

Well, they felt they had a reason, trying to save family members but I think I know why he shot Ofiela, it was either because she set him up by luring him back to her father or because he thought that would hurt Salazar the most or both reasons.

As for not telling any neighbors, Maddy said that, she said they dont know and another person said they didnt do anything when they came for our family members.

I think worse than all that was Salazar freeing the Walkers, turning them lose. Thats pretty effed up. How many people end up dying because of that.

 

This bugs the hell out of me.

 

I don't think he was? Shane kicked his ass if I remember. Jim was bitten when the camp was overrun and it took him a couple days. The bite doesnt turn you, the infection kills you and then you turn.

 

Season premiere tonight. Who's sticking with it?

I'll tune in.

 

I'm still in. Cautiously optimistic, but in.