![]() You can read more about James’s first time in the director’s chair in our interview with him here. Puns aside, this week’s “Welcome to the Club,” directed by none other than Fear the Walking Dead’s own Lennie James, tackles the notion of identity-defining morality in an episode that’s filled with plenty of twists and turns. Zombie shows in particular have a lot of meat on the bone in this regard, and offer a lot of food for thought. Generally speaking, I tend to take a more philosophical approach to writing my reviews. People are laughing, kids are playing, and Nick embraces it.This Fear the Walking Dead review contains spoilers. He then opens the door to his colony, which is buzzing with life. “There’s a difference,” he distinguishes. They agree to help him and escort him to the local medic.Īt the hospital the doctor treats his wound and clarifies death isn’t something to be feared OR pursued. He manages to communicate it was a dog, not a walker that bit him. ![]() ![]() He manages to wrap up his leg as Luciana and her crew shows up to interrogate him on his bite wound. Nick’s saved by the rain and musters up the energy to walk to a seemingly abandoned Tijuana. They discuss the book Nick’s dad left him as they prepare to shoot up heroine. The girl, Luciana, instructs them to leave him but her friend pleads with her to save him.įLASH BACK TO POST-REHAB: Nick’s in bed with Gloria in that drug den we saw them in the pilot. ![]() Later, the walkers move on and three survivors notice Nick trailing among them, exhausted. The leader recognizes Nick but fumbles with his gun, causing a walker to reach him and eat him (really, dude?). The group of walkers meander down the highway when the same bandits from earlier show up and randomly shoot them like fish in a barrel. He joins their horde and hallucinates hearing them talk to him (like The Whisperers?). Later, after they walkers disperse Nick makes a run for what’s left of the dogs, eats the meat, and covers himself in their blood. Suddenly, walkers show up and devour the dogs. He gets bitten but escapes on top of a van. Gloria watches behind the door as Nick crumples from grief. Maybe running away wasn’t the best idea, Nick.įLASH BACK BACK TO REHAB: Madison visits Nick to break the news that his father died in a car accident. Out of water and supplies he eats (and vomits up) cacti, drinks his own urine, and is forced to endure the elements. Miraculously he escapes but is now off his path from the highway. After his radio goes off and they notice him he’s forced to make a run for it. The next day he runs into the armed bandits Sophia warned him about on the highway. (In case you need a refresher on the last time we saw Gloria):īack to reality (oh, there goes gravity) Nick finds shelter in a farm home but is violently kicked out that night by its inhabitants. He rehearses a speech he’s going to give to his dad where we learn the relationship between them is strained his father seems to be absent. Thanks to some helpful directions and supplies from Sophia (who worked at the Abigail estate) Nick heads for the highway.įLASH BACK TO REHAB: Nick’s just met Gloria, a cute rehab girl that we first saw in the pilot episode when she was undead and eating someone’s face. Welcome back to the apocalypse! We pick right back up with Nick, who after abandoning his family is on his own in Mexico.
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