#+ about alicia/victor/luciana telling that story

[marrecarandgi]

Some thoughts (and prayers) after the episode:

Everyone keep suggesting that Troy should just live in the hotel - is he Your Neighbor Troy? A Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Troy? Why do they all think that Troy living a short walk and swim away is a good idea? The only thing protecting Padre is that Troy doesn’t know where it is, and he will eventually find out, if he’s in the area. Which kinda adds to the problem of the show feeling small.

It’s also seen when Tracy and Victor jump out of the boat in some random place and just walks up to Madison in the middle of nowhere as if everything is a short walk away and Madison is known for living under that tree. And Troy supposedly killed Alicia somewhere in the area too? Tracy sends a message and Luciana rolls up seconds after? How small is this world?!

However, somehow no one ever heard about ‘Alicias’. Apparently Alicia is this legendary figure, who went on every side quest imaginable, and these girls get mistaken for her a lot, but no one who actually knows Alicia ever learned that she was alive and active for a while or mistook rumors about these women for Alicia still being out there? Everything about this fanclub is silly.

I liked that Tracy was a little bitch, even with bad dialogue and questionable acting she was kinda amusing to watch. Also not this 8yo girl with bound hands out-swimming Victor. Probably gets it from her father. Speaking about getting things from Troy, he and her mother both had great hair, so, poor kid really got screwed with that cut.

Also, I’m really not sure how Madison immediately knew that Tracy’s mom isn’t Alicia. I’m sorry, but that face is beyond screwed at this point, so, how can she tell? And why is she missing an arm? Not saying that it is Alicia, but it’s so contrived.

Speaking of the mom (will the writers even bother to give her a name?), it’s wild that Troy left his wife to wonder around in that horde, when he uses the idea of this being Alicia’s fate to screw with Madison. I guess it can have similar logic to Tracy leading Madison to her - using the mom’s state to punish Madison… But, come on, burry this poor woman! And this definitely won’t happen now. Nor will she be a part of the final horde, she was just left to rot there…

Madison ‘killing’ the mom with the idea is also some melodramatic silliness, I was expecting it to be a Padre related incident. But what bothers me more is that the mom supposedly was a fan of Alicia and Madison? How does that work alongside being the wife of a man, who almost got killed by Madison? And she would’ve known Troy and his story before she ever heard about Savior Alicia and her Holy Mother, and she was still a fan of these people? The math isn’t mathing.

And I’m not sure what’s so great about Madison. I never cared about that character, so, I was cringing when Alicias were gushing about meeting her. Madison is discussing killing a child in front of them, but they’re not bothered by it at all. Also, I’m not sure why I should root for these people. Madison and Daniel not even having the guts to quickly kill Tracy and instead doing that whole tying her to a tree and trying to have a walker bite her? And they act like this is comparable to Tracy ‘using’ her mom to protect her? Strand kidnapping a kid and then his annoying husband being all righteous and completely missing the part where immediately returning Tracy would’ve prevented this mess... None of them are sympathetic and I’m only rooting for Troy.

And how did the Germans even find Tracy before Troy? She was near the hotel minutes before the tank blew up, then Strand went back to Padre and made the Germans go back there to find her… All while Troy and his men were searching the area? Why the girl didn’t immediately go back to the hotel? And how did anyone find her, if she was running in some random direction instead? Why is the plot so bad?

Love not seeing the shoot out between Troy and whatever the other group should even be called. Who wants action in their zombie shows? Also love that no named character got hurt or killed. I suppose they were just having a little break while nonames were killing each other?

Also also loved Sherry doing a little cunty walk before bothering to take her gun out in the middle of a standoff and Luciana’s little ‘call the ambulance but not for me’ moment especially contrasted with her group being slaughtered in the aftermath. I know that she said that Troy lost most his men…except that all his men are seen in the preview for the next episode. I guess they’ll respawn by that point.

This episode had criminally few Troy scenes, and it’s great that the next one seemingly has more of him. However, I’m so tired of Madison trying to hammer Troy. I could never like her character because the show always bends backwards to make her seem cool, and that includes the second time this half season when her chronically ill geriatric ass will somehow overpower a younger, stronger, taller man.

#troy otto #ftwd

[lesbiangracehanson]

so ......maybe i’m crying over ftwd at nearly 1am ☹️☹️☹️

#halfway through s4 + we Finally saw madison’s death + i’m..... #unexpectedly q devastated by it #she really brought herself back from the brink multiple times #+ ended up being the one who was most committed to building up a community #+ that was really her fatal flaw in the end #+ i’m just .....very sad about it all #+ about alicia/victor/luciana telling that story #s4 has been so interesting bc #the morgan season opener means that it’s felt a bit like the OG group were the outsider group #+ that switch in perspective was an interesting move #im looking forward to seeing where it all goes from now on #anyway this is absolutely just me chatting into the void #bc i don’t think this is something anyone follows me for looool #rambles #i feel like i’m watching A LOT of tv atm #but it’s bc me + my mum have got into the habit of watching 2-3 episodes of ftwd every night looool

[fearingtwd]

Sublime (Nick Clark Imagine)

request: Hoping I’m not too late to request nick imagine!! If not could I please request one where you knew him before the apocalypse and you were a thing but his addiction got too much n you left him cuz he put it before u or whatever reason and u reunite in the middle of the apocalypse n u see he’s clean n u still love him but he’s with luciana but like a happy ending?? SORRY THIS IS SO DETAILED idk

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Exhaustion. Dehydration. Starvation. Dead people. That’s all you were surrounded by lately. When you were with people, it made all of that a little bit more tolerable. But you were alone now because of that damned horde. Seeing people you had grown to care about be ripped apart in front of you was all you could remember when you closed your eyes.

Just when you really felt like you were starting to be truly happy with your life, the world decided to end. You cut off the toxic people, focused only on things that made you happy, picked up some new hobbies and friends. But, that life was behind you forever. You couldn’t do anything to bring it back.

Until you saw him.

.

You were wandering around the Texas heat, trying to find some shelter for the night. Somewhere secure and hopefully someplace with food. You were weak, helpless. You wouldn’t survive much longer without food, water, and proper rest.

You noticed the sun was starting to set as you walked further into a desolate town. It was completely abandoned - no people dead or alive could be seen. As you stood considering which building seemed safest to break into and hole up in, you heard a distant engine. You quickly ran into the closest alley to hide, adrenaline suddenly rushing.

The truck came to an abrupt stop in the middle of the road and you watched a man and woman step out, looking around for any sign of danger. It had been a while since you’ve seen people who are alive. Making your presence known might end up in you being dead, though.

The woman seemed familiar to you so you took a slight step forward for a closer look, partially shielding yourself behind a dumpster.

“We should check in here,” the woman spoke with authority, pointing to an apartment building. You recognized the voice right away and stepped into the street without a second thought.

Guns were being pointed in your direction not a moment later. Based on her slight hesitation, the woman seemed to recognize you as well but didn’t say anything regarding that. “Put your hands up,” she ordered.

You did as told, studying her features. “Madison? Madison Clark?” you asked, wondering if you were officially hallucinating, though you weren’t sure why you would hallucinate your ex-boyfriend’s mother.

Madison lowered her gun, but her finger remained close to the trigger. “Y/N?”

You gave a nod and the man looked between the two of you. “You two know each other?”

Ignoring him, Madison took a step forward. “What the hell are you doing out in Texas, Y/N?”

You put your arms down and felt like laughing at the strange situation. “What the hell are you doing in Texas?”

“It’s a long story,” she answered simply.

“Same here.”

She looked back at the man before meeting your gaze again. “This is Victor Strand. Strand, this is Y/N. We knew each other before the outbreak.”

“How heartwarming,” Strand spoke impatiently as he finally lowered his weapon. “We have food to find and there’s minimal daylight left.”

“Are you with a group?” Madison asked you, catching you off guard. The idea of being with people again was making you feel giddy inside even if it meant you would have something to lose again.

You shook your head. “No. I-I’m alone.”

“We have a settlement. You can join us if you want. There’s people. My kids. Nick is there,” she explained.

“He’s alive?” You suddenly felt like crying. You loved Nick. A lot. He was once the most important person in your life, someone you would do anything for. You loved him despite his addiction. For a while you thought you were helping him get better, but one too many times he chose drugs over you. You eventually had to do what was best for yourself and leave him. He wasn’t angry at you; he understood. You hadn’t seen him since your breakup, which was only months before the world turned to crap but you still cared for him deeply.

“Yes, he’s alive. I can take you to him once we get back. First, you need to help us find supplies.”

“Yeah, of course. Anything.”

And so, you eagerly helped Madison and Strand on their run though it wasn’t entirely successful. You merely scraped up a few cans of beans in a dirty apartment.

.

You were anxious on the drive back to their community. You were curious to see how the apocalypse had been treating Nick and even Alicia who you got along with nicely back when you spent a lot of time at the Clark household. Madison and Strand told you about their new home at the stadium and how they ended up there, which prompted you to tell them how you ended up in Texas as well. It was a lot of walking aimlessly mostly.

The moment you hopped out of the truck you spotted him, but he didn’t see you. He was standing by the gate ready to greet his mother. She gave him a quick hug and glanced back you.

“We found someone out there,” she said quietly. When he saw you, you noticed his demeanor change instantly. He was comfortable and calm before, now he was tense and his eyes were wide.

You didn’t say anything and you didn’t dare move. You just stayed next to the truck. Madison gave her son a pat on the shoulder and he began walking towards you, engulfing you in a hug before you could even say hello to him. He was hugging you so tightly, you could barely breathe.

“Oh my god,” he kept whispering to himself. He stepped back and looked at you intently. “You’re alive.”

“Yeah. So are you,” you smiled.

“I just assumed everybody I knew before was dead now.”

“So did I,” you admitted.

He pulled you into another tight embrace. “I’m so glad you’re okay, Y/N.”

“Me too. Your mom told me everything that’s happened to you guys. I’m sorry,” you said into his shoulder. “I’m just happy you’re doing okay, you know, with.... everything.”

He knew what you were referring to. “I’m clean,” he confirmed.

You noticed a young woman watching a little further in the distance, arms crossed and eyes narrowed. You weren’t sure what to think, but you decided to step away from his embrace. “I’m proud of you,” you said softly and sincerely.

He grinned, then noticed your eyes shifting behind him. He turned around and spotted what you were looking at. “Um, you know, I think Alicia would be a good tour guide. She could show you around and find a space for you to stay.”

“Why can’t you be my tour guide?” you chuckled.

He shrugged and looked at the ground, suddenly very standoffish. “I have crops to tend to.”

“What?”

“I can explain later.” He called out for Alicia, who was just as surprised to see you, and told her to show you around. She did just that, taking you on the grand tour, even putting on a fake Southern accent and acting like a real tour guide. She really was a delight to be around and you didn’t realize how much you missed her until now.

.

“Nick, who is that?”

“Come on, we gotta talk,” Nick spoke earnestly, grabbing Luciana’s arm and leading her to their shared room, ignoring her questions along the way.

He let out a sigh and sat the edge of the bed while Luciana stood her ground. “Her name is Y/N and we knew each other before the outbreak.”

“How well did you know her? You two seemed very friendly.”

Nick sensed the hostility in his girlfriend’s voice and decided to be honest. “We were together, yeah. We dated for a while.”

“Do you still like her?”

“I still care about her.”

“No, do you still have feelings for her, Nick?” she asked more sternly, feeling a bit threatened.

Nick got to his feet and spoke calmly. “Luci, I just found out that someone I care for is still alive. I’m just happy she’s alright. It’s not like that.”

Luciana rolled her eyes. “You better make sure she knows that. I don’t want drama. Things are good here.”

He shrugged his shoulders. “And I don’t want any drama either. I’ll talk to her and I’ll tell her that I’m with you and that I’m happy. I will.” He placed a sweet kiss on Luciana’s lips before eventually going back outside.

.

He finally found you in Alicia’s room a couple hours later after you were able to get some food, water, and a nice wash. It was completely dark out now and the moonlight was the only thing lighting the small but cozy space. You were sitting on the edge of the bed putting on a fresh pair of socks with your back to the door.

“Hey.”

Hearing a voice coming from the doorway behind you made you jump up and nearly fall over. Your guard was still up from being out there for so long.

“Sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you.” He watches you carefully and notices your new outfit. “You wearing Alicia’s clothes?”

“She offered,” you told him.

He raised an eyebrow. “Wow. She letting you hang out in her room too?”

“Well, she said we could share it until I can get my own space.”

Nick started walking further into the room. “My sister must really like you if she’s lending you clothes and sharing her room.”

You let out a dry laugh and then promptly changed the subject. “She took me on a tour of the stadium and you weren’t by the garden. That’s where I thought you’d be since you have crops to tend to apparently.”

He frowned. “I was busy with something else. I was actually talking with Luciana. I’m assuming you didn’t meet her on your tour.”

“No, I didn’t,” your voice came out smaller than intended.

“When you were with my mom and Strand, I don't know what they told you, but she’s my girlfriend, so... You know, I just don’t want it to be weird between us or anything. I mean the break up was kind of mutual, but still.”

You furrowed your brow. "Well, your mom didn't say anything about you being with someone. It wasn't mutual, by the way. I distinctly remember dumping you after you promised to get clean for me and then just... didn't even make an effort." You weren't mad at him, but you were growing frustrated with the situation. On the drive here, you felt like there was a glimmer of hope that it was fate for you to be reunited with Nick. Now it didn't feel that way, but you were still elated to see him doing so well.

"I'm sorry, Y/N. I was a junkie. I didn't want to change because, honestly, I thought you deserved better than me," Nick said in a low voice.

You gnawed on the inside of your cheek as your heart began pounding. "I didn't want anyone else. I wanted you. I loved you, Nick. I still do, even if it's not in the same way."

He shifted the weight between his feet. "If Luciana wasn't here, would it be the same way?"

"Maybe. Doesn't matter, though. I'm just happy that you're happy."

He flashed a quick smile. "I am happy. And I still love you too. Platonically, of course."

"Does your girlfriend, um... Do you love her?"

"I do, yeah. I love her a lot." Hearing that didn't upset you as much as you thought it would.

"Good. I hope she knows how lucky she is." You could tell that Nick was a different person. A better version of himself. Still caring and sweet, but clear-headed now.

Alicia suddenly made her way into the room and stopped short upon seeing Nick. "Just because Y/N is staying in my room doesn't mean you can invite yourself over whenever. It's still my room," she deadpanned.

Nick took that as his cue to leave. But before walking away, he placed a hand on your shoulder. "Sit with us at breakfast tomorrow, alright? We're having pancakes."

As soon as he was gone, you excitedly turned to Alicia wide-eyed, mouth watering. "Pancakes?"

That was when you knew you would love it at the stadium, that it could become home and all of the people could easily become your friends. Even if things weren't how they used to be with Nick, you considered it better now because he's clean and happy and you still loved each other. Even if it was just platonic, it felt right.

#idk this is a mess #kind of like s4 facts only #nick clark #fear the walking dead #nick clark x reader #nick clark imagine #nick clark imagines #fear the walking dead imagines #ftwd imagines #ftwd imagine #ftwd x reader #feartwd #imagines

[clexa--warrior]

Fear has a problem. And it ain’t a small problem, either.

I could go on a tirade about the past and how the show has suffered because it’s moved away from the good ole days (aka Season’s 1–3), the Clark family, and Dave Erickson’s original vision and promise that we were seeing our heroes slowly become the villains in their own story, but I don’t need to bring that up because I already have in a previous article.

The show has become incredibly boring in it’s own right because it lacks any direction in both story and character development.

Instead, I want to focus on what’s wrong with the show in it’s current iteration within the framework that showrunners Andrew Chambliss and Ian Goldberg have set out for their rebooted version of Fear. Simply put, without any comparisons to the past, they have not succeeded in pushing their own narrative forward in any interesting or compelling ways. The show has become incredibly boring in it’s own right because it lacks any direction in both story and character development.

Coming off of last week’s episode,”Ner Tamid”, the show has hit another series low this season. The latest episode debuted to a mere 1.14 million live viewers, which was a significant drop even from this season’s previous low of 1.37 million viewers. We are now 12 episodes into the fifth season and yet nothing substantial has happened. For starters, there hasn’t been any major deaths in these 12 episodes, let alone the half season that came before it in season 4B. And while the show doesn’t necessarily have to kill people off to create interest and tension, it would certainly help inject some stakes for the characters and give them something to work with that could further the story along.

Instead of copping out on contrived drama, such as Alicia getting radiated walker blood in her mouth that apparently is of no consequence despite being told just how dangerous a little drop could be; or Morgan stepping on a mine that could blow him up except we know it won’t, why not raise the stakes by putting a main character in real jeopardy and have it pay off with their death?

It’s no secret that the title The Walking Dead actually refers to the remnants of society who are left to survive and not actually the dead that walk among us. The dead rising is simply a narrative jumping off point to set the stage for character stories of those who live in this universe.

Death in a narrative, as in real life, is more about the people who remain and how they react to the grief, anger and hurt. Having someone die and having their death serve as a means to propel the story forward for those left behind can create some dynamic character moments and tension among the group. Death always serves as a way to remind the living that life is short and unpredictable. Death has an impact, both good and bad. It reminds us that life offers no guarantees and it can push us to live life to the fullest knowing just how precious and fleeting life can be. Others dwell on their loss and are so consumed by their grief that their only way to cope is to forge a destructive path forward to bury their grief and hold back their anger. There are just so many human complexities that can be explored through genuine loss, yet the writers waste the opportunity to mine this narrative gold.

Another issue that could easily be resolved is to stop forcing the characters to service the plot. Instead, the writers could do the fans and themselves a favour and have the plot service the characters. Apocalyptic shows, movies and books are a dime a dozen, but what sets them all apart is a focus on the characters. It’s no secret that the title The Walking Dead actually refers to the remnants of society who are left to survive and not actually the dead that walk among us. The dead rising is simply a narrative jumping off point to set the stage for character stories of those who live in this universe. Yet, all the writers on Fear seem to be more concerned with one-upping themselves on the gimmicks they put into the plot and connecting the characters to those gimmicks rather than to serve a real purpose.

These gimmicks are pretty much the only thing that people talk about — usually to outline just how absurd the show is being by introducing these gimmicks. It’s meant to up the wow factor I suppose, but it obviously is not working. Instead of applauding the “ingenuity” of these gimmicks, the fans have become bored and complacent by the missing character development and plot that they serve to replace. And no matter how I feel about the direction of the show and the writers in charge, I doubt that their goal is to bore people to death.

Instead of breaking up the characters and giving them menial plots that get resolved in a single episode why not plan out a thoughtful story for the characters and have the plot points that develop over the season act as tent poles towards the characters development? We should be able to reach the end of the season and look back and see the character growth and development of our main characters. Yet, as it stands right now, there is no singular character defining moments. And whatever character defining moments the writers try to introduce, such as Morgan leaving Grace behind because he’s afraid of losing her too, are stale and old.

In truth, there’s only the collective “I’m here to help” motif that is driving Alicia, Strand, Morgan, Daniel, June, John, Al, Charlie and Luciana. They are all main characters and have been since before this season began. They should have far more interesting and defining character traits and stories at this point. In fact, an excellent example of the absent character development comes from Fear’s latest outing, “Ner Tamid”.

This episode was meant to primarily serve as a Charlie story. Yet, the writing and the episode did her a disservice. Why? Because we had barely seen her all season and when we did she really didn’t have any purpose. When you can literally subtract a character from a scene and sub in any other character on the show and not notice a difference in the story that you’re telling there’s clearly a problem.

Had we seen more of Charlie and experienced some of her feelings about the ever moving convoy and how it affects her given her time with the Vultures, and also understand that she couldn’t share that with the group because she still holds onto her guilt over Nick’s death, then it would have actually meant something that she was so determined to find a home for them, no matter how misguided her search may have been.

Instead her story, like so many others this season, fell flat and did little to move her character forward. At this point the writers should be more concerned with endearing her to the audience given that she is still to blame for Nick’s death. Shit, we haven’t even had her have any scenes with Alicia, which the show spent it’s only one good episode of season 4B defining their dynamic and Alicia’s forgiveness, this season. Seeing their relationship develop further and have Alicia continually have to reconcile her decision to forgive Charlie would be worth something. Instead it’s another failed opportunity.

Here’s some thoughts on what I think would be interesting to see and could take the show in several different and interesting directions:

June dies while trying to help someone because of Morgan’s blind passivism, which in turn challenge’s Morgan’s outlook on “All life is precious”.

Morgan spirals out of control because of his guilt over June’s death, and Grace tries to reach him and help him realize that he can find a compromise in his values and keep his humanity, despite having to realize he can’t help everyone. But before she reaches him his recklessness causes more issues than it does solve them. (A source of conflict)

John is broken from June’s death and separates from the group for a while. He comes across a stranger in the apocalypse and it turns out to be Madison, who couldn’t find her family and given up hope. Together they help each other cope but Madison’s influence makes John a little darker, given him new angles to explore in his character.

John reunites with the group and brings Madison back. Alicia is elated to see her Mother alive, but has to carefully navigate around her mother by hiding the truth about Charlie’s involvement in Nick’s death from her, knowing how volatile her mother can be. This would force Alicia to truly own up to the redemption she has been seeking, realizing that even though Charlie killed Nick, she really does care to protect her and not just because she was bored and Morgan told her she knew what it was and she had to.

Madison would sense the rift in her and Alicia’s relationship over time and they would easily come into conflict about the way things are done. Madison would eventually put two-and-two together and decide to lure Charlie away from the group in an effort to get revenge for Nick’s death.

The narrative of Madison’s return would to be for Alicia to complete her journey to leader and to stand up to her mother and tell her that she’s no longer willing to follow Madison but that Madison will have to follow her now if she wants to be apart of Alicia’s life.

BONUS: Madison, Victor and Strand could start drinking together and just being badass as filler episodes, which would be 10/10 better than the current filler episodes.

If Chambliss, Goldberg and Gimple could simply reign in their non-creative flights of fancy and focus on the quality of their characters and the dialogue they deliver the show would be about 80% better off for it.

Honestly, there are so many ways to drive natural conflict and push character development forward. Perhaps it would be best to pay for better writers and cut the budget put into these mindless and stupid gimmicks. And while we are at it, trim the cast down, too. This really can all be summed up in the age old adage of quality over quantity. If Chambliss, Goldberg and Gimple could simply reign in their non-creative flights of fancy and focus on the quality of their characters and the dialogue they deliver the show would be about 80% better off for it.

There are only four more episodes to go before this season finishes. I know that Andrew Chambliss has stated that the season will end with a big shift in how they tell stories, but really, can his words be trusted given how let down the fans feel over all the other failed promises to tell an exciting story? I mean, these guys reintroduced one of the best characters of the series this season in Daniel Salazar yet managed to make that pretty bland too, so I don’t have much faith in the show heading in a better direction with the same showrunners next season.

My hope is that AMC does some long, deep thinking on the state of Fear and make the right decisions to put this show back on track. I just began watching The Walking Dead again starting with Season 9 after skipping out completely since Season 7 because of these same sorts of issues. Two episodes in and I already feel a renewed sense of interest in that show. So clearly it can be done.

The thing is AMC and the other executive producers on Fear need to really want to make the show better. And sadly, right now, I’m not sure that they even care enough to do that. But if they do, maybe season six can avoid becoming a hot mess that attracts less than a million viewers. Just a thought.

#fear the walking dead

[movietvtechgeeks]

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'Fear the Walking Dead' 215 North sets up Season 3 well

Lessons learned from "Fear the Walking Dead" finale North.

Wrath comes with a price. Cool that Travis has sprouted a mean streak. Not cool that he seriously hurt an innocent man in Oscar with the door slam move.

So Travis gets hauled off to a makeshift jail inside the hotel. Maddie is upset, but has the sense to go finish off the zombie versions of Derek and Brandon before they fully turn.

Maddie wants Victor to stand with her, but as he says, the no violence idea was all hers. Hindsight is 20/20. Violence is a necessity now, and you can’t just ban that shit in a zombie filled world.

Victor is not interested in walking away from the cushy hotel like Alicia and Maddie are willing to do with Travis. He says he wouldn’t die for his lover Thomas, so he’s not about to die for them.

Dude probably likes the free HBO and all the alcohol he can put down at the resort anyways.

Maddie and her family took their leaving a bit slow. They planned on getting a fresh start in the morning and were allowed that privilege. But things got sideways with Oscar as his brain started to swell.

And his friends were trying to save him with a weed whacker and a Sawz-All. Not exactly the tools meant for brain surgery, even minor cranium repairs.

I thought we had seen the last of Emo Travis. Yet he started telling Maddie how dark he was now after the murders. She is not impressed. She’s kinda proud that she’s done worse!

Maddie is getting stronger and stronger. And is capable of leading this entire crew of survivors.

Well, bad news for Oscar fans. Dude died despite all the garden tools used to relieve the brain swelling. And his buddies want retribution. So they snatch Travis up from his comfy sofa and are ready to take him away.

Andres has other plans and wants to cap Travis right there in front of Maddie and Alicia.

He took too long though and ended up a casualty of the family when Alicia stabbed him in the heart.

Victor helps them get away from the hotel when he grabs the dropped pistol. But Victor can’t leave that continental breakfast behind. So he stays, thinking he can talk his way out of any trouble with the remaining survivors.

So Maddie, Alicia, and Travis are on the road. All this was caused by Travis not handling his business with Brandon’s crew before he lost his son to them. The bad boys ended up getting his son killed and caused the wrath that ended up killing poor Oscar. And now, Andres.

Maddie and company end up at the colony after getting clues at the abandoned Cartel Piggly Wiggly. All they find is.....

First, let’s get to what was going on with Nick. Luciana was propping up the nearly dead Alejandro. She wanted him to tell one more lie to rally the colonists. He does a nice job despite turning an ugly shade of death.

This man was great, even though the methods are questionable.

Nick still wants to leave the place before the drug dealers arrive to slaughter them all. Luciana is fine with that since he is just a “boy.” She tells him to “do what you do Nick, run.”

That “boy” comment cut him deep. Still, he ran!

But he returns after seeing some hope with a helicopter in the distance. He helps Alejandro get high and talks him into telling his people it is OK to run.

“You get to die a beautiful death,” Nick tells the dying leader. Nice way to convince a guy who did aspire to be a great man.

Nick is so good with people. He can weave his way in and out of any social situation.

When the drug lords arrive at the colony, they smell a trap, but figured all the people fled for their lives.

They slaughter the walkers blocking their way and take over the colony that is empty. They didn’t count on a nearly dead pharmacist seeking a samurai type death. And the colony flooded with walkers when Alejandro moved the bus to clear the way.

No way these dope pushers were gonna survive the influx of all those walkers. Machine guns or not. Too many undead.

We get to see the colonists on the move, with Nick leading them to the border and hopefully to a camp of some kind. As that happens, Maddie and crew show up at the colony to find no living thing. Death populates the village now.

But Nick’s mom finds hope when they locate Alejandro on the bus. He tells them about Nick and the others heading to the border. Alejandro is shown mercy by the survivors and ended up a great man after all.

As for Nick and his people, they see hope in the distance. But the two-hour walk didn’t get started good before they were ambushed by some mercenaries.

Luciana is shot and her people scattered. She and Nick end up held at gunpoint by this well-armed group.

Nothing is easy in this world. Days earlier, they were enjoying life at the village. Now they are captives of some nasty people.

I’m guessing it will be up to Maddie, Alicia, and Travis to save the colonists and Nick. That will have to wait for next season though.

This finale wasn’t on par with episode 14, but it put the show in a good place to resume with season three.

This show can never be what the original TWD is, but I am starting to care more about the characters. I want to see just how badass Maddie becomes, and Travis seems more human now that he lost his son.

Nick and Luciana’s relationship has me intrigued also. Hope she doesn’t flatline early in season three.

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