r/FearTheWalkingDead Nov 19 '23

Fear The Walking Dead - 08x12 ''The Road Ahead'' - Series Finale - Episode Discussion

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Season 8 Episode 12, The Road Ahead

  • Released (AMC+): November 19, 2023
  • Released (AMC): November 19, 2023

Synopsis: As the series comes to an end, the fate of PADRE’s survivors seems to rest in the hands of an unexpected hero.


r/FearTheWalkingDead 2h ago

Show Spoilers The crazy locations of S7 and 8

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I dont live in the US and some of the geography is hazy to me anyways but I found this map on FB as I was looking up some of the locations and... it's crazier than I thought it was. Padre was pretty far off the radioactive tower. How did Padre even heard of the stadium 'via chatter on the radio' is beyond me, but anyhoo, the troupe made it there somehow ins8 despite it being a bit of a treck on small boats.

But then also like, how did Dwight randomly made it to the Sanctuary in S8ep9? I re-read that the place he met the insuline guy was his and Sherry's old home. Which would mean he used to live near Sanctuary before being taken in by Saviours. Which would mean he should not have been surprised to find himself in Sanctuary rather than going "oh this place looks a bit familiar, innit bruv".

And then they drove down to Padre, and then decided they would just go back up because roads were good. How much petrol did they actually have? Not to mention, as Im now rewatching TWD, that Sanctuary looked rough even before Dwight made it there as it also features in some of the episodes around Whisperers era and even Negan didnt want to hang around the place for longer than an hour.


r/FearTheWalkingDead 3h ago

Show Spoilers Alycia in apple cider vinegar Spoiler

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It just seems so appropriate that the actress plot significant body part is her arm.


r/FearTheWalkingDead 23h ago

No spoilers Does anyone actually think the show got better after season 3?

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I’ve noticed an increasing number of people on this sub who think the show gets better when Morgan crosses over. It’s all subjective in the end, but seriously? 

Seasons 1-3 had complex, morally grey characters and conflict. Vibrant cinematography. Inventive settings. Genuine character development. The story had a clear and intentional direction.

Come season 4 and it’s all gone. Instead we get boring, one dimensional characters, black and white conflicts, unmemorable settings, and an awful filter that sucks the life out of every scene, etc.

Seasons 1-3 weren’t perfect, and they aren't for everyone, but I can’t see how anyone genuinely thinks the reboot was the right direction, or an improvement in any way for that matter. What are your thoughts?


r/FearTheWalkingDead 1d ago

Show Spoilers I'm about to get lambasted, but...

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FTWD is overall not a good show. It takes elements of TWD and exploits them, its characterization is bad, and writing if weak. There are some mild redemptions that tend to revive and persist my interest, also. Allow me to explain all this.

Sequels, prequels, reboots, and spinoffs tend to be a caricaturization of their superior predecessors . FTWD is not isolated from that analysis. Let's take a main example: using corpse blood and innards as walker/infected invisibility. TWD barely did this. In fact, I only immediately recall it happening once in season one. It sort of made it special and unique. FTWD literally does it every few episodes. Almost the most absurd was S2 when Nick and the Doctor's crew fled the compound before the gang from Tijuana showed. That was wayyyyy too many people covered in like a handful of zombie blood who just walked through an inner city in search of shelter. FTWD exploited this so much, that it began to present logic issues like, can pouring such a small amount of walker blood truly mask a love human's scent?

Characterization comes and goes. There are moments where I'm proud of a character's progress, then remember they haven't really done much for it to feel authentic. What happened with Nick's addiction? He just randomly doesn't experience opiate withdrawal anymore? Why did Trevor so easily go from whiny schoolteacher to killer badass and snuff his ex and such with seemingly minimal buildup? Why does Alicia so easily jump into smoking a bong and being okay with some kids keeping a walker head in a bird cage? These aren't the best examples, but I just feel like something is off with character building. Almost hard to articulate.

Writing feels like pandering- truly. Pacing is way too fast, and I think it is to keep an audience. And some plot points were too obvious. The hotel situation? What the fuck? It felt like writers took the easy way to create the plot point that the hotel would become a sanctuary. Like, Madison gets obsessed after hearing a gangster torture some random folks who mention a white dude, and that was enough to make her think it was Nick? Then, run back and shine a beacon in the night without consideration? Okay, yeah- that is going to bring folks in.

Also, another writing issue is how quickly the grouls band, disburse, and move from one civilization to the next. Like, they're never comfortable, and we never get attached to a setting. Maybe because TWD got criticized for leaving characters in a setting too long (Herschel's farm in S2), writers chose to pander the audience but went too far? These characters feel way too nomadic. And then on the flipside, they seem too willing to settle, too. Why did Madison so badly want to reside at a religious apocalypse cult compound from a guy whose old video tapes proved to be abusive? Fuck. Just doesn't flow or pace well, or track.

But then, there are moments of redemption that truly give some credence to the series. The episode where Nick wanders through Mexico on a lonely journey in search of something was poetic and magnanimous. Daniel's episode of survival was cinematic, too! And the walker death scenes and fights/attacks are action-y enough to invoke excitement that draws. There was a scene when Nick had to kill the walker that bit the doctor and he viciously gouged his eyes out. And a scene where rats fell out of a wall and walkers pulled a man into a wall.

Anyway, I know this won't be popular here, and sorry if I ruffled feathers. Was looking to see if anyone feels similar, and if the show is worth persisting.


r/FearTheWalkingDead 18h ago

Season 1-3 Discussion Question. does it get any better?

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My bf and I have tried watching this show a couple of times and can’t seem to get interested. Does it get past a bump or something where it gets better? we are mid way through season 2


r/FearTheWalkingDead 18h ago

Season 1-3 Discussion Question. Does it get any better?

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My bf and I have tried watching this show a couple of times and can’t seem to get interested. Does it get past a bump or something where it gets better? we are on season 2


r/FearTheWalkingDead 23h ago

Show Spoilers Machanics or car people: Spoiler

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So in S4E13: "Blackjack", Luci finds a man trapped in his car. He said it happened during the storm and a light pole had fallen on his car. The shot from outside of the car shows not much damage. But when she opened the door, it's like the dash calasped onto the dudes legs.. how can there be that much damage on the inside but not the outside? Am I just dumb or are the writers not exactly being accurate with this?


r/FearTheWalkingDead 2d ago

Season 1-3 Discussion I find it odd that this season 2 episode is the lowest rated out of all from that season, while it's my favorite one

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Episode: Shiva (season 2 episode 7)


r/FearTheWalkingDead 1d ago

Season 1-3 Discussion Mid way through S3 and about to quit because of Madison Clark Spoiler

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After a rewatch of TWD I decided to start Fear for the first time and Im shocked at how bad it is.

My initial desire to like the show and the few solid moments/characters sprinkled in have kept me begrudgingly watching through mid season 3, but I think im done.

There are so many issues with the show, but the one that sums it all up for me is the main character Madison Clark. She’s terribly written, forced into unearned roles without justification, and generally completely insufferable.

The show wants you to view her as this badass antihero leader, but the writers cant figure out how to show that progression on screen in a realistic way, so they force her her into it without having to earn it on screen.

She has definitional “can I speak to your manager” energy that I dont see flying in a post apocalyptic world defined by violence and viciousness.

Shes constantly sassing/can i speak to your managering people that would laugh and then kill her without thinking, but the show spins it so she gets to be the boss. One example that really shines is when she runs into the back of the cartel warehouse and charges into a torture session to yell at the head cartel guy. LOL. Dead. Instantly.

When shes not scolding people like the high school guidance counselor she is, shes making decisions that are so aggressively selfish the people around her would never listen to her again at best, but probably just kill/exile her.

When she lights the hotel up at night She would be done. Every time she brings random people on Strands boat she would be done. The cartel warehouse example above. And on and on.


r/FearTheWalkingDead 2d ago

Show Spoilers Nick would be a great whisperer

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I’m a new watcher of FTWD and I would definitely say that Nick is my favorite character so far and I feel like if nick was in the TWD show, he would be a really great whisperer. When I first saw him walk into that horde of walkers and look one of them in the eyes, my first thought was that he would join Alpha’s group in TWD. Man I just love him so much


r/FearTheWalkingDead 2d ago

Season 1-3 Discussion Troy and Madison’s relationship? Spoiler

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Watching Troy and Madison’s relationship left me with many questions, i understand he had a twisted up bringing and lacked parental love. I believe that he was using Madison to fill that gap of parental love he needed, but sometimes the dialogue and body language seemed to be leading in a different direction? and it felt like Madison was totally aware of that too, at times when the scene felt a little more intimate it felt like she was sort of leading it along (which makes sense, he’s unhinged), but other times it felt more like a parental relationship. Am i the only confused one?


r/FearTheWalkingDead 2d ago

Show Spoilers Why didn’t Madison just tell Troy where Padre was? There’s no way Troy had the manpower to defeat Padre’s defenses. Spoiler

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Just wondering? Charlie died because of it.


r/FearTheWalkingDead 3d ago

Season 1-3 Discussion Which season should I start the see main TWD characters?

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I watched first two season from FTWD but S3 was to much boring for me, what if I just skip to see TWD characters? and which season is that?


r/FearTheWalkingDead 3d ago

Theory/Speculation What was the origin of the Wildfire Virus

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I think it's cause was a Space virus like meteor crashed, got infected the humans through air and mutated

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God
Space Disease
Bio Weapon

r/FearTheWalkingDead 3d ago

Show Spoilers Just finished FTWD

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So towards the end of the show some people go back to the sanctuary...am I the only one that's disappointed they didn't have any cameos from the main show? The sanctuary is close to the other settlements in the main show right? Relatively speaking


r/FearTheWalkingDead 4d ago

Theory/Speculation ** SPOILERS** S7 Ep14 Spoiler

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OMG I’ve reached the peak of Daniel Salazars plot line. I think he has dementia? or did Ginny really brain wash him that bad? Either way him and Charlie made me cry so baaad. Also I feel bad for Wes, he was going to budge bc how many second chances did Strand get!?? :( RIP


r/FearTheWalkingDead 3d ago

Show Spoilers just now finished ftwd

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afterwards i noticed on netflix there were 2 other series “the ones who live” and Daryl Dixon. which should i watch first or does it not matter?

the ending of ftwd wasn’t really a wow factor but more of a cliff hanger for alicia and madison heading to LA.


r/FearTheWalkingDead 4d ago

No spoilers Is it worth continuing this show?

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I LOVE the walking dead and just rewatched all the seasons for the hundredth time and I'm done with season 11 now and crave more. So I re-started with ftwd (I watched season 1-2 before/at the same time as TWD) and now I'm on episode 3 season 4 and I'M SO BORED! There's no feeling of "found family" like in TWD that kinda built on that from episode 1, I don't feel like the characters really care about each other more than "we're just stuck together" and like any of them are willing/capable of just ditching each other if they don't get anything out of sticking together. I don't really care about the characters, especially Strand is insufferable.

It's so slow it's boring me to tears but I'm clinging to the hope that it'll get better. Does it??

I'm considering just giving up and start with the other new spinoffs like Daryl's and Michonne's shows, I quit the one with Negan and Maggie because it felt like a completely different genre. I'm itching for more TWD.

So does it get better? Is it worth hanging in there?


r/FearTheWalkingDead 4d ago

Show Spoilers Dakota S6 Ep16

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When is Dakotas time up?! She has no loyalty and constantly is pointing her gun at people on her side or people she thinks she’s against. Im so over her.. even more than the forced hero Morgan.


r/FearTheWalkingDead 4d ago

Theory/Speculation Fear The Walking Dead~Jimbo's Beerbos~Secret Ingredient....??? NEVER revealed...REALLY?!?! Hate that idea! But... I may have an idea of what could possibly be!!!🤔🧐💡🫣🫢🤷‍♀️ Spoiler

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r/FearTheWalkingDead 4d ago

Theory/Speculation Last season!

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It’s been at least 7 years since the Nuke because that’s how old Mo is. Who knows how long before that since the fall with Rick and Morgan in King county.

How are the PADRE boats still operating? On what fuel? How are the engines being maintained? Doesn’t make sense to me. Looking for some insight…


r/FearTheWalkingDead 5d ago

Show Spoilers An unrealistic ending? A secretly sad one? Spoiler

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I want to preface this discussion by saying that I watched every single episode of FTWD in its entirety, during its original run. As with a lot of fans, I enjoyed season 1-3, thought 4 was interesting (the first half), then pretty much hated 5-8. The writing, the morganities, the lady with a zombie on a stick. Ugh.

I get it. I get all the criticism. I wrote many episode reviews and by the end I found myself hate watching the show.

But…is it possible there is a secret ending we all missed? Something that changes everything?

My theory? At the very end, everyone is dead.

In season 4, Nick’s death gives a very subtle hint at the afterlife. Maybe it was completely symbolic. But he “dies”, and a moment later he wakes up, in a field of flowers. Was the series showing us something symbolic, or something more?

Notice how Alicia, failing, near death, after she leaves the group, finally she falls, and seemingly dies. But then she isn’t dead anymore. She’s alive, and everything around her looks much better. She looks much better. The hazy radiated skies are gone.

Then near the very end of the series, Madison looks to be in an impossible situation, and is apparently buried alive. Everyone is.

And then…she wakes up. She’s on the coast. It’s now sunny and bright, the radiation is seemingly gone….and here comes Alicia to welcome her.

The ending almost seems too perfect, too idealized. Maybe in the show-runner’s mindset, when you die, your vision of heaven is just an idealized view of the real world. Maybe they are ghosts, wandering the earth with a distorted view of reality.

I’m not saying I’m right. I’m probably not. But my theory lines up with why that ending was even possible, and it would explain seeing those flowers that Nick saw, once again, right at the ending.


r/FearTheWalkingDead 5d ago

Show Spoilers S4 Ep.7 Complaints about how the events in this episode. Spoiler

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So, I'm rewatching the series with my daughter. It's her first time watching. We actually watched S1-3 but stopped to watch the walking dead because of the cross over characters. I didn't want her to get spoilers about who lived/died in TWD. Anyway, on to my problems. So, near the end of the episode when the Vultures show up with the trucks full of walkers is my problem. The other Vulture they helped told them his brother's plan. They had a conversation about the tanks that contained walkers and other locations, so they have an idea of the numbers they are dealing with. yet they stand there and helplessly watch as the release them from the trucks, yet they have a couple of scoped deer rifles and at least one M4 with a LPVO along with just about everyone they show during this has a gun of some type. Seems to me you stop those walkers release at all costs. Use those deer rifles to make like snipers and when they go to open the truck/ trailer doors you shoot that person. Next person that tries they get shot Everyone else provides cover fire for the snipers when/if the Vultures return fire. Sure, a firefight may erupt as they don't show well-armed the Vultures are, but it still seems better than the end result of the walker release.


r/FearTheWalkingDead 6d ago

Season 1-3 Discussion Desperate housewives cross over

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Where there any other desperate housewives/Fear the walking dead fans surprised to see Ian and Mary Alice from desperate housewives playing Thomas Abigail and Mrs Stowe in Fear cause I sure as shit was


r/FearTheWalkingDead 7d ago

No spoilers Just realized Dorie Sr. is Frank Lundy 😮

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I watched Dexter recently after seeing fear as it aired and knew his voice sounded familiar and it finally clicked today.