Fear the Walking Dead 1.4 "Not Fade Away" (spoiler alert)

[NewJeffCT]

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Madison and Travis witness different sides of the National Guard's occupation of their neighborhood.

[NewJeffCT]

1. Some articles from this past week

http://www.mtv.com/news/2275861/fear-the-walking-dead-mercedes-mason/

http://www.inquisitr.com/2433275/fear-the-walking-dead-heres-why-we-shouldnt-worry-about-its-dip-in-ratings/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/darryl-woodard/fear-the-walking-dead-ent_b_8155418.html

http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/s135/the-walking-dead/review/a668990/fear-the-walking-dead-episode-3-genuinely-scary-in-a-way-the-original-isnt.html

http://observer.com/2015/09/fear-the-walking-dead-1x3-review-a-zombie-doesnt-care-how-you-feel-about-it/

http://www.thedailytimes.com/entertainment/review-initial-pace-of-fear-the-walking-dead-needs-to/article_ee76b50e-1de0-5377-9fe6-8ac4d7ff35dd.html

[NewJeffCT]

2. interesting theory here

in this first link:
http://www.inquisitr.com/2433682/check-out-the-latest-conspiracy-theories-for-amcs-fear-the-walking-dead/

more articles/previews:
https://undeadwalking.com/2015/09/20/fear-the-walking-dead-episode-4-preview-not-fade-away/

http://www.bustle.com/articles/111297-what-does-x-mean-on-fear-the-walking-dead-it-may-connect-to-the-original-series

and, it looks like Tyreese (Chad Coleman) will be in the reboot of Roots.
http://undeadwalking.com/2015/09/20/the-walking-dead-new-casting-announcement-for-chad-l-coleman/

[NewJeffCT]

3. about an hour away now

http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2015/09/20/fear-the-walking-dead-is-already-falling-into-a-stupidity-trap/

[bettyellen]

4. Twenty five minutes now, am hoping the nations guard will make this more interesting...

But I'm afraid it couldn't be better than 28 Days handled that theme.

[NewJeffCT]

5. it will be interesting to see

how they handle it. The opening of the original series reminded me a bit of the opening of 28 Days Later.

[Baitball Blogger]

6. "If you're hungry, have a bite of your friend?"

Oh, no. That's Doomsday.

28 days didn't scratch the surface of what can go wrong when martial law is enforced.

[NewJeffCT]

7. kicking off now

should be good

[NewJeffCT]

8. flashback to happier times

I think?

[NewJeffCT]

9. maybe not a flashback

day 9 now - 9 days without power and with a fence installed

[NewJeffCT]

10. power going on and off

like a war zone - on for a few hours a day only?

[NewJeffCT]

11. somebody is out there

in the dead zone

[NewJeffCT]

12. talk him down or I go in and take him down

looks like Travis the block's peacemaker

[NewJeffCT]

13. I thought the guy was a goner for sure

but, it looks like a nervous breakdown for that family guy - or nearly one.

[Baitball Blogger]

14. Each show is going to explore just how much a jerk Nick is.

Stealing someone's morphine? Really?

[NewJeffCT]

15. yep - he's not really likeable

there really isn't a Rick, Glenn or Daryl yet on the show - guys you kind of root for from the start.

[bettyellen]

22. I think Ruben Blades has a lot of potential...

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And Mom is going to turn into a tiger since they took her son. I think those two are going to rip that zone to shreds if that's what it takes to see their family again.

[suffragette]

34. Interesting to have a character who lived through the civil war and atrocities in El Salvador.

Blades character has seen the worst in people and is recognizing signs.

And the mom's sending off the police in the earlier scene when her son was in the hospital by demanding to know if he was being held/ charged or not showed early on she will stand up to authority.

[NewJeffCT]

16. Madison finds the flasher

she's going to go beyond the fence now, I bet.

[NewJeffCT]

17. so, who is out there

in the dead zone?

[Baitball Blogger]

18. Someone who doesn't trust the military because he or she has seen

them shoot healthy people.

[Baitball Blogger]

19. Alicia is a cutter.

Not a good idea to use needles to prick yourself. I see a self-inflicted zombie in the future.

[NewJeffCT]

20. it's possible

they certainly love their wind chimes on the show, too.

[suffragette]

33. I thought she was tattooing in the drawing on her arm her boyfriend did in order

To make it permanent?

They showed how it was fading earlier in this episode.

Maybe I misread that, though?

[Baitball Blogger]

35. You could be right.

[Phentex]

38. That's what I saw...

it looked like she was tattooing it.

[NewJeffCT]

21. weird ending

I think they could have done this episode in 30 minutes. Kind of a slow pace again

[Solly Mack]

23. I watched last week's episode tonight. Now I'm watching tonight's show.

I'll have to re-watch both though. Bit of a family drama going on now.

I will say that I do not like the military keeping everyone inside. Probably because I know how quick that can go bad.

[Solly Mack]

24. I don't like those national guard people.

Or the government doctor. Well, she might be OK. We'll see.


Great. Cut the fence - make a zombie hole.

No weapon? She has no weapon? Silly zombie food.

Can her mind not wrap around the fact that there can be 2 threats at once?

She doesn't trust the military but opens a hole in the fence that any old zombie can get through and then leaves without a weapon? Because she thinks all the dead are really dead now?

Sheesh.

OK. The doctor sucks as I originally thought.

To be fair, Nick didn't help himself stealing morphine.

Damn.

NEVER separate! Never!

[NewJeffCT]

25. they're still learning about the extent of the threat

so, maybe she is not sure about being armed with more than the wire cutters?

[Solly Mack]

27. I know. Still...

They are building up to all hell breaking loose, with both the house members and the now hospital members having to escape and find each other.

I'm thinking Griselda dies from her injuries, with Nick, Daniel, and possibly Liza surviving.

Travis is early Hershel. Idiot.

Madison will try to get Nick out.

Alicia will be lucky if she doesn't die from septicemia. Idiot.

Travis's son, Chris, was learning how to use a gun. Smart.

The creators will shrink the primary group some for the big push out of the city. Though they might add a few before it is over.

[NewJeffCT]

28. I wonder

if Nick is going to make it now - I can see her finally coming to a decision to leave him behind because he's too much trouble.

Until this past episode, I thought he would make it.

Also, will Tobias turn up again, or will he be like Morales from The Walking Dead? Just disappearing off the face off the earth.

[Solly Mack]

29. I hope Tobias shows back up.

I think Nick will make it for a little while longer.

Her beating him up does show how tired she is of it all. Her words, especially.

[NewJeffCT]

30. Hopefully

Madison will remember he has a boatload of supplies stashed away.

[NewJeffCT]

26. Some intrafamily conflict

Alicia calling out Travis and Madison for their bickering, and Madison going crazy beating her son Nick. They're really not trying to make anybody very likable on the show - maybe Daniel Salazar?

[Beaverhausen]

31. I have to say I don't think this series is very well-written

I know they are trying to set up the story but there have been some really clumsy plot points that are making this almost unwatchable for me.

For instance, after at least 2 hours of looting the group leaves the barber shop to run to their truck which miraculously none of the looters have touched.

The ridiculous story last night of the son (Chris? I don't even care enough to learn names) who videotaped the blinking light and his father wouldn't even look at it and said he was crazy.

Editing to add: the ridiculously stereotypical marines who are overseeing the quarantine.

It's just little things like this that make me cringe. If it wasn't for Kim Dickens, I might stop watching.

[NewJeffCT]

32. I think the parent show has that problem at times as well

poor writing & pacing at times.

However, this is season 1 and they've had this going for a few years now, so there really shouldn't be this many problems.

[Phentex]

37. Said that to my husband who got annoyed...

yeah yeah I gotta suspend reality...

But that same truck had already bulldozed a person to a bloody pulp. Yet, there it was, still in tact surrounded by violent people overturning everything in sight.

[NewJeffCT]

36. I finally re-watched the episode

I wasn't sure what happened at the end, but I had initially thought when Travis went up to the roof at the end of the episode and saw the light flashing, it was just the person his son saw signalling to them again. However, upon re watching, it is clearly gunfire, as once the music cuts out, you can hear the machine gun fire in time with the flashes.

[MissB]

39. I had the same thought

Plus it was night time so the reflection of a mirror would be minimal. I think it was gunfire too.

[NewJeffCT]

41. actually, I know it was gunfire now

I initially thought it was just the flashing light again. However, I saw posts online (here? and elsewhere) that it was gunfire. So, I went back and watched again - and, it is clearly gunfire.

[alphafemale]

40. I'm beginning to see how Phillip/Brian saw a military camp as a legitimate target.

If they started indiscriminately killing civilians all trust was gone.

Fair game.

[AngryAmish]

42. The Governor also played golf, like the army officer

Someone really does not like golf at TWD HQ. Remember the country club scene?

On edit: the sybolism was very heavy handed, people despirate to get inside (for the booze) and then you get inside and everyone is trying to eat you alive.


I will be pleased when every last member of the suburban family get horribly killed. Let's stick with the Salvadorans.