Fear the Walking Dead

Episode Title: So Close, Yet So Far
Original Airdate: 8-30-15

After witnessing the undead Cal in action, Travis, Madison and Nick realize something terrible is starting in L.A. They decide to pack up and head out of town until everything blows over (ha!). They must split up when Travis goes to his ex-wife’s house looking for his son, Chris. Chris was on his way home on the bus when all traffic stopped because the police shot a homeless man in the street. A crowd begins to gather in protest and Chris, filming the incident, refuses to leave when Travis gets him on the phone. Travis and his ex-wife, Liza, go to get Chris from the crime scene and realize how dangerous things are really becoming. Blocked by police and surrounded by rioters and a few Walkers, the trio find refuge in a barber shop with the owner and his family. Everyone hopes things will calm down enough to leave, but things only seem to go from bad to worse as the night progresses.

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Episode Title: Pilot
Original Airdate: 8-23-15

Now that you have had your retro dose of The Walking Dead with my thoughts on the Season 2 finale this morning, let’s get into the pilot for its spin-off, Fear the Walking Dead.

The show opens with Nick Clark waking in an abandoned church after an assumed night of heavy drug use. As he’s looking for his lady friend, Gloria, he comes across a dead body with the throat ripped out. There are other signs of carnage all around. Nick then comes across Gloria, eating the remains of another dead body until she starts coming toward him. He escapes to the outside world, only to be hit by a car on a busy L.A. street, where there are no signs of a zombie apocalypse occurring.

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