Cliff Curtis as Travis, Elizabeth Rodriguez as Liza, Lorenzo James Henrie as Chris and Co-Executive Producer Adam Davidson – Fear The Walking Dead _ Season 1, Episode 2- Photo Credit: Justina Mintz/AMC
Warning: Spoilers Ahead
Okay, for those who thought last week’s premiere was boring and slower than the walkers themselves, I have some great news for you. If the pilot was a 1 in terms of terror and intensity, then Sunday’s episode is a definite 10. Wow. It’s been well over an hour since I screened the episode, and I’m still jittery. Definitely will be leaving a light on tonight.
The cool thing about this episode is that it has a whole aura of old-school horror. You don’t have scores of people everywhere being eaten by walkers (at least on-screen) that fans of the flagship are used to, but instead, the general atmosphere is what makes the hairs on your neck stand on end. There’s the creepy opening music as you look down on the City of Angels knowing full-well in a very short while, this all will be a distant memory. People still have no clue what really is going on (and actually don’t seem to care either), but at the same time, police are on the streets in riot gear. From the public’s perspective, the LAPD are gunning down people at random, and onlookers don’t understand that they don’t know what the cops do and instead, only see police brutality. Basically, the city is inching towards a boiling point, and by the episode’s end, that point will be reached.
As Los Angeles is slowing falling apart, Madison (Kim Dickens) and Travis (Cliff Curtis) work desperately to try and bring their families together so that they can leave before panic sets in and the city has a mass exodus. Of course, that doesn’t work very well. Maddy has to deal with Nick’s withdrawal which leads her on a mission to find medicine instead of putting together supplies for a road trip. And, Travis’ desperation to find his son, Chris (Lorenzo James Henrie), and his ex-wife, Liza (Elizabeth Rodriguez), lands him trapped in downtown LA in the middle of a massive riot.
But not all is completely lost. In the middle of all of this chaos, we also have the introduction of the Salazars. This family consists of Daniel (Rubén Blades), Griselda (Patricia Reyes Spíndola) and their daughter, Ofelia (Mercedes Mason). They help Travis, Liza, and Chris and if first impressions are any indicator, may provide the survival skills that Travis and his family so sorely lack.
Check out the below sneak peek video. This is actually one of the most intense scenes of the episode, and what happens after the video fades out will likely shock you (not to mention, scare you senseless!).
Episode 1.02 of Fear The Walking Dead is titled “So Close, Yet So Far” and airs Sunday at 9/8c on AMC.
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Frank Dillane as Nick – Fear The Walking Dead _ Season 1, Episode 2 – Photo Credit: Justina Mintz/AMC
Co-Executive Producer Adam Davidson – Fear The Walking Dead _ Season 1, Episode 2 – Photo Credit: Justina Mintz/AMC
Executive Producer/Showrunner Dave Erickson and Co-Executive Producer Adam Davidson – Fear The Walking Dead _ Season 1, Episode 2 – Photo Credit: Justina Mintz/AMC
