Warning: General spoilers ahead

After last week’s bit of a shocking ending, I was a little worried we would be left hanging for a couple of weeks before learning of why Travis (Cliff Curtis)  was travelling alone and what may have happened to Chris (Lorenzo Henrie).  Fortunately, the writers aren’t that sadistic, and all is revealed in this Sunday’s episode.

Through a series of flashbacks, we are taken back to that very moment when Chris shoots the Hispanic farmer, which we learn was about 10 days ago. The opening scenes — which are actually shown in the below Promo — are mesmerizing and depict a shell-shocked Travis, a desperate father trying to process what just happened and what his son has become. Once Travis finally snaps out of it, he and Chris don’t talk immediately about the incident but instead focus on the crisis at hand — one of the boys, James, has been shot in the leg. Luckily, the bullet went through and with his limited first-aid training he had to take in his previous life as a teacher, Travis is able to stitch James up.

When Travis and Chris finally do talk, it doesn’t seem to do much good. Chris is nothing like the kid we may remember from Season 1. He’s cold. He’s remorseless. It’s like nothing happened, and the only thing on Chris’ mind is where he and his new “friends” will be travelling to next once James has healed. Travis manages to find the farmer’s ID, and even after trying to personalize the situation by reading the man’s name and birth date, still no reaction from Chris. Even worse, by the end of the episode, Chris and the Bros. will have murdered yet another person, and so, it’s no surprise that they eventually decide to ditch Dad and go their separate ways.

Fast forward back at the hotel. Travis does finally make it to the gates of the hotel — along with 40+ other people who had seen the lights. So, thanks to Madison (Kim Dickens),  they have to allow in all of these other people in order to get Travis through the gate. Of course, Travis is thrilled to see Madison, but at the same time, is also somewhat cold and distant. For now, Travis is a broken man, and Cliff Curtis does an impeccable job and nails these scenes.

The episode ends in pretty much the same way as last week’s episode — with another shocking cliffhanger. This is way too big to spill, but let’s just say that other familiar faces may have seen those hotel lights besides Travis.

Episode 2.13 of Fear The Walking Dead  is titled “Date Of Death” and airs Sunday at 9/8c on AMC.

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