This episode was better than previous episodes. Zombie action was good, but then the group get stuck on the roof of a hospital. Charlie and Alicia finally found John Dorie & Victor Strand.
26 Reviews
Finally A Zombie!
MahyarErshad24 April 2019
No Back Story Required!
songod-9500318 September 2018
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I did not want or need to know crazy lady's background story. I knew from the way things go with all things TWD I'd get one, but still hoped it would not come.
Can't someone just be bats**t crazy?? The end of life as we knew it drove them over the edge. No back story needed. No event that made them nuts. Just happened. They snapped. Why they are so against helping people is just a symptom of their madness.
Yet we got one and what a lame story it was. If you as a writer are going to "go there" then have an awesome back story to tell. If not, then just let her be The Mad Woman of Dead World (a play on the play "The Mad Woman of Chaillot").
Her thing with Morgan? All I can assume is he answered the CB when she called out for Polar Bear; thus in her deranged mind this is all Morgan's fault.
And will Alicia and Charlie just hug or something? I always get the impression one or the other is going to run into the arms of the other. Maybe that is the actors subtext, that they really are attracted to each other, but it is just actor subtext (used to act pro\semi-pro and often actors employ a subtext to give their characters a motivating undercurrent that may never actually be spoken).
I really liked this show (never watched it before Morgan) and still do over the last few seasons of TWD but... this ep smacked of the bad writing and lazy pacing we get with TWD. At least at the very end the story arc moved forward a bit.
Can't someone just be bats**t crazy?? The end of life as we knew it drove them over the edge. No back story needed. No event that made them nuts. Just happened. They snapped. Why they are so against helping people is just a symptom of their madness.
Yet we got one and what a lame story it was. If you as a writer are going to "go there" then have an awesome back story to tell. If not, then just let her be The Mad Woman of Dead World (a play on the play "The Mad Woman of Chaillot").
Her thing with Morgan? All I can assume is he answered the CB when she called out for Polar Bear; thus in her deranged mind this is all Morgan's fault.
And will Alicia and Charlie just hug or something? I always get the impression one or the other is going to run into the arms of the other. Maybe that is the actors subtext, that they really are attracted to each other, but it is just actor subtext (used to act pro\semi-pro and often actors employ a subtext to give their characters a motivating undercurrent that may never actually be spoken).
I really liked this show (never watched it before Morgan) and still do over the last few seasons of TWD but... this ep smacked of the bad writing and lazy pacing we get with TWD. At least at the very end the story arc moved forward a bit.
"I just need something to be good."
thomas201217 September 2018
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And so do the writers of this awful series, before it gets cancelled. Here's another episode chock-full of silly and contrived dialogue, ridiculous situations and illogical behavior. If beer boy turns and bites everyone on the rooftop (Morgan first) it'll be a step in the right direction.
Help
paultapner12 January 2021
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First we find out why the lady is doing what she is doing. It's effectively done. And although the episode does hammer home the point about help throughout, there is a good moral drama.
But can they all survive her wrath, and then what comes next?
Seriously good episode, which was a pleasant surprise. This one has pace from the off. Which was a nice change. It doesn't really let up. There's incredible jeopardy. And even though you think you know who is going to be done for, it does make good drama out of it rather than waste the character.
And once again the cinematography is gorgeous.
But can they all survive her wrath, and then what comes next?
Seriously good episode, which was a pleasant surprise. This one has pace from the off. Which was a nice change. It doesn't really let up. There's incredible jeopardy. And even though you think you know who is going to be done for, it does make good drama out of it rather than waste the character.
And once again the cinematography is gorgeous.
S4.E14 - Decent Episode [7.5/10]
panagiotis19933 October 2023
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(S4. E14) My Reaction / Review for Fear The Walking Dead Season 4 Episode 14 ''MM 54'': Episode 13 was good and I gave it a rating of 8/10. Let's see if this one is better or worse. We see Martha's targic backstory which is cool. So nobody helped her and her husband, that's probably why she doesn't help people. What happened was enough for her to go nuts. No Victor and John in this episode? That sucks, why do they keep doing this? The guy in the wheelchair is slowing them down. Jim aka the beer guy got bit? That's awesome, I don't like the character anyway. Did Alicia find John and Victor? Overall a good episode, my rating is 7.5/10.
Seriously reviewers?
gabriel-8019 September 2018
It has had its ups and downs this season, but overall I have really liked the mood of this season. With no cartoonish antagonist to fight, the feel of day to day survival has returned to the show, which I prefer over the formulaic end-of-level-bad-guy that both TWD and FTWD has suffered from. The characters has started to grow on me and with some really good acting (the brewer especially in this episode) throughout the cast, the feel of anyone matters has emerged again. Major character deaths will hit hard.
I also like the fact that Morgan, due to his firm believes and stubborness, is starting to be seen as the teams leader, which he doesn't seem to thrive with. Great episode!
slow
rfgtdfgvdfg20 November 2023
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4x14 Rating:
7.2/10
Storyline: In a flashback, Martha and her husband, Hank, are involved in a car accident that leaves Hank impaled by a guardrail. Martha frantically tries to wave down passing cars, but nobody stops to help.
Martha sits next to the car. A figure walks toward her. She starts to ask for help until she realizes it's a walker. She brutally kills it with a rake.
Martha holds her husband's hand and assures him that someone will help. The next morning, he dies and reanimates, and a heartbroken Martha puts him down. In the night, she buries him and is driven insane.
The next day, a truck pulls over at mile marker 54. The driver, Stevie, places a supply box on the ground and writes an accompanying note. Martha introduces herself and corrects the grammar on Stevie's message. Stevie thanks Martha for helping. "I don't help," Martha says as she stabs Stevie's throat with a stick.
Another truck driver leaves a supply box on the road. Martha ambushes him with a zombified Stevie, killing him. The following days, she kills several more truckers by attacking them with other turned truckers.
One day, Martha ambushes a truck driver, Purvis, and demands to know the identity of Polar Bear, the person who organized the box distribution. When the man refuses to answer, she kills him and tries to contact Polar Bear on the truck's CB. Morgan answers back and tells her he accidentally hitched a ride in the trailer.
Back in the present, Morgan and the others slowly gets up after the gunfire stops. Morgan notices leaking fuel and says they need to get out of the truck immediately.
Sarah, Wendell and Jim watch the SWAT van drive back toward the truck. The SWAT van stops. Al guesses that Martha used up all the ammo. Wendell opens his door and sees his wheelchair crushed on the ground.
Morgan, Al, June and Luciana get out of the truck. Al goes after Martha with a knife, but falls back as Martha emerges from the back and releases a zombified Quinn onto June.
Wendell shoots Martha in the chest and Morgan puts down Quinn before June can get bitten, when suddenly, the truck explodes and attracts a herd from the woods. Martha smiles and drives off in the SWAT truck as the group flees.
Some hours later, Alicia and Charlie discover the charred remains of the semi on the road along with several walkers corpses. Alicia consults a map and decides they will head east. She and Charlie get in their car.
Morgan and the others walk along the road with the herd in pursuit. June insists on checking everyone's injuries from the shootout. Morgan spots a sign for a hospital. Jim questions Morgan's leadership and refuses to go to the hospital with the group. He changes his mind, however, when he sees the herd getting closer.
At the hospital, Morgan guards the entrance, which he's barricaded with furniture. June updates him on everyone's condition and assures Morgan that he made the right call in taking them to the hospital.
Al, Sarah and Wendell find a set of walkies in a hospital room. Al asks Wendell how he ended up in a wheelchair. He explains that he got hit by a car as a child after he tried to save another kid from being hit. Later, Marines rejected him because of his handicap.
Elsewhere, Alicia and Charlie run out of fuel. They abandon the car to look for more. After walking a few miles, Alicia finally admits to Charlie that she is not looking for Morgan and the others, but instead, she's taking Charlie to Galveston to see the beach for the first time.
In the hospital, Jim thanks Morgan for saving him before when the walkers suddenly break through the barricade. They flee and Morgan alerts the rest of the group that the herd is inside the hospital. He suggests they head upstairs.
Morgan leads the group onto a floor that is clear of walkers. They barricade the stairwell entrance. Morgan suggests they secure the other stairwells.
Al and Sarah look for a stairwell. Sarah tells Al that she quit the Marines after they mistreated Wendell. They find a stairway blocked off and filled with walkers. Morgan reports via walkie that a roof caved in on another stairwell. Luciana informs the group via walkie that the barricade won't hold much longer. Morgan suggests they take the elevator to the roof. Al and Sarah look for generators to start up the elevator.
Suddenly, some walkers attack Morgan and Jim. After some difficulty, Jim manages to kill a walker with a surgical tool. Sarah informs them via walkie that she and Al found the generators.
Al urges Sarah to rejoin Wendell while she turns on the generator.
June, Luciana and Wendell flee as the walkers break through the barricade.
The group meets at the elevators. The lights turn on and the elevator doors open. The group piles into the elevator just in time to escape the herd.
On the roof, Sarah tries to reach Al on her walkie but doesn't receive an answer. Jim finds that the fire escape is broken.
June checks Jim's injuries and realizes he has been bitten on the back. Jim reels from the news. June assures a saddened Morgan that he will find a way to get them out.
In the woods, Charlie insists to Alicia that they turn around to find Morgan and the others. Alicia explains that she wants to take Charlie to the beach because she needs something good to happen. They hear water nearby.
Alicia and Charlie arrive at a lake created by the flooding. Charlie finds John's hat. They look across the water and smile.
Storyline: In a flashback, Martha and her husband, Hank, are involved in a car accident that leaves Hank impaled by a guardrail. Martha frantically tries to wave down passing cars, but nobody stops to help.
Martha sits next to the car. A figure walks toward her. She starts to ask for help until she realizes it's a walker. She brutally kills it with a rake.
Martha holds her husband's hand and assures him that someone will help. The next morning, he dies and reanimates, and a heartbroken Martha puts him down. In the night, she buries him and is driven insane.
The next day, a truck pulls over at mile marker 54. The driver, Stevie, places a supply box on the ground and writes an accompanying note. Martha introduces herself and corrects the grammar on Stevie's message. Stevie thanks Martha for helping. "I don't help," Martha says as she stabs Stevie's throat with a stick.
Another truck driver leaves a supply box on the road. Martha ambushes him with a zombified Stevie, killing him. The following days, she kills several more truckers by attacking them with other turned truckers.
One day, Martha ambushes a truck driver, Purvis, and demands to know the identity of Polar Bear, the person who organized the box distribution. When the man refuses to answer, she kills him and tries to contact Polar Bear on the truck's CB. Morgan answers back and tells her he accidentally hitched a ride in the trailer.
Back in the present, Morgan and the others slowly gets up after the gunfire stops. Morgan notices leaking fuel and says they need to get out of the truck immediately.
Sarah, Wendell and Jim watch the SWAT van drive back toward the truck. The SWAT van stops. Al guesses that Martha used up all the ammo. Wendell opens his door and sees his wheelchair crushed on the ground.
Morgan, Al, June and Luciana get out of the truck. Al goes after Martha with a knife, but falls back as Martha emerges from the back and releases a zombified Quinn onto June.
Wendell shoots Martha in the chest and Morgan puts down Quinn before June can get bitten, when suddenly, the truck explodes and attracts a herd from the woods. Martha smiles and drives off in the SWAT truck as the group flees.
Some hours later, Alicia and Charlie discover the charred remains of the semi on the road along with several walkers corpses. Alicia consults a map and decides they will head east. She and Charlie get in their car.
Morgan and the others walk along the road with the herd in pursuit. June insists on checking everyone's injuries from the shootout. Morgan spots a sign for a hospital. Jim questions Morgan's leadership and refuses to go to the hospital with the group. He changes his mind, however, when he sees the herd getting closer.
At the hospital, Morgan guards the entrance, which he's barricaded with furniture. June updates him on everyone's condition and assures Morgan that he made the right call in taking them to the hospital.
Al, Sarah and Wendell find a set of walkies in a hospital room. Al asks Wendell how he ended up in a wheelchair. He explains that he got hit by a car as a child after he tried to save another kid from being hit. Later, Marines rejected him because of his handicap.
Elsewhere, Alicia and Charlie run out of fuel. They abandon the car to look for more. After walking a few miles, Alicia finally admits to Charlie that she is not looking for Morgan and the others, but instead, she's taking Charlie to Galveston to see the beach for the first time.
In the hospital, Jim thanks Morgan for saving him before when the walkers suddenly break through the barricade. They flee and Morgan alerts the rest of the group that the herd is inside the hospital. He suggests they head upstairs.
Morgan leads the group onto a floor that is clear of walkers. They barricade the stairwell entrance. Morgan suggests they secure the other stairwells.
Al and Sarah look for a stairwell. Sarah tells Al that she quit the Marines after they mistreated Wendell. They find a stairway blocked off and filled with walkers. Morgan reports via walkie that a roof caved in on another stairwell. Luciana informs the group via walkie that the barricade won't hold much longer. Morgan suggests they take the elevator to the roof. Al and Sarah look for generators to start up the elevator.
Suddenly, some walkers attack Morgan and Jim. After some difficulty, Jim manages to kill a walker with a surgical tool. Sarah informs them via walkie that she and Al found the generators.
Al urges Sarah to rejoin Wendell while she turns on the generator.
June, Luciana and Wendell flee as the walkers break through the barricade.
The group meets at the elevators. The lights turn on and the elevator doors open. The group piles into the elevator just in time to escape the herd.
On the roof, Sarah tries to reach Al on her walkie but doesn't receive an answer. Jim finds that the fire escape is broken.
June checks Jim's injuries and realizes he has been bitten on the back. Jim reels from the news. June assures a saddened Morgan that he will find a way to get them out.
In the woods, Charlie insists to Alicia that they turn around to find Morgan and the others. Alicia explains that she wants to take Charlie to the beach because she needs something good to happen. They hear water nearby.
Alicia and Charlie arrive at a lake created by the flooding. Charlie finds John's hat. They look across the water and smile.
"MM 54" is a strong episode that delivers on both action and character development in a tense atmosphere
fernandoschiavi21 April 2024
As the smoke clears, Morgan's group escape the truck before it explodes. Wendell shoots Martha in the chest and Morgan puts down Quinn before June can get bitten, Martha escapes in the SWAT truck. The group make their way to a hospital where they find a set of walkies in a hospital room. Despite Jim blaming Morgan for the state they're in, he kills a Walker. Morgan suggests they head up the stairs while Al looks for a generator to turn on the elevator. The rest of the group make it to the roof where June discovers that he had been bitten on the back.
Meanwhile, Alicia and Charlie continue to make their way to Galveston where the girl bicker over whether or not to save Morgan. Alicia explains that she wants to take Charlie to the beach because she needs something good to happen. They hear water nearby and see something across the lake.
"Fear the Walking Dead," Season 4, Episode 14, "MM 54," takes viewers on a thrilling journey as the characters face new dangers and challenges in the post-apocalyptic landscape. The episode follows Alicia, Strand, Luciana, and Morgan as they try to survive in a world overrun by the undead.
The episode's title, "MM 54," refers to a milestone marker on the road, highlighting the characters' journey and the distance they have traveled since the outbreak began. This marker serves as a reminder of how far they have come and the obstacles they have overcome.
One of the standout scenes in "MM 54" is when the group encounters a new threat in the form of a contaminated area that is infested with zombies. This sequence is tense and suspenseful, showcasing the show's ability to create thrilling action sequences.
Themes of survival, hope, and resilience are prevalent throughout the episode. The characters are constantly faced with difficult decisions as they navigate the dangerous world around them, highlighting the lengths they will go to in order to stay alive.
In conclusion, "MM 54" is a strong episode that delivers on both action and character development. With its tense atmosphere, engaging storyline, and strong performances, the episode keeps viewers on the edge of their seats and sets the stage for an exciting continuation of the season.
Meanwhile, Alicia and Charlie continue to make their way to Galveston where the girl bicker over whether or not to save Morgan. Alicia explains that she wants to take Charlie to the beach because she needs something good to happen. They hear water nearby and see something across the lake.
"Fear the Walking Dead," Season 4, Episode 14, "MM 54," takes viewers on a thrilling journey as the characters face new dangers and challenges in the post-apocalyptic landscape. The episode follows Alicia, Strand, Luciana, and Morgan as they try to survive in a world overrun by the undead.
The episode's title, "MM 54," refers to a milestone marker on the road, highlighting the characters' journey and the distance they have traveled since the outbreak began. This marker serves as a reminder of how far they have come and the obstacles they have overcome.
One of the standout scenes in "MM 54" is when the group encounters a new threat in the form of a contaminated area that is infested with zombies. This sequence is tense and suspenseful, showcasing the show's ability to create thrilling action sequences.
Themes of survival, hope, and resilience are prevalent throughout the episode. The characters are constantly faced with difficult decisions as they navigate the dangerous world around them, highlighting the lengths they will go to in order to stay alive.
In conclusion, "MM 54" is a strong episode that delivers on both action and character development. With its tense atmosphere, engaging storyline, and strong performances, the episode keeps viewers on the edge of their seats and sets the stage for an exciting continuation of the season.
Really?
swadwolf119 September 2018
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Laughable purely laughable so not only are we meant to believe some fat old woman is a believable threat she gets shot with a shotgun sits up n instead of blowing her away they let her take the swat truck who writes this show a 5 year old? Used to look forward to this show now I don't care either way
Why not use zombie blood
turab-418-4490863 September 2020
Magic Bites
greatzombiejesus-538652 June 2019
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I already wrote about my distain for this episode, but I just needed to ask, how do you get bit on your back while you are lying on the ground with a zombie on top of you? Bonus question. How does the zombie bite and infect you without tearing your denim shirt, or the t-shirt you have underneath?
If anyone knows please enlighten me as it seems there is no plausible explanation.
If anyone knows please enlighten me as it seems there is no plausible explanation.
More and more disappointed
downlds18 September 2018
Did not think it could get worse
magnum-ajt19 September 2018
Season went from really good to now have to HATE watch
mjweber031321 September 2018
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This was one one the worst episodes if tv I think I've ever watched. How anyone could watch this season's first couple episodes, (amazing) and then this weeks, (hair-pulling stupidity). I mean, come on! Its insulting.
Most of these other reviews summed up the worst...but here's a few more.
--Woman had a freaking rake. Why the hell is she using her hands to bury her husband? Oh...cause has to be a reason she's the dirty bag lady. Right.
--The grown idiot's she SOMEHOW overtakes just throw their hands up, clutch their pearl's and basically let themselves get eaten. Really? For god's sake, pull that slow motion zombie off and brake grandma's hip.
--The swat truck can only fire from one angle and basically when it's perpendicular to you. Move out of the way morons! Would it be so hard to maneuver around and defeat.
--When they shoot her in the chest with no less than a SHOTGUN. Like it's the 3 stooges or Shawn of the dead they all turn their backs and start monologues about beer yeast and the Kardashians rather than rush her, find the gun she just dropped, and finish her off like sanity and rational still exist in a writer's room. P.s, you can't get shot in the lung with a shotgun and walk away like it's a inconvenience. How stupid do they think the audience is.
--Then we have the after school special segment... Big sis and my brother's murderer. Can't stand the monotone, pissy attitude and lame 'Promise you a beach sweetie' nonsense. Think it's past time to kill off the JV original actors and continue to bring in people worth watching.
--Speaking of that, why are they killing off the awesome actor who just came off 12 Monkeys on SyFy. He's way too talented to flush away so early. Just like the other new fantastic actors this season, he needed to stay.
...prob 10 more gripes, but who cares. Apparantly the writers and more importantly the producers and network don't care either. Oh, and the seal-clapping Talking Dead sycophant treatment where EVERYTHING they do in EVERY episode is pure magic is cosmically annoying as well. Other than these few words, I have no opinions lol.
...prob 10 more gripes, but who cares. Apparantly the writers and more importantly the producers and network don't care either. Oh, and the seal-clapping Talking Dead sycophant treatment where EVERYTHING they do in EVERY episode is pure magic is cosmically annoying as well. Other than these few words, I have no opinions lol.
dumbest origin ever
greatzombiejesus-538652 June 2019
Been awhile since I've watched the show, so I thought I would give it another go and see if it's gotten any better. It hasn't.
Martha's motivations are ridiculous and this episode really does nothing to help us understand them. Sure, some people didn't help her when she needed them, but the first helpful person she runs into she kills... ya that makes sense. And how is she like a stealth ninja with those walkers on a stick that she uses to kill people?
Sure, maybe former English teachers get ninja training, but how does keep the walkers quiet until they can jump someone and bite them. There are many more things to complain about in this episode and the series, but I'll leave it at that for now.
Martha's motivations are ridiculous and this episode really does nothing to help us understand them. Sure, some people didn't help her when she needed them, but the first helpful person she runs into she kills... ya that makes sense. And how is she like a stealth ninja with those walkers on a stick that she uses to kill people?
Sure, maybe former English teachers get ninja training, but how does keep the walkers quiet until they can jump someone and bite them. There are many more things to complain about in this episode and the series, but I'll leave it at that for now.
Just...Nonesense!
friannk20 September 2018
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Fear used to have a better cast than before...killing off Nick and Madison just made things worse...i really don't know What this writers are up to because the second half this season (Which Supposed to be Good) turned into...This!!
Please give us what we really deserve and by that I don't mean to turn thus show into TWD or just make the Characters do stupid stuff only to justify this show to be dumber than TWD (or simply just killing them because...Why not?)
There are still 2 episodes left so i can't really lose my hope for this Season.
Going for the so bad it's good niche? is that what this is?
Rob-O-Cop18 September 2018
Oh, wow, they had weeks to come up with a decent back story for chubby Whoopie Goldberg, a woman who went from suburban housewife losing her hubby to expert zombie wrangler and street fighter besting seasoned experts, and this is what they deliver. There were so many stupid holes in this episode, it's got to be on purpose. Either that or when this show hires writers they do it randomly without interviews or even really meeting the people before they take possession of and produce said nonsense.
The ringing in Al's ear was a intriguingly gifted plot detail...... they should have worked that up into something magical, but they let it go at the hospital. Let's not forget the Classic beer guy rant too bout how morgan chose for them to be in the hospital so it as his fault. what a winner detail that was (not). Great to see it pulled out like a reworking of a top ten song in a dub step style. Genius,....... no really,...... if you look at it with the right fake lens flare and back lighting,............. sigh.
The ringing in Al's ear was a intriguingly gifted plot detail...... they should have worked that up into something magical, but they let it go at the hospital. Let's not forget the Classic beer guy rant too bout how morgan chose for them to be in the hospital so it as his fault. what a winner detail that was (not). Great to see it pulled out like a reworking of a top ten song in a dub step style. Genius,....... no really,...... if you look at it with the right fake lens flare and back lighting,............. sigh.
What garbage piece of cheese I am watching
ououzaza17 July 2021
Another series dying to lazy writing
harbchad3 October 2018
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We finally get the back story on the newest supervillain. So you have a sweet married English teacher survives years of a zombie apocalypse with her husband with the faith that others will come to your aid when you need it. She then turns into a evil mass murderer after her faith fails her and she loses someone. Did anyone notice that she killed her husband by driving into a guard rail? Nobody killed him besides her negligence. They were alone, so obviously they hadn't gotten that far by having faith in others. But a day after he is gone she decides to start murdering the very kind of people she was praying for? Pretty weak. Was her husband her magical conscience? I would also like to know how a middle aged, overweight woman who doesn't bathe sneaks up on experienced survivors with a slobbering zombie in tow.
Then she mows down our heroes with automatic rifle fire which would have shredded the cab of that semi. (Hollywood, vehicle doors do not stop rifle rounds.) If that wasn't enough the semi was aparently loaded with gasoline instead of diesel. (Diesel burns, doesn't explode, and for that matter doesn't even burn very well.) But holy crap within a few moments of a fire the entire truck blows up like it was carrying dynamite, which we know it wasn't as they emptied most of the rig when it got stuck 3 episodes ago and the beer guy lost all of his equipment. Which in Walking Dead time, three episodes is roughly a few hours as slow as they pace these.
Every time anyone goes in a building they get bit and die. At what point do people stay out of buildings or learn to not get bit? I got an idea, wrap some cardboard around your arms and chest. The walkers can't bite though that. Or you could have killed off a character when the 3000 rounds of machine gun fire tore through the cab of the truck, instead of another (overly) dramatic walker bite death.
I used to love these shows, and the comics as well, but this stupid crap is just like running your engine without oil. Eventually it seizes and dies. AMC, you can do better.
Such a frustratingly bad show.
tedhamer-491-34179310 June 2021
I really don't get it. I liked the comic book, I even liked the original WD series for a while until it got pointlessly boring, but this show is just BAD.
The writing is consistently poor and lazy, the characters are like boring missionaries travelling in circles encouraging people to "Don't do this, it doesn't have to be like this!" Over and over and over.
The crazy Martha character is horrible, she's no threat at all but here she gets an an origin story that says she's crazy because she's a bad driver.
The Walking Dead is supposed to be a threat in this, not just the thing you fight when you slip in mud, dirt, oil, down a hill, trip on a crack in the sidewalk.
So very very bad.
The writing is consistently poor and lazy, the characters are like boring missionaries travelling in circles encouraging people to "Don't do this, it doesn't have to be like this!" Over and over and over.
The crazy Martha character is horrible, she's no threat at all but here she gets an an origin story that says she's crazy because she's a bad driver.
The Walking Dead is supposed to be a threat in this, not just the thing you fight when you slip in mud, dirt, oil, down a hill, trip on a crack in the sidewalk.
So very very bad.
Fear the Walking Joke Show. Wacko Woman Origins Story. More Contrived Convoluted Unrealistic Soap Opera Nonsense. Kill loser Morges already!
Bababooe17 September 2018
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Ok, last week The Trucker Team of Morges (Morgan the Savior), Haircut Videographer Swat commander Al, Multi-personality June, Turntable Lucy, Beer Jimbo, Trucker Chick and Wheelchair Ninja are machine gunned by Wacko. Alyc and Backstab Charlie are on the walkie wondering what happened. Cliffhanger!
This week opens with the origin story of Wacko. She apparently crashed her car, and her husband in the passenger seat has a little problem of having a large piece of metal sticking out of his chest. She keeps telling him to shut up, don't cry and that someone will come for help. Please keep in mind, THERE'S A HUGE PIECE OF METAL STICKING OUT OF THIS MAN'S CHEST! This man should be dead, or passed out with tons more blood. There should be no conversation, no crying from him, maybe some twitching. Twitching would have been a nice touch. Ok, so she tries to wave a few cars that are passing. And they pass. Please rewind this section. Because it is pure comedy. After the second car passes, our writers and editing team show Wacko's face, tears and distraught. This is an attempt at building Wacko's anguish. What transpires however is pure comedy. Take another look at that stupid face. Even if someone stops to help. Her husband's condition is done. So, nobody stops. The husband dies and zombiefies, she kills him, and buries him and becomes Filthy Wacko Woman. We see some faded scenes of her transforming into crazy lady. Exciting? No.
Next, apparently Polar Bear had an army of idiot truckers dropping off care boxes. Wacko comes onto the road and corrects a trucker chick with the spelling on the box. We find out that Wacko was once a teacher. So this trucker chick is so casual that she turns her back on Wacko and Wacko kills her. Wacko then uses these zombified truckers to kill other truckers. The whole concept of Polar Bear Care Package is nonsense. These people are so casual. They work alone, jumping out of trucks to drop off boxes. And Wacko rather than trying to survive moonlights as a serial killer. A bit farfetched? Yes. So nobody tried to help Wacko and her impaled husband, so she transformed from Teacher to Wacko, and now she's out to kill.
Ok, back to the Trucker Team. Truck is riddled with bullets. Nobody is killed, just a bit wounded. We find out how Wheelchair gets in and out of the truck, a pully system. I was wondering about this for weeks. At least that's answered. The wheelchair is damaged. They all jump out of the truck. Wacko tries to kill June with Quinn/Fool Walker. Al kills the walker. Wheelchair shoots Wacko in the chest. Wacko should be dead. She just takes off in Al's Swat van. The truck blows up from a gas leak. The Trucker Team is now surrounded by walkers. They hit the road on foot dragging Wheelchair without a wheelchair. They end up in a dilapidated hospital surrounded by walkers. Wheelchair gets a new wheelchair and through conversation with Al we find out how he got in the wheelchair. When he was 10 he pushed a kid out of the way of a car but he got run over instead. He then devoted his life to helping people. He tried to join the Marines, but they laughed him out of the building! Filler!
Alyc and Backstab find the burnt out truck and dead walkers. Alyc decides to head east and later tells Backstab that they are not looking for the Trucker Team. Alyc will take Backstab to the BEACH! If you recall from a few episodes back that when Backstab and family were heading to the beach when all hell broke out, her family zombified, so they never made it to the beach. So, now Alyc wants to do something good for the person who brought death and destruction to her family and friends, by taking her to the beach. By the way, Backstab never apologized for killing Alyc's brother Nick, or any explanation of how she ended up with the Vultures. Nothing. But Alyc has adopted Backstab as her little sister. How freaking sweet. And unrealistic. Ask yourself what you would do.
Alright, Zombies invade the hospital. Jimbo makes his first zombie kill. They make it to the roof except for Al, who is stuck in the generator room. Jimbo's been bit. Jimbo wanted to take off but Morges convinced him and everybody to head to the hospital. Now he's a dead man. Thanks Morges. Everybody's looking at Morges for leadership. And what do we see from Morges? Nothing. Loser. All of these people, June, Haircut, Wheelchair, Trucker Chick, Lucy have survived on their own. And now they don't know what to do. They look at Morges. Why? Because he's the new savior. He's got all the answers. Loser.
Alyc and Backstab find running water, flooded road, and Cowboy's hat (or is it CORAL's hat). They then see Cowboy and Vic the Drunk on alligator island. So, I guess next week we'll see these 4 pulling a rescue operation of the dumbass Morges crew.
So, what happed? We got the Wacko origins story. Nobody helping her and dying husband. After burying him she snaps. Polar Bear's truck care-package drop off army encounter Wacko and she starts killing them. Ridiculous! She gets shot in the chest by Wheelchair and still manages to drive off. Ridiculous! Also, Wheelchair should have kept shooting. Now the Trucker Team following Morges are stuck on a hospital roof, Jimbo is bit, and Al stuck in a room surrounded by zombies. Amateur hour in the zombie apocalypse! Alyc is on a mission for good, to take Backstab to the beach, forgetting about Morges and the rest of their so called friends. They end up finding Cowboy and Vic the Drunk. Come together.
More Contrived Convoluted Unrealistic Soap Opera Nonsense. The name of the show is "FEAR the Walking Dead" so I guess the show should be about being frightened of zombies, a new phenomenon of dead people wanting to kill and eat you. That is not the focus of the show. It shows people frightened of each other and their own emotions, with of course some zombies thrown in the background to justify the name walking dead. It's a soap opera. And a bad one. Characters acting inconsistently. For example, Alyc turns from killing to adopting Backstab. Morges kill no kill, the savior. Now, wouldn't it be shocking if the writers make Morges kill again. It could happen. Just because they write it. And the audience keeps coming back for more. The stories are unrealistic. The characters are inconsistent and the show is not about zombies. They should be ashamed of referring to the zombies in the title. The show should be called "Characters Acting Inconsistently and Struggling with their Emotions and Each Other, by the way there's some dead people looking to kill and eat you"
What a shame. This show and TWD are the prominent zombie films and shows, polluting the airwaves with this nonsense. What a lost opportunity to actually portray a realistic and terrifying experience of dealing with zombies. Another thing, the stupid sound effects the zombies makes is ridiculous.
Here's some recommendations of real zombie terror: White Zombie 1932, Last Man on Earth 1962, Night of the Living Dead 1968, Messiah of Evil 1972.
This week opens with the origin story of Wacko. She apparently crashed her car, and her husband in the passenger seat has a little problem of having a large piece of metal sticking out of his chest. She keeps telling him to shut up, don't cry and that someone will come for help. Please keep in mind, THERE'S A HUGE PIECE OF METAL STICKING OUT OF THIS MAN'S CHEST! This man should be dead, or passed out with tons more blood. There should be no conversation, no crying from him, maybe some twitching. Twitching would have been a nice touch. Ok, so she tries to wave a few cars that are passing. And they pass. Please rewind this section. Because it is pure comedy. After the second car passes, our writers and editing team show Wacko's face, tears and distraught. This is an attempt at building Wacko's anguish. What transpires however is pure comedy. Take another look at that stupid face. Even if someone stops to help. Her husband's condition is done. So, nobody stops. The husband dies and zombiefies, she kills him, and buries him and becomes Filthy Wacko Woman. We see some faded scenes of her transforming into crazy lady. Exciting? No.
Next, apparently Polar Bear had an army of idiot truckers dropping off care boxes. Wacko comes onto the road and corrects a trucker chick with the spelling on the box. We find out that Wacko was once a teacher. So this trucker chick is so casual that she turns her back on Wacko and Wacko kills her. Wacko then uses these zombified truckers to kill other truckers. The whole concept of Polar Bear Care Package is nonsense. These people are so casual. They work alone, jumping out of trucks to drop off boxes. And Wacko rather than trying to survive moonlights as a serial killer. A bit farfetched? Yes. So nobody tried to help Wacko and her impaled husband, so she transformed from Teacher to Wacko, and now she's out to kill.
Ok, back to the Trucker Team. Truck is riddled with bullets. Nobody is killed, just a bit wounded. We find out how Wheelchair gets in and out of the truck, a pully system. I was wondering about this for weeks. At least that's answered. The wheelchair is damaged. They all jump out of the truck. Wacko tries to kill June with Quinn/Fool Walker. Al kills the walker. Wheelchair shoots Wacko in the chest. Wacko should be dead. She just takes off in Al's Swat van. The truck blows up from a gas leak. The Trucker Team is now surrounded by walkers. They hit the road on foot dragging Wheelchair without a wheelchair. They end up in a dilapidated hospital surrounded by walkers. Wheelchair gets a new wheelchair and through conversation with Al we find out how he got in the wheelchair. When he was 10 he pushed a kid out of the way of a car but he got run over instead. He then devoted his life to helping people. He tried to join the Marines, but they laughed him out of the building! Filler!
Alyc and Backstab find the burnt out truck and dead walkers. Alyc decides to head east and later tells Backstab that they are not looking for the Trucker Team. Alyc will take Backstab to the BEACH! If you recall from a few episodes back that when Backstab and family were heading to the beach when all hell broke out, her family zombified, so they never made it to the beach. So, now Alyc wants to do something good for the person who brought death and destruction to her family and friends, by taking her to the beach. By the way, Backstab never apologized for killing Alyc's brother Nick, or any explanation of how she ended up with the Vultures. Nothing. But Alyc has adopted Backstab as her little sister. How freaking sweet. And unrealistic. Ask yourself what you would do.
Alright, Zombies invade the hospital. Jimbo makes his first zombie kill. They make it to the roof except for Al, who is stuck in the generator room. Jimbo's been bit. Jimbo wanted to take off but Morges convinced him and everybody to head to the hospital. Now he's a dead man. Thanks Morges. Everybody's looking at Morges for leadership. And what do we see from Morges? Nothing. Loser. All of these people, June, Haircut, Wheelchair, Trucker Chick, Lucy have survived on their own. And now they don't know what to do. They look at Morges. Why? Because he's the new savior. He's got all the answers. Loser.
Alyc and Backstab find running water, flooded road, and Cowboy's hat (or is it CORAL's hat). They then see Cowboy and Vic the Drunk on alligator island. So, I guess next week we'll see these 4 pulling a rescue operation of the dumbass Morges crew.
So, what happed? We got the Wacko origins story. Nobody helping her and dying husband. After burying him she snaps. Polar Bear's truck care-package drop off army encounter Wacko and she starts killing them. Ridiculous! She gets shot in the chest by Wheelchair and still manages to drive off. Ridiculous! Also, Wheelchair should have kept shooting. Now the Trucker Team following Morges are stuck on a hospital roof, Jimbo is bit, and Al stuck in a room surrounded by zombies. Amateur hour in the zombie apocalypse! Alyc is on a mission for good, to take Backstab to the beach, forgetting about Morges and the rest of their so called friends. They end up finding Cowboy and Vic the Drunk. Come together.
More Contrived Convoluted Unrealistic Soap Opera Nonsense. The name of the show is "FEAR the Walking Dead" so I guess the show should be about being frightened of zombies, a new phenomenon of dead people wanting to kill and eat you. That is not the focus of the show. It shows people frightened of each other and their own emotions, with of course some zombies thrown in the background to justify the name walking dead. It's a soap opera. And a bad one. Characters acting inconsistently. For example, Alyc turns from killing to adopting Backstab. Morges kill no kill, the savior. Now, wouldn't it be shocking if the writers make Morges kill again. It could happen. Just because they write it. And the audience keeps coming back for more. The stories are unrealistic. The characters are inconsistent and the show is not about zombies. They should be ashamed of referring to the zombies in the title. The show should be called "Characters Acting Inconsistently and Struggling with their Emotions and Each Other, by the way there's some dead people looking to kill and eat you"
What a shame. This show and TWD are the prominent zombie films and shows, polluting the airwaves with this nonsense. What a lost opportunity to actually portray a realistic and terrifying experience of dealing with zombies. Another thing, the stupid sound effects the zombies makes is ridiculous.
Here's some recommendations of real zombie terror: White Zombie 1932, Last Man on Earth 1962, Night of the Living Dead 1968, Messiah of Evil 1972.
Is this Jumping the Shark?
mobile91218 September 2018
Just skip through to season 5. There's no redemption here.
Fat_cats_stack_cash5 September 2021
I Legit just hit fast forward through the majority of the last 3 episodes. I'm about to skip to season 5. I hear Daniel will be showing back up by then. I just can't become invested in these new characters and absolute lack of compelling storytelling.
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