Fear the Walking Dead Season 8 Episode 7 Review: He’s Back!

Of all the horrible issues Victor Strand has executed all through his time shifting allegiances on Fear the Walking Dead, performing like he did not know Madison is one among the worst.

Fear the Walking Dead Season 8 Episode 7 stuffed in the blanks about what grew to become of the villain after his ill-fated tower imploded, and it was one other meandering episode of this once-hot zombie drama.

Pulling off such a reunion between Madison and Anton Strand was no simple feat, and for the first time in a very long time, Madison felt like the chief we left when Kim Dickens was unceremoniously written out of Fear the Walking Dead Season 4.

Despite the makes an attempt from present showrunners Andrew Chambliss and Ian Goldberg to repair the harm they prompted to the present and its fandom by discarding Dickens, Fear the Walking Dead Season 8 has been a waste of time.

Until now, that’s.

Every time the sequence returns, I query whether or not I can get by way of one other season of questionable storytelling and straight-up character assassination from the individuals who clearly do not perceive the arcs from the first three seasons.

I at all times return as a result of the present has lots of potential and since, above all the things else, I’m a completionist.

Even if I battle with the artistic decisions, I nonetheless wish to see how issues finish.

The excellent news is that there are undoubtedly “the end is near” vibes as the sequence refocused on the characters that ought to have been at the wheel of Fear the Walking Dead Season 4 — and past.

It will need to have killed Madison listening to that Strand disregarded their bond and friendship to maintain up this ruse that he is not the villain we met on Fear the Walking Dead Season 7.

Even although we all know that he has shades of excellent, he’d nonetheless throw those that oppose him to the wolves to maintain up that ruse.

I can sympathize with Strand right here as a result of part of him was by no means actually totally invested in the tower. It was virtually like he noticed this chance to take the world by storm in a method it by no means afforded him earlier than.

While many individuals would take that likelihood, I doubt they’d have been as cutthroat as Strand. His settlement operated on a tradition of worry as a result of he wished to maintain individuals in line.

It’s such a juxtaposition to his five-star luxurious resort that now opens its doorways to just about anybody in search of shelter and sources.

He ought to have been open and sincere together with his new household if he wished to shed that persona and say goodbye to Victor Strand for good.

Had he executed that, it would not have led to this mistrust between him and his household.

Then once more, possibly it would not have led to Strand having a household in the first place. There are so many variables on this apocalyptic sandbox.

The solely redeeming high quality in Strand is that he went to assist Madison earlier than it was too late to offer us a great outdated Victor-Madison team-up that jogged my memory of their enjoyable at the lodge on Fear the Walking Dead Season 2.

Despite the unbelievability of this resort serving five-star delicacies, years into the apocalypse, Dickens and Colman Domingo bought each single one among their scenes collectively.

There’s a motive why the followers have been clamoring for extra of them for years, and I’m nonetheless shocked it is occurring after it appeared like Dickens was over the present.

Dickens did not have to return after how she was handled, however I’m certain she was enthusiastic about the prospect of bringing Madison’s story full circle and dealing along with her greatest buddy once more.

Ever since she popped again up on Fear the Walking Dead Season 7 Episode 16, Madison’s actions have been questionable.

She spent years of her life amassing kids for PADRE, and now, she’s making an attempt to reunite them with their dad and mom whereas concurrently making an attempt to construct this settlement that may maintain itself for the years to come back.

She wasn’t confused about why she was being focused by this group as a result of, in fact, she will need to have a wealth of enemies.

It would have been way more stunning if AMC saved Daniel Sharman’s return as Troy Otto beneath wraps as a result of that may have been one heck of a second to get followers speaking.

When Madison final left Troy on Fear the Walking Dead Season 3 Episode 16, she’d bashed his cranium in with a hammer and let a dam explode on high of him.

Yes, Fear the Walking Dead has gone full Days of Our Lives, and I’m type of dwelling for it.

I believed Troy was lengthy gone, however bringing him again as the last villain is a superb strategy to throwback to the years when this present wasn’t so inconsistent.

Unnerving shock registered on Madison’s face when she realized Troy was alive. She acknowledged that this man was out for revenge and would not permit her to go away that room alive.

But Troy is taking part in the lengthy recreation and will not kill Madison rapidly. Instead, he’ll terrorize her and her individuals till he will get the location of PADRE.

It’s laborious to imagine that in any case these years, Troy is in search of a house, so his schtick about that is simply lip service.

He desires to take what Madison took from him, and if he has to kill some individuals alongside the method, it is simply par for the course to him.

Another stunning second highlighting how Strand has modified got here when he mentioned it was OK for Troy to bash in his brains to maintain the location of PADRE out of Troy’s mouth.

Despite my qualms about the sequence’ inconsistent writing, it looks like Strand has been redeemed in a single episode.

Maybe there’s hope for Troy, too, however one thing tells me he’ll up his depraved video games in the title of inflicting Madison misery.

I am unable to say I’m shopping for Troy’s admission that he murdered Alicia as a result of it is laborious to imagine the sequence would kill off the character off-screen.

Then once more, possibly Alycia Debnam-Carey wasn’t all in favour of returning.

She endured seven seasons of the present and watched the present go from a diamond in the tough of The Walking Dead universe to a caricature of itself.

Madison has been so laser-focused on her try and construct PADRE that she hasn’t thought of the greater image.

Who is she doing this for? She’s now misplaced each of her kids; frankly, it is laborious to think about she’ll be capable of proceed this journey for for much longer.

Will she put all of her sources into killing Troy’s military, or will she buckle beneath the depth of grief?

It’s an fascinating query that may take us into the last 5 episodes ever.

As the last midseason premiere, I’m keen to forgive the retconning as a result of the present could be on the highway to ending with grace.

All of that may change, as we have witnessed with the rollercoaster nature of the storytelling.

Fear the Walking Dead has had dizzying highs and mind-numbing lows, so hopefully, we finish on a great be aware.

What are your ideas on Troy’s return?

Were you stunned by him admitting to killing Alicia?

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Fear the Walking Dead airs Sundays at 9 p.m. on AMC.

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