Fear the Walking Dead Season 8 Episode 10 Review: Keeping Her Alive

Is anybody else starting to get the sense that bringing Kim Dickens again below the similar showrunners who discarded her was a foul thought?

Madison Clark has been a shell of her former self since her return, however Fear the Walking Dead Season 8 Episode 10 was legitimately one in every of the worst hours of TV I’ve ever watched as a result of the writing is so off for all of those nice characters.

Obviously, the present would by no means be capable to recapture the magic of Fear the Walking Dead Season 3, however I did not suppose the bar may get any decrease than Fear the Walking Dead Season 5 and Fear the Walking Dead Season 7.

Madison’s quest to seek out Alica’s corpse wasn’t unhealthy as a result of, as a father or mother, she needed to make sure her daughter was laid to relaxation. 

Madison holds on to loads of guilt for a lot of of her actions, however she’ll by no means recover from not being round to avoid wasting her kids.

Whenever there’s some real development or shades of the Madison that her authentic arc was resulting in, it is marred with horrible storytelling, character assassination, and the drained tropes which have plagued the present since Fear the Walking Dead Season 4.

It’s embarrassing that AMC has let it get this far as a result of the wider TWD Universe is flourishing creatively.

Madison: We ought to depart. We want to determine what to do together with her.
Daniel: We use her to get to Troy and make him pay for what he did to our daughters.
Madison: She is aware of the place PADRE is. If Troy ever will get her again… There’s just one approach to shield the island.
Daniel: You bought the abdomen for that, Madison?
Madison: She simply tried to make use of her personal mom to kill me.

In a way, Fear the Walking Dead has at all times felt a bit experimental with storylines they’d by no means dream of placing on the extra critical exhibits.

But the reality is that Fear the Walking Dead was a critical present when it launched, and someplace alongside the means, AMC believed firing the authentic showrunner was a good suggestion.

Now, we’re left with scraps of characters that change allegiances and motivations based mostly on what the writers are feeling that day.

With the state of the sequence heading into the two-hour sequence finale, it is arduous to think about it ending with something greater than a whimper.

Adding Troy Otto’s daughter, Tracy, into the combine as one more child used to disrupt the plot for the good guys is about par for the course at this stage.

The solely benefit of the addition of Tracy is that it confirmed how far Madison was keen to go to guard P.A.D.R.E.

Killing Tracy would have hid P.A.D.R.E.’S location, however for the way lengthy? Troy has confirmed to be this presence, due to his connections.

If something, killing his child would have additional fueled his want to destroy the settlement and everybody inside.

Troy, if you happen to’re listening, we’ve your daughter. I repeat, we’ve your daughter. She’s protected. We’re keen to return her to you if we are able to conform to phrases.

June

The kicker right here is that Daniel Salazar has been one in every of the extra persistently written characters, so it will have been extra fascinating if he pushed again in opposition to Madison.

He was nonetheless reeling from Charlie’s demise, which was all due to Madison, by the means.

This battle between Madison and Daniel ought to have pushed a lot of the motion throughout “Keeping Her Alive.”

If you watch Fear the Walking Dead on-line, you understand they’ve had numerous dust-ups as a result of they’ve very completely different viewpoints on occasions.

It’s made for a few of the present’s greatest scenes, however right here, although Daniel was pushed by wanting to assist Madison discover closure for her daughter’s demise, it did not work as a result of their relationship wasn’t at that stage.

The one that shocked me the most was Luciana. I might’ve thought that she, greater than anybody, would have allowed Madison’s protected passage to get to the horde of walkers.

I can perceive Luciana was upset about Madison’s actions on Fear the Walking Dead Season 8 Episode 9, however it was ice chilly if you happen to ask me.

The solely good is that Luciana modified her stance by the finish and mentioned she’d go together with Madison to the home the place Troy apparently killed Alicia.

June: If you need us to imagine you’ve got modified, Victor, present us. Help us repair this. How? The lady’s already right here. We’ll convey her again to her father.
Strand: You suppose that can fulfill Troy?
June: It would possibly if we give him the man who kidnapped her.

Let’s circle again to Troy and Trace as a result of what sort of father-daughter relationship contains the child studying about the father’s sins in the apocalypse?

The writing for Tracy was wild, with the present giving her loads of materials that was as plausible as Alicia being this messiah who influenced a complete group.

The present’s lack of ability to substantiate Alicia’s destiny on Fear the Walking Dead Season 7 Episode 15 is why we’re on this state of affairs now.

The creatives wanted one thing to dangle like a carrot in entrance of the viewers, and that is precisely what they’re doing right here.

As a lot because it pains me to say this as a result of I’d love a Madison-Alicia reunion, I hope Alycia Debnam-Carey shot down the alternative to return for a cameo.

There have been so many horrible issues the creatives have executed to those characters, and if Dickens and Daniel Sharman’s returns are any indication, they will not get passable send-offs.

Seriously. One of the cheesiest scenes in TV historical past has bought to be the group telling Madison what an honor it’s to be in her presence after Alicia’s profound impression on their lives.

Had we seen Alicia organising a group or a protected haven throughout her remaining arc on Fear the Walking Dead Season 7, it will have been simpler to get on board with this random-as-hell storyline.

There aren’t any phrases to explain my disappointment in how these remaining storylines have been dealt with, however the solely glimmer of hope is Madison speeding off in the remaining scene, telling everybody she’ll take down Troy herself to finish what she ought to have ended at the dam 10 years in the past.

June:
Why’d you convey that lady right here?
Victor: Because I knew Troy would not dream of attacking the island if he knew we had his daughter as leverage.
June: Or it is the excellent motive to assault. He would not know that we’re right here. Now you could have his child, he’ll discover it.
Strand: How? It’s not like she’s been tagged for migratory functions.
June: Maybe you’d know the way badly a father or mother would struggle for his or her child if you happen to had been doing greater than taking part in father to Klaus.
Strand: After all these years, you continue to do not know me.
June: Oh, I do, Victor. I stood by that Tower and I watched you make unhealthy determination after unhealthy determination. People misplaced their lives due to what you probably did. John’s father misplaced his life due to what you probably did. I’m not making that very same mistake once more.
Strand: June, many individuals misplaced their lives due to you, as I keep in mind, after we first met.

It appeared like a remaining goodbye she made to Strand, Luciana, and the folks she regarded like she cared about however solely met a number of scenes earlier.

With a present of this caliber going into its sequence finale, there is a extreme lack of stakes as a result of if we observe its typical format, it will make us suppose that individuals died, solely to disclose them to have survived earlier than the episode is over.

Another sticking level is that many thought Morgan stole Madison’s present, so how can the writing be worse now?

I feel Morgan teaming up with Madison would have been much more satisfying than what we bought, however I do not make these choices.

All we are able to do is wait to see how this pans out subsequent week, however it’s arduous to think about it will likely be worthwhile.

What are your ideas on that silly wild goose chase to seek out Alicia’s corpse?

Do you suppose it is plausible that, in her deathly state, she managed to flee and affect a bunch?

How would you like the sequence to finish?

Hit the feedback.

Fear the Walking Dead continues Sunday at 9 p.m. on AMC and AMC+.

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