8. 2 x 02. Zombie Preppers

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04/20/16 • -1 min

Fear the Walking Dead: A Podcast Fear the Walking Dead 2x02. "We All Fall Down"
Podcast episode 08. Zombie Preppers
Quinn Warner, Stephen Payne, and Bruce Magee discuss episode 2 x 02 "We all Fall Down." The main cast hides from the ship that's been pursuing them by landing on Katrina Island, where they find a ranger and his family.
It turns out the ranger is there because he's been preparing for some kind of catastrophe. Unfortunately, it turns out that he is preparing for a permanent end to the crisis they are facing. We discuss the connections between the bubonic plague, which they discuss for the first time, and the current plague. We also discuss the kind of thinking that goes into a group suicide. We agree that this may be the best episode so far. It concentrates on character over plot, but manages to keep the episode incredibly tense.

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7. 2 x 01. Going Galt with zombies.

Fear the Walking Dead: A Podcast
Fear the Walking Dead 2x01. "Monster"
Podcast episode 07. Going Galt with zombies. Stephen Payne and Bruce Magee discuss the beginning of the new season, which gets off the a fast start with our characters abandoning the land to try their luck on Strand's yacht.
Quinn couldn't join us today, so it's just Stephen and Bruce. This episode starts off well, with the bombing of Los Angeles driving zombies to the beach and forcing our group to flee on the yacht. For much of the episode, the yacht seems like a somewhat safer option, but it becomes clear that dangers are as powerful on the sea as on the land. Something needs to drive the crew back to land just to keep the show interesting. It wouldn't be very interesting television if the crew spent the apocalypse riding around the ocean watching Gilligan's Island reruns. We discuss the role of Strand as the current leader of the group. As a member of the 1%, he's been preparing for some kind of catastrophe. He makes it clear that it's his boat, his rules. We discuss the way that this week's episode treats the presence of the monsters as an opportunity to go Galt, i.e., for the 1% to leave civilization for their own paradise. Of course, in this brave new world without government or a legal system, Strand's ownership of the yacht only lasts until someone with a gun disagrees. We also talk about the development of other characters, especially how Travis has moved from being the "mayor" of his subdivision last season to being focused on the survival of his family this season. The group has already started making the transformation that has taken place to the people in The Walking Dead as they figure out how to survive in this new world.

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9. 2x03. It's Raining Zombies

Fear the Walking Dead: A Podcast
Fear the Walking Dead 2x03. "Ouroboros"
Podcast episode 09. "It's Raining Zombies"
Stephen Payne and Bruce Magee discuss episode 2 x 03 "Ouroboros." There was a lot of action this week, with the yacht having to remain anchored while Travis cleans zombie goo out of the engine's cooling system.
Alicia takes the initiative in going to shore and scavenging from the wreck of Flight 462, the web series that shows a plane being taken over by zombies and crashing on the beach. We discuss the web series about Flight 462 and agree we'd like to see more crossovers on Fear the Walking Dead. Alicia gets to kill her first zombie, and Chris kills his first human, a survivor who has a fatal injury. Nick discovers that being smeared with zombie body parts makes him invisible to zombies. We discuss Strand and whether he cut the boat the yacht was towing because he felt threatened by having his leadership challenged by Madison. Is the cold aloofness beginning to crack? Stay tuned to find out!