Fear the Walking Dead (FTWD) is in Season 3. It covers the zombie apocalypse from Los Angeles, as the West Coast version of the outbreak that debuted in The Walking Dead based in Atlanta. With such big shoes to fill, FTWD was a shadow at best, of its hit Emmy award winning founding series.
The Californian connection wasn't written too well. After an attack of beach zombies they sail away on Strand's yacht (Domingo). They continue to try and forge their own identity by landing in Mexico. It gets weird there with death cults dominating the series. I am born in Mexico. Believe me, despite the Day of the Dead, we would never worship zombies. The writers seem desperate to create their own product. Eventually, the cast crosses the border back into the former U.S. to live in a ranch commune. Another issue is that this group destroys every society they join, unlike TWD who gets besieged by others. Thus, you don't know where to place your compassion.
More holes the creators(Kirkman & Erickson) must fill are the moral conflicts that gave TWD fame, which are disjointed in FTWD. Californians are supposed to be more liberal and open. These characters are quite scary: a single mom, Madison(Dickens), willing to kill and take over anything for her 2 children, and an ex Salvadoran death squad Sargent, Daniel Salazar(Ruben Blades), who tortures his own lifesavers.
Yet, FTWD has earned my full support. The ranch has great potential with tons of supplies, and more so by casting former Sons of Anarchy Sheriff, Jeremiah (Callie), as ranch leader. They met their own Neegan showdown, clashing vs. Indians claiming their land. FTWD progresses to the 10th & Goal. Now, FTWD must deal with the current climax and resolve the moral conflicts to settle their own Post-Apocalypse.
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