Fear
the Walking Dead
August
23, 2015
Season
1, Episode One (Pilot)
Cast
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| Nick's friend, Gloria |
Kim
Dickens—Madison Clark
Cliff
Curtis—Travis Manawa
Frank
Dilane—Nick Clark
Alycia
Debnam-Carey—Alicia Clark
Lorenzo
James Henrie—Christopher Manawa
Elizabeth
Rodriguez—Liza Ortiz
Ruben
Blades—Daniel Salazar
Mercedes
Mason—Ofelia Salazar
Patricia
Reyes Spindola—Griselda Salazar
THERE
WILL BE SPOILERS!!
Synopsis
(from the Fear the Walking Dead webpage on AMC.com)
A
highly dysfunctional blended family is forced together when they realize a
reported virus is actually the onset of the undead apocalypse.
I
don’t usually get to see a show from the beginning. I usually start somewhere
in between the current season and past seasons. Sometimes I get to start at the
beginning of the current season, but still I rarely get to see the very first
episode.
With
Fear the Walking Dead that wasn’t the
case. I may not have got to see it on its premiere night, but I got to see the
series premiere. Like I said, it rarely happens.
I
came into the Fear the Walking Dead
series late. About halfway through its run and thanks to Netflix I was able to
get to see the entire series in a matter of days. I had avoided the show (I’m
unsure why at the moment), but after hearing co-workers always talking about
the show, I had to see it. I’m glad that I did.
I’m
extremely glad that I got to see the very first episode of Fear the Walking Dead, but while it had its moments of GOD WHEN IS
THIS GOING TO PICK UP, I thought it was still pretty good. I can’t wait to see
the second episode.
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| Alicia and her boyfriend, Matt |
It’s
still early to tell how I feel about all of the characters, but I can say this:
Alicia
kind of upsets me. I can understand where she’s coming from when it comes to
dealing with her drug addicted brother, Nick, but after he ends up in the hospital,
I’d still be there for him. Sure, he may make you look like a fool when it’s
done, but at least be there for him.
Nick,
I feel bad for him and I’m not sure why. He’s a drug addict and apparently been
doing it long enough that his entire family, with the exception of his mother’s
boyfriend, Travis, and soon-to-be stepfather, that there doesn’t seem to be
anything “redeeming” about him. Yet, at the same time, I get the feeling that
ultimately he’s going to come into his own. I don’t think he’ll have a choice
given the way the world is going.
Overall,
I liked it. There were some tense parts. Like the final moments of the episode.
I had a feeling about Nick’s friend, Cal, from the moment he came on the
screen. Something was saying NO NO NO, he’s not to be trusted. His reaction,
maybe, to seeing Nick’s mom, Madison showing up at his house. I was right about
him. After Nick calls him several times, they meet up at a restaurant and it’s
revealed that Cal (who was supposedly clean) was actually the person supplying
Nick with the drugs. Cal Cal
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| Travis, Madison, Nick, and Cal |
Nick
goes on to explain what happened and leads Travis and Madison to where he’d
left his dead friend. When they arrive; however, he’s gone and Nick has a slight
breakdown. As they leave, Travis spots Cal Cal
ends up attacking Madison Madison
Like
I said, I liked the episode and I have a feeling that it will be around for a
good number of years. All shows start out slow. It’s how they keep out
attention that makes them better.
I’ll be watching next Sunday night, will you?
