![]() ![]() Something’s not quite right about these two, but it’s going to be a minute before we find out what. Fort Benning has been overrun (there goes that plan!), and much of the country is littered with zombies. These are the first new humans we’ve seen in a while, and they come bearing bad news. Then seemingly out of nowhere, two new fellas show up - stragglers from the northeast who’ve wandered into town. As Hershel belts back shot after shot of whiskey in a long scene intercut with smaller developments at the farm, Rick tries to tell him there is still a chance for humanity. ![]() We learn that Carl’s survival after a gunshot wound was the miracle that convinced Hershel there was hope the gruesome massacre of his zombie wife destroyed his faith. The saloon where they find Hershel (and it is a saloon nice job production designers) is the setting for much of the episode’s emotional action. And so, Rick and Glenn embark on the dangerous mission of bringing him home. Carol deals with her grief by wandering in the woods while Hershel seeks out his old watering hole, where Maggie explains he “pretty much lived” before he gave up drinking. One by one, most of those who had loved ones in the barn come to the realization that their family members had been dead long before bullets passed through their zombie brains. But “Nebraska” gives us plenty to chew on, and sets a nice direction for the next part of the story. Other than an underwhelming car crash that pretty much everyone saw coming and a small saloon shootout, that’s about all the action that took place in the episode. Last night’s mid-season premiere picked up a split second after that finale’s cut to black and the pace (kind of) picked up as well, with Andrea finishing off a not-quite-so-dead zombie with a scythe swing to the skull. The season culminated in a massacre where the group collectively blew the zombie horde away and Rick popped monster Sophia in the head. As it turns out, she had been transformed into a walker and was being held in a barn with dozens of other zombies. In case the months off have clouded your memory, we spent much of last season lamenting the show’s languid pace as our weary refugees settled on a farm and searched endlessly for missing Sophia. In an interview with New York, Glen Mazzara, the showrunner who replaced Frank Darabont, promised to pick up the pace, saying his plan “is to accelerate and then figure out more story.” But the title, and even much of the episode, belies a shift that could satisfy fans and fanatics alike. It’s a gamble – they have to thread a tight needle, continuing character development and picking up the dismal pace that plagued the first half of Dead’s sophomore season, and “Nebraska” doesn’t exactly denote urgency. Of all the flyover states The Walking Dead’s writers could have chosen as the title of this season’s second half opener, “Nebraska” is the most penetrating. What else happened to June in the seven-year jump that would cause her to go dark?ĭon’t miss Fear the Walking Dead 802 on AMC+ on May 18 and AMC on May 21.Follow that great void, my soul be hurled…there’s just a meanness in this world.” - Bruce Springsteen, “Nebraska” She was last seen fleeing Texas with the other survivors and still caring for Charlie (Alexa Nisenson), who had radiation poisoning and most likely didn’t survive. Her husband John (Garret Dillahunt), father-in-law John Dorie Sr. She has lost a lot during her time in the series. PADRE likely took his child, and he may want June’s help recovering the child.ĭwight and Sherry will have had their child by now, and could it be they, too, like Morgan (Lennie James) and Grace (Karen David), have allowed their child to be brought up by PADRE? Fear the Walking Dead – June DorieĮlfman has stated in interviews that June will be darker this season. The new man is like Adrian, played by Jonathan Medina, who is featured in the promo photos released by AMC for this episode. Jonathan Medina as Adrian – Fear the Walking Dead _ Season 8, Episode 2 – Photo Credit: Lauren “Lo” Smith/AMC ![]()
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