Fear The Walking Dead Season 2: 10 Things That Must Happen Next
Can the show avoid The Walking Dead's second season syndrome?
After a summer mostly free of the undead, save for Andrea Leadsom's bid to become leader of the Conservative Party, zombies (sorry, walkers) are now back on our screens.
Fear The Walking Dead, the prequel/spinoff/companion to The Walking Dead, has been enjoying a lengthy break since its mid-season finale back in May, which saw most of the characters leaving Celia's House of the Undead: Nick to head to Tijuana, and partake in his newfound addiction to dressing up as a zombie and walking amongst them; Chris becoming increasingly deranged and running off, with Travis leaving to help him; Daniel burning down the house, and himself with it; and Maddie, Strand, Alicia, and Ofelia left picking up whatever pieces are left.
The mid-season premiere, Grotesque, had a lot of questions to answer about these various stands (and indeed Strand), but chose to focus solely on just one of them: Nick.
It was an interesting decision, given the show is an ensemble, but on the whole it worked. We got to explore more of Nick's backstory, and nicely progressed his present day storyline. It left a lot open for exploration going forwards in Season 2, with Nick and all of the plots and characters that didn't feature, and these are the things that need to happen as the show's sophomore year continues to progress.
10. Give Alicia And Ofelia More To Do
Of the still-surviving original cast members, the two who have probably been given the shortest shrift are Alycia Debnam-Carey (Alicia) and Mercedes Mason (Ofelia).
Although they've had their moments, in particular Alicia with the Jack storyline earlier in Season 2, the pair do generally seem like they're given the least to do, and both are at a crossroads. They're with Maddie and Strand, two interesting characters who get to be very involved in the action, and for Ofelia especially it'll be interesting to see what happens now she's lost both of her parents.
Since there should be a new dynamic in this grouping, it'd be good to see the duo really brought into the fold more, and given some meatier storylines, developing their relationships, and not just standing-by.