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After putting it off because I heard mixed things, I’ve finished the show.

Disappointed everyone went their separate ways, I was hoping for a final reunion, maybe even just staying as a small group or going to look for Morgan, especially when they just spent 7 years apart thinking each other were dead.

I guess with them splitting up, it leaves the door open for spinoffs…

Going over the wiki again for ideas, I noticed that in Peter Dawson's page), he is noted as having a wife and daughter. I checked the the episodes he appears in - S1E2 and S2E3 - and their is no mention or evidence of a supposed wife and daughter. Am I missing something, like an interview, or is it a mistake which was made on the wiki long ago (maybe copy-pasted from another page) and no one ever bothered to check or edit?

Ts flopped on tiktok

I was browsing through the wiki and, out of curiosity, I looked a bit closer at this (promotional/behind-the-scenes?) image of the wall of missing persons photos (some of which are duplicates) from Season 1 Episode 4 "Not Fade Away". I've done my best to transcribe as many of them as I can read, grouped by people.

Neda 'Nelly' Horstman/Horstmann

1. HAVE YOU SEEN ME? Incident report: Neda Horstman was last seen walking home from her night job at the Berkovitz Bakery. She was seen being followed on California Blvd by an unknown man with a limp. The witness saw the man grab her but then fled the scene. Blood and evidence of a struggle was found at the scene of the incident. It is not known if Ms. Horstman survived the ordeal. If you have witnessed anything that might find Ms. Horstman you can call LAPD Precinct #604 at 555-0192. You may also anonymously leave tips at 1-800-555-0123.
2. MISSING! WE NEED YOUR HELP! Neda 'Nelly' Horstmann. Mother, Sister, Wife. Works at Mamacita's Consignment. Last seen at work before the riots. She was split from her co-workers by riot shielded police. PLEASE HELP US BY KEEPING AN EYE OUT FOR NELLY.
3. HELP! I've lost my family! I don't have any photos. My name is Neda Horstman. I have been evacuated with the US National Guard. We are heading to Fresno.

Dennis

Dennis is 18 months old. He was separated from us during the riots. Please help. MISSING OUR BABY! PLEASE HELP! If you have any info about where our son... LAPD Precinct 604. Reward...

Amir

MISSING BROTHER Amir. Please help me find my brother Amir. He was on his way to class at Berkeley when I last saw him. Any info please call the police. Missing person ID 20040504.

Film Crew

FILM CREW MISSING. Last seen entering Laurel Canyon on April 29, 9 AM. Film truck found in the parking lot on Sunset Blvd May 03. The film equipment was undisturbed but there was evidence of a struggle. Please call 213-555-0111 with any information.

Jonti

Gone but not forgotten. Baby Jonti. Please say a prayer for our beloved son and help him on his journey to Heaven. "Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven." - Matthew 19:14

Andrew

Mom and Dad!!! Got caught in the riots and by the time I got home you were gone. I'm safe at the White's house in Pomona. I will wait for you there. Mr White's phone number is 555-066. I lost my... the riot. I love you... soon. Andrew.

Joan Gray

Are you looking for Joan Gray?

Melissa Brooks, Christina Roberts & Tina Diaz

1. MOTHER AND DAUGHTER MISSING. Melissa Brooks and her... Christina Roberts went shopping... on May 3rd and never returned.... store. Their family has left town... the family house. If seen please...
2. Have you seen Tina Diaz or Christina Roberts? Please call!

Shaun Medina

SHAUN MEDINA WHERE ARE YOU? Your wife and children have gone to meet her parents in Arizona. Please call and let us know you're safe. CALL US 213-555-0144

Tammy & Tammy Griffin (unknown if meant to be the same person)

1. WE LOVE YOU TAMMY! 02/04/1981 - 05/05/2010. FOREVER MISSED.
2. Please!!! If you seen this person Tammy Griffin, please contact Det. Harold Simmons at the Los Angeles Police Department. 213-555-0134.
3. REWARD. For any information leading to the safe return of Tammy Griffin, missing from her home in Silver Lake since April 21 2010. Please call 213-555-0152

Grandma

WE MISS YOU GRANDMA! PLEASE COME HOME! - Emma, Bailey and Greg.

Garreth Klingerman (young man)

HAVE YOU SEEN ME? Name: Garreth Klingerman. Hair: Brown. Eyes: Blue. H: 5'... Last seen on California Blvd, May 4... Was wearing jeans and a green shirt. If you have seen her (?) or have ANY info, report to the LAPD missing person... office off California Blvd. (323) 555...

Garreth Klingerman (old man)

MISSING GARRETH KLINGERMAN. Worked at Berkovitz Bakery. Last seen at work on Monday. WAS WEARING A BLACK SHIRT AND JEANS. GARETH IS DIABETIC AND NEEDS INSULIN. His family misses him.

Scott

I'M ALIVE! Mom, Dad, Liz and Jo. If you see this I am heading to my apartment to find Stacy. When we're together I'm going to check home and stay till Tues. If things get hairy we'll drive up to the cabin in Nappa. Use the secret knock. Love you guys, Scott.

John Peter White

Missing. John Peter White. Last seen eating ice cream at the Pice (?). Please come to the house.

Joshua Stewart (black man)

Joshua Stewart. Please contact Mrs. Stewart at... or Sgt Sanders at the National Guard Command Center.

Joshua Stewart (white man with jacket, white man with glasses. Both have the same description)

HAVE YOU SEEN ME? Joshua Stewart. 25, 5'10", 170lbs. Worked at City of Angels Bicycles.

Steven Price

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MAN? STEVEN PRICE. Age: 72. Mr. Price did not return to his home on Tuesday evening. Mr. Price suffers from dementia and may have become confused during the riots. He has never gone missing prior to these events. If found please call 555-0189.

Jeffrey Taylor

1. WHERE ARE YOU JEFFREY TAYLOR? Meet the Jones family at our home in... We are waiting for you there!
2. MISSING CHILD JEFFREY TAYLOR.

Spencer

MISSING PERSON. Name: ... Spencer. Contact Joe Hughes 213-555-0144 or Detective Taylor LAPD if seen or if you have any information as to her whereabouts.

Terry W

LOST. Terry W... H: 6'1". Hair: .... Went missing... BEFORE the... was last seen... he left for work... Bakery. TERRY - WE LOVE YOU. PLEASE COME HOME.

Sean Foster

DOB: 12/9/1995. Brown hair. Brown eyes. 5'8"... Shaved head. Tribal arm band tattoo on left arm. If seen, please contact Det. Flores at the National Guard Center or call 213-555-0174.

Antonia Allan

MISSING Antonia Allan. Please contact Lt. Stamp at the National Guard Command Center. 213-555...

Anthony & Deshawn

MISSING! My two baby boys were separated from me during the riots. They were last seen wearing blue shirts. Anthony is 7, 4'3" and he likes... ace. Deshawn is 5, 3'7", and has epilepsy. They are likely very scared. If you see these boys please take them to your nearest police precinct.

Michael

We love you Michael. R.I.P.

Dr. Eugenia Marasovic

Our mom did not return from her shift at the hospital. It was the night of the riots. Her family is very worried about her. You may see her on her red scooter scooting around. It seems likely that she used the scooter to escape rioting as it was not found at the hospital. IF YOU SEE HER TELL HER TO REPORT TO POLICE PRECINCT 604. She may be wearing hospital scrubs or her civies. We are not sure what she was wearing the night she went missing. Her nature is to help so she may have volunteered herself at a medical station. Please pay close attention to health personnel as she may be one of them. HER FAMILY MISSES HER. PLEASE HELP.

Wanted Man

DO YOU KNOW THIS MAN? Wanted in connection to unprovoked attacks in the Echo Park area. If you know of his whereabouts, please contact Detective Taylor at the Los Angeles Police Department. Please call 213-555-0142 with any information.

Latoya and Sadie's husband/father

My daughter is dead. My wife killed her... so I killed my wife. God help us all. RIP Latoya and Sadie.

Okay, so here’s the part I knew…

Garrett Dillahunt (the guy who plays John Dorie in Fear the Walking Dead) also plays Jack McCall (the guy who kills Wild Bill in Deadwood).

But here’s the part I didn’t…

Keith Carradine (the guy who plays John Dorie Sr.) also plays Wild Bill. So while I love John Dorie Jr. (Dillahunt) and John Dorie Sr. (Carradine) in FTWD, I want to murderize Jack McCall (Dillahunt) in Deadwood.

Boom!

Kablam.

I honestly loved those 6 seasons of fear, but I didn't like the last 2 at all. Especially not season 7

Should I even bother watching the other seasons? I've heard it gets really bad when Morgan joins the cast

I’m new to FTWD, though I’ve watched the original series and some spinoffs. I just wrapped up the 2nd season. Has anyone else been baffled about the utter stupidity and the mental gymnastics of almost every single character? TWD characters can be absolute potato heads in the show, but FTWD takes it to a whole new level. Everyone is just running around like a chicken with their head cut off. Everyone just runs off wordlessly, they’re always doing the dumbest thing they possibly could. Chris especially should win a Darwin Award, I don’t think there’s been a more useless, pathetic, stupid character EVER on TV. I mean 2 seasons in and there are characters still remorseful about killing zombies in the zombie apocalypse. Travis is too much of a poon to do anything but wallow and philosophize. “I left my son” after watching three episodes of Chris leaving him. Alicia leaving doors open and always getting bagged by zombies, but the plot armor is too thick to ever kill her no matter how damn dumb she is. Trying to have a teen romance on the radio in the middle of the ocean, giving her location away, like you go to Stanford? They keep wincing and moaning about how they’re terrible people because they “leave people behind,” as if they gotta run a charity during the apocalypse. Like no we can’t take a boat of an extra 15 people we got no clue about. “We’ve done horrible things” they say to a group of marauding bandits who mercilessly kill dozens of people. They’re always abandoning vehicles for the simplest of problems, getting into car accidents, and even the slightest injury will waylay a character for entire episodes.

I’d be blown to hear even one single intelligent word or idea come from any character other than Daniel, Strand, and Nick, ironic considering one’s a barber, a conman, and a heroin fiend.

I think the real disease in this world is an extreme case of stupid syndrome. It’s like characters are positively begging to be killed with how blatantly brainless they are.

What are the dumbest scenes/lines/ideas you’ve heard from the show?

i mean, what the hell was her problem?

Episode 6 - The Good Man

I just finished S3E9 and I’m honestly sitting here in disbelief. Like… what the actual fuck did I just watch?

Nick straight up kills Jeremiah Otto, and somehow Jake and Troy just roll with the story that he conveniently “unalived” himself for the greater good. Then Madison takes his head like it’s a damn party favor and hands it to Taqa as if that somehow seals peace between the ranch and Walker’s group. And what blows my mind is — the Otto brothers, the actual blood heirs to the ranch, don’t even fight this. Not even Troy!

Troy is literally portrayed as a psychopath, unstable, unpredictable, and completely obsessed with Madison. He’s not some weak character who’d just sit back and go, “Oh sure, Mom Madison, go ahead and run everything.” But that’s exactly what the writers do. They turn him into this weird follower who just lets her dictate the future of the entire ranch. It completely breaks the logic of his character.

Then the whole “peace” arrangement is even more insane. First, everyone is disarmed to keep things neutral. Fine, I get that. Then a kid tries to assassinate one of Walker’s people — so naturally, Walker demands his people get their weapons back. Jake says no (and honestly, that’s the only sane response). But then Madison swoops in like she’s the voice of reason and declares, “No, actually, giving guns back to Walker’s group is how peace will work.”

Excuse me??? How is arming one side, while keeping the other side vulnerable, supposed to create peace? That’s literally inviting bloodshed. And of course, Madison still gets to keep her own gun. So in what twisted world does this logic even make sense? How is anyone in the ranch supposed to feel safe under that kind of “deal”? It’s just favoritism disguised as diplomacy.

And that’s my bigger issue — the show is forcing Madison into this “leader” role in the most unrealistic ways possible. Everyone just bows to her decisions, no matter how reckless, as if the writers are desperate to keep her at the center of everything. It doesn’t feel earned. It feels like the story is being bent unnaturally just to keep her in power, even when it makes zero sense for the characters around her to allow it.

I started Fear the Walking Dead because I loved TWD’s early seasons (1–3 were peak TV for me). I was hyped for a prequel — something darker, rawer, maybe even better. Instead, what I’m watching is a show where characters abandon logic, established traits, and even basic survival instincts just to make Madison the centerpiece. And honestly? It’s killing the entire vibe for me.

Right now I’m just frustrated and wondering: does this show actually get better from here, or is it just one long downhill mess after the ranch storyline?

So they end up in Strand’s fancy walled off property. I know Strand wants to go down south, but hey, I’d hang out as long as supplies last and it was relatively safe. They quickly show zombies invading the cliff & beach area as well as the house, but if it’s walled off, it should be more secure.

Then they take off on Strand’s fancy yacht. I’d be happier than a proverbial pig in shit. You can go out in the middle of the ocean, and be almost completely safe; unless you’re an idiot teenager! Whatever happened to the assault rifle in the locker, and the lackey’s sniper rifle??? you probably have plenty of supplies from the house. But of course Strand needs to get down south…

Then they get to this island with a prepper and a walled off bird sanctuary. There’s a resort on the other side of the island that should have more supplies. Yes there are a hundred zombies there, but not an endless horde. You should be able to attack them from a boat at the resort dock, and not worry about being overwhelmed and have an easy retreat. You should be able to stay here a year at least.

Then the stupid teenagers talk on the radio and don’t keep watch and let the bad guys on the boat. After dealing with them instead of crossing the border out at sea, they screw around with the border guard. Two people they could easily have shot by surprise at a distance, and have a nice launch to boot.

Then they get to this wonderfull country villa and vineyard, and fuck that up six ways to sunday. They leave Cecilia’s son behind, kill the zombie owner, and then burn the place down. Who cares if they have a few zombie relatives in the basement? I’ve seen crazier… It was worth putting up with!

This Family is a rolling disaster! For a change, I’d like to see a zombie movie where the people act smarter then the zombies!

I’m meeting Virginia’s actress Colby Minifie at a con soon! What do yall think are the best or funniest Virginia quotes from her time in seasons 5 and 6?? Hoping to get one written on my poster when she signs it

I’ve always liked how they casted Morgan and Dwight into the spinoff, but I feel like they chose the two weirdest characters for that. I appreciate people from the main show being in fear, but those two guys just seem so random. I think the story would’ve been much more interesting. If they had like a main main character. You feel me? Like what if they ran into Michone while she was lookin for Rick or smth. There was so much potential and I feel like they threw it away with Dwight and Morgan.

I remember people saying that back in the day, and it has always felt absurd to me, it's so obvious since the first episode that Madison is the main character. I never understood this

I just got to Season 5 and I definitely have enjoyed seasons 1-3 the most so far. Season 4 was ridiculously confusing with all the fucking cut scenes and it took me like 3 episodes to even realize what was the future, the present or a flashback. Madison and Nick dying was so stupid. And I cannot fathom that Alicia out of that family is the only one left. Now Morgan and the semi truck crew are on this “save anyone no matter what, no matter if they try to literally murder you every chance they get” kick and I just cannot get behind this shit. It’s getting old. I get the entire show shouldn’t just be murdering anyone you see, but this whole “no matter what they do to you we have to save them” bs is dumb as fuck. And if I hear “YOU DONT HAVE TO DO THIS” oneeeee more fucking time when someone is robbing them or leaving them for dead, I am going to quite literally scream!!!!!!!!! Ok, rant over.

I've been severely confused the ENTIRE season. I was so mad at the show, turns out my fuck ass phone has been skipping every other episode! Now I gotta go back and watch episode 2 and 5 and try to piece it together chronologically. 💀

Like for me, I was super entertained until he appeared on the show and everything became about him and not the og main cast.

For me, Alex. All the way.

Rewatching FTWD from the start - Some big WOW moments in this episode. Maybe the best episode in the series?

How did I not store the detail that Madison shot her father in his sleep when she was a child because of his alcoholism and abuse?

Madison deserved more as a full and complete character in this show.

The boy seemed to be prepared but he didn't develop, could he survive?

I stopped watching because they let nick get killed by a child

I stopped again when Madison disappeared

I stopped because of this weird women and freaking help packages on the road plus the development of Alicia was meh (one of my favourite characters)

And lastly I completely threw the show overboard when Morgen arrived. Fucking hate his character

The first 3 times I stopped at the mentioned point. After a while I started again at beginning of the show till the next mentioned point.

I really liked the setting and the people they picked in the beginning. Especially Madison, Alicia and Nick. One family but very different characters. Nick is dead, Madison is gone and they just stopped developing Alicia at some point. Now I hear Madison will come back or is back. Is it worth watching the show for her comeback or should I just watch some YouTube recap and get it over with?

PS: maybe worth mentioning that I don't like Dwight, cherry, Al or this blond women who always runs and takes whatever she needs. And is getting chased by the cowboy. I like him though.

Yes, english is not my first language. Please only correct me if something is not clear. Thank you.