The first half of the season was amazing for me, and easily the best Fear the Walking Dead has ever been. I loved the way Morgan was introduced to the show, John Dorie easily becomes one of the best characters in the TWD universe and it was just exciting, I think it was a good idea to give the show this "soft reboot" and time jump to do new things, because I really wasn't that into Season 2 or Season 3. And I thought the flashback/present structure and the colour tones were a really nice touch.
The second half of the season, unfortunately, just never gets as good as that. It wasn't THAT bad either but it's extremely frustrating, even by the standards we should be used to with TWD/FTWD. The moment it was shown that they would be separated you could just tell it wouldn't be super entertaining. I get what they're trying to do with the theme of "helping people" and it's good, but it becomes really tiring when every single episode is about the same. I thought the penultimate episode was awesome, but the season finale itself was underwhelming by comparison.
I love all the new characters though and maybe that's the reason why I feel so positive about the show right now. Dorie is great, June and Charlie grew on me, Sarah and Wendell's antics and Negan-like way of talking are fun to watch. Even Jimbo, the beer man, was a lot of fun even if he didn't get to do that much. The only bad character was that crazy woman of the last couple of episodes, which is sad, because without her the season could have ended on a better and less frustrating note. I get that they're going for a "if crazy Morgan could change, she can too", but there was nothing compelling about that character and the way she was left to turn, only for them to return...... to kill her as a walker.... and to BURY her..... just made me feel silly.
(Also, I read that people were disappointed when they suddenly didn't go to Virginia. I guess there's an "advantage" in being up to date with TWD as of watching this, knowing Morgan never went back? Helps manage expectations - though I didn't really want him to go back)
Overall, I'm happy and looking forward to season 5.
Review by Lucas MeloVIP 8BlockedParentSpoilers2018-12-02T16:53:04Z
The first half of the season was amazing for me, and easily the best Fear the Walking Dead has ever been. I loved the way Morgan was introduced to the show, John Dorie easily becomes one of the best characters in the TWD universe and it was just exciting, I think it was a good idea to give the show this "soft reboot" and time jump to do new things, because I really wasn't that into Season 2 or Season 3. And I thought the flashback/present structure and the colour tones were a really nice touch.
The second half of the season, unfortunately, just never gets as good as that. It wasn't THAT bad either but it's extremely frustrating, even by the standards we should be used to with TWD/FTWD. The moment it was shown that they would be separated you could just tell it wouldn't be super entertaining. I get what they're trying to do with the theme of "helping people" and it's good, but it becomes really tiring when every single episode is about the same. I thought the penultimate episode was awesome, but the season finale itself was underwhelming by comparison.
I love all the new characters though and maybe that's the reason why I feel so positive about the show right now. Dorie is great, June and Charlie grew on me, Sarah and Wendell's antics and Negan-like way of talking are fun to watch. Even Jimbo, the beer man, was a lot of fun even if he didn't get to do that much. The only bad character was that crazy woman of the last couple of episodes, which is sad, because without her the season could have ended on a better and less frustrating note. I get that they're going for a "if crazy Morgan could change, she can too", but there was nothing compelling about that character and the way she was left to turn, only for them to return...... to kill her as a walker.... and to BURY her..... just made me feel silly.
(Also, I read that people were disappointed when they suddenly didn't go to Virginia. I guess there's an "advantage" in being up to date with TWD as of watching this, knowing Morgan never went back? Helps manage expectations - though I didn't really want him to go back)
Overall, I'm happy and looking forward to season 5.