While Madison struggles to keep Nick from a crippling withdrawal, Travis ventures out to find his son before the city of Los Angeles falls.

Fear the Walking Dead’s second episode keeps the slow burn established in the first episode. Unlike films where the meltdown of society happens quickly, this is a long form series, so is taking its time. That’s likely to anger some folks who come for zombies. Instead we get a look at how society falls apart in this sort of situation and how a family might actually deal with it.

The first 40 minutes are a slow build, finally getting us to our first real attack that affects our main characters. This is the beginning of it all, so there’s a learning curve that makes it all rather blunt and not graceful at all.

The episode also has society breaking down a bit, with protests over the police killing individuals. With that, we get shades of protests going on today such as Black Lives Matter, and with the breakdown we also have an echo of Katrina which happened a decade ago. Sci-fi/horror does what it does best, making commentary on today’s society.

We also get introduced to a few more characters, who we know through casting announcements, will be playing roles that’ll last for a bit. And seeing what folks are willing to do, especially parents for their kids, is going to be interesting.

As a whole, the episode keeps up the excellent start of the debut episode. Much like The Walking Dead, this isn’t about zombies. Fear the Walking Dead is about the crumbling of society. Though it looks like it’s dipping into some tropes, it’s still has me interested in seeing what comes next.

Overall Rating: 8