The National Guard’s plan for the neighborhood is revealed; Travis and Madison make a difficult decision.

Fear the Walking Dead’s fifth episode dives deep into the military take over of the area and their battle against the undead. We learn a bit more as to what’s happening with the people black bagged by the military. What is “Cobalt”?

But, how everyone reacts to the military is a bigger thing. Travis, Madison, Daniel, and Ofelia, all of their reactions. Daniel, and what he’s willing to do to get his wife back, that’s the most amazing of them all. This leads Daniel to open up about his past life, and what he experienced. We suspected that he saw some crazy stuff, but…. yeah, he’s broken.

And I think that’s the point of this episode. What will this situation do on the average individual? We see Daniel breaking down, soldiers having issues, Chris and Alicia having a meltdown. The episode emphasizes what this will do to people, and the pressure of what’s happening is getting to them.

With one episode left, there’s lots happening!

Overall Rating: 8.5