5 things Fear the Walking Dead is getting right
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Fear the Walking Dead isn’t afraid to kill a main character.
There is just something about a show that is willing to kill a main character, that makes us want to keep tuning in week after week to see what — or who — is next. Sure, TWD has killed off its fair share of characters, that, were we forced to put them in order of importance, could be considered central to the plot.
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However, the problem with adapting a popular comic to television means that when a main character is about to die, everyone knows it way beforehand. This was the case when, in season 7, Glenn was killed by Negan.
So, when Travis (Cliff Curtis) was killed in the premiere of season 3, we were very shocked, as he was a main character that was supposed to survive, not take a random bullet to the neck. Travis was one of our favorite characters on the show, as he was a loyal family man, willing to do just about anything to ensure his family was safe.
Travis was a good guy, but he wasn’t acclimating to the new reality of a zombie apocalypse. While yes, he was a strong and more than capable character, he never had that little extra something that makes a character like Madison so important in the world of FTWD.
Fear the Walking Dead is hitting its stride, in season 3, which is extremely important in today’s television market. Shows get canceled all the time for not pulling in enough viewers, and often, it’s the showrunners who are to blame, as they refuse to keep their story fresh, keeping their targeted audience on the edge of their seats.
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AMC and Dave Erickson seem to have found their footing with FTWD, and even though Erickson won’t be a part of the show after this season, we hope to see the next showrunner keep this story the way it is — constantly changing and keeping us on our toes.