Fear The Walking Dead Recap: ‘So Close, Yet So Far’

Season 1/ Episode 2/ AMC The episode starts with us watching Arty, the high school principal, walking through the now evacuated building and Alicia going to visit Matt. She walks in to see signs of a struggle and a sick Matt. Back at the Los Angeles River, Maddie, Travis and Nick speed off from where they saw Calvin’s zombified body. They call family members to make sure everyone is okay and talk about abandoning the city to escape to the desert. The family comes to Matt’s home to convince Alicia to get away from him now that he’s showing illness. After further inspection, Travis finds a bite on Matt’s chest. After some convincing, Alicia finally leaves Matt’s bedside after telling him she loves him. When they get back to the home, Nick asks Maddie if they’re going to ask Calvin’s mother about what happened to him. Nick goes on to comment on how everyone seems to be oblivious as to what’s going on around them. Maddie then lets him know that he did what he had to do by running over Calvin. He warns her that they’re about to “step into a world of shit.”

Travis decides to go and look for his son and ex-wife because they haven’t been answering his calls and tells Maddie to go on without him if he takes too long. On the way, he calls Liza to warn her that something’s going on and to have Chris hurry home. She doesn’t take it seriously and tells him they’ll talk next week and to stop changing the terms of their shared custody agreement. While trying to avoid traffic, he pulls into…