Fear The Walking Dead borrowed from the comic books
By Adam Carlson
Fans who love The Walking Dead’s comic book series may have seen a scene from Fear The Walking Dead this week that was very familiar to an upcoming story.
The world of The Walking Dead is a big one. Between the hit AMC television show and the long-running comic book series, it can be difficult to figure out unique ways to show the zombie apocalypse in different ways.
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Sometimes, things from Fear The Walking Dead seem to border on borrowing things from the comic book or its parent show, but there was a scene from the companion series during episode 205 titled “Captive” that could make The Walking Dead change an upcoming storyline from the comic book series when it comes time to be played out on the AMC show.
The scene in question involved a trade between the survivors on board Abigail and a group of pirates who took Alicia and Travis captive. When getting ready for the trade, Chris got a bit angry at their captive and killed him, leaving them with a walker to use in a trade.
Here is that scene as hosted by AMC on YouTube.com:
This scene seems to be inspired from The Walking Dead‘s comic book series where a similar kind of handoff is taking place. During this story, Negan takes Holly captive from Alexandria and returns her to Rick.
However, everything isn’t as it seemed, as underneath the bag on Holly’s head, she was a walker. That fact caught Denise by surprise, as the zombified Holly bites Denise in the arm.
Now, the big question remains is whether or not The Walking Dead will be using this scene in an upcoming episode now that it has been used in both the comic book series and Fear The Walking Dead. Using it again could make it seem redundant, but it is a powerful scene that helps establish just how much Negan loves to play with the people of Alexandria.
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What do you think? Does this kind of scene on Fear The Walking Dead make it so a similar story can’t be used on The Walking Dead? Or do you think that it can still be used in a powerful way on the AMC drama that it can still feel powerful and unique? Let us know in the comments below.