Frank Dillane as Nick Clark, Dayton Callie as Jeremiah Otto – Fear the Walking Dead _ Season 3, Episode 6 – Photo Credit: Richard Foreman, Jr/AMC /
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Nick learning how to shoot a gun. Up to this point, Nick has been able to get by using the camouflage of the dead and his own sneakiness to move undetected. Now, he knows a fight may be coming, and it’s best for him to be prepared.
Gretchen Trimbol speaking openly. Yes, she’s a drug user and is misleading a lot of people by using the cover of ‘Bible study’ but he’s one of the most open people at Broke Jaw Ranch and hearing her talk to Madison about the current situation opened a dialogue that hadn’t yet been explored.
People wanting to leave the ranch. Even after 7 season of The Walking Dead, it is interesting to see people willingly leave a situation because they are scared of what is coming. That is something that isn’t explored much in the original series and it’s nice to see the smaller characters have their stories explored.
Madison’s analysis. Troy was opening up to Madison in the cellar. Considering how unstable and fearful he was of the Clark family in the past, it’s impressive for her to use her counseling skills to bring him back to sanity and maybe even motivate him rally the troops at the ranch.
Using fear to keep people in line. For Madison to give her speech about the power of numbers and community to keep everyone together to fight for survival was exactly what the ranch needed to get everyone on the same page. Using losses to strengthen a community is a hard thing to do, but Madison is looking like a real leader.
