Fear The Walking Dead 408: Best fan reactions to the midseason finale
By Sonya Iryna
Fear The Walking Dead’s midseason finale was intense and it was the swan song for one of the original characters. Here’s how fans reacted to that shocking death.
Fear The Walking Dead’s first half of season 4 proved that the show could deliver the kind of engaging stories and character development that fans have been wanting. The first eight episodes of season 4 introduced new characters and shuffled two main characters off this mortal coil in a soft reboot.
Original character Nick Clark died in the first half of the season because actor Frank Dillane wanted to leave the show. But the midseason finale, ‘No One’s Gone’ killed off another original character. Madison Clark, the series lead for seasons 1-3, died sacrificing herself so that her kids could have a chance to live.
The reveal of her death explained a lot about why Alicia, Nick, Luciana and Strand were traveling alone. And it explains why Nick was so set on killing Ennis from The Vultures. Even though Madison’s death looked like it was going to be a sure thing fans were still hopeful at the beginning of the episode that she might have made it out alive.
But at the end of the episode it was shown that Madison went down fighting for her kids like the fierce Mama Bear she was. And of course fans had a lot of feelings about it. Here are some of the best reactions to the Fear The Walking Dead midseason finale and the swan song for our heroine, Madison Clark:
No one stirs up such deep emotions and tears in me like @DebnamCarey. God, what a performance. #FearTWD
— Space is eternally shipping Imodna (@littlespaceheda) June 11, 2018
Charlie be like:#FearTWD pic.twitter.com/HH8UQpa9ng
— The Walking Dead World (@TWalkingDWorld) June 11, 2018
Alicia Clark watching the people she loves die #FearTWD pic.twitter.com/TcjcKvunwz
— han (@alyciasgoid) June 11, 2018
THEY DIDN'T SHOW HER ACTUAL DEATH SO MAYBE SHE'LL PULL A GLEN!!!! #FearTWD pic.twitter.com/QfQOxN1zv4
— ᑭEᗩᑕᕼY (@lesbipeachy) June 11, 2018
Alicia is a Beast!! Don't F with Alicia #FearTWD
— YvetteS84 (@yvetteDC84) June 11, 2018
MADISON CLARK IS A HERO #FearTWD pic.twitter.com/COjgdoN4OV
— han (@alyciasgoid) June 11, 2018
https://twitter.com/writtenbysara/status/1005986063016316929
Wow, @FearTWD! That took serious cojones. Mad respect for that choice, however sad it was. Major upside: There's no actor today who deserves to topline a series more than @DebnamCarey. This is gonna be awesome. Can't wait for August. #FearTWD
— James Kerwin (@JamesKerwin) June 11, 2018
Wait WHAT...#feartwd pic.twitter.com/fsOZ29yLhl
— #StrawHatNerd (Ant) (@Strawhatnerdant) June 11, 2018
And love lives...#FearTWD midseason finale
— 𝕱𝖊𝖗𝖓𝖆𝖓𝖉𝖆 (@NeedMoreDaryl) June 11, 2018
“...cause if you are alive... this whole world feels alive...!”@garretdillahunt @JennaElfman pic.twitter.com/xy1cZx03vL
The look of pure hatred on Alicia's face says it all. Do not cross this woman. #FearTWD
— Sarabeth Pollock (@SarabethPollock) June 11, 2018
https://twitter.com/Marisol_16/status/1005988226941808641
https://twitter.com/Melusine78/status/1005995382038556672
The Los Angeles 2.#FearTWD pic.twitter.com/FsJSDl1bnp
— The Walking Dead World (@TWalkingDWorld) June 11, 2018
And a tribute to the OG herself, Madison Clark.
MASSIVE round of applause for Kim Dickens (@KimDickens) for her portrayal of Madison Clark from S1E1 to S4E8 of #FearTWD! pic.twitter.com/CKLwTi2uKA
— The Walking Dead World (@TWalkingDWorld) June 11, 2018
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Love her or hate her she carried the first 3 seasons of Fear The Walking Dead on her shoulders and kept her family safe. And Kim Dickens proved that women can carry a niche genre show as a lead. No one is safe in The Walking Dead world but it never gets easier to lose an original. RIP Madison Clark. And thank you Kim Dickens for carving a path forward for women in genre TV.