The case for Fear the Walking Dead to release the entire season all at once

Fear the Walking Dead season 4’s series of bottle episodes help build the case for the whole season to be released at the same time.

Fear the Walking Dead is approaching the end of season 4 and the group is slowly starting to get back together after being separated by the hurricane that ripped apart the landscape. The second half of season 4 has been a series of bottle episodes that have shown what happened to the members of the group after being split apart, and this story structure supports the argument in favor of releasing future seasons at once.

We’ve talked before about whether it would be better to release an entire season of The Walking Dead at once, or whether the weekly waiting game helps build suspense. Fans were divided in their responses. But that might be different for The Walking Dead’s companion show.

Fear the Walking Dead has taken a bold new path this season and it is as divisive among fans as can be expected. Some love it, others don’t. One of the chief complaints I’ve noticed in my non-scientific glance at the comments is that it has been a chain of quasi-bottle episodes since the mid-season premiere. I’m in the group that has been enjoying the new season, but I totally understand why the format might be less enjoyable for other fans as we follow with one or two characters each week instead of the whole group. For that reason, I think this season of Fear the Walking Dead makes a strong argument for being released at once.

The big benefit to binge watching is that you can start and stop a series as you please. You can burn through an entire season at your own speed, which allows you to stay connected with the story and helps to build an instant sense of suspense. Without the gaps between episodes, the bottle episodes knit together seamlessly and make the show seem more like a movie. Instead of going weeks without seeing our friends, it would only be a matter of hours. (If you watch all at once or several episodes strung together)

While there are no plans to release The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead all at once, the ever-changing landscape of television suggests that it could be possible in the future, especially if AMC wanted to promote its premium streaming service, AMC Premiere.

For the fans who have been watching Fear the Walking Dead season 4, would you have preferred to see this whole season at once, or does the weekly format still work for you? Let us know in the comments!