Fear The Walking Dead, Survival Rule Of The Week: Things Aren’t What They Seem

4) You’re Not As Alone As You Might Think.

There was a nice little surprise waiting for Alicia as this week’s Fear concluded: As she prepared to blow away Teddy and Dakota and tell Strand what The Beginners were planning, Riley and a cadre of enforcers swarmed in, ensuring she couldn’t really do either. They didn’t just roll up in a car at the last minute, having hauled ass all the way from Dallas; they’d been hanging out on the sidelines, just coming out of the woods when the time was right.

A zombie apocalypse, being an apocalypse, will, oftentimes, seem like a very solitary existence. You may go weeks, maybe even months, without seeing people once that entire time, but just because you don’t see people around you doesn’t mean they aren’t there.

Over time (And, maybe, not even a long time), survivors in the apocalypse will learn that being out in the open is a bad idea, either because they’ve been mugged or ambushed enough times to learn or because they see the value in those tactics, and decide it’s better to give than to receive. Once people learn this fact, the world will start looking like a ghost town, as more and more people hide out in the wilderness or the shadows. Even though you may not see them, chances are, they will be out there.

And, you need to prepare for that. You need to realize that when you’re wandering around in a zombie apocalypse, you’re probably not alone. You need to learn to watch out for people skulking around you and maybe, learn to be good at “skulking” yourself. The better you can get at camouflaging yourself, at traversing through the wilderness, at stealth, the better off you’re going to be.

Similarly, when dealing with hostiles, you also need to assume that the ones you’re most immediately dealing with probably have some cronies backing them up somewhere, and be ready to deal with them, too…preferably, before they even know you’re there.