Fear The Walking Dead, SROTW: Believe In People, Believe In Yourself

Fear the Walking Dead season 7 episode 13

You need to believe in the people you are with. 

Much of this week’s episode focused on Dwight and Sherry and the complexities of their relationship, especially ones that have emerged since the warhead went off. As the pair attempted to escape Wes and the rangers while trying to keep baby Mo away from them, Sherry revealed that the war (and Morgan’s group’s numerical and logistical disadvantage in that war) had left her worried, which was causing friction between them.

Her concern? With prospects of victory looking grim, Dwight may decide throwing in with Strand would be the best chance of saving them and possibly leading him to morph back into the man he was while serving as Negan’s right-hand man back in Virginia.

When Dwight was finally able to wrench a confession out of Sherry, they were confronted by Wes and his underlings, wherein Dwight pretended to be so disappointed in Sherry’s lack of faith in him that he considered surrendering. He was, again, pretending, but the sentiments he expressed in a real-world situation could be how someone in your group would react to such a show of doubt.

The people in your group in a zombie apocalypse are one of, if not the, best lines of defense you have. Each of you serves as extra eyes for the other, and your shared survival relies on your ability to trust one another. But, if you turn around and tell them, especially after you’ve been together for a while, that you don’t believe in them, you’re treating them no differently than a stranger.

This week’s episode showed that until Dwight sprung his trap and took out Wes’ guards, Sherry actually believed he would hand Mo over. You have to have more faith in the people in your group than that. If you lead them to believe that you don’t have faith in them, how long will it be before they question why you’re even together in the first place?