Season 3 – Fear the Walking Dead

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Charlie V. @cvonpeterffy 01/12/2025 Season Review and Exact Rating: 8.8/10 Season 3 of Fear the Walking Dead is this series’ best and one of The Walking Dead Universe’s high points as well. With upgrades in production value thanks to this season’s Lionsgate associations, showrunner Dave Erickson’s last season is his strongest because he finally ups the ante through stolid character work in pressing times. While “This Land Is Your Land” feels ineffable (suffocation in a bunker when a door could’ve been opened isn’t believable! Alicia’s development is pertinent though), every outing of its 16-episode run dissects the evolving Clark family dynamics in the face of a new frenemy threat on the Otto ranch. Things move at an intentionally breakneck and slow down seamlessly when character study is necessary; Salazar’s outstanding stand-alone episode in “100” demonstrates that with depressing metaphors and symbolic growth for the dysfunctional man. The entire show is metaphorically charged, demonstrating how people go from law abiding citizens to racism’s, psychopaths, and iron-fisted rulers through Fear’s dysfunctional family’s experience that builds up to a calamitous season (and original vision) finale. The Clark family does their destructive magic by unintentionally unraveling past wounds, especially as the Blackhawk Indigenous tribe led by the vengeful Qalataqa Walker (Michael Greyeyes), and showrunner Dave Erickson fully leans into everyone’s evils. Madison (Kim Dickens) finally becomes clearly a building villain, especially as she manipulates the Otto Ranch’s leader Jeremiah Otto (Dayton Callie) and Nick (Frank Dillane) becomes terrified of her actions in “Sleigh Ride”; Nick rediscovers his self-destructive streak through a troublesome friendship with Jeremiah’s psychotic son Troy Otto (Daniel Sharman); Alicia (Alycia Debnam-Carey) manipulates the ranch’s only hope in Jeremiah’s oldest and purest, Jake (Sam Underwood); Strand (Colman Domingo) is punished for attempting to con the nearby, over-the-border dam run by apocalyptic businessmen, and Salazar (Rubén Blades) returns after a half-season’s absence to ruthlessly climb the dam’s shark-infested power structure. On top of impeccable action and non-stop tension, this firmly character anchored season delivers some of the franchise’s most exciting storytelling with layered themes. It’s truly a shame that Dave Erickson couldn’t or didn’t continue his original 5ish season plan, but season 3 will always be a fierce highlight. See more T'challa T @RT61016287 05/16/2024 Season 3 is the best season so far. See more Nick S @NickSpecter 02/26/2024 Good season with some very interesting perspectives and plots. At times a bit low-budget-y and poorly written, but overall, I appreciate it as a good part of TWD universe. Apparently this is the last good season. I am looking forward to finding out. See more Gorptholemew T @RT35369717 02/16/2024 🍅 7.0/10 Let’s count how many times they had to kill Troy but they didn’t just up until i started liking him. The first part of this season 👍👍👍 lovely the second half still good but not as good as part 1. I finally feel like the characters have gained my respect I’m now in a rhythm. So season is good but there is still stuff I don’t fully like especially the weird lil biker buddies towards the end they are just feel like they’re there for some conflict towards the end because they needed something. But damn the stadium is so cool I love the concept of it and it’s done well so props 👏 grade B+ See more Zack F @RT86648605 08/07/2023 fear the walking dead season 3 cant get enough of the walking dead universe See more Lexi E @LexiEve93 08/03/2023 Will never forgive how they ruined Mrgan as a character. Horrible spin off. The decline of TWD is the biggest failure on television I've ever seen! See more Read all reviews

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