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Fear the Walking Dead – Season 1, Episode 2 So Close, Yet So Far

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Madison tries to keep Nick from withdrawal; Travis sets out to locate his son before Los Angeles falls.
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Fear the Walking Dead — Season 1, Episode 2

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"So Close, Yet So Far" maintains the slow-burn build of the FTWD pilot, earning its moments of gripping tension with zombie attacks and dynamic dysfunctional family drama.

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Kim Dickens

Madison

Cliff Curtis

Travis

Frank Dillane

Nick

Alycia Debnam-Carey

Alicia

Elizabeth Rodriguez

Liza

Mercedes Mason

Ofelia
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Paul Vigna Wall Street Journal 08/31/2015
The episode is good, and builds on the sense of dread established in the premiere, and dread is the exact right word. Go to Full Review Matthew Chernov Variety 08/31/2015
Sunday's second episode of Fear the Walking Dead turned up the heat considerably. The result was a tension-filled hour of television that improved on last week's debut in every way. Go to Full Review Emily St. James Vox 08/31/2015
The episode has its bigger sequences - especially a protest against police treatment of a homeless man (who was, presumably, a turned zombie) - but it's mostly a very quiet episode about people realizing the world is going to hell all around them. Go to Full Review Randy Dankievitch TV Over Mind 03/06/2020
"So Close, Yet So Far", while being a much stronger, more direct episode than the pilot, still hasn't done a whole lot... to establish itself as something different than the show whose shadow it lives in. Go to Full Review Alex Mullane Digital Spy 11/18/2015
It feels like a statement: these are our characters, this is their situation; let's see how they do. Based on the first two episodes, whatever happens, it'll be an exhilarating experience. Go to Full Review Jeffrey Lyles Lyles' Movie Files 09/05/2015
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After last week's outstanding start, the second episode was a bit of a letdown thanks to questionable character logic just to move the story along. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Madison tries to keep Nick from withdrawal; Travis sets out to locate his son before Los Angeles falls.
Executive Producer
Robert Kirkman, Dave Erickson
Network
AMC
Rating
TV-14 (L|V)
Genre
Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date
Aug 30, 2015
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