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7/10
More flashbacks...
lillydav1021 May 2018
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More flashbacks, more black and white and more stupid decisions by people on this show. The episode wasn't bad compared to some others in this season until it got to the final moments when Laura (Naomi) appears and John goes to her, for some strange reason Alicia shouts "NO!" And shoots John?! What the hell is shooting either of those two going to solve?! I just burst into laughter and it completely killed a fairly good episode. I just wish the story telling would've been better. Tell us what happened after season 3 first, tell us about the vultures and the stadium and then follow the story on? Or just leave a few surprises to spring on us, but it seems that even the main characters don't actually know what's going on anyways so it wouldn't have spoiled anything by telling the story in normal time rather than flashback and flash forward pattern. Seriously if this season carries on the way it is then I'll finally ditch it for next season. Honestly feel the flashbacks is down to Gimple being involved in the show now but that might mean we won't have that style so much in TWD when season 9 comes around. Morgan needs to do something worthwhile soon as he's just been there to add a link between the two shows so far and hasn't added anything really.

Oh well...let's see what next weeks black and white flash forwards and flashbacks don't tell us.
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7/10
Another great episode
callcooldude21 May 2018
People need to stop moaning about the flashbacks. The two timelines make it more interesting as it adds a mystery element to the show.

There was some great acting in this episode, especially from Jenna Elfman who plays Naomi/Laura. Glad we finally found out more about her past. The last 10 minutes or so were intense and after that cliffhanger, I'm very excited to see the final 2 episodes of the mid-season.
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6/10
Are we there yet?
toxicpilgrim23 May 2018
There are some small moments of character development in this episode, but I feel like most of these flashbacks are just delaying the inevitable. It's frustrating, and kills all of the tension. It may have been more fun to try to piece together what happened from the present than dragging it out.

The 'enemy' this season seems so non-threatening and laid back. I feel like I'm supposed to be angry at them to relate to the protagonists' revenge plot, but I'm mostly frustrated with them for their dawdling.
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6/10
Another Disjointed Episode: Where is Madison?
panagiotis19935 January 2023
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Another disjointed episode sadly. ''A ride for your story''. The post-apocalyptic reporter never stops. They are still doing the whole ''before'' thing and im not a fan of it. Nick is dead like move on already, we don't need to see dozens of flashbacks with him. Madison to Victor: ''Well lucky for you, im not you''. Love this line. John's girlfriend is not really a team player. Zombie make-up is improved this season. The scene with Victor and Madison saving Naomi was too dark, couldn't understand what's going on. Also the dramatic music didn't help to make the scene feel thrilling. Naomi losing her daughter is tragic but that doesn't make me more interested in her character. So the enemy group just left the stadium? Just like that? Not much of an enemy. I find Althea filming everything when everyone is about to kill each other to be ridiculous to be honest. Why did Alicia shoot John? WTH? Will anyone mention where Madison is? Not much of an improvement from the previous episodes. Im sorry. My rating is 6.5/10.
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8/10
bad antagonist but good episode
rfgtdfgvdfg20 November 2023
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4x6 Rating: 8.0/10

Storyline: Edgar, a Vulture, scavenges for supplies in a convenience store. John Dorie and Morgan corner Edgar outside and threaten to shoot him unless he cooperates. John blasts Edgar's finger off when Edgar tries to bolt.

Alicia, Strand, Luciana, and Althea speed toward the Vultures' next meeting spot. Alicia interrogates Al about the SWAT vehicle's firepower, but Al makes it clear that she only records events and will not participate in their fight.

John searches Edgar's pockets and finds a map to the Vultures' next meeting spot. He shows Naomi's gun to Edgar and demands to know what happened to the gun's owner. Edgar insists he joined up with the Vultures after they left the stadium. Morgan tells Edgar to warn the Vultures that some people are planning to ambush them at the meeting spot. Edgar runs off.

BEFORE

Naomi removes glass from Alicia's arm at the stadium infirmary and asks Madison if they're going out again for more supplies. Madison says they have no choice.

Nick, Luciana, and Strand consult the road atlas to find a location that might yield seeds and fertilizer. Luciana asks Strand where he found the car with food. Strand concocts a story and sees Cole glaring at him.

Strand thanks Cole for keeping his escape car a secret. Cole explains that he's merely keeping quiet because he's worried Strand might harm him if he talks.

Madison checks in with Strand and suggests they share some liquor that she found.

Madison and Strand take swigs straight out of the bottle. Strand asks Madison why she saved him after the dam explosion, despite his treachery. Madison explains that she knows Strand is a decent person. They're interrupted by the sound of a car honking.

Viv stands in the way as Naomi tries to leave the stadium in a car. Viv tells Madison that Naomi was trying to run off with one of their cars. Naomi says that she was merely driving to a location that might have seeds and fertilizer. Madison and Strand join her.

Madison, Strand and Naomi pull over at a motel and kill infected in the front office. Madison deduces that the people killed each other over a can of baked beans. Strand finds a stash of snacks.

Over dinner, Naomi explains that she's taking Madison and Strand to an abandoned FEMA shelter. She admits that she had been planning to flee the stadium when Viv caught her but that she had intended to leave them with a map to the FEMA shelter. Strand orders her to hand over the car keys.

Madison wakes up and finds Naomi gone.

Naomi drives to the FEMA shelter after hot-wiring a car. She knocks on the front doors and attracts a herd of infected locked inside.

Madison and Strand look at the FEMA map to catch up with Naomi. Strand admits to Madison that the car with supplies had been his escape car. He warns Madison that some people, such as himself and Naomi, never change.

Naomi enters the FEMA shelter through a side entrance and goes to the pantry. She opens a locked box and retrieves a notebook containing instructions for survival. She also takes a set of keys with "JIC" written on a keychain.

Naomi enters a cafeteria and breaks into tears when she sees kids' drawings on the wall. The herd hears her and migrates from the lobby into the cafeteria. She flees to another room and finds herself surrounded by infected, some of whose faces she recognizes. She climbs to the top of scaffolding and sobs as the herd gathers below her.

Madison and Strand enter the FEMA shelter and spot Naomi on the scaffolding. Naomi tosses them the "JIC" keys and tells them there's a truck outside with supplies. Madison distracts infected while Strand strings up some rope. Naomi shimmies across the rope and escapes with Madison and Strand.

Madison, Strand, and Naomi rest in the lobby. Naomi explains that she and her daughter, Rose, had stayed at the shelter, where a woman named Ellen taught "Just in Case" survival skill classes. Naomi says that she left the shelter to find antibiotics after Rose caught pneumonia. When she returned, Rose had died, turned and infected everyone else.

Naomi takes Madison and Strand to a well-stocked "Just in Case" truck that Ellen had prepared in the event of an emergency. After putting down the reanimated Ellen and removing her body, they prepare to return to the stadium.

Strand assures Naomi that anyone can start over.

Alicia, Nick, and Luciana stride up to Mel as Madison, Strand, and Naomi return to the stadium with plants and fertilizer. Mel and the Vultures vacate the parking lot upon realizing that Madison's group will survive longer than expected. Before he goes, Mel tells Madison that people tend not to see genuinely awful events coming.

Nick surveys the agricultural supplies and predicts it will be enough to feed everyone. Madison stares at the "JIC" key chain.

Cole congratulates Strand on helping accomplish their mission.

Strand tries to talk to Madison, but she ends the conversation in a distracted mood.

Madison asks Alicia to quietly pack some supplies in the "JIC" Land Rover. "Just in case," she says.

NOW

Alicia, Strand, and Luciana wait for the Vultures at their designated meeting spot. They see a van approach.

Morgan and John get out of the van. Alicia's group forces them to their knees. Morgan explains that they warned the Vultures to stay away. A moment later, Mel and his Vultures arrive in their vehicles and face off with Alicia's group. On Mel's walkie, a woman asks where everyone is. A Land Rover pulls up, and Naomi steps out. "Laura," John says and walks toward her. Alicia shoots at Naomi but hits John when steps in the way. He falls to the ground.
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7/10
Just Solid
ZegMaarJus19 May 2020
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Solid episode not good not bad, some zombie action with some dramatic moments and still the question: what happened to Madison?
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6/10
Fear the Walking Dead - Just in Case
Scarecrow-8812 August 2018
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"Just in Case" provides details regarding where Laura / Naomi came from prior to Madison meeting her, including the fate of her daughter. Fertilizer and other items needed to grow crops inside the stadium are located in an abandoned FEMA station, and Laura knows where to find it. Madison and Strand tag along, left behind in the early morning by Laura when staying the night at a roadside inn. Laura locates a notebook with specifics on how to grow crops and keys to a Land Rover (with J.I.C., acronym for Just in Case, a mantra an influence at the FEMA station followed), but an accidental noise brings the dead in pursuit of her, climbing up into a perch seemingly trapped by the surrounding walkers. All of these walkers are those people in the FEMA station she once knew, turned into the dead by her daughter, kept hidden despite having pneumonia while Laura went after medicine (gone three days, she returned, sure enough, with the medicine, finding everyone zombies when her daughter turned and started the virus that ultimately brought down all inside. So the tragedy of what happened to Laura is answered, while the conclusion of the episode (returning to "present day") presents Alicia with a terrible development: Laura was working for the Vultures. As Mel positions his team opposite Alicia, Strand, and Luciana, it doesn't appear this lopsided dispute will end in favor of Madison's remaining family. The caliber of Jenna Elfman's casting elevated this season of "Fear the Walking Dead", as if Lennie James' introduction to the show hadn't already. And then you include film/television success stories like Maggie Grace and Dillahunt, the show had some serious talent available for ongoing plot development in regards to the outside of Madison's stadium story arc. Al encounters Alicia, Nick, Luciana, and Strand during the darkest of their lives, if that could be even possible. What seemed like the potential of hope in the stadium by this episode's end reminds us that this would not have pleasant results, considering Madison needing Alicia to secretly prepare an escape vehicle with just enough supplies...just in case. With her limited family left, guns pointed at the Vultures, as Mel appears more than confidant this will favor his folks, Alicia has nothing left to lose, and yet Laura drives up to put the final dagger in her heart...and when John Dorie tries to protect her, a bullet from Alicia's gun finds its way into his torso instead of Laura's. Also included in the episode is Strand's admittance to Madison that he had prepared his wagon as his own J.I.C. escape and taking Laura to task for her failed escape from the stadium...Strand can't shake why Madison kept him from drowning, acknowledging that her empathy left an indelible mark on him. Laura's guilt driving her to make questionable decisions is a dramatic arc quite well worn on the two Walking Dead series. The foreshadowing throughout the fourth season continues in this episode. Laura's hinted betrayal would certainly conclude that trust is hard to come by in this world of The Walking Dead. Frustratingly shot in the dark during key zombie sequences which give us very little to see clearly.
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7/10
As Naomi's past is revealed through a series of flashbacks, viewers gain insight into her motivations that have shaped her into the resilient survivor she has become
fernandoschiavi18 April 2024
In the past, Madison takes Strand and Naomi on a run for supplies where Strand confides with her about his feelings towards Naomi and how he feels he hasn't changed as he hid supplies in a getaway car for a quick escape if things went bad. Naomi leads them close to a FEMA shelter before going on without them. She is nearly cornered by the dead until she is rescued by the two. Naomi reveals that she was responsible for the shelter falling when she hid her sick daughter while she went to look for antibiotics. She returned to find her daughter turned bit everyone inside. Mel and the Vultures vacate the parking lot upon realizing that Madison's group will survive longer than expected.

John and Morgan come across a member of the Vultures which the corner and soot off his finger. They warn him of Alicia and her group's plan to ambush them. At the meet spot, Alicia and her crew prepare to fight as a van with Mel and his group approach. As the group prepare to face off, Laura, AKA Naomi, arrives and an incensed Alicia shoots at her only to hit John instead.

"Fear the Walking Dead" Season 4, Episode 6, titled "Just in Case," is a tense and suspenseful installment that delves into the complex dynamics of trust, betrayal, and survival in the post-apocalyptic world. The episode follows multiple storylines, each highlighting the lengths to which characters are willing to go to protect themselves and their loved ones.

The episode's primary focus is on the character of Naomi, who finds herself caught between the group at the stadium and the vengeful Martha. As Naomi's past is revealed through a series of flashbacks, viewers gain insight into her motivations and the events that have shaped her into the guarded and resilient survivor she has become.

One of the episode's standout moments is the intense standoff between Naomi and Alicia, where trust is tested, and loyalties are questioned. This scene is a testament to the strong character development and nuanced relationships that "Fear the Walking Dead" has become known for, adding depth and complexity to the narrative.

Thematically, "Just in Case" explores the idea of trust in a world where betrayal can have deadly consequences. The episode also touches on themes of guilt and redemption, as characters grapple with the choices they have made and the impact those choices have had on others.

In conclusion, "Just in Case" is a compelling and thought-provoking episode of "Fear the Walking Dead" that delivers on both suspense and character development. With its tense moments, strong performances, and thematic depth, the episode is a standout installment in an already strong season, further solidifying the series' reputation as a must-watch for fans of the zombie genre.
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4/10
There goes Alicia again
dime-828 May 2018
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Wow, i really hate the role of Alicia and how stupid it is. For the whole season she is after revenge and when they actually arrive they dont start shootin instead wait for them to come out and point guns at them. So there they stand with guns aimed at eachother and i lost the trust in the writers of this show. And to make it worse, she fires at a person without weapon. Well hope Alicia goes away too, tired of stereotypical characters that seem to have no role in the series. And drop the im good or im bad now stories and aimimg at people with guns for no reason at all as soon there is a debate.
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5/10
slipped back to smart people doing stupid things
Rob-O-Cop22 May 2018
This season 4 has been good so far, with the addition of likable new characters (Mostly John Dorie, a refocused Morgan, and Althea, and the others are less annoying), but this episode slipped back into 'smart people doing stupid things'. The whole stand off at the end with standing in the open with guns randomly pointed was just plain stupid. who wins in that situation? Why would these experienced fighters stage such death trap acting like guns aren't particularly dangers. Answer, they wouldn't. John's stand off for information at the beginning where the guy loses a finger. Why? Why would the guy do anything like making a dumb move for his gun when they've made it absolutely clear John is a whizz with his guns, and the guy could just lie? Answer, he wouldn't. John copping a bullet for no reason, stupid again. Naomi's up to something but they didn't really explain that very well.... which is unlike American tv to under explain something, aiming for its average audience IQ age of 8 years old. Just bad story telling or have they got something up their sleeve? We had 5 episodes of the characters NOT doing too stupid things, and the last 2 written by Alex Delyle, and Anna Fishko being particularly good, but this one feels like a let down, helmed by Richard Naing. Hopefully this isn't the sign-post for a revert to the old ways. In case the show runners haven't been reading our comments and reviews NONE of their audience likes being treated like they're stupid and part of that is not getting your characters to do stupid stuff no one would do. Suspension of disbelief is meant for something else, not excusing unbelievable plot points basd on stupidity.
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4/10
I'm done
sanchezghp21 May 2018
Same storylines over and over again ("am I a bad person? no you aren't... Yes, this is who I am" ... "No, it's in the past" . "But you don't undestand, I'm bad" Etc). It is like the writers abandoned any interest in developing the characters (beyond stereotypes). Except Madison, they're stuck in their own flaws and lack of logic (what the heck, Alicia????? ).

4 stars only due to the acting (Naomi especially)
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1/10
From bad to worse
davethehero-7708013 October 2018
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Charlie ... why isn't she dead!!!! I don't care if she is a kid, not only did she kill Nick but it seems she's the reason for thier current predicament, so why the hesitation when you have that person in your sights, for christ sake, do the realistic thing and shoot her.

And Morgan, what a tw#$ ... I would have shot him the moment he opened his mouth, what is it with all this peace b#$l$#?t ?

Series 4, for me, has so far, been crap, the back and forth between past and present is really getting on my tits ... whats wrong with just starting a story at the beginning and following it through to the end, at least that way you can follow the story and see the characters grow, instead we get a confusing montage and the characters doing increasingly stupid and unbelivable things.

When I watch a series and a main character dies, you want to be left thinking ... no, why them, why did they have to die.

Unfortunately, so far, I haven't.....
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1/10
After 5 decent episodes, Our dear old friend Morgan destroys another show with GIVE PEACE A CHANCE, Soap Opera Nonsense. Kill Morg Already!!!!!
Bababooe21 May 2018
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Morg sucks. What is he John Lennon, Imagine, Give peace a chance, I lose people then I lose myself? Here's some advice, jump off a cliff and be done with you. Get lost.

After suffering through The Walking Soap Opera with Rick the Dick and the rest, with cartoon characters, impractical contrived stories setup and payoff, characters acting out of character, Kill no Kill, Rick Morgan Carol, CORAL and the rest, last season was final for me. I thought I'd give FTWD another chance. My view of the first few episodes with FTWD were boredom. But I found the new season of FTWD a fresh start with cool characters, stories and zombies. This season felt good. Until tonight.

We have Morg/Kill No Kill, now infecting John Dorie. What a loser. They let the one guy go and tell him there's an ambush waiting for them. Who does this? Is Morgan insane? So at the end our heroes just wait for the villains to drive up. Stupid. 4 or 5 guns against a hundred, face to face. Stupid. And Laura/Naomi I guess was with the villains all along. Wow! More contrivance. More The Walking Soap Opera.

Other stupidity, Victor and Naomi bonding over bailout plan. And Madison also sets up a bailout plan.

I hate soap operas. I want cool stories. Practical stories. Up till tonight the stories were cool.

Kill Morgan. Remember in TWD when Rick and Morg gave their manly word to the Savior prisoners, and then butchered them. Yeah, that Morgan. The hippy stick flower power Morgan. The Kill no Kill Morgan. The character that should have only been in one episode Morgan. How stupid do the writers of these shows think the viewers are to buy into this Morgan crap. Hey look kids, it's Morgan, he's cool, he can wield a stick. Morgan is not cool. Morgan is a psychiatrist's nightmare.

So, what are the writers trying to do? Will he survive to see his "New Friends" all die until he is pushed to, Wait for it, kill again? Yeah, I think so. There's kill. There's no kill. There's run away. There's get killed. Morg had the first 3. Let's see him kill again before getting killed.

One more thing. What's the deal with the villains, Vultures? They waited outside the baseball stadium to starve out our heroes. To do what with it. There was no food left. They camp out in the parking lot hanging out in the latest fashion, BBQing, like they're about to check out Grateful Dead concert. Just hanging out. What's their plan? No clue!

Full disclosure. I have no problem with peace in the real world. But in the Zombie Apocalypse, there is no peace. And I have no problem with John Lennon.
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5/10
Incongruous and unsatisfying
jrarichards6 January 2019
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After the minor triumph that was "Laura", we really crashed down with this one, in which - suddenly - the mix of sepia and colour and the shuttling back and forth in time start to look more annoying and confusing than intriguing, while the sudden (if perhaps renewed) determination of pretty much every character to conceal info from others and act in a more hostile and irrational way than we anticipate "breaks the spell" of a run of good fourth-season episodes we have been enjoying. Since an ultimate consequence of the weird behaviour in the context of what is presented in the timeline as "now" is (at least apparently) for one key "good-side" character to kill another, a feeling of desolation proves hard for the viewer to quell. Since the seemingly-defunct character is none other than Garret Dillahunt's John Dorie - the best FTWD "find" in a many a long month - our disappointment is as nothing compared with what the makers have achieved by - seemingly - bumping off their best character so soon into the series.

I don't know - honestly - what happens from here on in. Hence I - perhaps rightly in an individual-episode review - offer no wider context with the benefit of hindsight. But watched and reported on "as it goes", this episode mostly looked like a bit of a frustrating, muddled mistake...
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