Fear The Walking Dead, spin-off and prequel to The Walking Dead, aired its fourth season in two parts: the first eight episodes starting in April 2018 and the second eight in August of that year. It's this season that marked the much-anticipated crossover between the two shows as Morgan decided to leave his group on The Walking Dead and travel to a new location to clear his head. And who should he meet but the folks from Fear the Walking Dead.
The season employed an interesting strategy with a time jump forward a few years interspersed with flashbacks to reveal the events that got them to where they were. But how did each of the 16 episodes of the show rank? Here's a look.
"…I Lose Myself" (Episode 16) – 6.4
In the final episode of the season, Morgan is at the center as he tries to figure out what to do in the face of being deemed a leader once again and having to make tough decisions to help his friends.
He ends up leaving Martha for dead, after almost strangling her to death in anger, and leads the group to Clayton's supply factory where they decide to continue his work and dedicate themselves to helping others.
"The Wrong Side of Where You Are Now" (Episode 7) – 6.7
Viewers were at the edges of their seats to see what happened to John Dorie, if the crew could take down the Vultures, and to figure out what Naomi was doing with them in the first place.
This episode saw things come to a head as the Vultures surrounded Madison with charred walkers and gasoline waiting to burst into blames around the stadium.
"People Like Us" (Episode 9) – 6.7
A storm hit the town where the group was staying and they were forced to fight the elements. Morgan discovered Strand drowning his sorrows in alcohol and Luciana playing vinyl records on repeat while in a sort of trance.
The "Take what you need, leave what you don't" boxes are revealed in this episode as well.
"Weak" (Episode 12) – 6.7
Al remained violently ill as the crew came across the SWAT truck and Martha. While a man named Quinn thought he was going to receive help, he ended up meeting Martha, who killed him and lovingly told his reanimated body that he wouldn't be weak anymore.
This is when viewers learned that Martha thought she was helping people by preventing the weak from being as such and giving them eternal life.
"The Code" (Episode 11) – 7.0
Truckers Wendell and Sarah were introduced along with beer maker Jim. But at the heart of this episode was the reveal of the woman at the truck stop who was seemingly a good person but clearly had something up her sleeve.
Martha revealed herself with a zombified Purvis as an evil and seemingly insane woman who would undoubtedly mean trouble for Morgan and the others.
"No One's Gone" (Episode 8) – 7.2
As the episode that marked the emotional death of Madison, who sacrificed her life for her children, viewers also saw how she met Althea on her journey before reuniting with her family. And Alicia found the tape and finally saw it.
The timeline flipped back and forth between present-day and the past, ending with the group in present-day eating ramen by the fire as they revealed what happened to Madison.
"Close Your Eyes" (Episode 10) – 7.2
As the storm got worse, Alicia had to find a safe place to wait it out. In doing so, she accidentally discovered Charlie, the young girl who killed her brother, and was forced to come to with the fact that Charlie was just protecting her own, just as Alicia would have done.
The two make amends, so to speak, as they realized they needed Alicia to forgive Charlie in order for them both to move on, and survive.
"MM 54" (Episode 14) – 7.2
Viewers finally saw Martha's backstory through flashbacks, and how she and her husband got into an accident right at the beginning of the apocalypse. While Martha begged and cried for help at the side of the road, no one would stop.
It's his death that ultimately drove her insane and put her on a mission to take anyone down who asked for help like she once did.
"Buried" (Episode 4) – 7.4
The group dealt with the aftermath of Nick's death and grieved his loss. And flashbacks showed the Vultures setting up camp outside of the stadium, trying to intimidate Madison and force them out so they could take over the property.
One of the most exciting scenes in the episode was Alicia and Naomi's run to the water park where they got stuck on a water slide, trying to dodge zombies.
"Just in Case" (Episode 6) – 7.4
Naomi took Madison and Strand to the FEMA shelter where she was before and they learned about her true story.
It's an episode that shows just how amazing John Dorie's trick-shot skills were as he shoots off Edgar's finger.