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This isn’t just Madison trying to have it both ways Fear wants to indulge in absolutes even as it wallows in the muck of gray morality. This didn’t ring true for me, either, Madison side-stepping why some people merit saving, while others, like Mel, don’t. Why that is, either no one’s saying, or no one really knows, including Madison herself. Then again, Strand isn’t a paragon of virtue, either, and yet he’s passed Madison’s murky morality test more than once. They’re scavengers, as their group’s name suggests. Given the reality of the Clarks’ situation, though, being betrayed, bullied and threatened by the Vultures, why risk the safety of the entire stadium to save one man who only a few days ago was banking on their demise? Mel and Charlie are not good people. And Nick is right when he tells Madison point-blank, “We can’t just keep doing this.” But this is cut-and-paste heroism, in which ostensibly good people go through the motions of acting in the interest of the greater good. The impulse to save a human life- any human life-is understandable, yes. The episode goes to great lengths to tell us why Nick and Alicia are willing to jeopardize their safety to rescue Mel. A young child begging for help should tug at the heartstrings, but here, Charlie’s pleas to help Mel rang false for me. The next moment, people are tearing down these same barriers to allow Nick and Alicia to go on a fool’s errand. One moment the stadium crew is fortifying the perimeter as a bulwark against an incoming zombie horde. Other than these quiet moments, “Wrong Side” is a bit all over the place. I also appreciated that Naomi discovered the tin filled with Scrabble tiles-a hurried declaration of love, scrambled now. I enjoyed the quick snippets of “Laura” in which we see John and Naomi indulging in simple pleasures. To be honest, my favorite moments of “Wrong Side” both involved him-which is saying something since he barely had any screen time. Just don’t beat around the bush about it. So if John Dorie’s death propels the story forward, so be it-he dies. In season six of TWD, for example, the fate of key characters was so drawn out that it tried the patience of even the stalwart fans, myself included. Gimple (who is now an executive producer on Fear The Walking Dead) has a penchant for teasing out cliffhangers. I say hopefully, because former The Walking Dead showrunner Scott M. Will he live? Will he die? Hopefully we’ll find out in next week’s midseason finale. “The Wrong Side of Where You Are Now” essentially starts the way it begins, with an injured John Dorie’s fate hanging in the balance. This Fear The Walking Dead review contains spoilers.