7. 2 x 01. Going Galt with zombies.

Fear the Walking Dead: A Podcast
Fear the Walking Dead 2x01. "Monster"
Podcast episode 07.  Going Galt with zombies.

    Stephen Payne and Bruce Magee discuss the beginning of the new season, which gets off the a fast start with our characters abandoning the land to try their luck on Strand's yacht.

Quinn couldn't join us today, so it's just Stephen and Bruce. This episode starts off well, with the bombing of Los Angeles driving zombies to the beach and forcing our group to flee on the yacht. For much of the episode, the yacht seems like a somewhat safer option, but it becomes clear that dangers are as powerful on the sea as on the land. Something needs to drive the crew back to land just to keep the show interesting. It wouldn't be very interesting television if the crew spent the apocalypse riding around the ocean watching Gilligan's Island reruns. We discuss the role of Strand as the current leader of the group. As a member of the 1%, he's been preparing for some kind of catastrophe. He makes it clear that it's his boat, his rules. We discuss the way that this week's episode treats the presence of the monsters as an opportunity to go Galt, i.e., for the 1% to leave civilization for their own paradise. Of course, in this brave new world without government or a legal system, Strand's ownership of the yacht only lasts until someone with a gun disagrees.  We also talk about the development of other characters, especially how Travis has moved from being the "mayor" of his subdivision last season to being focused on the survival of his family this season. The group has already started making the transformation that has taken place to the people in The Walking Dead as they figure out how to survive in this new world.