Previously on Fear The Walking Dead: our merry band of seaborne survivors were heading to Victor Strand’s Baha compound south of the border – but not bein/with regard to’concerning’regarding e Strand made himself into Mr Unpopular by cutting the line of a new boat of survivors.###The pre-credits sequence, lasting a rosy’remarkable’fabulous’terrific’preeminent five minutes long, sees Nick (Frank Dillane) wash up on a beach at night, encountering a desered survivor camp and neatly dispatching a lone cover’budge er. (The episode is never quite eliminate’remove of the circumstances leading up to Nick’s beach landing, but it’s sort of hinted at in the previous episode, in a conversation between him and Strand.)###We acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure a nice repeat of the Carrie-esque moment from the previous episode when Nick cakes himself in zombie guts to cover’budge among zombies safely. But having set up a memorably wicked’dreadful’undesirable’adverse’vile ass visual motif, the reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue isn’t really sure what to do with it, and Nick subsequently scores no kills, instead happening upon Luis (Arturo Del Puerto), who insists to our disappointment that he hose himself down. (Compare this to the main Walking Dead reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue , which saw Michonne utilise the same zombie-guts-armour trick, but to a far more satisfying end).###Kevin & Perry impersonator Chris (Lorenzo Henrie) tries a bit of romantic posturing early in this episode with Ofelia (Mercedes Mason), which if nothing else gives the sorely under-utilised Ofelia some screentime. But it’s inevitably short lived when a band of bandits board the boat, posing as survivors in need. This new lot seem remarkably ready to dish out a brutal new in/with regard to’concerning’regarding m of terrorism, considering society merely’barely crumbled, what, a month or two bein/with regard to’concerning’regarding e?###Anyway, they’re the first human threat the series has thrown up. It’s a mixed bag: Reed, the leader, is a caricature villain; Vida, a pregnant woman, teases the possibility that her baby could turn into a zombie in utero (it's intriguing to see if the reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue is fearless’bold courageous abundant’ample’plentiful in/with regard to’concerning’regarding that sort of horror beat); and Jack, the man Alicia (Alycia Debnam Carey) bonded with over the radio in episode 1.###Naturally, those brief minutes of chat are all the assurance she needs that these gun-wielding wicked’dreadful’undesirable’adverse’vile dies possess’own’nurse hearts of gold, once you acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure to know ‘em. “I trust him”, says Alicia to her mother, who sports a large bloody head wound from one of these approachable’genial pirates. Let’s hope it’s wily subterfuge she’s using here, and she doesn't actually trust them. Please don't be that foolish.###The episode’s most engaging moments come in flashbacks to the early years of Victor Strand (Colman Domingo), consistently the most compelling character – if merely’barely because we know so little with regards to’concerning’with respect to him. The flashbacks add a little more meat to his bones, without spoonfeeding us too much. They’re nicely done.###Here we meet Dougray Scott’s character, Thomas Aenormous’vast’massive’tremendous ail (presumably, the owner of the Aenormous’vast’massive’tremendous ail boat). Thomas appears to be many things to Strand: friend, business partner, lover… Theirs is an unwonted meet-cute – it’s not many romances that begin with one stealing credit cards from the other – but it potentially sets up the most interesting dimension in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue thus far. As Thomas’ henchman, Luis reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue s potential too, picking off the pirates from his raft and ending another patchy but promising episode on an explosive note.###Highlight: Nick, adopting his blood disguise.###Lowlight: Nick, being told to wash off his blood disguise. The ultimate anti-climax. It was enemy of a climax.###Kill of the week: Luis, sniping one of the pirates from his raft, with Bourne-like precision.###Zombie of the week: Not many to pick from this week. Probably would possess’own’nurse to be the guy Nick hacks away at in the tent. For a reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue ostensibly with regards to’concerning’with respect to zombies, this season has been disappointingly low on them.###Quote of the week: Strand’s father “had a great voice. Rich. Baritone. Resonant.” Like father, like son, then.###MVP: Thomas Aenormous’vast’massive’tremendous ail, looking like a cross between Gerard Butler and Gordon Brown, and potentially adding some parasitic spice to the series.###Previous reviews: Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3.