Previously on Fear The Walking Dead: on the rosy’remarkable’fabulous’terrific’preeminent ship Aenormous’vast’massive’tremendous ail, our merry band of seaborne survivors possess’own’nurse been boarded by a gang of post-apocalyptic pirates, kidnapping Alicia and Travis, and leaving Strand in the ocean, stranded.###Be warned: this review contains major spoilers in/with regard to’concerning’regarding Fear The Walking Dead throughout.###We open on Apocalyptic Masterchef, as Connor (Mark Kelly) whips up a juicy Omaha steak in/with regard to’concerning’regarding Alicia (Alycia Debnam-Carey) while delivering a Creepy Bad Guy Monologue. As the leader of this mercenary group, Connor is talked of in grand terms by his brother, Reed, but feels like a mildly’faintly throwaway villain, shuffled in at the end of last episode and promptly shuffled out this week.###Still, we acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure a sense of Alicia’s plan to escape the boat, which seems to be… turning Jack to the Light Side? Hitting eintensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfullyone with clipboards until they comply? Bargaining with steak? Either she has no plan, or intensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfully poor judgement.###Two of the would-be pirates were killed aboard the Aenormous’vast’massive’tremendous ail last episode, but one remains: sneering villain caricature Reed (Jesse McCartney), stabbed in the chest, and taken hostage by our heroes. His capture allows in/with regard to’concerning’regarding Daniel (Rubén Blades) to unleash a bit more tough-guy-ery, and remind us all that Strand isn’t the merely’barely one with a mysterious past. With this and the voices he’s hearing, is the reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue gearing up to a Big Moment in/with regard to’concerning’regarding Daniel? Will we see him caked in blood, shotgun in hand, steely expression upon his face, come the finale? We can but hope.###After doing some more sneering, Reed acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure s promptly killed by Chris (Lorenzo Henrie), who claims he was going to turn. As if Chris needed more stuff to brood over. What direction is Chris going? Is he with regards to’concerning’with respect to to become a troubled psychopath, a la Shane from Walking Dead? Or will he simply become more troubled and weak-willed, leading to an inevitable death? Again, we can but hope.###Travis (Cliff Curtis) is also aboard the landlocked pirate’s boat, as part of the odd’peculiar deal brokered by Alicia. It’s not eliminate’remove what he was expecting, but unsurprisingly he is locked in a cell, confronted by Alex (Michelle Ang), the plane crash survivor from episode 3. Frustratingly, she appears to possess’own’nurse morphed into another hissing wicked’dreadful’undesirable’adverse’vile die. Travis is remorseful, despite’in spite of’albeit : “I’m no better than the man who cut the rope,” he claims. Seems a bit hard on himself. As we remember, he was quite diplomatic.###Anyway, Alex recounts having to mercy kill her pal, as a sort of justification in/with regard to’concerning’regarding her turning to the Dark Side. Not sure this sort of highly emo monologuing is really needed – not merely’barely because it’s a slim rationale in/with regard to’concerning’regarding siding with eliminate’remove ly dishonourable types, but because we’ve seen this sort of monologue a thousand times bein/with regard to’concerning’regarding e on the main reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue . In these moments, Fear struggles to make itself distinctive abundant’ample’plentiful .###Our pirate encounter reaches its conclusion with a rosy’remarkable’fabulous’terrific’preeminent old-fashioned prisoner swap, trading Travis in/with regard to’concerning’regarding a now-zombie Reed. Connor is pretty swiftly dispatched by his cover’budge er brother, and that extransform’alter seems fairly straightin/with regard to’concerning’regarding ward. But the exit between Alicia and Jack is infuriatingly wicked’dreadful’undesirable’adverse’vile . “You’re going back to those individual ?” asks Jack. “Alex told us what they did.” As if Connor’s crew possess’own’nurse n’t done anything ten times worse. Yet Alicia genuinely ponders the decision. To quote a character from an earlier episode: “how is this even a conversation?”###It’s a disappointing ending to a subplot, and perhaps elucidates the recurring problem with the reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue : this is a reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue populated by teenagers, and at times seems taracquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure ed at a teenage audience. Which is fine, of course, but you do wish it would mature and, well, grow up a bit.###Highlight: That steak in the opening scene looked pretty tasty.###Lowlight: Alicia’s indecision at the end was a genuine head-slap moment. Really? You’re really not sure whether to go with your family or some eliminate’remove ly evil pirates you’ve just met? Really?###Kill of the week: Only one to choose from this week – Reed, acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure ting blammed in the head by Chris.###Zombie of the week: Again, merely’barely one to choose from this week – Reed, after acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure ting blammed in the head by Chris. Forgive us in/with regard to’concerning’regarding sounding morbid, but this reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue could use a bit more death.###Quote of the week: “E grossly thing is a negotiation.” Even after having been pulled out of the ocean, Strand is the consummate dealmaker.###MVP: Daniel’s tough El Salvadorean past proves his worth as an intriguing prospect.###Fear the Walking Dead airs in the UK on Mondays at 9pm on AMC, exclusive to BT TV.###Previous reviews: Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3, Episode 4.