Fear the Walking Dead showrunners break down shocking reveal in season 5 episode 7
Is another beloved character about to die?
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Fear the Walking Dead dealt a shocking twist in its latest episode, which threw the fate of its most beloved character into question.
*Major spoilers follow – you have been warned*
The AMC series – a spinoff to The Walking Dead – continued its fifth season with an action-packed episode that saw the character of Alicia Clark (Alycia Debnam-Carey) sprayed in the face by blood that she later realised was contaminated with radiation.
Alicia was taking on a large number of walkers when she came into contact with blood from one that had been infected by a nuclear plant meltdown.
Does this the end of the road for the character? It would undoubtedly be a huge decision considering she is one of the show’s longest-standing following the death of her entire family in recent seasons.
Showrunners Andrew Chambliss and Ian Goldberg told Entertainment Weekly that it certainly “puts her in a lot of risk and danger”.
“If there’s one thing that we’ve learned over the course of season five is that any exposure to contaminated blood can be dangerous. We’ve seen first-hand the devastating effects that exposure can have.”
They continued: “[This is] not to say that it will put [Alicia] at the same level of exposure as the people from the plant, but it’s definitely cause for concern. This moment is also significant in regards to Alicia’s emotional journey in the season so far. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen Alicia go toe-to-toe with walkers contaminated with nuclear radiation. Alicia’s story this season has been about being a protector for the group and the lengths she will go to protect the people she loves — even if it puts her own life at risk.”
Fear the Walking Dead continues in the US on AMC next Sunday., as well as in the UK where it airs simultaenously.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments