Review of Skidmark

Fear the Walking Dead: Skidmark (2019)
Season 5, Episode 4
1/10
Fear The Walking Soap Opera. Morgy the Savior and his Z Team. The real zombies are the writers and the viewers.
24 June 2019
Warning: Spoilers
If after watching this episode, you think about all the various sequences of evens that transpired, and you believe that it is at all plausible, I will recommend that you either: 1) Stop reading immediately 2) Check yourself into a hospital for living in a fantasy world (aka removed from reality) 3) Forgetabout it. Sit back and enjoy a bunch of zombie kills, and laugh at all the low level inconsistent characters (aka lack of integrity) acting out amateur scenes spitting out dumb dialogue.

Dan is out with his cat, killing zombies, and collecting supplies.

Charlie the Backstabber is sent by Vic to spy on Dan, and gets stuck in Dan's car. After Dan drives off with Backstab in the back, Vic and the Trucker Twins, Wheelchair and his Sista, head into Dan's fort to check on the airplane, and find that the controls have been taken out, and there's an F U note from Dan to Vic. Wow.

Dan knows Backstab is in the car and they bond over some cool music. Dan, Backstab and Dan's Cat Scratchems go to clear another store full of zombies. Scratch screws up and now our minor Z-Team is followed by a herd. Dan walkies Vic saying he will bring the herd to his fort to take care of them. Vic tells him they busted the fence to take the plane out. Vic is a damn fool. Now, Dan gives the car to Backstab and decides to walk the walkers away to who knows where. Who would do this?

The Trucker Twins come to rescue Dan with Al's Swat van. Dan is stuck under the van. And the guns conveniently are not working. Just then Vic shows up with the truck and the plane in the back. Vic using the airplane's propeller blades takes care of all the zombies, in so doing he burns the engines.

They all make it back to Dan's fort. Dan prepares a meal for everyone, then decides to take off into the sunset.

This whole sequence of events is so ridiculous. The only way to buy this is to be naturally or artificially intoxicated. Have we degenerated to the level of a zombie to actually find this in any way plausible? We have the bright shiny object of zombies walking into propeller blades like it's new and exciting. It's not. The whole thing is stupid. Then Dan just walks away from it all. Just like that. Leaves his cat and his place. For what? To wander like Morgy.

Then we have the Morgy half of the Z-Team, Lucy and one of the found kids. This kid is helping Lucy, then walkies his siblings some secrets and then he hears that they're in trouble. Lucy walkies Morgy and Alyc to help the kids. What happened to the Cowboy Twins and their new best friend Dwight? Morg and Alyc help the kids only to get a bunch of other kids shoving guns into their faces. Then they're all friends. All of a sudden. Then we see a helicopter. Oh, my God. Is that the same people that took Rick away for his new movie deal? It's so intriguing. I can't wait. All the questions.

Oh, and before all that we get a sweet little talk of Alyc asking Morg about his wife and kid. Had to put that in there.

What a joke. If it wasn't for this show these actors would be out sweeping the streets. They better not saying anything about how bad the writing is, they may just get written out.

Garbage. Dan just gives the car to Backstab and walks the herd away to who knows where. Who writes this crap? Why didn't Dan just drive the herd somewhere then speed away. How stupid do the writers think the viewers are? Unless they know they are catering to a bunch of brain dead morons that will buy anything. If that's the case, then forget about a stupid tv show, we are living in the zombie apocalypse for real. Walkers need not apply. The general public will do. The writers are contributing to dumbing down our society. Thanks for nothing. I hope you realize the power you hold. It's not just about your paycheck. I'm not even necessarily asking for original but at least for plausibility.
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