Sicut Cervus (Fear the Walking Dead)

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"Sicut Cervus"
Fear the Walking Dead episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 6
Directed byKate Dennis
Written byBrian Buckner
Original air dateMay 15, 2016 (2016-05-15)
Running time46 minutes
Guest appearances
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"Sicut Cervus" is the sixth episode of the

television series Fear the Walking Dead, which aired on AMC
on May 15, 2016.

Plot

Strand arranges for payment to the Mexican military for safe passage, but a gunfight ensues leaving two officers and Luis,

Nick
and Celia begin to form a bond and she explains to him her view of the undead, which she believes is not true death but rather a "new beginning", which Nick begins to agree with. After a lengthy discussion, Strand decides to commit suicide so that he may die alongside Thomas; Celia prepares several communion wafers laced with poison for them both to eat, that way they can reanimate after their death.

At night,

Travis
, saying that she believes Chris isn't well. The two of them argue, with Travis retorting that Madison is simply refusing to help Chris, despite Travis always offering to help Nick during his addiction. Fearing for her safety, Madison decides to sleep with Alicia that night to provide comfort, but in the middle of the night, they are woken by a gunshot to find Chris standing over them, holding a knife; he quickly flees the room. The gunshot is revealed to be from Strand having shot Thomas in the head, with neither of them having eaten the communion wafers.

A series of flashbacks describes the congregation of a nearby church planning to take arms against Celia's cult-like community. Thomas drives to the church in an attempt to dissuade them, knowing that they would be unsuccessful; however he arrives too late and discovers all the congregation members collapse and die, and it is revealed that Celia secretly poisoned their communion wafers, killing them.

Reception

"Sicut Cervus" received mostly positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it garnered an 85% rating, with an average score of 6.48/10 based on 13 reviews. The site consensus reads, ""Sicut Cervus" offers up plenty of action, drama, and mystery, but it's the focus on family dynamics—and a change of setting—that bring out the best in the episode."[1]

Matt Fowler of IGN gave "Sicut Cervus" a 7.4/10.0 rating stating; ""Sicut Cervus" took us to a new, fresh location full of possibilities. And while the show began to more definitively take a harsh stance on Chris' angry, cowardly acts, even pushing him further down that road, it was hindered by a new character who was too reminiscent of a Season 2 plot over on The Walking Dead."[2]

Ratings

"Sicut Cervus" was seen by 4.49 million viewers in the United States on its original air date, slightly above the previous episodes rating of 4.41 million.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Fear the Walking Dead: Season 2, Episode 6". Rotten Tomatoes.
  2. ^ Fowler, Matt (2016-05-15). "Fear the Walking Dead: "Sicut Cervus" Review". IGN. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  3. ^ Porter, Rick (May 10, 2016). "Sunday cable ratings: 'Game of Thrones' (very) steady with episode 3". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on May 11, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  4. ^ Porter, Rick (May 17, 2016). "Sunday cable ratings: 'Game of Thrones' rises, 'Fear the Walking Dead' falls". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on May 18, 2016. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
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