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* TheFellowshipHasEnded: Downplayed, but the group decides to split up to fan out and keep doing good as part of a larger network.

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* TheFellowshipHasEnded: Downplayed, but as while half of the group decides to split up to fan out and keep doing good as part of a larger network.network, the other half all go off on their own.
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* NotSoDifferentRemark: Strand states that the reason Daniel doesn't like him is because he reminds Daniel of the worst parts of himself.

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* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: Troy’s reanimated corpse is found by Tracy.

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* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: Russel unleashes a horde on PADRE, and firebomb the fort in order to smoke everyone out so that they can't ride out the attack. Afterwards, even though the horde is wiped out, the island is no longer habitable, so the group divides up their resources and spread out to help as many people as they can all over the country.
* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: Troy’s Troy's reanimated corpse is found by Tracy.



* AndThisIsFor: Before they make their last push, Sherry declares it’s for Finch.
* BackForTheFinale: Alicia returns for the show’s final episode, and has Skidmark with her.

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* AndThisIsFor: Before they make their last push, Sherry declares it’s it's for Finch.
* BackForTheFinale: Alicia returns for the show’s show's final episode, and has Skidmark with her.



* TheBusCameBack: The parents who formed Daniel’s militia, including the woman who mistook Odessa for her lost daughter, return.

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* TheBusCameBack: The parents who formed Daniel’s Daniel's militia, including the woman who mistook Odessa for her lost daughter, return.



* ContinuityNod: Madison tells Tracy of how she killed her father long ago. She later saves PADRE’s survivors like she saved the group at the dam.
* DeathFakedForYou: Alicia began using an alias when she heard the fake story that Troy had killed her, feeling that the story of her did more good than she did alone.
* DragonAscendant: Russell continues Troy’s original mission to take over PADRE.

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* ContinuityNod: Madison tells Tracy of how she killed her father long ago. She later saves PADRE’s PADRE's survivors like she saved the group at the dam.
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* DeathFakedForYou: Alicia began using an alias when she heard the fake story that Troy had killed her, feeling that the story of her did more good than she did alone.
alone. At the end of the episode, Madison likewise decides to let everyone assume she died in the explosion on the island, as the story of her sacrifice motivates them more than she herself could do in person.
* DragonAscendant: Russell continues Troy’s Troy's original mission to take over PADRE.



* LastStand: With a fire caused by Russell’s men burning the island, Dwight leads a desperate united push through the invading horde to escape.
* MamaBear: Madison’s maternal instincts immediately kick in for Tracy now that she knows she’s her granddaughter - or is led to believe it, anyway.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Madison’s actions only succeed in bringing more dead upon the group.
* ProperlyParanoid: Daniel isn’t willing to let Tracy roam free given how fanatical Troy’s men are and what they might do to protect her. Tracy herself is understandably not willing to trust Madison after he killed Troy.

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* KarmicDeath: Russel gets fed to the horde he unleashed on PADRE.
* LastStand: With a fire caused by Russell’s Russell's men burning the island, Dwight leads a desperate united push through the invading horde to escape.
* MamaBear: Madison’s Madison's maternal instincts immediately kick in for Tracy now that she knows she’s she's her granddaughter - or is led to believe it, anyway.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Madison’s Madison's actions only succeed in bringing more dead upon the group.
* ProperlyParanoid: Daniel isn’t isn't willing to let Tracy roam free given how fanatical Troy’s Troy's men are and what they might do to protect her. Tracy herself is understandably not willing to trust Madison after he killed Troy.



* TheReveal: Russell reveals that Troy didn’t kill Alicia, and that she disappeared when he was sent to finish her off after a fight with Troy. Towards the end of the episode, Alicia herself reveals that Tracy is not her daughter.

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* TheReveal: Russell reveals that Troy didn’t didn't kill Alicia, and that she disappeared when he was sent to finish her off after a fight with Troy. Towards the end of the episode, Alicia herself reveals that Tracy is not her daughter.daughter; Troy only said that to motivate Madison to protect her.



** Mickey never returned after disappearing offscreen in last season’s "PADRE".

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** Mickey never returned after disappearing offscreen in last season’s season's "PADRE".
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* [[ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend Violently Protective Husband]]: Upon losing contact with Frank and the island, Strand goes on a rampage letting the walkers in, determined to fight his way to PADRE to save his family.

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* [[ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend Violently Protective Husband]]: Upon losing contact with Frank and the island, Strand goes on a rampage letting the walkers in, determined to fight his way to PADRE to save his family.family.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Several characters' fates are not revealed by the end of this series finale.
** Wendell, Sarah, Jacob, and Josiah are all missing after last having been seen evacuating into the Gulf of Mexico last season. The showrunners [[https://ew.com/fear-the-walking-dead-showrunners-explain-alycia-debnam-carey-finale-return-8404001 admitted]] that they did not have the time to bring back the characters for the final season, but "in [their] imagination", the twins and Jacob are part of Luciana’s network helping work the roads between Texas and the east coast.
** Al and Isabelle are still on the run from the CRM after leaving the show last season as well.
** Tobias was last mentioned to still be alive but true to the show runners’s word, never returned.
** Mickey never returned after disappearing offscreen in last season’s "PADRE".

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* AndTheAdventureContinues: The group lives to fight another day and separate, leaving the door open for future adventures.



* BackForTheFinale: Alicia returns for the show’s final episode.

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* BackForTheFinale: Alicia returns for the show’s final episode.episode, and has Skidmark with her.



* DeathFakedForYou: Alicia began using an alias when she heard the fake story that Troy had killed her, feeling that the story of her did more good than she did alone.



* EarnYourHappyEnding: The group manages to survive the fall of PADRE and Alicia has returned and reunited with Madison. The Clark’s leave with Tracy in tow, with everybody optimistically looking forward to what the future holds.
* TheFellowshipHasEnded: Downplayed, but the group decides to split up to fan out and keep doing good as part of a larger network.
** June and Odessa head to Texas to John Dorie’s cabin where the former will teach the latter in medicine.
** Dwight and Sherry decide to recolonize the Sanctuary to make it a good, stable home for survivors.
** Luciana and Daniel return to their network.
** Strand, Frank, and Klaus go off on their own as a family.
** Madison, Alicia, and Tracy form their own family unit as they set off on their own.



* MamaBear: Madison’s maternal instincts immediately kick in for Tracy now that she knows she’s her granddaughter.

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* MamaBear: Madison’s maternal instincts immediately kick in for Tracy now that she knows she’s her granddaughter.granddaughter - or is led to believe it, anyway.



* TheReveal: Russell reveals that Troy didn’t kill Alicia, and that she disappeared when he was sent to finish her off after a fight with Troy.

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* TheReveal: Russell reveals that Troy didn’t kill Alicia, and that she disappeared when he was sent to finish her off after a fight with Troy. Towards the end of the episode, Alicia herself reveals that Tracy is not her daughter.

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-->'''Madison embarks on a final quest to see if Alicia’s ways of living are indeed stronger than surviving through fear.'''


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-->'''Madison embarks on a final [[GrandFinale final]] quest to see if Alicia’s ways of living are indeed stronger than surviving through fear.'''




* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: Troy’s reanimated corpse is found by Tracy.



* BackForTheFinale: Alicia returns for the show’s final episode.



* BookEnds: Bluebonnets return for the final episode of the series.



* ContinuityNod: Madison tells Tracy of how she killed her father long ago.

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* CharacterDeath: Russell gets fed to the horde invading PADRE.
* ChekhovsGun: Madison putting the medallion in the gun saves her life when Tracy shot her.
* CliffhangerCopout: A commercial break starts with PADRE’s forces surrounded by walkers and Madison seemingly dying from a gunshot. When the episode resumes, Strand tells Tracy how things resolved themselves. Madison also turns up alive and well after the next one after it was strongly implied she had died in the explosion of PADRE with Tracy explaining how she spent half a day rescuing her and treating her.
* ContinuityNod: Madison tells Tracy of how she killed her father long ago. She later saves PADRE’s survivors like she saved the group at the dam.


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* DrivenToSuicide: Tracy considers suicide after burying Troy but is stopped by Strand.

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* AndThisIsFor: Before they make their last push, Sherry declares it’s for Finch.
* BigNo: Strand gives a massive one when he makes it to the island only for them to be cornered with Daniel and Luciana unable to provide aid.
* TheBusCameBack: The parents who formed Daniel’s militia, including the woman who mistook Odessa for her lost daughter, return.
* ContinuityNod: Madison tells Tracy of how she killed her father long ago.
* DragonAscendant: Russell continues Troy’s original mission to take over PADRE.



* LastStand: With a fire caused by Russell’s men burning the island, Dwight leads a desperate united push through the invading horde to escape.



* ProperlyParanoid: Daniel isn’t willing to let Tracy roam free given how fanatical Troy’s men are and what they might do to protect her. Tracy herself is understandably not willing to trust Madison after he killed Troy.

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* ProperlyParanoid: Daniel isn’t willing to let Tracy roam free given how fanatical Troy’s men are and what they might do to protect her. Tracy herself is understandably not willing to trust Madison after he killed Troy.Troy.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Madison, Strand, and Daniel take turns ripping each other apart for their long combined history of misery. Daniel gets the last word in, telling Strand off for being a pathological liar and for Madison constantly putting everyone in danger to save her own agenda.
* TheReveal: Russell reveals that Troy didn’t kill Alicia, and that she disappeared when he was sent to finish her off after a fight with Troy.
* [[ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend Violently Protective Husband]]: Upon losing contact with Frank and the island, Strand goes on a rampage letting the walkers in, determined to fight his way to PADRE to save his family.
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!Season 11, Episode 12

-->'''Madison embarks on a final quest to see if Alicia’s ways of living are indeed stronger than surviving through fear.'''


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* GrandFinale: This episode and the previous one were aired together as the two-part series finale of ''Series/FearTheWalkingDead''. The franchise will continue with ''Series/TheWalkingDeadTheOnesWhoLive'' as well as future seasons of ''Series/TheWalkingDeadDarylDixon'' and ''Series/TheWalkingDeadDeadCity''.
* HonorBeforeReason: Even when everybody points out the gaping flaws in her logic, Madison refuses to listen to reason due to her intention to teach Tracy.
* MamaBear: Madison’s maternal instincts immediately kick in for Tracy now that she knows she’s her granddaughter.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Madison’s actions only succeed in bringing more dead upon the group.
* ProperlyParanoid: Daniel isn’t willing to let Tracy roam free given how fanatical Troy’s men are and what they might do to protect her. Tracy herself is understandably not willing to trust Madison after he killed Troy.

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