Recap / Fear the Walking Dead S03 E02 "The New Frontier"

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Season 3, Episode 02:

The New Frontier

A life on the line.

Written by Mark Richard
Directed by Stefan Schwartz

"I don't know what our play's going to be. But right now, we're just going to eat shit, smile, and bide our time. That's all we can do. You want to save Luciana. I want to save all of us, and I will. But you have to help me."

— Madison Clark

The helicopter is attacked and Travis is shot through the stomach out the neck and starts bleeding out; he falls to his death rather than dying and turning as it crash lands. At the hotel, Strand allows many angry refugees inside the gates, falsely claiming he is a doctor to calm them.

Madison, Troy, and Nick reach Broke Jaw Ranch, owned by Troy's father Jeremiah, and are informed that the helicopter has not arrived. Jeremiah welcomes Madison and Nick, who are suspicious but decide to stay.

Back at the hotel, Elena orders Strand to leave before his lie enrages the survivors. After the helicopter crash, Alicia and Jake carry Luciana to the ranch, where they reunite with Madison and Nick.

Madison breaks down after being informed of the death of Travis, while Nick forces the others to aid Luciana. Prior to leaping to her death from a hotel balcony, Ilene gifts Strand the keys to a brand new Jaguar.

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Tropes:

• Big Damn Heroes: Jake struggles against one walker because he couldn't reload his shotgun quickly enough, but Alicia saves him by shooting the walker in the head.
• Character Death: Travis is unceremoniously killed during the opening of the episode, being shot twice by an unknown sniper, and then throwing himself off the helicopter he was on.

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"Tell me how it happened. Tell me everything."