So Close, Yet So Far

"So Close, Yet So Far"
Director: Adam Davidson — Writer(s): Marco Ramirez — Aired: August 30, 2015 —    [[1x03|prev]]   [[1x05|next]]

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"So Close, Yet So Far" is the second episode of the first season of Fear the Walking Dead. It aired on August 30, 2015 on AMC.

Synopsis

"While Madison struggles with Nick's crippling withdrawal symptoms, Travis goes out to find his son and ex-wife before Los Angeles falls, Alicia tries to help a very sick Matt."

Plot

The episode picks up on the afternoon of the same day that the first episode, "Pilot", ended.

Art Costa is walking the deserted corridors and checking on his school “all clear here” he says into his radio.

Alicia walking home, skateboarders passing her, stops outside a house with an open front door, she goes in and calls out “Matt” a small table overturned, flowers and a vase on the floor. Keeps on calling out Matt but no answer, enters another room and we can hear hoarse breathing, Alicia reacts in shock and says “Oh My..” as she sees something we can’t.

After the opening credits we see Travis’ pickup reversing fast out of the LA River access tunnel into the road where a large truck has to brake hard to avoid hitting them.

Maddy, Nick & Travis in the truck with Travis driving, Maddy is on the phone as they drive fast through the traffic, still with Calvin’s blood on the hood. Travis on the phone as well, saying “Call me right back!” presumably leaving a message for Chris and we hear Alicia’s voicemail message saying “... Alicia leave a message”. Madison leaves one “Baby call me back, call me back right away”.

Nick is fiddling with the radio and we hear an announcer say “there’s been a message spike in the officer related shootings in the last 48 hours” which doesn’t surprise me, and a man talking about a “catastrophe of biblical proportions”, although that one turns out to be about “losing the best pocket master in the league”.

Travis tells Nick (again) to stop fiddling with the radio. Nick stops and sits back “no one’s talking about this”

Travis says to Madison that they need to get out of the city and away from people, Maddy finally gets Alicia on the phone and starts giving instructions as Alicia tries to tell her that Matt is sick with a high fever. Madison says to not touch him and call 911, stay away from him but Alicia says that 911’s busy and that his parents are in Vegas and not answering. Madison replies that they’re on the way to pick her up and to stay away from Matt - the phone cuts off.

Chris on his way home, on the bus from school; he sits down and gets a call from Travis which he red buttons and goes back to his music,

Travis' pickup truck bounces onto the drive at the Sale Home, Travis, Madison and Nick go in and find Matt in bed being cared for by Alicia

Maddy tells “Alicia, move away from him”, Alicia argues “if he has it I have it”. Travis asks to talk to Matt and kneels by the bed, he asks about Matt’s parents, AC answers for him as Matt coughs. Travis sends her to get water. Nick, meanwhile, is going through the bathroom cabinet for drugs.

Travis uncovers a bite on Matt’s left shoulder and Matt confirms it’s a bite with a nod. Travis and Madison talk about this briefly, comparing it with what happened to Calvin.

Alicia comes back in, insists on going back to Matt who comforts her, saying that his parents will be home soon and that she knows he’ll be fine. Alicia protests and tells him that she loves him, he replies that he loves her too, and that that’s why she has to go

As she holds him Matt catches Madison’s eye who comes and gathers up Alicia, she thanks Matt and they leave. As Travis looks back Matt is coughing weakly.

On the bus with chris, the bus has stopped and chris is watching an ambulance go past on blues. Whilst the bus is stopped a young man gets on and shouts that the police have shot a homeless man about 20 times, the kids ruish off the bus

Back at the Clark Home and on the drive, the neighbours across the road call out that they’re having a party, there are balloons and a bouncy castle, a family of three with a girl of 9, it’s her birthday. They say that a lot of people have cancelled because of the bug that’s going around and invite the Clarks. Travis says ok as he backs off up the drive. Next door to the Clarks a sick looking neighbour about Travis' age is loading his car with supplies.

Cast

Main Cast

• Kim Dickens as Madison Clark
• Cliff Curtis as Travis Manawa
• Frank Dillane as Nick Clark
• Alycia Debnam Carey as Alicia Clark
• Elizabeth Rodriguez as Liza Ortiz
• Mercedes Mason as Ofelia Salazar
• Lorenzo James Henrie as Chris Manawa
• Rubén Blades as Daniel Salazar

Guest Cast

• Patricia Reyes Spíndola as Griselda Salazar
• Maestro Harrell as Matt Sale
• Scott Lawrence as Art Costa
• Lincoln A. Castellanos as Tobias

Co-Cast

• Noah Beggs as Peter Dawson
• Stormy Ent as "ND Woman"
• Howie Lai as "Bystander"
• Darcy Laurie as "Protestor"
• Marcia Moulton as "Woman"
• Kevan Ohtsji as "LAPD Uni 2"
• Christopher Pearce as "LAPD Uni 1"
• Andrea Savo as Joanna Cruz
• William Stewart as "Protestor"

References

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