has been an epic journey nonetheless.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nTo mark the end, AMC has released the final two episodes of season eight back-to-back for one last mammoth showdown between our faves and the horde led by Troy outside the walls of PADRE.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nSo, who survives? And was this the ending fans actually deserved? Join us as we break down everything that happened in Fighting Like You and The Road Ahead, which wraps up 113 episodes of TV\u2019s wildest zombie show.<\/span><\/p>\nFear the Walking Dead ending explained: How did Troy die?<\/b><\/h2>\n Troy Otto kicks off the two-parter with a horde of zombies heading to PADRE where our heroes are holed up, fighting for their lives. <\/span><\/p>\nMadison Clark leads the battle against him, but things take a surprise turn when Crane returns with soldiers from the original PADRE group.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWith the tide turning in her favour, Madison makes Troy spill his guts \u2013 and not just verbally, either. <\/span><\/p>\nWith Alicia\u2019s metal arm ripping through his insides, Troy takes one last breath. His daughter, Tracy, doesn\u2019t take Troy\u2019s death too well, as you might expect, so she shoots Madison in retaliation.<\/span><\/p>\n Lauren “Lo” Smith\/AMC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n Madison survives \u2013 because of course she does. And not only that: She also manages to then single-handedly save PADRE from the horde, which earns Tracy\u2019s forgiveness, bizarrely enough.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nSoon after, Alicia Clark, AKA Madison\u2019s daughter, discovers what\u2019s happened and reunites with her mother on-screen for the first time since season four. Totes emosh. <\/span><\/p>\nAnd with that, our remaining survivors head off into the proverbial sunset. But there\u2019s more to the ending than that, of course.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nHow did Madison survive that explosion?<\/b><\/h2>\n In a world where the dead regularly come back to life, what\u2019s perhaps most shocking about <\/span>The Walking Dead<\/span> universe is how often regular people cheat death, too. <\/span><\/p>\nRemember when Glenn survived under that dumpster in the flagship show? Or how about when Charlie didn\u2019t let something silly like fatal radiation poisoning best him in season eight of <\/span>Fear the Walking Dead<\/span>?<\/span><\/p>\nPADRE is hit by a massive explosion in this final chapter, one which no human could feasibly walk away from, yet Madison does exactly that. <\/span><\/p>\nIt turns out that the oxygen tank she used \u2014 thanks to a near-death escape from fire a few seasons back \u2014 helped prevent smoke inhalation and suffocation. <\/span><\/p>\nBy hiding in her old underground cell, the full impact of the blast was supposedly reduced, too, which means Madison emerged basically fine, unscathed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nSure. Why not?<\/span><\/p> What happens to Madison and Alicia in the end?<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\nFollowing her escape, Madison and Alicia reunite, but the pair decide to not tell their friends that they\u2019re still alive. The idea is to let them still think that Madison died in the explosion and that Alicia was killed by Troy.<\/span><\/p>\nAlicia decides to go down this route after a group of survivors she once helped start aiding others in her memory to honour what they believed to be her death. <\/span><\/p>\nMadison also realises that she\u2019s had a similar impact on her old group after they put aside their differences and rename themselves MADRE after her.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Lauren ‘Lo’ Smith\/AMC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n Knowing the legacy their supposed \u201cdeaths\u201d could leave behind for the world at large, Alicia and Madison figure it\u2019s best to keep their survival a secret. Never mind how upset everyone is.<\/span><\/p>\nBut before heading off, Madison leaves a bluebonnet behind in Victor Strand\u2019s truck. Cute! <\/span><\/p>\nLongtime fans might recall that back in season four, Nick Clark remembered how he and his mother once stumbled across a field of these flowers, reminding the pair that there was still beauty to be found, even in an undead world.<\/span><\/p>\nNot only is this a beautiful message for Victor, but it also suggests that Madison may be looking to become the Madison of old, the one who was still innocent before the cruelty of this world changed her into someone harder and far more ruthless.<\/span><\/p>\nWhat happened to everyone else?<\/b><\/h2>\n PADRE has now evolved into MADRE in honour of Madison\u2019s apparent death, but the name change isn\u2019t just a superficial one. <\/span><\/p>\nNo longer just a fixed settlement, MADRE has become an entire network of groups across the country who unite to help other survivors and spread Madison\u2019s message.<\/span><\/p>\nJune and Odessa head back to John Dorie\u2019s cabin in Texas, while Dwight and Sherry remain behind in Georgia, taking refuge in what\u2019s left of the Sanctuary. <\/span><\/p>\nDaniel and Luciana head off on their own journey, too, but before they go, they remind each other (and us) that the gang can stay in contact via radio, which means our faves aren\u2019t saying goodbye forever.<\/span><\/p>\nThe only one who knows that Madison and Alicia are actually alive is Victor Strand, after he spotted them in the rearview mirror of his truck. The Clark heroes show themselves to him on purpose, but everyone else remains in the dark moving forward.<\/span><\/p>\n Seth F. Johnson\/AMC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n So, what does the future hold now that <\/span>Fear the Walking Dead<\/span> is over? <\/span><\/p>\nGiven how everything in this franchise is connected, not to mention the sheer number of new shows soon heading our way, it seems likely that at least some <\/span>Fear<\/span> characters will be returning in a new crossover at some point.<\/span><\/p>\nRemember how Morgan Jones left <\/span>Fear the Walking Dead<\/span> to go find Rick Grimes? With his new show, <\/span>The Ones Who Live<\/span>, on the horizon, Morgan could easily show up there with his old buddy again, thereby connecting <\/span>Fear<\/span>, Rick\u2019s new show, <\/span>and<\/span> the flagship series all together again. <\/span><\/p>\nDon\u2019t forget that Carol recently revealed on Daryl\u2019s spin-off that a mysterious character has returned to Alexandria, too, so anything\u2019s possible, it seems.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nSounds about right for a show as wild as <\/span>Fear the Walking Dead<\/span>.<\/span><\/p> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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