'Fear the Walking Dead' Season 6 Episode 2 Preview: What gives Alicia and Strand the key to their escape?
Morgan Jones (Lennie James) might be free and clear, after surviving not just Virginia's (Colby Minifie) shot through his chest but the bounty hunter she sent after him, but his allies are still very much held captive by her. The next episode of 'Fear the Walking Dead' will focus on Alicia (Alycia Debnam-Carey) and Strand (Colman Domingo), who have been put to work beneath the heel of Virginia's rangers - a situation that might not last for much longer.
The next episode of 'The Walking Dead' will check back in with Alicia and Strand, who are trying their best to deal with life under Virginia's rule. It's not an easy life, as they're essentially kept as slaves and forced to work for rangers drunk on their own middle-management power. All hope is not lost, however, as Morgan has recovered from Virginia's attack better than ever. More than that, though, the synopsis for the episode reveals that Strand is about to figure out his own plan to escape Virginia's clutches - one that involves a unique kind of threat from the walkers.
In the meantime, Morgan still has to figure out what the bounty hunter's key is for. It's unclear what the key unlocks and while it looks no different from the millions of keys that the apocalypse has rendered useless, it wouldn't have been around the neck of the bounty hunter's prey if it wasn't important. The key unlocks something significant and the show has so far only given us hints as to its significance, but not what it might actually unlock - making the key the biggest mystery of the season so far.
The synopsis for the episode, entitled 'Welcome to the Club' reads, "Virginia forces Alicia and Strand to clear an unusual walker threat, where an encounter with a new ally gives Strand an idea that could be the key to their freedom." AMC has released a sneak peek of the episode, featuring Alicia and Strand standing up to one of Virginia's overbearing rangers with an act of insubordination that might just be the reason Virginia sends the pair to deal with the "unusual" walker threat in question. You can view the sneak peek below:
This episode of 'The Walking Dead' airs October 18 on AMC, at 9 pm ET.