TEOTWAWKI
Directed by Deborah Chow
In a pre-apocalypse television commercial, Jeremiah Otto and his family promote a video series on the key to surviving TEOTWAWKI (the end of the world as we know it). The ranch holds a meeting in the wake of the helicopter pilot's death, where Troy, Jake, and Jeremiah vow justice. Other residents express contempt for Madison and her family. A recovering Luciana informs Nick that they must leave the ranch as soon as possible. Back in her cabin, Madison discovers Troy laying in Nick's bed, and he expresses contempt for her son; Madison tells Troy that Nick will learn to fit in. While boar hunting, Nick discovers he and Troy have similar worldviews. The team investigating the helicopter shooting are overdue; Troy is to lead a second team and Madison volunteers to accompany them. Elsewhere, Strand arrives at the Gonzalez Dam, where he is reunited with old friend Dante Esquevil, offering him a partnership in controlling the dam's dwindling water supplies, but Dante instead has Strand imprisoned; while in his cell, Strand is reunited with Daniel.
Tropes:
- Bald of Evil: Dante Esquivel, who has taken over the Gonzales Dam and exploits survivors in exchange of water and has his own private team of goons.
- The Bus Came Back: Daniel Salazar returns at the end of this episode, having been absent since "Shiva".
- Call-Back: Daniel's first and only line in this episode is reminding Strand that he is his guardian angel.
- Disney Villain Death: A drug cartel member is thrown off the Gonzalez dam, into a pile of alive walkers. Bon appétit.
- Wham Shot: After Strand is imprisoned in the Gonzales Dam, an unseen person hands him a canteen of water. Strand turns around after drinking the water, and then the camera cuts to this person, revealing who he is: Daniel.
