Welcome to the Club (Fear the Walking Dead)

"**Welcome to the Club**"
"Welcome to the Club"
Fear the Walking Dead episode
Episode no.	Season 6; Episode 2
Directed by	Lennie James
Written by	Nazrin Choudhury
Original air date	October 18, 2020
Running time	45 minutes
Guest appearances
	Colby Minifie as Virginia; Holly Curran as Janis; Craig Nigh as Hill;
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"Welcome to the Club" is the second episode of the sixth season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series Fear the Walking Dead, which aired on AMC on October 18, 2020, in the United States.

This episode was directed by Lennie James who plays Morgan Jones in his directorial debut.^[1] It also marks the first appearance of new series regular Zoe Colleti as Dakota.

Plot

Strand and Alicia are working for Virginia, cleaning up waste from the community. Marcus harasses them but is reprimanded by Dakota, Virginia's younger sister.

Virginia sends Alicia and Strand to a warehouse full of walkers covered in sticky molasses as a punishment. Charlie also appears in the warehouse, punished for trying to escape. Sanjay, a prisoner who already experienced the deaths of his companions, also arrives. Dakota appears to help them escape, causing the death of two pioneers who try to capture her. Strand murders Sanjay for being a coward and together with Alicia, Janis, and Charlie, they manage to successfully subdue the walkers.

Later, Virginia praises Strand for his work in eliminating the walkers from the warehouse. She gives him a golden key-pin and an important position. Strand sends Alicia elsewhere and says goodbye to her. Strand tries to convince Daniel about his true motive but Daniel rejects him again. Daniel leaves the community and is attacked by a walker. He is saved by a mysterious man who reveals himself to be Morgan Jones.

Reception

The episode was directed by main cast member Lennie James

Critical response

David S.E. Zapanta of Den of Geek! rated the episode 4.5/5, writing: "This may be James's directorial debut, but he nonetheless delivers one of Fear's strongest episodes."^[2]