Fear TWD Introduces Us to Another Long-Lost Family Member (RECAP) – TV Insider

[WARNING: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for Fear the Walking Dead Season 7 Episode 13, J.D.]

Dealing with the in-laws can be tough at the best of times. But June (Jenna Elfman) has the misfortune of meeting hersor one of them, at leastat what might be the worst of times, for her or anyone. And it certainly doesnt help that Johns (Garret Dillahunt) dad is a storm cloud to his sons sunshine.

Meanwhile, Dwight (Austin Amelio) and Sherry (Christine Evangelista)s relationship troubles continuebut she finally tells him what is at the core of her inability to find inner peace. Heres how it happens.

After having an argument with Morgan (Lennie James) about how she couldnt do the one thing John asked of her (which was going with him to the cabin), June takes off to continue her search for answers about The End Is the Beginning. Dwight follows her, and Sherry follows Dwight, and theyre in the middle of a little reunion on the road when someone starts firing on them. June takes off to find the assailant, which ends with her inside an RV staring down the barrel of a gun.

Yep, thats Johns dad (Keith Carradine). He attacked the group because he thought they were part of the cult, and he is a man determined to kill Teddy (John Glover). As many fans predicted, John Dorie Sr.s grudge against the cult leader goes way, way back. He was the man J.D. Sr. put away using less-than-clean methods, and the toll that dishonesty took was huge. The rest, as we know, is history: Consumed by self-hatred, Johns dad left their family.

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June and J.D. quickly realize who they are to each other as he takes note of the gun she nearly uses on him, with J.D. inscribed on the handle, and officially introduces himself as John Dorie. A tenuous peace is formed as they travel to an orchard in search of answers, and then to the department store, where June can see to a wound J.D. received. It almost seems theyll be friends. J.D. stops calling June sweetheart, which she hated. He tells her stories of his sons early years, about Johns taste in movies, his love for all things butterscotch, and so on. But then J.D. locks June in the back room under the guise of keeping her safe, because shes now the closest thing he has to family.

From there, he heads to his sons cabin. He finds a man living there who stole Johns other gun, and they fight. J.D. gets the upper handbut then he sees his sons grave and freezes. The man shoots him and he topples, placing his hand on the cross with Johns name.

But theres been enough death in the past few episodes, so the TWD grim reaper spares J.D. Dwight and Sherry manage to find June (somehow?!) and free her, and they all wind up at Johns cabin in just enough time to save J.D.s life. Later, they hold a makeshift memorial for the kindhearted gunslinger at which June finally reads his letter shed been keeping in her jacket pocket. And wouldnt you know, John Dorie makes explicit not only how deeply he loved June, but that he understood why his father left and that he forgave him for it. Its tempting to find this all a little too convenient, but Jenna Elfmans acting is simply stellar; its hard not to get misty-eyed when she reads aloud that John will love June forever.

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The B-story this episode revolves around Dwight and Sherry as they search for June, but really, Sherry just wants to leave and go kill Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan)what a combo she and Maggie (Lauren Cohan) would make! The question the episode wants us to grapple with is whether or not shell leave Dwight to get her revenge. Except, unfortunately, we already kind of know she wont; Fear is several years behind the main show and Sherry never showed up again, so she was either going to die en route to Alexandria or stay put. After Johns funeral she chooses the latter, and she and her husband decide to start over together.

As the episode ends, June and crew, plus J.D., head back to Morgans settlement. Morgan is, of course, interested in anything and everything J.D. can tell him about Teddy and his followers, and he asks June to help Grace (Karen David), who isnt doing well after the events of last episode. All part ways, and with J.D. on their side, it seems possible that the end of The End Is The Beginningis beginning.

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