Blackjack (Fear the Walking Dead)

13th episode of the 4th season of Fear the Walking Dead

"Blackjack"

Fear the Walking Dead episode
Episode no.| Season 4
Episode 13
Directed by| Sharat Raju
Written by|

* Ian Goldberg
* Richard Naing

Original air date| September 9, 2018 (2018-09-09)
Running time| 44 minutes
Guest appearances

* Stephen Henderson as Clayton "Polar Bear"
* Tonya Pinkins as Martha
* Aaron Stanford as Jim Brauer
* Daryl Mitchell as Wendell Rabinowitz
* Mo Collins as Sarah Rabinowitz
* Alexa Nisenson as Charlie

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"Blackjack" is the thirteenth episode of the fourth season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series Fear the Walking Dead, which aired on AMC on September 9, 2018 in the United States.

## Plot

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The mysterious woman contacts Morgan and others over the walkie and Morgan recognizes her voice. She warns them to stop helping people, as it makes them weak. Strand and John are marooned and the surrounding waters has an alligator in it. Luciana comes across Clayton, an older man who is mortally wounded and trapped in his car from the storm. His last wish is to have a beer, so Luciana sets off in search of one. John and Strand assemble a raft using a camper shell from a truck. John uses the horn to lure Infected to the water to distract the alligator as they begin to cross. However, the horn dies and the alligator attacks their raft, causing a leak. John fires at it and they swim back. Luciana discovers a supply box left by Morgan and finds a beer inside (from Jim, who is a brewer). The box is also marked with Morgan's radio channel. Luciana returns to Clayton with the beer, and he tells her he was a truck driver and has notebooks with descriptions of locations where he left supplies. He later dies. Luciana reunites with Morgan and the others after contacting his radio channel. Morgan is then contacted by Charlie and Alicia on the radio, but is interrupted by the mysterious woman, who is driving Althea's SWAT truck. She approaches the semi-truck with everyone inside and opens fire with the SWAT truck's guns.

## Reception

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"Blackjack" received somewhat positive from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, "Blackjack" garnered a 71% rating with an average score of 8/10 based on 7 reviews.[1]

### Ratings

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The episode was seen by 1.71 million viewers in the United States on its original air date, above the previous episodes ratings of 1.52 million viewers.[2][3]

## References

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1. ^ Fear the Walking Dead - Season 4, Episode 13 - Rotten Tomatoes, retrieved December 14, 2018
2. ^ Welch, Alex (September 5, 2018). "Sunday cable ratings: 'Fear the Walking Dead' and 'Ballers' dip, 'Power' holds steady". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
3. ^ Welch, Alex (September 11, 2018). "Sunday cable ratings: 'Shameless' premieres down, 'Power' finale stays steady". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.

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Characters|

* Alicia Clark
* Madison Clark
* Morgan Jones
* Daniel Salazar
* Victor Strand
* Rick Grimes
* Paul "Jesus" Monroe
* Carol Peletier

Episodes|

| Season 1|

* "Pilot"
* "So Close, Yet So Far"
* "The Dog"
* "Not Fade Away"
* "Cobalt"
* "The Good Man"

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Season 2|

* "Monster"
* "We All Fall Down"
* "Ouroboros"
* "Blood in the Streets"
* "Captive"
* "Sicut Cervus"
* "Shiva"
* "Grotesque"
* "Los Muertos"
* "Do Not Disturb"
* "Pablo & Jessica"
* "Pillar of Salt"
* "Date of Death"
* "Wrath"
* "North"

Season 3|

* "Eye of the Beholder"
* "The New Frontier"
* "TEOTWAWKI"
* "100"
* "Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame"
* "Red Dirt"
* "The Unveiling"
* "Children of Wrath"
* "Minotaur"
* "The Diviner"
* "La Serpiente"
* "Brother's Keeper"
* "This Land Is Your Land"
* "El Matadero"
* "Things Bad Begun"
* "Sleigh Ride"

Season 4|

* "What's Your Story?"
* "Another Day in the Diamond"
* "Good Out Here"
* "Buried"
* "Laura"
* "Just in Case"
* "The Wrong Side of Where You Are Now"
* "No One's Gone"
* "People Like Us"
* "Close Your Eyes"
* "The Code"
* "Weak"
* "Blackjack"
* "MM 54"
* "I Lose People..."
* "... I Lose Myself"

Season 5|

* "Here to Help"
* "The Hurt That Will Happen"
* "Humbug's Gulch"
* "Skidmark"
* "The End of Everything"
* "The Little Prince"
* "Still Standing"
* "Is Anybody Out There?"
* "Channel 4"
* "210 Words Per Minute"
* "You're Still Here"
* "Ner Tamid"
* "Leave What You Don't"
* "Today and Tomorrow"
* "Channel 5"
* "End of the Line"

Season 6|

* "The End Is the Beginning"
* "Welcome to the Club"
* "Alaska"
* "The Key"
* "Honey"
* "Bury Her Next to Jasper's Leg"
* "Damage from the Inside"
* "The Door"
* "Things Left to Do"
* "Handle with Care"
* "The Holding"
* "In Dreams"

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