"Resurrection at 17:17 hours." - Troy Otto
We only find out how badly it was at the start of this episode.
Concurrently, Madison and her group (now just with Travis and Alicia) follow the tip Alejandro told them in his dying breath: that Nick was going to the border.
This episode wasted absolutely no time in diving right into things. The refugee camp was more of a vigilante compound, where Nick, Luciana, Alicia, Travis and Madison were captured (along with others) and brought in as prisoners. Madison and Alicia are separated from the rest, and held in an office.
In the shower room, Travis is held and he sees Nick (with Luciana) on the other side. He makes his way over and tells them Madison and Alicia are there.
When I watched this initially, I was happy they dove right in. But it was like, Nick hadn't seen Travis in, however long, months at this point? Or maybe just a few weeks, going into a few months? Really can't keep track of time here. Yet, it's like, "Oh hey Travis," like they saw each other fucking last week.
Anyway, Madison and Alicia search for ways out of the office, since they are locked in. Alicia takes Madison to task. Says they shouldn't have followed Nick. Alicia has always been steadfast in that Nick left them, and it wasn't up to them to find him. Now they are held hostage.
We saw a young man transporting them to the camp, and he enters the office. His name is Troy. He asks them a few questions, offers them tea. Seems benign. But of course, we find out he's not. Look at the world we are in here. He wanted to know why they were traveling north from Mexico. Madison tells him that they were at a friend's place. He asked if it was Travis, the man she was with (what, everyone brown gotta be Mexican, dude?). But she tells him they were together but it was not him.
Troy tells them they are being "processed," and they can get supplies when this is over.
Meanwhile back in the shower area, Troy and his militants are conducting experiments. Killing people and timing how long it takes them to turn. In the name of science, of course. I'm sure in the real world, they'd deny climate change, but I digress. As I said before, Troy thinks everyone brown must be Mexican, and he asks Travis if he is Mexican. Travis tells him that he is Maori, and Troy tells him that he is a warrior. (Is that good in Troy's view)?
Nick asks about his mom and sister. Travis says that Luci needs medical attention. Troy shrugs off their concerns. He says, "Everyone dies." So it turns out, Troy is a sociopathic son of a bitch. Okay.
Things escalate because of course they do. Troy and his men start choosing people to die next for their experiments. Travis, meanwhile is approached by a man named Steven. (Spoiler alert: he dies). Steven tells him he knows a way out of the compound, but he needs backing. Meanwhile, Steven, Travis, Luci and Nick are taken into the killing room. A man is shot. Luci gasps. Travis is stonefaced. The tough chick cracks and Travis is hardening. Guess we all change in the apocalypse. Steve tries to reason with Travis to take them down and go with him, even saying that he is less of a burden than Luci (who is badly injured and losing blood, slowly going into shock). Travis says that Luci is family, she goes with them. So cool, they are plotting their escape. All but 15 minutes into their capture.
Back in the office, Alicia hands Madison her switchblade (the one she killed Andres back at the hotel). Says they didn't confiscate it when they were captured. They fall asleep, and Troy finds them, writing his "observations." He tells Madison that Travis is also being "processed," because he's in a different area. She asks if Travis is dead, and says that she loves him. "You love his life more than yours," Troy asks her? She says, "Yes." Not sure if that's true, but go you Madison.
As the militants kill people and time their "return," Travis confronts them, asks if they know what they're doing. They just say, "Science." They ask if Travis has killed yet. He said, "No one that didn't deserve it." Meanwhile Travis should've killed those bromigos back at the farm, but like any good English teacher will tell you know, imitating Hamlet is what gets us through life. Moving right along, they choose Nick for the experiment. Travis volunteers, says that Maori don't turn. You won't know unless you kill me, he says. Okay, Travis, that was ballsy. He then assaults the guard, while Nick, Luci and Steve make their escape.
Troy is literally telling Madison as this occurs, "I will release Travis..." and they hear the gun shots in the rebellion. Then he runs off towards the conflict and locks them in the office again.
Steve takes Nick and Luciana to a tunnel, where he's shot. Nick and Luci make their escape and they slit Steve's throat. Remember this is no surprise. He dies. Which is a shame. He's played by Ross McCall, an actor I watched on Band of Brothers years ago. He played a very memorable character. Anyway, Luci is very weak and can't run, but Nick tells her he won't leave her.
Alicia runs, looking for a vehicle to escape in. Nick and Luci find a way out of the tunnel but...there's a shitload of infected coming towards them. They run back.
Travis at this time though, he is taken to a pit of dead by the rest of the militants, where he takes the dead out one by one with a cinderblock. First time I've seen him so bad ass, actually. Madison holds Troy hostage and finds where Travis is. It's then that Troy's brother, Jake, arrives. He reasons with Madison, tells him that he knows his brother and brought this on himself. She says she just wants her family back.
At this time, Alicia hears Nick fighting Steven, who is now infected, through the grate. She tosses her blade down, Luci finishes the job.
As Travis finishes off the infected, he attacks Troy. At this time, Madison and Nick are reunited. If this sounds chaotic, it was. It's the fucking apocalypse people.
But what I remembered most was the way Travis looked longingly at Madison, reuniting with her family. Yes, they were together and had a complicated relationship. But also remember, Travis just found out he lost his son. They may be together, but his family is all gone now.
Jake seems like the "good brother" to Troy's "bad psycho ass brother". Apparently, Troy went against orders. He was to "get in" and "get out" of this camp, but stayed behind and started conducting these fucked up experiments in the name of science.
Later, in the shower stalls, one of Troy's henchmen hears a noise through the grate. It's like in the horror movies, when you say "GIRL DON'T GO IN THERE!" He takes out the vent, and is swarmed by rats in about 3.5 seconds. Then a walker reaches in and kills him, dead. Good. But bad because shit happens after you die now.
Jake Otto convinces the Clark tribe to go to their dad's sanctuary. "He's prepared." We had heard rumors that the Clark tribe would end in a survivalist camp. The compound they are at now has become compromised, and they will need to leave. Madison is leaving in a truck with Nick and Troy, but is separated from Travis, Alicia and Luci as they go away in Jake's helicopter. Possibly the same copter Nick saw in the distance from La Colonia.
Travis surveys the land as they take off, telling Alicia that her mother made it off safely in the truck with the other group.
"They made it. They're clear."
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