<P> Elisabeth Vincentelli of the New York Post rated the first two episodes three out of four stars, stating that "(They) are creepily suspenseful--they're great examples of how effective a slow pace and a moody atmosphere can be ." Another positive review of the first episode came from Ken Tucker of Yahoo TV, who wrote, "Fear the Walking Dead is a mood piece, more artful than the original series" and that the cast is "terrific". Tim Goodman of The Hollywood Reporter gave an average review, writing, "The 90 - minute first episode and the hour - long second episode are, while not actually boring, certainly less magnetic than the original ." </P> <P> One of the harshest negative reviews came from HitFix, on Daniel Fienberg and Alan Sepinwall's podcast, where Fienberg called the premiere episode "awful, just horrible...as bad as The Walking Dead has ever gotten at its very worst . This is that bad . I've been kind of stunned to see people being generous to it...I thought this was almost unwatchably bad ." Sepinwall called his B − review "slightly generous". </P> <P> The second season received mostly mixed reviews from critics . On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has a rating of 71%, based on 29 reviews, whose average rating is 6.6 / 10 . The site's critical consensus reads, "Fear the Walking Dead sets sail in its sophomore season with an intriguing backdrop that doesn't always disguise its deficiencies in comparison to its predecessor ." On Metacritic, the season has a score of 54 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". </P> <P> On Rotten Tomatoes, the third season has an approval rating of 80% based on 8 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5 / 10 . In his season review for IGN, Matt Fowler gave it an 8.2 out of 10 and wrote, "Fear the Walking Dead more solidly found its tone and voice this season by embracing the arid landscape, ramping up the human - on - human conflict, and rallying around Kim Dickens' anti-hero mom, Madison, as the driving character" and that it is now "a better series overall than The Walking Dead". </P>

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