Fear the Walking Dead season 3: Series boss on Daniel Salazr’s return

On this past episode of Fear the Walking Dead season 3, there was some joyous news like no other: After all, Daniel Salazar is back in the fold! At the end of the first half of season 2, the character “died” — but it was pretty clear that he was not actually gone and would be back eventually. That moment came at the end of this past episode, where we had a chance to see him pay Strand a visit while locked up in Dante’s prison.

Now, the question that remains is whether or not Daniel is now a friend or foe to Strand behind bars. The two can challenge each other intellectually for sure, but Victor may be looking for more than just a challenge — he needs a way to escape, and to get his life back to what it once was.

In discussing more of the current state of Strand and Victor, showrunner Dave Erickson passed along the following message to Entertainment Weekly:

“Most of the explanation of where he was and how he survived is going to come as the story evolves, but it made sense that we would find him in our story south of the border just because that’s where we last left him. And we’ll come to find out how he has become part of this this dam environment and why he’s crucial to it, and then how important he’s going to be to Strand. I mean, Strand is in a place right now that he is unaccustomed to. He arrived at the dam with the expectation that he was going to going to pick up where he left off with Dante. These are two businessmen who did work prior to the apocalypse and what we come to realize very quickly is that Strand’s appreciation for Dante was far greater then Dante’s for Strand, clearly.”

Over time, we expect to see more of where Daniel aligns himself; he’s a survivalist in more ways than one, so you do have to assume that he is going to choose the side that keeps him safe and affords him the wiggle room for him to get himself in a better place in the future.

Oh, and we should remind you that Ofelia is also still out there somewhere. Hopefully, she is going to turn up at some point before it gets too late in the season.

Let us know in the comments how you think that Victor is going to get himself integrated into the story.

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