So I haven't talked about the show in a long time, mostly because there wasn't anything to talk about. For a while there it was pretty bland, just chugging along. Then it miraculously got good again. So the kid got fired last season and this season they DON'T kill Rick but rather helicopter him away, announcing that amc will do a series of feature films starring the character. Keep in mind that last season Morgan went off to join Fear the Walking Dead after they killed off most of the main characters on that show. At the very end of the episode they do a time jump (the second of the season) and the incredible non-aging toddler, Judith, is now about Carl's age when the show started.
So to summarize, Fear is barely holding on by a thread having lost most of it's cast and the primary show just lost it's stars as well. Instead of slamming on the brakes and re-grouping they have decided to expand the universe even more? Either this franchise falls hard or they run it into the ground at this point. It's a shame because a couple of seasons ago the formula was really good compared to previous seasons, but they couldn't just leave well enough alone.