"Ner Tamid" (
Hebrew for "Eternal Light"), is the twelfth episode of the
fifth season of the
post-apocalyptic horror
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television series ''
Fear the Walking Dead'', which aired on
AMC on September 1, 2019. The episode was written by
Andrew Chambliss and
Ian Goldberg
Ian Avrum Goldberg (born March 31, 1973) is a cryptographer and cypherpunk. He is best known for breaking Netscape's implementation of SSL (with David Wagner),
and for his role as chief scientist of Radialpoint (formerly Zero Knowledge Syste ...
, and directed by Michael E. Satrazemis.
Plot
Disappointed that she hasn't found a new shelter yet, Charlie runs away from the group and ends up in a
synagogue
A synagogue, ', 'house of assembly', or ', "house of prayer"; Yiddish: ''shul'', Ladino: or ' (from synagogue); or ', "community". sometimes referred to as shul, and interchangeably used with the word temple, is a Jewish house of worshi ...
. There she is saved by Rabbi Jacob Kessner, who offers her an inn for the night. After shaking hands while repairing a light, Charlie thinks they can reinforce the chapel and create a new safe area for the group.
John and June arrive, who say it won't work because it is too small and lacks a water supply. Charlie has to abandon the idea when the walkers invade and destroy the temple, forcing everyone to flee.
Meanwhile, some members of Logan's crew discover the location of the caravan and chase after Sarah and Dwight, who are in the oil truck. They eventually run out of fuel, but Logan's group surprisingly leaves without conflict. Sarah is relieved, but Dwight wonders if it was a setup. Elsewhere, Logan arrives at the oil fields, having discovered the location through the Althea tapes.
Reception
"Ner Tamid" received negative reviews. It currently holds a 36% negative rating with an average score of 4.75/10 out of 14 on the review aggregator
Rotten Tomatoes. The critics' consensus reads: "Meandering and stocked with credulity-straining moments, 'Ner Tamid' keeps the season's narrative momentum frustratingly stuck in neutral -- although it finds some grace notes in a nuanced depiction of Judaism."
In his review, Liam Mathews of
TV Guide wrote: "Every episode of Fear the Walking Dead has one thing you never thought you'd see." However, Erik Kain of
Forbes was negative about the episode and wrote: "It's all contrived. You could probably boil down the entire 12 episodes we've seen so far into two and not lose anything."
Rating
The episode was seen by 1.14 million viewers in the United States on its original air date, below the
previous episodes.
References
External links
"Ner Tamid"at AMC.com
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