‘Fear the Walking Dead’ Star Talks Jack and Alicia’s Relationship

The family drama at the center of “Fear the Walking Dead” got some external threats to really amp up the tension in recent days, as Jack, the mysterious voice Alicia connected with in the Season 2 premiere episode, finally made his appearance.

After his ominous “See you soon” sign-off, the passengers of the Abigail probably shouldn’t have been surprised that they were immediately held at gunpoint once Jack (Daniel Zovatto) brought his crew, including the sadistic Reed (Jesse McCartney), aboard.

But according to the actor playing Jack, the character is just doing what needs to do to survive, like everyone else on the show. “He’s not a bad guy, he’s not exactly Jesus Christ but he’s a guy who needs to survive,” Zovatto told TheWrap.

Zovatto also discussed how he handled playing the mysterious voice on the radio, whether Jack and Alicia (Alycia Debnam-Carey) are still playing each other, and whether we could see Jack abandon his crew and join up with the Abigail group.

Jack was introduced in a very unusual fashion. How did you approach playing him as just a voice?
I thought it was pretty cool, it was my first time doing something like that. It was a good exercise, because they shot the episode first, obviously. Alycia had to act by herself. So when I saw the footage, it kinda gave me a mapping ground of what the scene entailed and what needed to happen. It was the first for me, as well.