You Missed The Walking Dead’s Most Tragic Villain Backstory

Jason Riley may be the saddest villain ever to grace Fear the Walking Dead, with an incredibly tragic backstory lending context to his villainy. When first introduced in Fear The Walking Dead season 6, Riley comes across like many other antagonists in the franchise. He is cruel, manipulative, menacing, ruthless, and cunning. As the story unfolds, Riley’s affiliation with Theodore “Teddy” Maddox’s doomsday cult only partially explains his single-minded and fanatical behavior. At the same time, Riley’s devotion to the cult is perplexing since his temperament is so different from Teddy’s. While Teddy often has a whimsical attitude towards his plans for mass destruction, Riley’s attitude is fervent and desperate.