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is the season 7 finale (Episode 16) of Fear the Walking Dead , which originally aired on May 29, 2022 . The episode is most notable for the highly anticipated return of the series' original protagonist, Madison Clark , after she was presumed dead in season 4. Key Episode Summary

Having survived the Dell Diamond stadium fire with permanent lung damage (now requiring oxygen), Madison has spent years kidnapping children for P.A.D.R.E. in exchange for information about her own children, Nick and Alicia. "Fear the Walking Dead" Gone(2022)

A survivor who faked being pregnant to find her child taken by P.A.D.R.E. is the season 7 finale (Episode 16) of

Some critics felt the explanation for Madison's survival was thin and that the episode felt more like a season premiere than a conclusion. in exchange for information about her own children,

Reviewers largely viewed the episode as a "soft reboot" or a prologue for the final season rather than a traditional finale.

Morgan Jones, having escaped the radioactive fallout of Texas on a raft with baby Mo, washes ashore in Louisiana .

Morgan is captured by a group of survivors who believe he is a child kidnapper working for a shadowy group called P.A.D.R.E. He is rescued by Madison Clark, who ironically reveals she is the actual collector for P.A.D.R.E..