page_title: Grotesque (Fear the Walking Dead)
section_title: Reception
hierarchical_section_title: Grotesque (Fear the Walking Dead) / Reception
caption_attribution_description: English: Danay Garcia speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con International in San Diego, California.
context_page_description: "Grotesque" is the eighth episode and mid-season premiere, and the 14th episode overall of the second season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series Fear the Walking Dead, which aired on AMC on August 21, 2016.
  This episode marks the first appearance of Danay Garcia.
context_section_description: "Grotesque" received mostly positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it garnered an 87% rating, with an average score of 7.17/10 based on 15 reviews. The site consensus reads, " "Grotesque" periodically meanders, but it doesn't dim the tension of a key character's journey in the series' first solo arc episode."
  Matt Fowler of IGN gave "Grotesque" an 8/10 rating stating; "Though "Grotesque" introduced us to a few new characters and brought us into a new community, it was really about spending some quality time with Nick and getting into his headspace a little more. And it worked. It wasn't exactly riveting stuff, but it did show us that this series stands a better chance of dusting itself off now that the ensemble's been split up."
caption: Danay Garcia made her first appearance as Luciana Galvez in this episode.
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