The Holding is directed by K. C. Colwell and written by Channing Powell. The direction and writing is excellent, it's nice to see that Powell is writing for Fear after having written for TWD since 2013. This episode shows more of what have been teased from previous episodes, The End is the Beginning and so on. World building pays off when done right and I love how the writers and showrunners have done it with this season.
This episode is focused on Alicia Clark which for me who have followed Fear The Walking Dead since the first season debuted, it's nice to see her get some much needed screen time as she is the only one left from the Clark family. I strongly believe that Madison Clark is still alive but for now, Alicia is the last remaining Clark. Alycia Debnam-Carey is phenomenal in this episode, bringing quality acting. A new character gets introduced and it's non other than John Glover that is portraying Teddy, his character is the leader of a cult that got physically introduced in this episode, the settlement have been mentioned before and was the one behind the destruction of Tank Town. Another performance that I was surprised about was Colby as Wes, I have never really liked the character or found him a good actor but I'm glad he got a chance to shine.
Did this episode meet my expectations? Yes but I have to admit that I didn't expect it to be unpredictable but I'm glad it was. There's lots of suspenseful and dramatic moments throughout the episode, scenes that will satisfy every viewer. The writers did a great job with the world building and overall writing with the cult, they made them and their way of thinking believable. The cinematography was perfect. This was a terrific episode, respect for them for giving us a whole episode with world building and almost no action. Dialogue was great!