and watches in horror as the cult manages to get a nuclear missile with ten warheads off before Morgan and Strand can stop them. While trying to find cover from the coming nuclear destruction, Daniel hears a garbled transmission revealing coordinates to a safe location, but the cult's second-in-command Riley offers to take the group to the cult's hidden bunker instead. With Daniel unsure about the message and given his recent history, the group decides to head for the bunker, but Daniel remains suspicious of Riley's motives and interrogates him while they are stopped for repairs. Daniel realizes that Rollie is actually a spy for the cult and kills him, leading Riley to try to attack Daniel only to get shot himself by Charlie. Riley confirms that Daniel was right about Rollie, explaining that the incident with Daniel at Morgan's community broke Rollie's faith in them. With Daniel having been vindicated, Luciana backs him up on travelling to the coordinates that he was given where a CRM helicopter sent by Al rescues the group. Luciana reassures Daniel that all he needs is a little help and that they will be fine if they stick together. Season 7 Development and reception Daniel has been widely considered to be one of the series' best characters and Blades' performance has been lauded by critics and fans alike. Daniel made his debut in "So Close, Yet So Far". Daniel returns in the third season episode "TEOTWAWKI" after being presumed dead, Matt Fowler for IGN stated, "The return of Daniel in that closing beat was a nice touch and I'm happy to see Rubén Blades back on the show." The third season episode "100" which centered around Daniel, received critical acclaim. Matt Fowler of IGN gave the episode a 9/10 rating, stating; "'100' felt fresh and immediate and for the first time, even though it only focused in on one main character, Fear the Walking Dead felt wholly like its own unique endeavor. The same universe as the original series, sure, but with vitally different perspectives, angles, and objectives. It kind of answered that recurring question "Why have another Walking Dead show?" as Daniel was constantly saved while also constantly being placed in situations where he was called upon to do harm to innocent people. People who he even owned a great debt to. It was stunning and Ruben Blades was mesmerizing." In December 2018,