The article discusses the latest shocking twist in Fear the Walking Dead season 8, episode 8, involving the return of the character Charlie. Co-showrunner Andrew Chambliss explains the decision to have Charlie sacrifice herself to prevent Madison from revealing the location of PADRE. This decision was made to give Charlie a proper sendoff and to test Madison's ability to forgive the person who killed her son. Chambliss also mentions how Charlie's death impacts the remaining episodes of the season and how it ties into the theme of redemption and forgiveness in the larger zombie franchise.