Ridiculous - Spoilers

You said it! I was about to post similar myself. Why didn't they just send a frickin chopper and say "your dad needs your help". Could have all been over and done with in less than 2 episodes.

Also, why did Silas not go with Elton & Percy in the last episode? It's not like he was injured and slowing them down or anything. I don't get his reasoning.

Finally, I just wanna say that Annet Mahendru (Huck) seems to do all her acting with her lips and tongue. Anyone else feel that got kinda creepily irritating after a few eps?

All perfectly in line with the increasing stupidity of all Walking Dead Shows, although I have to say Fear is often pretty good.

I think the idea was to win Hope over to their way of thinking, not just physically take her there. Hence the road trip with Huck. The length of the trip on foot was a good thing. Of course it didn't work out that way, they had company and ended up with a vehicle that shortened the journey, but it's clear the CR wants their recruited talent to be all in. Not feeling like they're being held against their will.

A captive genius can find a million ways to sabotage whatever you have them doing, or at the very least slow things down and give you less than their best. That one guy who worked with their father and supposedly went back to Portland (yeah right) probably became suspicious of the CRM's motives, or found something, so they removed him before he could communicate that to anyone else. My guess is the Civic Republic's leaders don't just want to stop the dead rising but dominate the world that comes after. They must have weapons applications in mind for some of the research their scientists think is peaceful.