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Originally Posted by Daradon
If there are none in the main areas when they're coming in, how many could possibly be hiding in the individual rooms? Not like you're going to find a dozen in the bathroom or something. Three max in a bedroom, and probably only one or two.
Besides, what you said is a contradiction anyway, if they're banging on the main door, why not just bang on the bedroom door to sound check it that way? Why change strategies?
I know it comes down to building suspense, but it's a lazy writing thing, nothing more.
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You're clearly nitpicking, and like others have stated tried to make practical sense in an irrational landscape. Maybe Michonne has learned this is the right way to check for walkers over time? Just because you think it doesn't make sense, doesn't make it entirely true. Like Redliner said maybe they are banging on door to alert survivors, or to just check and see if anyone is home. I doubt they want to barge in and invade a home that is occupied by someone inside. There could also be booby traps, or something along the lines they need to be wary of. There are many reasons why they would check that way first.
As to why they are silent while in the house, I do think it comes down to alerting zombies that they are in the house. Sure at times they have fended them off rather easily, but one bite and from a walker and they're finished. They need to keep the risk of being bit at a minimum, and this is the route they've chosen. Especially with Carl there, who isn't as apt as handling walkers as the others are. Why even take the chance, when they can catch a walker by surprise if they don't hear them in advance? Then like you said it makes for a better (more suspenseful) then to just make a bunch of noise and round up all the walkers in a hall-way and takes them out one by one. Plus what if they alert all the walkers inside a house, but because of some sort of obstruction do not become aware that any are inside? So then while the walker is aware someone is lurking about, Carl and Michonne aren't, and will be doomed if they unwarily encounter any.
So while it may not make complete sense to the practical viewer the writers could explain their reasoning if they wanted to. Flat out calling it "lazy writing" is a stretch just because you would handle things differently.