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[dubc80]

What was up with the zombies laying on the ground in the prison who looked like they were 1/2 eaten?

I was fully expecting Rick and company to round a corner and run into a pack of zombie dogs or zombie wolves or something.

[Hockeyguy15]

Originally Posted by dubc80

What was up with the zombies laying on the ground in the prison who looked like they were 1/2 eaten?

I was fully expecting Rick and company to round a corner and run into a pack of zombie dogs or zombie wolves or something.

If I am thinking of the same ones you are the bodies looked burned. If not then I don't know which ones you were talking about, there were a lot of bodies laying around this episode.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

It's interesting that the zombies are still moving about - how much time has passed in the storyline since the start of the series? Lori looks to be 6-8 months pregnant, which suggests that these zombies are moving around, without sustinence, for the same amount of time.

This is in addition to the zombie's cerebellum still being relatively in tact, which, without sustience, would have broken down long ago and made their writhing corpses unable to walk or function.

I believe there was a brief moment when they alluded to this in yesterday's premiere. When Rick takes off the helmet of the zombie cop, he was pretty much just wasted flesh and a skull. I think the intent was to show that the zombies are deteriorating, even if it is a slow process.

At some point the story would have to become less about zombies, and more about humans fighting over waning resources. The comic does a good job of showing intra-human social conflicts as the plague drags on.

You might be over thinking a TV show about Zombies......


I enjoyed it the show. I like new badass Carl. Let's hope he taps the blond chick

[Coys1882]

I thought it was portraying that someone else had been cleaning out walkers at an earlier point in time.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Coys1882

I thought it was portraying that someone else had been cleaning out walkers at an earlier point in time.

The inmates that are in the kitchen? Maybe they fought their way there?

[Teh_Bandwagoner]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

I believe one is her boyfriend, and one is her brother.

Either way, she's the kind of gal who can keep men on a short leash.

As far as I read in the comics (only up to Volume 4), she said they keep other zombies away. And even though she cut off their jaws, she didn't know why they stopped attacking her.

[Hockeyguy15]

Originally Posted by Coys1882

I thought it was portraying that someone else had been cleaning out walkers at an earlier point in time.

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

The inmates that are in the kitchen? Maybe they fought their way there?

The guards locked the inmates in the cafeteria when things started to get really bad, hence the handcuffs on the outside of the door. The inmates wouldn't have been able to lock themselves in that way.

More than likely is that some of the guards killed some zombies, and possibly other people tried to clear out the prison and died there. They did mention that some of the zombies were in civilian clothes, but that could either mean they died there trying to clear the place out like Rick's group, or they were already zombies when they got to the prison.

Originally Posted by fotze

Spoiler!

I forgot about the inmates. Anyone remember who the child rapist/killer kills?

What about the cool black guy former football player that ends up banging Michonne. Will T Dog take that role?

That was Thomas, as far as I can tell he didn't make it into the show, so it's possible one of the other inmates will take over his role if they go down that road.

That football player was Tyrese, but yeah I could see T-Dog taking over his spot.

[dubc80]

Originally Posted by Hockeyguy15

If I am thinking of the same ones you are the bodies looked burned. If not then I don't know which ones you were talking about, there were a lot of bodies laying around this episode.

When the group was wandering around in the dark, it showed a bunch of dead zombies on the ground and it looked like some of them had their exposed flesh chewed off. Heads, legs, arms, etc.

Maybe it's just me!

[greyshep]

Originally Posted by Teh_Bandwagoner

As far as I read in the comics (only up to Volume 4), she said they keep other zombies away. And even though she cut off their jaws, she didn't know why they stopped attacking her.

Based on last nights show, it appears that these armless-jawless zombies work quite well as pack horses.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Hockeyguy15

The guards locked the inmates in the cafeteria when things started to get really bad, hence the handcuffs on the outside of the door. The inmates wouldn't have been able to lock themselves in that way.

depends, I reckon there are more than one entrance. It is possible they "secured" all but the one entrance they entered. That being said I reckon you are correct.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by fotze

Spoiler!

I forgot about the inmates. Anyone remember who the child rapist/killer kills?

What about the cool black guy former football player that ends up banging Michonne. Will T Dog take that role?

Comics spoilers...

Spoiler!

The killer kills Hershel's youngest daughters, who don't appear to be on the show. The one daughter who was getting friendly with Carl seems to be filling the role that Sophia has in the comics as Carl's friend.


There really isn't an equivalent of Tyreese on the tv show (Shane basically replaced him as the group's co-leader, but he's dead now).

Daryl is more of a badass than T-Dog, and he is flirting with Carol. If they decide to have the Carol-goes-crazy storyline from the comics, the might have Michonne and Daryl get together because it was Michonne and Tyreese getting together that drove Carol over the edge.

[Teh_Bandwagoner]

Originally Posted by Hockeyguy15

That football player was Tyrese, but yeah I could see T-Dog taking over his spot.

Actually I see Darryl taking Tyrese's spot.

Originally Posted by greyshep

Based on last nights show, it appears that these armless-jawless zombies work quite well as pack horses.

Yeah I almost didn't notice until my gf pointed it out. Gotta say that's just plain brilliant.

[Hockeyguy15]

Originally Posted by Teh_Bandwagoner

Actually I see Darryl taking Tyrese's spot.



Yeah I almost didn't notice until my gf pointed it out. Gotta say that's just plain brilliant.

I don't know, Darryl is going to have enough going on....

Spoiler!

Merle

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Hockeyguy15

I don't know, Darryl is going to have enough going on....

Spoiler!

Merle

and so will T-dawg..........

[Flash Walken]

NSFW!

ew.

[Hockeyguy15]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

and so will T-dawg..........

Except he is pissed at Rick, not T-Dawg. He was just racist, Rick was the one that put him there.

[ken0042]

Originally Posted by dubc80

When the group was wandering around in the dark, it showed a bunch of dead zombies on the ground and it looked like some of them had their exposed flesh chewed off. Heads, legs, arms, etc.

Maybe it's just me!

Were they dead zombies; or just dead people? It makes sense to me that if there were a bunch of zombies who killed a person, they would eat most of the flesh off the person.

Just like the zombie they found who had hung humself. In the time between when he died and when he turned into a zombie; the other zombies had eaten the bottoms of his legs off.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Hockeyguy15

Except he is pissed at Rick, not T-Dawg. He was just racist, Rick was the one that put him there.

I reckon he will use a broadbrush of hate. T-dawg dropped the keys, T-dawg, could have chucked him the saw.

[Flash Walken]

One thing is for sure:

If I'd spent the last 8 months on the run in the wilderness constantly on the lookout for the undead who I had witnessed brutalize countless members of my group, I certainly would not 'poke' a zombie in the chest to see if he was alive or not.

I think i'd probably make it a habit to smash any unsmashed skull I saw that wasn't talking to me.

It's like poking a snake to see if it's alive.

[Muta]

That prison was creepy. No lights, musky and dark, dead and decaying bodies everywhere, what looked like dead ends everywhere. You'd think that if that actually happened, you wouldn't take another step into that abyss of decay and rot; you leave the prison and find something less death-filled.