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[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by Rerun

Who died of other ways and came back as a walker?

I don't think anyone, it's a theory, no?

[GoinAllTheWay]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

Exactly.... right now everyone is affected, but when you die, that's when it takes over.

It also explains why some people aren't eaten. They die of other ways, then come back as a walker.

Well that would be weak sauce....

Like I said, if everyone was already infected, there are two viruses at work here.

Man...think I'm overthinking this a hair.

But like many have said, the title of the show refers to the survivors, not the walkers.

[dsavillian]

Originally Posted by Parallex

I think the Walker in the field has no particuler significance other then presenting a nice visual, I think there was some sort of message it was meant to convay to the viewer what exactly I don't know.

I interpreted it as a reflection of Shane being a loner in the group (attitude wise) and his desire to leave.

I think being with the group is the only thing keeping him from losing his humanity and becoming a monster. And I think the zombie in the field is an indicator of him starting to realize that.

[KTrain]

I don't think the airborne/everyone's infected thing makes any sense. If it doesn't activate until the person is dead, a bite wouldn't change a person. A scratch wouldn't either because those injuries aren't going to kill you.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by Rerun

Who died of other ways and came back as a walker?

There was the one guy who had hung himself. Darryl and Andrea found him while they were looking for Sophia.

Now I suppose he could have been infected and killed himself because of that, or he wasn't dead yet when the walkers started gnawing on his legs, but those are a bit of a stretch. I didn't think you could die, and then become a walker just because a walker started to eat you.

Maybe I am reading too much into the suicide zombie though, but it would hint that everybody is infected and just waiting for you to "die" or become weak enough to transition over.

[Ben_in_Canada]

Originally Posted by Wormius

There was the one guy who had hung himself. Darryl and Andrea found him while they were looking for Sophia.

Now I suppose he could have been infected and killed himself because of that, or he wasn't dead yet when the walkers started gnawing on his legs, but those are a bit of a stretch. I didn't think you could die, and then become a walker just because a walker started to eat you.

Maybe I am reading too much into the suicide zombie though, but it would hint that everybody is infected and just waiting for you to "die" or become weak enough to transition over.

The guy in the tree, his note read:

Spoiler!

GOT BIT, WORLD'S GONE TO #### - MIGHT AS WELL QUIT

[trackercowe]

Originally Posted by Wormius

There was the one guy who had hung himself. Darryl and Andrea found him while they were looking for Sophia.

Now I suppose he could have been infected and killed himself because of that, or he wasn't dead yet when the walkers started gnawing on his legs, but those are a bit of a stretch. I didn't think you could die, and then become a walker just because a walker started to eat you.

Maybe I am reading too much into the suicide zombie though, but it would hint that everybody is infected and just waiting for you to "die" or become weak enough to transition over.

It's a good theory, but if the virus is now airborne then why didn't the pair that Rick shot up in the bar turn? Sure you could say it takes time to turn, but Rick, Dale, and Hershel were in the bar for a good chunk of time after the shooting, and nothing happened.

I could see this being the case, but nothing really makes me think it is official at this point.

[GoinAllTheWay]

Originally Posted by trackercowe

It's a good theory, but if the virus is now airborne then why didn't the pair that Rick shot up in the bar turn? Sure you could say it takes time to turn, but Rick, Dale, and Hershel were in the bar for a good chunk of time after the shooting, and nothing happened.

I could see this being the case, but nothing really makes me think it is official at this point.

Because he shot both of them in the head.

[ken0042]

Didn't he shoot the fat guy in the chest? Or did he "finish him off?"

[GoinAllTheWay]

They don't show it, no, but they do show him face on after putting two more into him. Safe to assume one was to the head. At least that's the vibe I got.

[RogerWilco]

Originally Posted by ken0042

Didn't he shoot the fat guy in the chest? Or did he "finish him off?"

In the episode after the one he shot them in the first scene he stood over the fat guy and shot. I would assume that it was in the head.

[gottabekd]

So, I've enjoyed watching this show without being too worried about the science of zombies.

But one thing kind of bothers me. When people get surrounded and attacked by the walkers, typically they get torn to bits. There is not much dead flesh left lying around to turn into a walker itself. So I would imagine most of the walkers were not the result of a direct attack by a pack of other walkers.

One more thing that I don't think has been mentioned recently, and I would bet comes up before the end of this season. The scientist/doctor in the CDC whispered something to Rick. Presumably related to his studies on the nature of the infections. (EDIT: Oh, I see this was discussed. But again, I bet this comes up before too long...)

[ken0042]

Originally Posted by gottabekd

But one thing kind of bothers me. When people get surrounded and attacked by the walkers, typically they get torn to bits. There is not much dead flesh left lying around to turn into a walker itself. So I would imagine most of the walkers were not the result of a direct attack by a pack of other walkers.

I look at it this way. How many times have we seen the walkers almost bite somebody? Then at the last second the walker gets killed. All it would take it just one of these walkers to land a bite.

I would think most of the walkers we see are "first generation." They became walkers during the time before society collapsed. At that point they were treating the walkers as being sick; and treatable. So you could easily have each walker infect several other people.

[Wormius]

Just food for thought.. They kind of alluded to it last episode, but I wonder what will happen over the winter? Will the walkers freeze and permanently die, or will they just go into hibernation? I don't see the walkers able to fend for themselves in colder climates, I wonder if the group will try to make their way to Canada or even further north.

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by Wormius

Just food for thought.. They kind of alluded to it last episode, but I wonder what will happen over the winter? Will the walkers freeze and permanently die, or will they just go into hibernation? I don't see the walkers able to fend for themselves in colder climates, I wonder if the group will try to make their way to Canada or even further north.

this is one of the many reasons why a real zombie apocalypse could never happen, as illustrated in that Cracked.com article. being frozen solid in the winter would destroy every cell in a zombie's body, including the brain, so you wouldn't have to wait all that long until all the zombies in the northern hemisphere would be gone. the ones in the south shouldn't fare that much better either, since dead flesh out in the sun doesn't tend to last long

[Radio]

If it's a virus, viruses change and mutate all the time. Look at bird flu and swine flu, both started in animals and then mutated to infect humans. It's highly plausible that the virus, if that is the cause, has been incubating in the walkers and mutating...becoming easier to transmit.

Looked to me like someone was living in that bus. Perhaps the 2 cops had something to do with the burnt bodies, the locking of the gates, and the walkers in the building. Maybe they were infected somehow and did what they could to contain it inside the yard.

That's the beauty of this show, all these side things that keep you talking about it...

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

this is one of the many reasons why a real zombie apocalypse could never happen, as illustrated in that Cracked.com article. being frozen solid in the winter would destroy every cell in a zombie's body, including the brain, so you wouldn't have to wait all that long until all the zombies in the northern hemisphere would be gone. the ones in the south shouldn't fare that much better either, since dead flesh out in the sun doesn't tend to last long

True. Even in their current state their muscles shouldn't even work at all. But suspension of belief aside, it sounded like in the conversation between Rick and Shane that things might get better after winter for them.

[Radio]

I have never been to Georgia..but does it get that cold there? Cold enough to freeze a zombie...

[Parallex]

From a neat site on zombies.

One thing is for certain: If zombies don’t take a considerably longer time to rot than their deceased human counterparts, we may be in much less trouble when the undead rise than originally thought. Especially if it spreads very quickly.


Assuming that fresh stage decay takes two weeks to complete, it’s likely that by five weeks after outbreak there would be virtually no more Zombies anywhere. All you’d need to do is hide out in a safe place with enough food and water for a month, and you could emerge the leader of a new world.

http://zombieresearchsociety.com/archives/1344

[ken0042]

Originally Posted by Radio

I have never been to Georgia..but does it get that cold there? Cold enough to freeze a zombie...

That bugged me a bit too, so I looked it up:
http://www.weather.com/weather/wxcli...ly/graph/30326

So it shows average lows in the winter in the mid 30s; which means they likely also get temperatures into the 20s or teens. However looking at the highs in the 50s- that also tells me that those cold temperatures don't last that long. Any zombies that can find basic shelter should be OK.

However they could be north of Atlanta. Remember in the first couple of episodes Rick took a police car and ran it out of gas. So he was likely 300-400 miles away.

Myself, I would head even further north just to be safe.