ChiefsPlanet - Movies and TV The Walking Dead ***With Comic Spoilers***

I'm pretty sure the virus itself is lethal. That's pretty much the whole point. If people that got bit didn't die from the virus, there wouldn't be any sense of urgency. They could just let them stay with the group and die of old age or natural causes.

I'm trying to think of people from the show that got bit but I'm having trouble. The only one that comes to mind is the guy that went crazy shoveling graves back in ATL. After the walkers attacked the camp, he had gotten bit on the stomach. The black chick noticed he was looking sickly and pale and questioned him about it. The bite itself wasn't even that major (he was able to hide it from the others) but his health deteriorated pretty rapidly. Plus the characters in the show seem to have a wealth of cuts and scrapes that never seem to get infected. It has to be the virus.

I'm saying a bite from a rancid corpse, regardless of the zombie virus, would be enough to cause sepsis and potentially death rather quickly. How many pathogens is in a rancid corpse mouth that eats nothing but meat?

I'm convinced these people are becoming sick from blood infections, making the bite appear to be the source when it is not.

KC_Connection

02-27-2012 05:54 AM

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Originally Posted by ThaVirus (Post 8401156)

When Rick took off (right before he went back to rescue Shane) he stopped and looked at the two bodies inquisitively, kind of like he had just figured something out. Did anybody else catch that?

I believe the bodies were two cops, presumably partners just like Shane and Rick were. It struck a chord with him.

Chiefnj2

02-27-2012 07:02 AM

My money is on Herschel finding a cure in his barn.

If he can repair that kids leg that was ripped off of a 3" wrought iron fence barb so the kid can be just about perfect a week later, then he can find a cure.

Gonzo

02-27-2012 07:32 AM

I don't think he's got the scientific knowledge or experience to create an anti-virus. Besides, I think he's a goner by the end of the season.
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frankotank

02-27-2012 09:47 AM

you guys got me thinking....in most zombie movies...if you die you come back to life. not all mind you...but I'd say most. whether you are bitten or not, if you die you come back to life. hadn't really considered that for this series. they never showed people climbing from graves and stuff...so I must assume that those who were dead before the "incident" are still dead.
I don't think anyone has died yet from anything other than zombies or being shot in the head....right? I was wondering last night...if that girl kills herself will she come back alive....and I answered myself...yeah I bet she will this is gonna be awesome!. and then she didn't. DAMN IT! who will be the first to die of non-zombie non-head related trama???

Fairplay

02-27-2012 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection (Post 8401354)

I believe the bodies were two cops, presumably partners just like Shane and Rick were. It struck a chord with him.

The police duo were affectionately called "skinny and fatty" around the department.

Fairplay

02-27-2012 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by WhiteWhale (Post 8401229)

I'm convinced these people are becoming sick from blood infections, making the bite appear to be the source when it is not.

Top Ten Signs that you might be a Zombie:

1. You start to notice that some people not only have good taste... but taste good too.
2. It takes you ten times longer to walk to the mailbox.
3. People avoid or run from you.
4.You start to develop a pronounced dragging on one side of your body.
5. You start hanging out at the mall with groups of strangers.
6. Your deodorant doesn't work anymore.
7. You have nightmares about shotguns.
8.You order steak rare... like in still moving.
9. You think George A. Romero does documentaries.
10. Your doctor diagnosed you with onset Rigor Mortis.

keg in kc

02-27-2012 11:05 AM

I thought it was a real good episode, but I really had to resist the urge to fast forward through all the estrogen scenes. Although I did like Lori and Andrea's confrontation in the kitchen a whole lot.

L.A. Chieffan

02-27-2012 11:08 AM

seriously do they have to keep going back to the farm with the chicks? i wished that girl wouldve just did it. i mean shes had like 3 lines in the entire show and now we're supoosed to be all sympathetic for her. peace out

Lumpy

02-27-2012 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by keg in kc (Post 8401758)

I thought Andrea was going to get bitch-slapped when she brought up Lori's "boyfriend", (Shane). That would have been epic! LMAO

Chiefnj2

02-27-2012 12:35 PM

They need to kill off some characters.

Fairplay

02-27-2012 12:39 PM

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