The Walking dead

[tom_gamer]

That's it basically.

But swallowing zombie blood doesn't give you a killer infection?

 

[rifraf]

Nope. Because... Because zombies? Maybe stomach acid? That part is never explained.

 

[alpha224]

Because the virus dies in the open air, it would then die in transit to your mouth? And it probably has an ideal temp range where it tops out at like 140* or so... So, cooking the meat would probably kill the virus, right?

 

[tom_gamer]

Because the virus dies in the open air, it would then die in transit to your mouth? And it probably has an ideal temp range where it tops out at like 140* or so... So, cooking the meat would probably kill the virus, right?

This reminds me if brewing

 

[HoppyDaze]

So when youre sitting on your lazyboy, drinking whiskey and looking at your fishtank wall full of zombie heads you have to ask "how did I get HERE?"

seems like a little late in the game to introduce such an extreme plot twist. BUT I trust AMC to perfectly justify such an episode. This ain't Lost. Refreshung to see some human on human death. But yeah that episode sucked. They kind of over rate the importance of blond chick and angry dread zombie slave owner

 

[Brewcrew02]

In The Walking Dead, the bite or scratch don't actually transfer the zombie virus. Everyone already has it, the bite or scratch just gives you a very bad "normal" infection that kills you. You then come back due to the virus you were already carrying.

I guess ingestion of bits or drops in your eyes doesn't make you sick enough to kill you.

I gathered as much and just loosely went with the Solanum thing, but it's still wonky how bite/scratch turns you even though everyone has it. That must be a wicked killer initial infection! Enough about that, it's all fantasy so none of how it works should really bother us. Just make believe.... OR IS IT?!?!?!?!

 

[Brewcrew02]

BTW, zombie pack mules has been my favorite part of this show. Besides, well, the whole zombie apocalypse thing.

 

[tom_gamer]

About the fish tanks, I dont think they werent all zombies. One of the heads was the pilot, who never turned, he was just killed. I'm guessing he was killed by decapitation

 

[sudsmcgee]

So when youre sitting on your lazyboy, drinking whiskey and looking at your fishtank wall full of zombie heads you have to ask "how did I get HERE?"

seems like a little late in the game to introduce such an extreme plot twist. BUT I trust AMC to perfectly justify such an episode. This ain't Lost. Refreshung to see some human on human death. But yeah that episode sucked. They kind of over rate the importance of blond chick and angry dread zombie slave owner

It is clear from your comments that you have not read the comics. Michonne and the camp are big parts of the story.

 

[sudsmcgee]

About the fish tanks, I dont think they werent all zombies. One of the heads was the pilot, who never turned, he was just killed. I'm guessing he was killed by decapitation

Yeah, but everyone turns when they die (which he did) and the only way to stop is zombie is to destroy it's brain (which his wasn't).

 

[Reno_eNVy]

I gathered as much and just loosely went with the Solanum thing, but it's still wonky how bite/scratch turns you even though everyone has it. That must be a wicked killer initial infection! Enough about that, it's all fantasy so none of how it works should really bother us. Just make believe.... OR IS IT?!?!?!?!

Well, cholera can kill in a matter of hours. It doesn't seem too farfetched that some bacteria that's been hanging out on a rotting corpse for months could do some serious damage if it got directly into your blood stream.

 

[Brewcrew02]

Well, cholera can kill in a matter of hours. It doesn't seem too farfetched that some bacteria that's been hanging out on a rotting corpse for months could do some serious damage if it got directly into your blood stream.

Aaahhhh! Cholera zombies!! ZOMBLERA!!!!

 

[alpha224]

I gathered as much and just loosely went with the Solanum thing, but it's still wonky how bite/scratch turns you even though everyone has it. That must be a wicked killer initial infection! Enough about that, it's all fantasy so none of how it works should really bother us. Just make believe.... OR IS IT?!?!?!?!

Well, it isn't that far fetched. For example: Mononucleosis, aka Mono, can be passed on congenitally and remains largely dormant in the body for a very long time...sometimes, the subject's entire life. That is, until something in the body triggers it such as a sudden drop in the activity of the immune system.

So, the zombie virus in question acting in this manner doesn't seem like a deal-breaker.

 

[tom_gamer]

Well, it isn't that far fetched. For example: Mononucleosis, aka Mono, can be passed on congenitally and remains largely dormant in the body for a very long time...sometimes, the subject's entire life. That is, until something in the body triggers it such as a sudden drop in the activity of the immune system.

So, the zombie virus in question acting in this manner doesn't seem like a deal-breaker.

So being bitteb/scratched causes a trigger, therefore ingestion is ok?

 

[alpha224]

So being bitten/scratched causes a trigger, therefore ingestion is ok?

I'm a homebrewer, damnit, not a viral pathologist!

Also, I fixed your typo.

 

[MalFet]

Also, I fixed your typo.

Thank god! How else could we possibly have understood him? In a zombie apocalypse, I'd vote to save you for your editing skills.

 

[Punity]

Thank god! How else could we possibly have understood him? In a zombie apocalypse, I'd vote to save you for your editing skills.

They will be key to sending out SOS messages.

 

[Tnoodle]

Aaahhhh! Cholera zombies!! ZOMBLERA!!!!

Almost spilled my drink laughing

 

[tom_gamer]

You guys are funny. I guess it will be a mystery. Maybe they will explain it one day.

 

[dudius]

They will be key to sending out SOS messages.

"Sir, I'm picking up a signal. SUS. What does it mean?!?"

 

[Tnoodle]

Best episode yet. Emergency
C-section in a boiler room!!!!!!

 

[usfmikeb]

Lots of folks here should be real happy, given the hatred for Lori.

 

[mjdonnelly68]

I have to say, I'm not sorry to see Lori go, but T-Bone? That was a damn shame.

 

[dudius]

I wanted to see if the baby looked like it is Shane's but I guess we will have to wait. Happy to see Lori go though to be fair she was more likeable this season than ever and now she's gone. T-Dog I'm sad to see go because he was helpful to the group and he seemed to always try and take the moral high road but unlike Rick he didn't give people TOO much room for backstabbing. The silver lining is that we don't have to see some BS between T-Dog and Merle.

 

[mcwilcr]

I hate you all for spoiling the good news in the first line of your posts before I had a chance to see the episode!

Now that that's been said, zombie kill of the week goes to Glenn with the machete to the head de-skull-capitation.

 

[tally350z]

I have a feeling that Carl didn't shoot Lori and she is a walker now and rick is going to hold her in a cell..

 

[dudius]

I have a feeling that Carl didn't shoot Lori and she is a walker now and rick is going to hold her in a cell..

That'd be something but I'm guessing Carl killed her. Poor kid, saw his mom's downstairs, helped bring in the child that will take attention away from him causing him to go through a Goth phase in his teen years, AND he had to cap his mom. Poor, poor kid.

 

[NervousDad]

:rockin: That is all I have to say

 

[slomo]

I have a feeling that Carl didn't shoot Lori and she is a walker now and rick is going to hold her in a cell..

+1 that hooker is a walker or she is still alive and Carl thought she was dead.

 

[BargainMugs]

Worst case scenario is Carol finding Lori and saving her.