Drink The Gifted Water?

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To Drink or Not to Drink? (53 )

Would you drink the gifted water?

  1. Yes, desperate times call for desperate measures. (22 [41.51%] - )

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  2. No way, not taking any chances. (12 [22.64%] - )

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  3. Possibly...(explain in comments) (19 [35.85%] - )

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I'd have drank it if seals seemed intact and no green stuff visible. From experience I know how quickly the water in those bottles goes green when opened (need to tidy the car more often....).
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I would have been too suspicious. No way I'm trusting water from a stranger.

 

And besides, I've watched enough Bear Grylls and Survivorman, to know how to boil the suspicious water (or sewage or mud or urine...)to collect the steam for safe drinking water.  I won't get that desperately thirsty.)


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Eugene the guinea pig.


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I'd have let Eugene drink it, then collect it all without anyone else drinking.  If he's willing to be our guinea pig, that's fine.  After 8 or so hours, I'd feel safe drinking it as long as Eugene is showing no ill effects.

 

Of course, that's assuming every bottle is the exact same.  Some could be poisoned, others not.


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would have let eugene drink it


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Its a tough call considering all the evil ppl they have come across. Not to mention, not too far back they encountered mutilated bodies an witnessed the aftermath of an attack on Noahs old hood. I would be very very cautious with water intentionally placed in the road for my group with a note that says "from a friend". I would be thinking "ok if this is a nice guy an he genuinely wants to help, why the hell is he stalking us? Why hasnt he introduced himself? We are clearly being followed an our every move is bein watched!". Id be on VERY HIGH alert, walkin in formation, etc. I'd probably take the water an keep it for an absolute last option. What if they all slammed the water an it was tampered with an 10mins down the road, they find a clean water source? that would be horrible!
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Every member of the group, no mater how small, is important and needed. The group needs it members and shouldn't use certain ones as testers for possible traps. The group was thirsty, not dying of thirst. Its the mid east of North America, not the Sierra desert.
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Smart to drink the water? Probably not, but I would have. Yeah, there's a chance the water could kill me, but without drinking how much longer would I last anyway.
Maybe they should have let Noah test it. I'm sure he is not on anyone in the group's favorites list at this point :)
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Every member of the group, no mater how small, is important and needed. The group needs it members and shouldn't use certain ones as testers for possible traps. The group was thirsty, not dying of thirst. Its the mid east of North America, not the Sierra desert.

 

You can die from dehydration anywhere.  We have no idea how long it has been since they had water.


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I agree with Serenity that I would be more worried about the water being roofied for varied reasons.  I probably would've let Eugene go ahead and drink the water and wait an hour before taking any myself.  I don't think many could walk passed the water and leave it behind with the way they were at that moment.


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Speaking of this, is anyone else getting messed up by the seasons? Like when Michonne, Rick and Carl were en route to Terminus, it was fall, judging by the foliage and all the leaves on the ground. A month or two later, and further north, and we're walking in the hot Virginia sun...

 

 

Have we forgotten that the zombies cut the grass? I guess they don't bag, mulch, or rake


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I'm already a very cautious person. You should see how far back I stand before crossing the street because I just don't trust the other drivers. I would really wonder what strings were attached to this "gift". Or what leash will be up my azz if I take it. The group made the right call not to drink the water. It would really suck if they drank poisoned water minutes before it rained.


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I said possibly but I think it is a very tough call because we don't actually know how dehydrated they were. Serenity hit the nail on the head though. I would have been afraid that the water was drugged. Terminus is not that long ago and they fell for it once. Fortunately, it rained within seconds of Eugene grabbing the cheese so nobody had to find out.

 

My guess is the water was fine based on the introduction of the "a friend" character. But, not knowing anything about him the fact that he is well dressed and clean makes me suspicious right away. He must be part of a group that is nearby because he would not be lugging all that water around with him otherwise. And of course, they are going to be bad guys. What else is there in this show?


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I said possibly but I think it is a very tough call because we don't actually know how dehydrated they were. Serenity hit the nail on the head though. I would have been afraid that the water was drugged. Terminus is not that long ago and they fell for it once. Fortunately, it rained within seconds of Eugene grabbing the cheese so nobody had to find out.

 

My guess is the water was fine based on the introduction of the "a friend" character. But, not knowing anything about him the fact that he is well dressed and clean makes me suspicious right away. He must be part of a group that is nearby because he would not be lugging all that water around with him otherwise. And of course, they are going to be bad guys. What else is there in this show?

 

It could be more of the same, but it could be the complete opposite. They were naive and trusting about Terminus and it nearly cost them their lives. It would almost be amusing if this time they were like "Nope, not falling for this again!" and then the final scene of the episode showed Aaron going back to his well stocked, totally trustworthy group in a veritable fortress and saying "Well, I tried but they shot me down."...and then they all sit down for a nine course meal while watching a movie and enjoying the air conditioning.


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I would have let Sasha drink it.


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Have we forgotten that the zombies cut the grass? I guess they don't bag, mulch, or rake

 

Also, the back roads from Richmond to DC aren't lined with Southern pine and they are rather well maintained do to the Empire Wealth between the two cities.


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As to how long it's been, after a rewatch of the episode, it was said it had been a day and a half since their water reserves and food had dried up.


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If I was really thirsty then yes. Could someone have drugged it if the caps were sealed? Did they show if they were? Sent from my LG-LS696 using Tapatalk 2
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I really, really, really doubt that any of the bottles or containers were sealed. I just cannot see anyone coming across sealed bottled water this late in the game.


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At the very least you know you are being watched. I didn't get the impression that this dawned on them. I take the water go into the woods and set up a base camp then set a perimeter to find out who is watching me. They spend the energy to dig graves, but won't spend it to dig in a moist creek bed for water? At the least I would boil the water and collect the steam condensation.  I would walk away from this group.


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At the very least you know you are being watched. I didn't get the impression that this dawned on them. I take the water go into the woods and set up a base camp then set a perimeter to find out who is watching me. They spend the energy to dig graves, but won't spend it to dig in a moist creek bed for water? At the least I would boil the water and collect the steam condensation.  I would walk away from this group.

 

Don't you think it would be incredibly obvious to whomever is watching if they set up camp in the woods? Besides which, they can't stop, because they have no food or water. They dug in the creek bed and came up with zilch. And while boiling may kill bacteria, it will not purify the water or condensation from poisons. So, they good news is, you won't need to walk away - you've already killed the group ;)


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People who are saying they would let Eugene drink it and see what happens are crazy. Judith is much smaller and would react to poison MUCH quicker than a full grown man with a mullet.


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People who are saying they would let Eugene drink it and see what happens are crazy. Judith is much smaller and would react to poison MUCH quicker than a full grown man with a mullet.

Are you suggesting that they test the water on Judith? I can assure you that no one in this group would even fathom that idea.


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What the shit? 


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Are you suggesting that they test the water on Judith? I can assure you that no one in this group would even fathom that idea.

 

 

I was. Why is that worse than killing Eugene?

 

(FYI: it was a JOKE!)


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