#1
29 October 2013 - 02:42 AM
The Moss Walker looked so hollow. So strange that moss was growing on him. Isn't it a lichen or fungus of sorts? Would it grow on dead flesh? That guy must have died very early on in the ZA.
And was Bear Trap Walker tethered? Is that why Hershel wasn't worried?
Odd little campsite so near the prison. I think the scene was supposed to show Carls reluctant restraint. Hershel played the wise elder well.
Thoughts?
#2
29 October 2013 - 03:05 AM
Personally I don't see the point in NOT killing walkers. They aren't people. If it was a waste of ammo, pick up a rock and start bashing. These things are a threat and should be destroyed (not killed... destroyed since only living things can be killed.) When ever the opportunity safely presents itself. Bear trap zombie can just as easily wait for the trap to rust off and go off and munch someone. Something Carl would know from the Marsh-Ninja Zombie that killed Dale.
Carl had to learn you don't gun down living people. I get that, BUT not killing the walker is like NOT fixing the fence when it's damaged. You don't let that go till its about to topple.
Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray thee Lord these bites aren't deep.
Should I die before I wake, I pray thee Lord, my skull they break.
#3
29 October 2013 - 03:16 AM
#4
29 October 2013 - 03:17 AM
I forgot to comment on this in the original review thread but I was taken back by the fact it got caught a bear trap at all. I thought back to the traps Rick and the group set and wondered if that person stumbled into one of theirs they set up.
#5
29 October 2013 - 03:45 AM
#6
29 October 2013 - 03:47 AM
Hershel's always been uncomfortable with the idea of killing walkers, hence his zombie barn. Obviously he came to terms with it and had killed many walkers himself since then, but only when he or the group were in danger. The bear trap zombie wasn't tethered, but it could only move very slowly and couldn't run after them or anything. The other walker had become part of a tree as well, so he didn't see these walkers as an immediate threat. I also think he was trying to teach Carl to only use his weapon when absolutely necessary, still reeling him back a bit from when he got a little trigger happy at the end of last season.
You get the Stanley, since I find myself nodding in agreement to most of your posts.
#7
29 October 2013 - 03:56 AM
#8
29 October 2013 - 04:17 AM
I already mentioned in another forum carls trigger finger is starting to itch...only a matter of time until he shoots something.
I agree though kill every walker you can. If not it ends up in a herd.
agreed, I would have morgan's mentality about it. how he has to "clear". every walker down is one less to deal with.
"And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts And I looked and behold, a pale horse And his name that sat on him was Death And Hell followed with him." (Revelations 6:7-8)
#9
29 October 2013 - 04:45 AM
#10
29 October 2013 - 04:50 AM
Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray thee Lord these bites aren't deep.
Should I die before I wake, I pray thee Lord, my skull they break.
#11
29 October 2013 - 11:44 AM
#12
29 October 2013 - 12:40 PM
#13
29 October 2013 - 03:54 PM
#14
29 October 2013 - 04:03 PM
Destroy them all. There is no reason not to. If moss walker can still be viable after becoming a potted plant someone might someday step on him without realizing he is there. Bam, a new walker gets created. This group should have a zero tolerance policy. Especially after their Dale and the mud walker experience. Will they never learn?
While I don't disagree with you, this did raise a question in my head: Is risking your ammunition and personal well-being worth it if the walkers aren't an immediate threat? Imagine Rick sees a lone walker in a field and, not wanting to use his revolver and potentially attract more, he goes at it with a knife. While striking the zombie, something sharp on the zombie's person cuts Rick, and the blood from stabbing it gets in his wound. Or say Rick trips, or misses the killing point on his first swing giving the zombie the opportunity it needs to bite, or another zombie is lying nearby in grass (like bike walker) that he doesn't see and he gets bit that way?
The big point here is, when does it become irresponsible to kill a walker, just because it's there?
#15
29 October 2013 - 04:29 PM
#16
29 October 2013 - 04:33 PM
I think Hershel wasn't worried not because it wasn't tethered but because it had the bear trap on and was limping, there was no way it could have caught them as it couldn't run like a more functioning walker.
{snip}
Not like Hershel is Mr. Speedy these days, ya know?
I wouldn't leave one walker that got within 20 feet of me. Never know when one of them could start a herd, bite a random person ...
#17
29 October 2013 - 04:40 PM
I agree with this. However, I also think killing walkers as a matter of course is a good idea. They all need to be eliminated and if you are out there and one or two are easy to get rid of, do it. As pointed out by Chinghis, it could become part of a herd or one more walker to gang up on the fence. You don't leave an enemy behind you, if you can help it.Hershel's always been uncomfortable with the idea of killing walkers, hence his zombie barn. Obviously he came to terms with it and had killed many walkers himself since then, but only when he or the group were in danger. The bear trap zombie wasn't tethered, but it could only move very slowly and couldn't run after them or anything. The other walker had become part of a tree as well, so he didn't see these walkers as an immediate threat. I also think he was trying to teach Carl to only use his weapon when absolutely necessary, still reeling him back a bit from when he got a little trigger happy at the end of last season.
#18
29 October 2013 - 04:49 PM
While I don't disagree with you, this did raise a question in my head: Is risking your ammunition and personal well-being worth it if the walkers aren't an immediate threat? Imagine Rick sees a lone walker in a field and, not wanting to use his revolver and potentially attract more, he goes at it with a knife. While striking the zombie, something sharp on the zombie's person cuts Rick, and the blood from stabbing it gets in his wound. Or say Rick trips, or misses the killing point on his first swing giving the zombie the opportunity it needs to bite, or another zombie is lying nearby in grass (like bike walker) that he doesn't see and he gets bit that way?
The big point here is, when does it become irresponsible to kill a walker, just because it's there?
Yeah going at a lone walker with a knife could be an unnecessary risk but why haven't they taken a page from michonne's book and started using swords or machetes. Silent close quarter kills with a little more room for error.
"And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts And I looked and behold, a pale horse And his name that sat on him was Death And Hell followed with him." (Revelations 6:7-8)
#19
29 October 2013 - 04:51 PM
Yeah going at a lone walker with a knife could be an unnecessary risk but why haven't they taken a page from michonne's book and started using swords or machetes. Silent close quarter kills with a little more room for error.
I don't know why more of them don't carry a sword, or a spear of some sort. Something to give them a bit of distance, yet still make the silent kill.
#20
29 October 2013 - 05:01 PM
#21
29 October 2013 - 05:06 PM
It might be a bit awkward to get used to carrying, but it could be invaluable.
If they're in a vehicle, just put the spears in the trunk. Once you're out walking, it could also serve as a walking stick, sort of like what you'd use while hiking. I think it's something you'd get used to fairly quickly, they're light after all.
#22
29 October 2013 - 05:06 PM
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29 October 2013 - 05:17 PM
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