The Walking Dead (Season 4)

[Spun Lepton]

All right. I'll face up to one problem I've had with the series for a while. Mind you, this doesn't keep me from enjoying it. As many of you probably already realize, zombies are probably my favorite movie/tv monster, so I'm not hard to please.

Rick and the group learned early on if they smeared themselves with zombie guts, they were less likely to get attacked. Why don't they do this more frequently when they're out and about? Sure, it's gross, but if it's a matter of life-and-dead-and-undeath, you'd think they'd do it a little more often.

Of course, with these new "sick" zombies, that idea would be thrown out the window.

[Qrazy]

All right. I'll face up to one problem I've had with the series for a while. Mind you, this doesn't keep me from enjoying it. As many of you probably already realize, zombies are probably my favorite movie/tv monster, so I'm not hard to please.

Rick and the group learned early on if they smeared themselves with zombie guts, they were less likely to get attacked. Why don't they do this more frequently when they're out and about? Sure, it's gross, but if it's a matter of life-and-dead-and-undeath, you'd think they'd do it a little more often.

Of course, with these new "sick" zombies, that idea would be thrown out the window.

Because this show doesn't believe in attention to detail or continuity concerns.

[Ezee E]

I don't really understand the "sick" zombies.

I kind of just put that one up to complete uncertainty of the group I guess.

[Spun Lepton]

How long could a virus survive in a corpse? I'm under the impression it could be a while.

[Dead & Messed Up]

How long could a virus survive in a corpse? I'm under the impression it could be a while.

In most cases, only a few hours. Under proper refrigerated conditions, the max is around 16 days for the HIV virus.

Source.

Then again, while zombies are putrefying, they'd still need a functional cardiovascular system to be able to move, which suggests oxygenated blood, which suggests a viable environment for pathogens, and let's also not forget that this is fucking Walking Dead.

[Ezee E]

All bets are off to me as far as trying to describe the science of what's going on. That's why I'm going with it.

It is a good point on why they don't cover themselves with guts. But then again, covering yourself with guts seems like a disgusting thing to do. I'd rather risk life. :lol:

[Spun Lepton]

Yes, despite all its problems, there have been few shows that have made me care about the characters as well as Walking Dead has. Given how ready they are to knock off lead characters, there's always a sense of dread. Well, unless it's Rick or Daryl, they're pretty much untouchable.

[Sxottlan]

I did like this previous episode for the focus on Hershel. Wilson did a great job.

Because this show doesn't believe in attention to detail or continuity concerns.

This. Because I'm pretty sure this whole fence problem could have been solved if they simply did what Michonne did with her two "pets" last season. Break off the jaws and arms of walkers, string them up along the fence perimeter and you'd think it'd be enough to keep away the others. Andrea even did it at one point.

Then again, I never understood why everyone left the town and moved to a dank prison. Seemed like it should have been the other way around.

[Dukefrukem]

The episode where Rick let Carol go must have been the worst written episode of the franchise thus far.

Except that I loved the scene with Daryl and the alchy. I just thought it was a really sloppy setup and execution.

[Spun Lepton]

I am always impressed with their music selection.

[megladon8]

I loved last night's episode.

[Spun Lepton]

Seriously fucking agreed, meg. That might've been the best episode to date.