Wait...the idea of people getting killed more often is the thing you find too far fetched to be believable in a show about the Zombie Apocalypse?
That's what popped into my mind too!
You and just about every other female watching right now. How that man can look so good wearing a serape is beyond me.
Not this female! I like the Daryl character, but he does nothing for me in any other way. I've seen so much gushing about him on Facebook and elsewhere and I am always thinking, "Wow. I just don't see it at all."
well....they are in a prison that seems relatively secure, they don't need to go outside for months, and eventually there should be less zombies. Unlike the early days of the plague where people wouldn't have known what to watch out for or how to kill them.
I'd just think by now they'd have the sense to know they should be wearing head-to-toe body armour and leaving secure places as little as possible.
People did survive the black death -- not sure I see much difference between that and a zombie apocalypse.
I'm glad you were able to get caught up and join the chat!
I can see your points but I don't necessarily agree with some of them. The survivors with whom we are familiar can't stay in the prison forever. They will run out of food and other supplies, or simply lose their minds. Some of the survivors would want to eventually branch out and see who else is out there, or they would succumb to despair and probably kill themselves.
Presumably, the whole world has fallen victim to this virus, so there are inevitably hordes and hordes of zombies all over the earth. I think it will be a long, long time before there are fewer zombies, though the zombies in the immediate area of the prison will probably ebb and flow. The prison group has acclimated to a certain degree and has learned to only deal with the zombies that are immediate threats. But every so often a horde will come moseying along and will have to be dealt with, and there may be some casualties.
But, zombies aside, many people will die simply because humanity, sanity and law have flown out the window (like in the case of the Governor). People are losing their minds and snapping (understandably), and that could be the cause of a lot of deaths. It may even be that other humans are more of a threat than the actual zombies.
I live in Los Angeles. Back in 1992 we experienced the infamous, almost surreal L.A. Riots. I cannot tell you how bizarre it was to open the screen door (and I live in a good, relatively safe area of town) and see/smell embers and ashes falling from the sky due to fires that were man-made and miles away. On the news there were constant updates of roving bands of marauders who were starting fires around the city, looting and breaking into businesses
and residences all over Los Angeles. At night we were afraid to go to sleep because we were terrified of the criminals who were suddenly out of control and roaming the streets, even in the decent areas of town. Suddenly there was a mandatory (early) curfew imposed on all L.A. citizens, whereas there had not been one in the past.
People basically turned into animals during the Riots and it was
scary. And some folks decided not to let those horrible people get the better of them, so many "average Joes" started scrambling for ammunition to protect themselves, their families, their homes, their businesses, etc. Some of them probably killed or injured some innocent people along the way, and some took down the actual offenders.
So I guess my point is that, in a zombie apocalypse, I, personally, would expect a lot of deaths, either from zombie attacks or from humans who have gone mad and/or turned against their allies in a lawless society. It's just an unsafe, uncertain, unpredictable climate on TWD, in which people have turned into animals and it's hard to trust anyone.
Now, if TWD started killing major characters off in every single episode it might be a little far-fetched and slasher film-esque, but this series has covered a relatively short window of time in its 3 seasons and they are still in that acclimation period where the main group is trying to adjust -- but will lose some of their own along the way.
. Yay!
