Walking dead season 2 tonight

[Harold Tuttle]

ya know, a barn full of zeds would be a valuable resource to exploit.
We know head shooting them works, do they keep snapping after decapitation?
What does a lobotomy do? Can they drown? Do they poop?
Fire distracts them. is it the heat or the visuals?
Can you dazzle a zombie's vision with intense light?
Masking human smells would be a good project.
Do they hear or do they sense vibration?


Lets find out what stimulates them and what doesn't.

You might find that covering your head with a patchouli scented towel is the perfect Zed camouflage

[erictank]

ya know, a barn full of zeds would be a valuable resource to exploit.
We know head shooting them works, do they keep snapping after decapitation?
What does a lobotomy do? Can they drown? Do they poop?
Fire distracts them. is it the heat or the visuals?
Can you dazzle a zombie's vision with intense light?
Masking human smells would be a good project.
Do they hear or do they sense vibration?


Lets find out what stimulates them and what doesn't.

You might find that covering your head with a patchouli scented towel is the perfect Zed camouflage

They already tested the smell thing back in S1 - Rick and Glenn covered themselves in zombie blood and guts to walk the streets of Atlanta to recover the step-van and get Andrea and the rest of the group back to camp.  The zombies were basically oblivious to them, as long as they didn't talk.

Until it (naturally) started raining and washed away their camoflauge.  Then they ran.  Some of the zombies ran after them, and even climbed the chain link fence to continue pursuit.  The rest of them just piled onto the fence to bring it down.

I thought I remembered they also showed a decapitated zombie retaining head functions until the brain actually took a shot - in the camp outside ATL, wasn't it?

[Harold Tuttle]

see, plenty of useful things to test with a barnful of zeds

do they like LudwigVan or the Macrerana?
whats a better masking agent, offal or skunk?
can they be influenced to target dummies?
will they vote? will they float? chase a goat?

[gunsmith]

I think the next episode will end up with hundreds of walkers descending on the farm due to the noise of all the gunfire from killing the dozen or so in the barn.

That would be AWESOME! I hope you're right.

[HankB]

That would be AWESOME! I hope you're right.

Especially if Dale had hidden or locked up the guns again.

(I'm rooting for the zombies.)

[Harold Tuttle]

http://www.amctv.com/the-walking-dead/videos/the-walking-dead-highlights-episode-207-pretty-much-dead-already

[red headed stranger]

Damn fine mid-season finale.  I can't wait for the fallout from that when everyone realizes that Hershel knew the whole time.

On the "Talking Dead" show, the creator of comic/series stated that Herschel didn't know because it was Otis who was in charge of wrangling Walkers, and Otis died before being told about the missing Sophia. 

[StopTheGrays]

ya know, a barn full of zeds would be a valuable resource to exploit.
We know head shooting them works, do they keep snapping after decapitation?
What does a lobotomy do? Can they drown? Do they poop?
Fire distracts them. is it the heat or the visuals?
Can you dazzle a zombie's vision with intense light?
Masking human smells would be a good project.
Do they hear or do they sense vibration?


Lets find out what stimulates them and what doesn't.

You might find that covering your head with a patchouli scented towel is the perfect Zed camouflage

In the comic book one character not seen in the show had 2 tame zombies. If I remember correctly they were missing their lower jaws and had their arms cut off at the shoulder (maybe missing their eyes and teeth too). She kept them on a short leash and because of their proximity to her other zombies ignored her.

[Ben]

Reviving thread. New episodes have returned. Last night's was not too bad, other than Rick's wife once again proved she's the dullest knife in the drawer.

[RocketMan]

Rick's wife, what in hades was she thinking? Oh, wait...
My wife heard me yelling at the stupidity in the other room. Otherwise yes, it was a pretty decent episode.

[Harold Tuttle]

Philly boy's friends will snatch Lori

[SADShooter]

Ben, with all due respect, that's an insult to knives. She's like the rusty vegetable peeler you keep as a backup in case your OXO breaks. Harold's snatch theory or not, we can look forward to soapish drama over the health of the baby.

[HankB]

Rick's wife . . . 

(spoilers ahead)

She's upset because her kid said he would have killed Walker Sophia. (Well, what would she have him do? Give Walker Sophia a hug?)

Rick & the oriental guy - forgot his name - go to retrieve the veterinarian . . . but they're not going fast enough, so Rick's wife goes off by herself to find them and hurry them up. (Gee, what could go wrong?) But she doesn't know the way, so she's reading a map while driving . . . (Gee, maybe she needs to keep her eyes on the road?) . . . with entirely predictable results.

Anyone who didn't see the crash coming as soon as she started reading the map while driving must have been asleep.

Parts of this episode show promise - Rick woke up and can do fast draw - and the veterinarian seems to be coming to his senses about the walkers, but the oriental guy isn't very dependable any more (strange for a guy who was surviving in a city full of walkers) and we still have stupid people continuing to do stupid things . . . e.g., Rick's wife.

Let's see what kind of trouble Dale cooks up in future episodes (he's an idiot, but he knows Shane isn't exactly a hero) and whether or not Shane goes completely off the rails.

[Ben]

Well, now that the spoilers are out... 

I really liked the introduction of the Philly crew. Introducing live, bad humans may copy other works in the genre, but it also adds a bit of excitement beyond shooting shambling dead people in the head. Good on Rick for using his cop skilz and knowing Philly boy #1 was up to something behind the bar, but oriental guy should have had the shotgun aimed in the general direction of fat boy.

One of the best parts of the episode for me was Daryl's "Olive Oyle" comment. 

I also agree with Harold that Rick's wife and Philly crew will get to know each other better.

[Jamisjockey]

Well, now that the spoilers are out...  

I really liked the introduction of the Philly crew. Introducing live, bad humans may copy other works in the genre, but it also adds a bit of excitement beyond shooting shambling dead people in the head. Good on Rick for using his cop skilz and knowing Philly boy #1 was up to something behind the bar, but oriental guy should have had the shotgun aimed in the general direction of fat boy.

One of the best parts of the episode for me was Daryl's "Olive Oyle" comment.  

I also agree with Harold that Rick's wife and Philly crew will get to know each other better.

Glenn has figured out how not to be zombie food, but he's not the quickest when it comes to human-human interactions. He was furthest behind the power curve in that room.  Rick knew the score pretty quickly, then Hershel.  
No scenes from the next episode?   Gonna check the intertubz and see if they're online.


Jackpot
http://www.amctv.com/the-walking-dead/videos/sneak-peek-episode-209-the-walking-dead-triggerfinger

[HankB]

No scenes from the next episode?  

They said they were going to have a preview during the first commercial break of Comic Book Men which followed TWD. (I didn't stick around.)

Thanks for the link to the preview . . .

[Jamie B]

Yea, I'm there with the Asian guy - what a wallflower.

Nice of him to stand there in the bar, looking clueless.

Was that a walker that Rick's wife hit?

It kind of looked like the skinny attitude problem guy.

[kgbsquirrel]

Regarding Rick's Wife, never have I ever wished so badly for a story character to become a brain-biscuit. You know, I'm all for trying to expand the gene pool that suddenly became a jacuzzi, but in this case a little chlorine is needed.

[gunsmith]

and she didn't have the gun holstered and on her person, you know the walker she hit will be crawling back to munch, nickle bet she's injured, cant move and the gun is inches out of reach as a walker tries to get in the car.

[Jamie B]

and she didn't have the gun holstered and on her person, you know the walker she hit will be crawling back to munch, nickle bet she's injured, cant move and the gun is inches out of reach as a walker tries to get in the car.

What!? You really think that naked revolver still won't be lying in the right there in the seat, where it was just before launching the car into the air? 

[HankB]

Regarding Rick's Wife, never have I ever wished so badly for a story character to become a brain-biscuit . . .

The only fictional female TV character I remember disliking more on a show I regularly watched was Fay Furillo on Hill Street Blues.

[Jamie B]

The only fictional female TV character I remember disliking more on a show I regularly watched was Fay Furillo on Hill Street Blues.

Ack! No kidding - it was like her character was from a different series...

The female DA, as I recall was very cool, though.

[gunsmith]

 Rick shouldn't be leaving her alone anyway, you know as soon as he's around the corner guys will be lining up saying "you know, your husbands dead right?" ... a very romantic line, I'm not so sure it works very well if you're not in the middle of a zombie apocalypse. ...

[CNYCacher]

I want to predict that the girl who is "in shock" turns out to be infected, especially after her zombie mother attacked her, even though there was no biting.
However, since every single person on the show has witnessed someone turning, it would be extremely stupid of everyone to not see that coming.

[Jamie B]

Rick shouldn't be leaving her alone anyway, you know as soon as he's around the corner guys will be lining up saying "you know, your husbands dead right?" ... a very romantic line, I'm not so sure it works very well if you're not in the middle of a zombie apocalypse. ...

He still doesn't know about the 1st time with his buddy.

I am sure that her baby's real father will drop in the plot soon.

'Course, then there is that pesky little car accident, then roll over....and the unsecured revolver.......

We need more creative walker shooting!