The Walking Dead Season 2 Discussion *Spoilers*

[Silvercrest]

That would be a big draw for the "not enough action" crowd.

[Disruptor]

Some of those zombies stayed in the shade, like the church ones.

I hope Shane leaves at the end of this season and Carl says "Shane! Come back, Shane!"

[RJDiogenes]

Aargh.

[DarthTom]

Scout101 wrote:

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Science and common sense don't work in a zombie show, so don't see why that would be a problem. 100 degree heat (documented on screen by characters digging graves) would pose just as big a problem to a zombie as cold, and that hasn't slowed them down. They should be exploding like over-filled meat balloons all over Georgia...

Taking a "Star Trek Fan Boy leap of faith," on why the magical engineeering solution of the week works now and not later - why couldn't the part of the brain that regulates body temp be functioning as part of their urge to eat?

[Silvercrest]

Body temperature isn't what makes them swell up like meat balloons. It's the gases given off by putrefaction.

If you want a justification, just say that whatever virus/nanite/magic has animated the zombies: it also feeds on or kills the bacteria that contribute to the rotting process. The decay isn't halted, just slowed way down.

[DarthTom]

Silvercrest wrote:

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Body temperature isn't what makes them swell up like meat balloons. It's the gases given off by putrefaction.

If you want a justification, just say that whatever virus/nanite/magic has animated the zombies: it also feeds on or kills the bacteria that contribute to the rotting process. The decay isn't halted, just slowed way down.

I see, thanks.

[Aeon]

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/52526

Interesting stuff.

[Disruptor]

Sort of cool idea, but one commentor had a good point

Total Recall's Escalator Human Shield: The Movie

by grandwiz

Yeah...

The problem with such concepts is that in a 13 episode season, it's gonna slow down an already arguably slow moving series by going back and filling in blanks that don't really matter.

[RJDiogenes]

^^ I'm sure they could have consolidated the remaining episodes. Some people thought everything was dragged out too much, anyway, and even I began to think that the Sophia storyline was going on too long.

But I think that it would have been fantastic. We need more writers and producers like Darabont; he really knows what he's doing.

[the G-man]

I think the problem with this, as interesting as it is, is that, as a season premiere, it might confuse--or even annoy--viewers anxious to resolve the cliffhanger from the prior year. OTOH as a midseason break or webisode it would have been brilliant.

[timothy]

Febuary can't get here soon enough for the season to continue.

[auntiehill]

^Hubby and I were just talking about how Walking Dead is coming back just in time for Valentine''s Day----because nothing says "I love you" like the zombie apocalypse.

[Ryan]

Aeon wrote:

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http://www.aintitcool.com/node/52526

Interesting stuff.

Wow. That really would have been amazing. I especially like the idea of having a "wildcard" episode every season. It would have given the series a huge scope.

What the hell was AMC thinking treating this show the way they did?

[Aeon]

Money of course.

[Sindatur]

I love the idea for that episode, but, I don't think Season Premiere would be a good place for it by itself. As a B-Story, alongside the resolution of the S1 cliff hanger, it could've worked very well, and would've given us a lot less "running around on the freeway and in the woods"