Can we just pretend they hibernate until they sense movement? (That would explain the 3 years or so the underground ones were waiting)
The Last of Us (HBO)
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I like this!
They get their energy from the mycelial network. Science!
Literally the first scene of the show established this; the fungi consumes the bodies it inhabits, gradually replacing the flesh with it's own matter.
It's worth keeping in mind that clickers are rare, and bloaters even rarer still. Most infected end up like that guy they found down in the subway. They only get as far as the lurker stage and then die as the cordyceps consumes the body and dries out. In the game, this is when they start putting out thick clouds of spores, which is how new infections are made. They've decided that wouldn't be a survivable scenario for humans, so have opted to leave it out for the show, which makes the lifecycle a little odd.
And yes, they do enter long periods of dormancy. when there's nothing around to help them spread the infection further.
It's worth keeping in mind that clickers are rare, and bloaters even rarer still. Most infected end up like that guy they found down in the subway. They only get as far as the lurker stage and then die as the cordyceps consumes the body and dries out. In the game, this is when they start putting out thick clouds of spores, which is how new infections are made. They've decided that wouldn't be a survivable scenario for humans, so have opted to leave it out for the show, which makes the lifecycle a little odd.
And yes, they do enter long periods of dormancy. when there's nothing around to help them spread the infection further.
Hmmm I should be loving this show. But for whatever reason I’m not. On paper, it’s technically excellent but I’m just not connecting with it. I dunno, maybe I’m still not on board with the casting of Joel and Ellie. Everything seems a case of “been there, done that”. Probably not helping is that I’m literally just in the middle of a Walking Dead rewatch so maybe I’m just Apocalypse’d out.
Binged the first 5 episodes over the weekend. Episode 3 broke me. Bring tissues. Episode 5 was a bit along those lines but is a lot more in your face.
Another terrific episode. Nice and quiet and calm... until the end! I love the idea of turning rich playground Jackson's Hole into a little bastion of civilization and an autonomous collective. 
Along with the weapons training we've seen, Joel obviously should've been showing Ellie some infantry maneuvers training. So sick of everybody getting the jump on them, because they aren't scanning their entire periphery. So much can be avoided by watching each other's six in close quarters.. Move laterally with your back's to each other goddammit 
& that's my gripe about this episode lol. Other than that, I'm otherwise finding this show very watchable.
& that's my gripe about this episode lol. Other than that, I'm otherwise finding this show very watchable.
I think they did!
That's not a logical flaw of the show, but a character flaw of Joel's. Yeah, he should have been actively teaching her all kinds of survival and combat techniques since the day they lost Tess. He didn't because he has major trust issues. He doesn't (or rather; didn't) trust Ellie, and as we learn now, he no longer really trusts himself either.Along with the weapons training we've seen, Joel obviously should've been showing Ellie some infantry maneuvers training. So sick of everybody getting the jump on them, because they aren't scanning their entire periphery. So much can be avoided by watching each other's six in close quarters.. Move laterally with your back's to each other goddammit
& that's my gripe about this episode lol. Other than that, I'm otherwise finding this show very watchable.
Indeed this episode showed both of those things; first his reaction when Ellie took second watch and let him sleep, and then in his confession to Tommy.
He only taught her to shoot after leaving Jackson because he finally accepted and embraced that he sees her as his daughter. He’s back in Dad Mode and loving it. Before he was afraid because of losing Sarah, but he has hope now. He’s convinced that he’s going to take Ellie to the Fireflies, they’re going to find a cure, and then he and Ellie are going back to Jackson and live out the rest of their lives.
I think like a lot of people they remember Elaine Miles as a regular on Northern Exposure, but Graham Greene actually was on it a few times playing her cousin on the show as well.
I think they've been in some other projects together as well.
Greene is a highlight of anything he’s in.
