[quote]Christine wrote:
[quote]DixiesFinest wrote:
[quote]polo77j wrote:
[quote]roybot wrote:
[quote]polo77j wrote:
Knowing what she knows about both Shane and Rick and how they’ll go about handling the situation of the love triangle - Do you think she’s hedging her bets with her discussion with Rick at the end of the episode?
What I mean is, in her mind, she’ll pit the two against each other and be with whoever returns from the Thunderdome she’s setting up? I.e. to the victor goes the spoils with her beat up poon being the spoils[/quote]
Dunno, but at this point I believe Rick will figure out he’s not the father. I think whatever Doc Jenner whispered to him had something to do with Lori’s pregnancy. I doubt he just told Rick she was pregnant, otherwise Rick would have been all over it.
Jenner either told him that he saw Shane with Lori, or that he gave her a medical, ran some tests and found out she was with child and who the father was.[/quote]
Here’s why I disagree with your Jenner theory: In the first scene of the first episode of season 2, Rick was trying to contact Morgan on the walkie talkie and told him they had been to the CDC and said that Jenner told him (Rick)…and just trailed off and said never mind. It didn’t matter.
Now, my line of reasoning is why would he bring that up with Morgan if what Jenner had told him had anything to do with Lori’s pregnancy? Plus, I’m sure, had that actually been what Jenner told him, Rick would’ve talked to Lori about it on the car ride at some point (between leaving the CDC and when they encounter the traffic jam S2/E1).
I think what Jenner told Rick has something to do with the infection and one of the reasons why Rick (when talking to Hershel in the bar) has given up hope…
However, as mentioned before, the writing isn’t exactly consistent so your theory may very well be true…[/quote]
I bet you Jenner told him that they were all infected, and that at death all turn into walkers.
Until then, they just thought that those who were bitten turned.
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I would hope that this isn’t it. I think I have mentioned it before, but if everyone had the virus, then any stillborn baby would turn into a zombie, yeah.
Pregnancy is dangerous enough without being eaten from the inside out.[/quote]
Not every virus (if it is a virus) and certainly not every bacterial infection is a 100% transmission in utero. The infection could also require a more mature nervous system, or some other explanation.
The comic is mum about what exactly caused the Zombie outbreak. COMIC SPOILERS at this link:
http://walkingdead.wikia.com/wiki/Zombies
AMC supposedly posted these rules on twitter. I have never been on twitter and pulled the site ( http://www.zombiezonenews.com/archives/amcs-the-walking-dead-rules-for-zombies/ ) up with a google search.
Zombie Rule #1: Ability to run is based on the amount of time a zombie has been undead, and how much decay has set in.
Zombie Rule #2: Zombies decay but at a much slower rate than humans, and it’s still possible to differentiate between young and old zombies.
Zombie Rule #3: Zombies are like lions: if theyâ??ve eaten, you can walk by them without fear, but a pack of hungry zombies will attack you.
Zombie Rule #4: The quickest speed of any zombie is a shambling run. see Night of the Living Dead. NO sprinters exist.
Zombie Rule #5: Zombies are not dexterous. They cannot pick up or use any items more complex than a rock or a stick.
Zombie Rule #6: Zombies have poor eyesight but they do have a strong sense of smell.
Zombie Rule #7: Zombies cannot speak but can communicate by pack mentality. The herd tends to move together if they sight food.
Zombie Rule #8: There is no overt recognition of people or places, there is a sense of familiarity that can dictate where a zombie moves.
Zombie Rule #9: There’s no known cause of the zombie mutation, but it’s suspected to be a virus or infection.
Zombie Rule #10: Once you’re bitten you’ll die and reanimate as a walker. How long it takes is related to the nature your bite.
So, no stillborn zombies…maybe.
Regard,
Robert A