re: The Walking Dead Makes It's Return Tonight....(No Spoilers)

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And using a blunt instrument would be a very bad choice in a viral outbreak. Even a sword would probably yield few results. A firearm would be the cleanest, safest and overall best weapon aside from time and a secure location.

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But..but...you obviously haven't watched enough of the show.


After the outbreak, everybody carries the virus, it just doesn't make everyone sick with an acute, life-ending infection. This also means everybody who dies turns Walker, a fact that most of the people didn't understand, even a year after the outbreak. Virtually all of the deaths people witnessed were via Walker bites and the resulting fever, or those who were devoured by Walkers, so they didn't see "normal" death enough to understand that all dead people "turn".

Its clear that military had some initial success in quelling the outbreak, but that as the virus spread to key infrastructure outposts, and things like communications and electricity began to fail everywhere, the situation deteriorated quickly.

I am a geek for liking this show, and I have my criticisms of it, but I find it pretty easy to follow the concept. The tension in every single episode is what keeps bringing me back to the show. I've never seen another show that manages to give me anxiety for the better part of an hour consistently.

I also vacillate between being one of the practical people who value survival above everything else, and agreeing with the people who insist that we must retain our "humanity" otherwise base survival is pointless. Its an interesting conflict.

Suspend your disbelief and enjoy it.