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larry was alive

SiniistarSiniistar
edited November 2012 in The Walking Dead
go rewatch the scene and choose to give him cpr. he gasps for air and his eyes open wide the split second before the salt lick drops.

probably the one thing i noticed everyone missed

Comments

  • CyreenCyreen
    edited November 2012
    No, his eyes don't open, but his lips move. This is meant to be ambiguous - was his alive or reanimating?
  • Rock114Rock114
    edited November 2012
    He was DEFINATELY alive, thus negating the enitre "no wrong choice" aspect that Telltale is trying to go for.

    I bet the gun in Lilly's hand also "misfired" didn't it?
  • Perfect_CellPerfect_Cell
    edited November 2012
    Definitely alive... prove it? You can't. How do you know he didn't just reanimate as Cyreen said?
  • ZeruisZeruis
    edited November 2012
    No one will know. It's meant to be ambiguous. My take is that he was still alive.
  • NessaTNessaT
    edited November 2012
    What... this again? I say he was still alive though - not that it matters.
  • DemonseedDemonseed
    edited November 2012
    I disagree, once Kenny got it into his head and walked over to the salt licks....Larry was dead, regardless of what you saw. The executioner was ready and waiting, besides he punched you and left you for dead so screw him. I tried to save him but wasn't heartbroken that Kenny did it. I was more pissed that he did it while I was leaning over him and he got his brains/blood all over me.
  • MornaiMornai
    edited November 2012
    I think he was still alive. If you remember when David/Travis die at the Motor Inn earlier in the episode, they look all rotten and such like a walker, which was almost immediately after they're pronounced dead. Larry looked nothing like a walker, so it seems fairly obvious that he wasn't dead.

    Personally i think it's more of a moral dilemma on helping to murder a man who may still be alive rather than focus on whether he actually IS still alive or not.
  • DevlonirDevlonir
    edited November 2012
    I am still not sure if he was actually alive, or if it was his first awakening as a walker. The cool thing about the scene is though: We will never know.

    His death is a true and final death, a tragic one regardless of how it happens, but one done when people are in a stressful situation and see no other choice. Kenny's point of a 6 foot 6 gorilla of a zombie is very much true.. and it really was a 'humanity vs the needs of all' choice. I loved it because Larry might be alive. Great storytelling.
  • TheNNerdGamerTheNNerdGamer
    edited November 2012
    he was alive most likely
  • Phoenix VIIPhoenix VII
    edited November 2012
    I'm pretty sure TTG themselves stated that the scene was meant to be ambiguous.

    And if the scene was meant to be treated realistically then he was dead the moment he got a heart attack in a room without doctors and medical equipment, CPR alone won't save you if your heart stops.
  • The_RipperThe_Ripper
    edited November 2012
    Alive or zombie? When do we should apply a CPR?

    - by Guybrush Threepwood

    Kenny can be a killer or a lifesaver. Yes, he could save your lives (even Clementine's) dropping the salt lick on a zombie. But all of you insist in keep seeing the bad side of life. Wow, you must REALLY hate Kenny.
  • DevlonirDevlonir
    edited November 2012
    The_Ripper wrote: »
    Alive or zombie? When do we should apply a CPR?

    - by Guybrush Threepwood

    Kenny can be a killer or a lifesaver. Yes, he could save your lives (even Clementine's) dropping the salt lick on a zombie. But all of you insist in keep seeing the bad side of life. Wow, you must REALLY hate Kenny.

    It is a bit funny yeah.. a lot of people bash Kenny for the fact that this decision defines him a lot when it comes to helping you at the end of Episode 4 or not..

    But a lot of those same people also dislike him because he dropped the salt lick on Larry when you tried to do CPR. So basicly.. the same decision defining their opinion for a large part as well.

    That's why I like the Kenny character.. he is basicly a normal guy in a very abnormal situation. And he is willing to follow through on what all of us would normally say when presented with these choices. So when you would have this kind of ZA survival tests where they say "someone in your group, not directly related, is a risk of becoming a zombie, what do you do?" most would do the Kenny decision and think "remove the risk. "It's just that Telltale adds a deeper layer to those 'life or death' decisions in the ZA that many other storytellers never do.

    I don't mean to say I like Kenny as a person, but he is a great character as part of the group and in many way a mirror to must of us 'big talkers' when it comes to our own views of how we would survive the ZA. Especially big talking white males :P
  • MilosuperspeshMilosuperspesh
    edited November 2012
    seriously talk about flogging a dead horse..

    ttg made it look dodgy, but imo it was just movement from the cpr.
  • MalphaxisMalphaxis
    edited November 2012
    The book of Shane says, seeketh not to revive the dead but crusheth their skull with the licking stone. :cool:
  • Viner16Viner16
    edited November 2012
    TellTale wanted to create doubt throughout the community.

    In my opinion, he was alive :D
  • MalphaxisMalphaxis
    edited November 2012
    The walkers look with their eyes and make noises buy passing air through their voice box and moving their lips. Nothing youve observed means he was alive. If Kenny didnt do it in the next second he migjt verry well have chewed Lillys face off.
  • TWDFTWTWDFTW
    edited November 2012
    We won't ever find out so stop bashing the characters for what they did or didn't do, it's stupid! TTG would of said something by now if they wanted us to know, but they haven't said anything.

    I think it is ambiguous and we will never know. That's just my take on it. When Larry moved his lips etc, he could be turning or breathing, but it looked pretty bad, but I don't know, so I think we should just stop starting threads abut this because no one knows for sure.
  • Rock114Rock114
    edited November 2012
    While I think that he may ahve (barely) been alive when Kenny killed him, I don't think there was any way to bring him back. Even if there was, there was always the chance that this situation could occur again in the future due to his heart condition. It's amazing that he survived as long as he did, really.
  • HelloCthulhuHelloCthulhu
    edited November 2012
    NessaT wrote: »
    What... this again? I say he was still alive though - not that it matters.
    Nessa! there you are, ninja!
  • CyreenCyreen
    edited November 2012
    Malphaxis wrote: »
    The book of Shane says, seeketh not to revive the dead but crusheth their skull with the licking stone. :cool:

    Lol, I bet that's a short book.
  • dinofiredinofire
    edited November 2012
    CPR only keeps the heart alive until advanced medical care is available, so...
    He is/was dead, one way or another :L
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