Story writer's big mistake about infection
Ok, whoever is watching The Walking Dead series on season 5 knows that [ SPOILER ABOUT TV SHOW ] Hershel gets a big chomp out of his leg by a zombie ( yes, he bites it off with his big teeths ) inside the jail compound and after some time, Rick cuts it off like you can do it with Lee in the game when his arm gets bitten.
Now the big mistake the writers did and expected much of the players not to notice.
Hershel survives and do not turn. Lee survives but gets all the symptoms of turning, all the same that Duck had before turning as dying as well.
Well, Iam expecting good theories because I was really puzzled by this.
Now the big mistake the writers did and expected much of the players not to notice.
Hershel survives and do not turn. Lee survives but gets all the symptoms of turning, all the same that Duck had before turning as dying as well.
Well, Iam expecting good theories because I was really puzzled by this.
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Did he slow it down or stop it? Explain!
Is my theory.
If they cut, bite, or scratch a part a member of your body, chomp it off right away and you have big chances of surviving. I mean, if an old man can survive it without blood transfusion, why not you ?
Hershel survived coz he was amputated straight away, too much time had already passed for Lee
They were in a hospital when they decided to cut off Lee's arm. They had medical supplies there, but not at the house.
You are wrong, I didn't cut it off his arm and his eyes were yellow, and his face was horrible just like Duck.
He was turning, with or without arm.
Also, in my playthrough, Lee passed out before they cut his arm off. You don't have a healthy, middle aged man pass out from a bite unless the bite also did something to him.
So yeah, it wasn't he blood loss that did in armless Lee.
This, it was the same with Dale in the comics. If you don't do it immediately the infection will spread. Lee waited too long, but I can assume the blood that dripped out of his body when his arm was cut off drained some of the infection, but not nearly all of it to completely put an end to it.
Exactly what I am trying to impress in another thread...... Lee survives.
This contradicts your point? He/She is saying that it was too late for Lee
They never thought of it till he passes out. Also there were no supplies at that house remember? Lee and Molly found nothing when searching.
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Something very similar happened in the comic series and it did seem to slow the turning down a little bit but the character did eventually turn and have to be put down. I'm pretty sure Hershel's character will follow the same arc in the TV series. He's gonna survive for a bit but eventually the infection will get the better of him.
Come on, it was obvious the poison had already spread throughout his body.
I knew cutting his arm off wouldn't matter then so I didn't even bother.
For it to have any chance of working he would have had to do it instantly after the bite.
Eating your self, an effective cure against the zombie infection.
I guess chewing your infected limb off would not really help to stop the spread.
You and another poster seem to only remember parts of the comic. Hershel is more likely to follow the path of Comic Dale (and a handful of others), who survives his amputation. It's all about speed of response.
Other things that spread infection: Stepping on a rusty nail. Drinking sewer water. Cutting your arm crawling over barbed wire. All of these things could possibly turn you into a zombie.
However the human mouth is really, really disgusting and getting bitten by a living, breathing human is not something you want to happen to you, let alone one who has been rotting for several days.
Yep. My thoughts exactly. I still had em chop if off, only to see whether they'd actually do it.
Seriously?
lol.
Despite that, I cut off the arm anyway. I was in denial.
Me too. I thought the writing was a little sloppy on this. I mean imagine someone wants to cut off your arm. Do you just go, yeah, what the hell, might be my last chance?
Also that he got up afterwards like nothing really happened ... Like a lizard dropping its tail without a second thought.
lee did react you see his face he even said he could still feel his arm.
Let's just say...my Lee wasn't that composed.
This, the infection had spread through-out Lee's body by the time it went chop.
The game is set in the comic's universe. People need to stop comparing the two. It gets VERY annoying.