# The Walking Dead; 2.02 "Bloodletting" (open spoilers) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 23, 2011, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-02-bloodletting-open-spoilers/600579 "2011-10-23T22:51:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-02-bloodletting-open-spoilers/600579/21 "2011-10-24T20:56:41Z")
I agree. The only too convenient thing is that they were able to find EVERYTHING they needed at the medical trailer and that everything seemed to organized. ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-02-bloodletting-open-spoilers/600579/22 "2011-10-24T21:42:31Z")
> [@Push\_You\_Down](#): > > I agree. > > The only too convenient thing is that they were able to find EVERYTHING they needed at the medical trailer and that everything seemed to organized. Yeah, I was expecting at least ONE walker in the trailer, or at least some blood (although it was nice they didn’t stoop to the “hidden zombie” cliche). 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-02-bloodletting-open-spoilers/600579/23 "2011-10-24T21:57:42Z")
Speaking of blood, the bloody car seat may have been the most chilling image of the entire series so far… ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-02-bloodletting-open-spoilers/600579/24 "2011-10-24T22:00:55Z")
FUCK FUCK FUCK! I missed it! Please somebody tell me they replay old episodes! ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-02-bloodletting-open-spoilers/600579/25 "2011-10-24T22:05:21Z")
> [@Spoke](#): > > I don’t understand your beef. They were within running distance of the hunter’s home base, which makes perfect sense. There happened to be someone there with some medical training (a veterinarian), which certainly doesn’t strain credibility. Nor does it strain credibility that this group (including, as it does, someone with medical knowledge) would have made it a point to stock triage supplies, given the nature of the threats they are facing. > > Stop nitpicking, sez I. 😉 Yeah, and they cleary don’t have a “fully stocked” unit; otherwise there’d be no need to detour to the local high school. And, yes Lori should be down on her knees thanking whatever god she worships that they found a veterinarian. Most of humanity is dead. I think it’s safe to assume that actual medical personel (like people doctors & nurses) suffered the highest casualty rates and very few of them are left alive. Places like hospitals, those makeshift “shelters”, and the like are the last places on Earth that any sane person would want to set foot in on this show. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-02-bloodletting-open-spoilers/600579/26 "2011-10-24T22:18:22Z")
Speaking of meddling kids and their dog, where are all the dogs? Did the zombies eat them all? ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-02-bloodletting-open-spoilers/600579/27 "2011-10-24T22:29:49Z")
I can give Lori a pass for being upset (and maybe not as grateful as she might otherwise be); it’s her boy lying in on that bed bleeding internally. Big shout out to Chandler Riggs (Carl Grimes) for his acting during the surgery. Made me believe they were _really_ cutting into a conscious 12 y/o. My beef: it’s been several months since the outbreak. Yet “T-Dog” almost loses it (panic) at seeing the bloody baby seat, and Andrea goes ape-shit panic-mode at the Walker in the woods. You’d think that they’d be just a _little_ more inured to their new environment by now. You’d also think the women would’ve adopted more sensible clothing, instead of capri pants, summer blouses, and tennis shoes. And dangly bits of jewelry in their ears and around their necks for Walkers to grab onto. With several dozen stopped cars full o’ loot, I’d be willing to bet they could find _something_ more practical to wear to a Zombie Apocalypse. Best bits so far this season: Walker: “Uhhhhhhhh!” Daryl: “Shut up.” _:Twang/Splat!:_ And the Blue Meth shout out to Breaking Bad. It makes me feel good to think that Heisenberg, Cap’n Cook, and Hank (think of the dialogue possibilities with Hank!) may be alive and well in ABQ and cooking up some some righteous Walking Dead chemical smack-down. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-02-bloodletting-open-spoilers/600579/28 "2011-10-24T22:35:42Z")
> [@YogSosoth](#): > > FUCK FUCK FUCK! I missed it! Please somebody tell me they replay old episodes! I see in what passes for the tv guide in the newspaper it will be re-shown this coming Friday at 10 p.m. (If I watch something else on Sunday night opposite TWD, I know it will be re-run at least twice after the 9 p.m. showing.) AMC replays episodes of just about everything it shows, including movies. I know I watched several replays of the same episodes of The Killing. ---
**Author:** ![MaddyStrut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@MaddyStrut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaddyStrut)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2011, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-02-bloodletting-open-spoilers/600579/29 "2011-10-24T22:56:01Z")
The farm looks too pristine to me. Heck, it looked like the lawn was recently mowed. You’d think one of your lower priorities in an apocalypse is lawn care! And how do they keep horses? We know zombies eat them. Wouldn’t a grazing horse be a big zombie attractor? I’m trying (and it’s hard) to be charitable to Lori and assume her anger wasn’t so much directed at the veterinarian as much as being furious at the situation in general. (Eh, I’m trying really hard here because I really dislike her character and am trying to not recoil every time she’s on my screen.) I do like the show, but I’m a bit tired of the focus on the Lori/Shawn/Rick relationship ALL the time. There are other interesting characters we don’t see because of a Lori flashback revealing a less than perfect marriage. I already knew their marriage wasn’t perfect before the zombie apocalypse, and I don’t really care about the details. I’d like to see more of the others. Odd choice to use up their “kid in peril” trump cards at the start of the season. One kid is missing and the other has been shot. I don’t know if I like that decision or hate it. I’m not a fan of kid in peril story lines, so maybe this means we won’t have any more when they’re resolved. That would be nice! ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-02-bloodletting-open-spoilers/600579/30 "2011-10-25T00:48:56Z")
> [@MaddyStrut](#): > > The farm looks too pristine to me. Heck, it looked like the lawn was recently mowed. You’d think one of your lower priorities in an apocalypse is lawn care! And how do they keep horses? We know zombies eat them. Wouldn’t a grazing horse be a big zombie attractor?.. Now that you mention it; yes it’s very strange that the lawn would look freshly mowed. As for the horses we can only assume that the zombie population density is much lower in rural areas (which makes alot of sense). A horse should be able to flee from 1 or 2 zombies pretty easily (possibly doing alot of damage to one in the process). It’s a swarm of zombies (like in Atlanta) they can’t handle. PS, did anyone else take that “Which Character Are You?” test on the official AMC site? Aparently I’m Andrea. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-02-bloodletting-open-spoilers/600579/31 "2011-10-25T01:28:44Z")
I took the test, and it told me I’m Rick. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-02-bloodletting-open-spoilers/600579/32 "2011-10-25T03:19:37Z")
I’m … Old Man McBeard??? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-02-bloodletting-open-spoilers/600579/33 "2011-10-25T03:43:28Z")
> [@John Mace](#): > > I’ll put odds on Merle and Sophie hooking up. > [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Sophie’s the little girl, isn’t she? Either you have a low opinion of Merle, or you’re a little mixed up. 🙂 :smack: I meant the lady with the long blonde hair, whatever her name is. The one who wanted to die last week. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-02-bloodletting-open-spoilers/600579/34 "2011-10-25T04:08:08Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > :smack: I meant the lady with the long blonde hair, whatever her name is. The one who wanted to die last week. Too bad. An offscreen [del]relationship[/del] molestation of Sophia by Merle would be far, far, more disturbing than any gore they could possibly show. It would also be interesting to see how creative Carol can get re a punishment if he’s captured alive. ---
**Author:** ![Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7cd45c/32.png) [@Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glory)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-02-bloodletting-open-spoilers/600579/35 "2011-10-25T05:36:04Z")
> [@ExTank](#): > > My beef: it’s been several months since the outbreak. Yet “T-Dog” almost loses it (panic) at seeing the bloody baby seat, and Andrea goes ape-shit panic-mode at the Walker in the woods. > > You’d think that they’d be just a _little_ more inured to their new environment by now. I feel the opposite, they seem incredibly blase, moseying casually through the deserted cars in the traffic jam. These folks survived a zombie apocalypse. Unlike Rick, they didn’t sleep through it, they lived it, seeing friends, family torn to bits and the undead rising. Shouldn’t they be…jumpier? Where’s the PTSD? Totally agree about the clothes. I find Lori’s long hair particularly troubling. It’s HOT in Georgia. I would have to put my hair up. ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-02-bloodletting-open-spoilers/600579/36 "2011-10-25T08:17:13Z")
> [@MaddyStrut](#): > > The farm looks too pristine to me. Heck, it looked like the lawn was recently mowed. You’d think one of your lower priorities in an apocalypse is lawn care! This year I started letting my neighbor pasture her three horses on my yard (I’ve got two acres). As a result, I mowed my lawn three times, as opposed to last year’s weekly mowing. It’s saved me a ton in gas and maintenance. They even keep the vines from growing in the hedges. The only downside is lots of horse poop. > [@MaddyStrut](#): > > And how do they keep horses? We know zombies eat them. Wouldn’t a grazing horse be a big zombie attractor? Well, you got me there. They’ve got a big field with long sight distances- if there are decent fences surrounding the property, it could be that the walkers just weren’t being given enough incentive to climb over/through the fences. They’re not curious at all unless given a possible snack- I imagine that if they couldn’t see or hear the horses, they just wouldn’t be very inclined to enter the property. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-02-bloodletting-open-spoilers/600579/37 "2011-10-25T13:11:10Z")
> [@Glory](#): > > These folks survived a zombie apocalypse. Unlike Rick, they didn’t sleep through it, they lived it, seeing friends, family torn to bits and the undead rising. Shouldn’t they be…jumpier? Where’s the PTSD? You mean like when T-Dog almost had a panic attack at the sight of the bloody baby seat in the back of the car? Or the guy from season one who was digging all the graves or the people who opted for suicide at the end of the season? ---
**Author:** ![limegreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/82dd89/32.png) [@limegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/limegreen)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-02-bloodletting-open-spoilers/600579/38 "2011-10-25T14:11:21Z")
Well, apparently, according to the AMC quiz, I’m Dale. I’m not sure what I think of that. Probably pretty accurate. I tend to sit back and watch the drama. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-02-bloodletting-open-spoilers/600579/39 "2011-10-25T16:32:17Z")
> [@Lightnin](#): > > Well, you got me there. They’ve got a big field with long sight distances- if there are decent fences surrounding the property, it could be that the walkers just weren’t being given enough incentive to climb over/through the fences. They’re not curious at all unless given a possible snack- I imagine that if they couldn’t see or hear the horses, they just wouldn’t be very inclined to enter the property. A singular zombie is a manageable menace, even a group of 2-3. It was why, earlier in the episode, they could discount Rick or Shane firing a single gun shot to take down a stray walker. Hordes of zombies (some who seem to be a little quicker than the comic book ones, and especially the one in the first season who could climb fences) are a different story. As long as the farm does not get swarmed like they did on the highway, they can manage the threat. And keep horses alive. However, where in hell did they get the OJ? Even if it was just Tang, how much of that stuff did they have stockpiled? As for Lori, I was never fond of her character in the comics. When I heard who was the actress, I was hoping she would die the same death she did in _Prison Break_, only that this time it would stick. The combination of disliked character and disliked actress make me actively hate her now. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-02-bloodletting-open-spoilers/600579/40 "2011-10-25T16:38:23Z")
If i didn’t hate her before the combination of the “I’m mad at my husband because he’s being reasonable” flashback and the way she treated the doctor would have made me despise her for sure. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-02-bloodletting-open-spoilers/600579.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-02-bloodletting-open-spoilers/600579.md?page=3)