# The Walking Dead; 6.03 "Thank You" (open spoilers) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 25, 2015, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-03-thank-you-open-spoilers/735757 "2015-10-25T23:35:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**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 27, 2015, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-03-thank-you-open-spoilers/735757/121 "2015-10-27T14:53:32Z")
The meaning of the episode titles are usually obvious after watching, but I’m scratching my head right now over “Thank You”… ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2015, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-03-thank-you-open-spoilers/735757/122 "2015-10-27T14:58:13Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > The meaning of the episode titles are usually obvious after watching, but I’m scratching my head right now over “Thank You”… Whats His Name said, “Thank you” to Glenn before he shot himself. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2015, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-03-thank-you-open-spoilers/735757/123 "2015-10-27T15:20:26Z")
> [@Flander](#): > > What I’d love to see: > > Scene showing Glen… Since Michonne knew they were heading to a some feed store (or something), they track his route down and spot the dumpster with zombie Nicholas. Nicholas gets a knife to the head; then they see Glen still fighting for his life under the dumpster. They pull him out from under to rescue him. He’s ALIVE!.. > > but missing his legs. > > Everyone is happy\*. > > \*I mean us as viewers and critics of the show. They can’t have him just walk away from a zombie dogpile with no help around at for literally miles. You can’t make the zombies “dangerous” if no one important is ever in danger. In this case he might be ‘alive’ but he would still be infected by zombie bites and death would be imminent. And then they would have to stab him in the head. They can’t just put bandages on what’s left of his legs and he would go on living an even more hellish life. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2015, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-03-thank-you-open-spoilers/735757/124 "2015-10-27T15:39:39Z")
How did Nicholas still have a bullet left to shoot himself? I thought he and Glenn emptied their guns into the approaching zombies and were reduced to punching them before climbing on the dumpster. And given everything else on the show, why do I nitpick _that_ as the plot flaw? ---
**Author:** ![Dingbang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac8455/32.png) [@Dingbang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dingbang)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2015, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-03-thank-you-open-spoilers/735757/125 "2015-10-27T15:45:33Z")
Why did they have to burn the feed store and not any of the other buildings right where they were at? Option A: Let’s step right outside and burn any of these dozen buildings right here. Option B: Let’s go running through town, maybe get lost, maybe encounter a horde, maybe die a horrible death, because there’s a feed store that might burn a little bit better than your average store, even though all stores tend to burn pretty well no matter what’s inside. I suppose you always choose Option B for better drama. ---
**Author:** ![Dante\_G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@Dante\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante_G)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2015, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-03-thank-you-open-spoilers/735757/126 "2015-10-27T15:46:42Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > How did Nicholas still have a bullet left to shoot himself? I thought he and Glenn emptied their guns into the approaching zombies and were reduced to punching them before climbing on the dumpster. > > And given everything else on the show, why do I nitpick _that_ as the plot flaw? I was thinking the same thing. I thought for sure they were both out of ammo. I was kind of expecting Nicholas to just cave in to his misery and just stage dive off the dumpster and get dragged to the ground and thus allow Glenn a chance to get out some how, but no, no, Nicholas has a magic miraculous bullet. Something just aint right! ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2015, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-03-thank-you-open-spoilers/735757/127 "2015-10-27T15:57:22Z")
> [@Dingbang](#): > > Why did they have to burn the feed store and not any of the other buildings right where they were at? > > Option A: Let’s step right outside and burn any of these dozen buildings right here. > Option B: Let’s go running through town, maybe get lost, maybe encounter a horde, maybe die a horrible death, because there’s a feed store that might burn a little bit better than your average store, even though all stores tend to burn pretty well no matter what’s inside. > > I suppose you always choose Option B for better drama. Their reasoning was that a feed store would go up way faster because of its flammable contents. Which makes me visualize setting a fireworks store on fire, the impending light show played to The Battle Hymn of the Republic. ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2015, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-03-thank-you-open-spoilers/735757/128 "2015-10-27T15:57:41Z")
> [@singular1](#): > > …but them being in a pet store has made me sadder than any situation in the show’s history. The remains of the animals in the cages… ☹ ---
**Author:** ![PlumBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@PlumBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlumBob)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2015, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-03-thank-you-open-spoilers/735757/129 "2015-10-27T16:01:15Z")
> [@emarkp](#): > > Obligatory timely parody: [https://youtu.be/Uo66cJT6hWw](https://youtu.be/Uo66cJT6hWw) Nice. ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2015, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-03-thank-you-open-spoilers/735757/130 "2015-10-27T16:31:21Z")
Morgan is like one step away from being Gabriel. But also a step away from being Michone. He could be awesome if he wasn’t stupid. He of all people should have known you can’t just let the Wolves go with a stern warning. ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2015, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-03-thank-you-open-spoilers/735757/131 "2015-10-27T16:34:14Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > The meaning of the episode titles are usually obvious after watching, but I’m scratching my head right now over “Thank You”… The singer Dido was one of the zombies in the herd (ducks) Or what post 122 said 😉 ---
**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 27, 2015, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-03-thank-you-open-spoilers/735757/132 "2015-10-27T16:37:03Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Whats His Name said, “Thank you” to Glenn before he shot himself. Oh, Sebastian. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2015, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-03-thank-you-open-spoilers/735757/133 "2015-10-27T17:05:37Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Oh, Sebastian. 😉 He wasn’t around long enough for me to remember his name. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2015, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-03-thank-you-open-spoilers/735757/134 "2015-10-27T17:06:55Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > I wonder if inoculation with zombie blood kills the zombie germ/fungus/bacteria/evil magic spell. :dubious: > > There is some reason they did it, of course. That’s what I was thinking. Sot of a ‘live virus vaccination’. ---
**Author:** ![Dingbang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac8455/32.png) [@Dingbang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dingbang)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2015, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-03-thank-you-open-spoilers/735757/135 "2015-10-27T17:11:29Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > Their reasoning was that a feed store would go up way faster because of its flammable contents. Which makes me visualize setting a fireworks store on fire, the impending light show played to The Battle Hymn of the Republic. Yeah, I know that was their reasoning but it was stupid. A standard building fire ought to attract plenty of zombie attention. When death-by-zombies is a possible outcome, you should do a very careful risk/benefit analysis of your idea. They obviously miscalculated. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2015, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-03-thank-you-open-spoilers/735757/136 "2015-10-27T17:52:01Z")
> [@Dingbang](#): > > They obviously miscalculated. [They chose poorly.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ubw5N8iVDHI) ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2015, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-03-thank-you-open-spoilers/735757/137 "2015-10-27T18:27:15Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > The show relies on people making stupid decisions. > > I’m a non-violent person. But in that reality I would not have let the Wolves go. I’d set up the afore-mentioned kill station and systematically go about killing the zombies. (In fact, it sounded like the Alexandrians had been clearing out the zombies before Rick & Co. showed up.) This is also a show where for some reason, a population holed up behind a steel palisade and armed to the teeth with asault weapons is considered a “liability” against a small group of violent hobos. Really one even wonders how the world got like this when all it would have taken was for the police or military to take a couple of police cars or helicopters and lead the zombie hoards off a ravine. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2015, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-03-thank-you-open-spoilers/735757/138 "2015-10-27T18:35:19Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > or helicopters For some reason, pilots don’t seem to exist in that world. Of course, they probably flew off to sanctuaries and are living quite happily. Probably rendering zombie fat into a passable jet fuel. ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2015, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-03-thank-you-open-spoilers/735757/139 "2015-10-27T19:15:11Z")
My prediction is that Schrödinger’s Glenn will reappear in flashback scenes. He’ll also reappear as a walker. Maybe wandering towards Alexandria, or as another of the Wolves collection of torsos and heads, complete with realistic snapping jaw. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2015, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-03-thank-you-open-spoilers/735757/140 "2015-10-27T19:21:48Z")
It would’ve been kind of cool to see zombie pets in the cages… Also for anyone in the pet store to say “hey, you think zombies are attracted to laser pointers?” And I think before leaving the pet store, I might have looked for some way to access the roof, maybe look around a bit before heading out. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-03-thank-you-open-spoilers/735757.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-6-03-thank-you-open-spoilers/735757.md?page=8)