Nah they eat their <ancestors> that die of natural causes to adsorb parts of them and aspects of their personality, they don’t trap and eat strangers.
Oh crap- telemarketers survived?
I thought that sumbitch who tried to rape Carl had the “Would you like to receive three free issues of your favorite magazine for trying our new long distance service” pervert look in his eye.
That’s a meaningless tautology.
To be a safe harbor for anyone walking the countryside. After they put up the signs, a bunch of bikers showed up and went on a raping and killing rampage. The Terminus folk were able to rise up and overcome the bikers, after which they decided “never again.” To ensure it never happened again, from then on they killed and ate the new arrivals.
Which brings up the question: Where the hell did “eat” come into the picture? Who’s idea was that in the “never again” brainstorming session?
In my personal opinion, seeking out all your neighbors with the intention of exterminating them all (and stealing their stuff) is more evil than killing people who come to you, regardless if you post signs inviting people in. Terminus never was and never would be a threat to the prison, for example.
EDIT: Sort of like a ruthless dictator who tortures and murders his own people is extremely bad, but Hitler was worse.
No it’s not.
I assumed that is why they were killing everybody via the rain trauma of a baseball bat to the back of the skull. The throat cut wasn’t to kill them, it was to bleed them.
The Governor didn’t actually die. He wound up in Sweethaven.
They left all the signs up and were actively broadcasting for people to come their way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9cbUyo8SZI
Even if they didn’t want to risk taking the signs down, they could put a big “DO NOT ENTER. NO SANCTUARY HERE” sign across their drive way.
The were both passively and actively encouraging people to come.
The whole thing kinda reminded me of the White Glove Society sub-quest in Fallout: New Vegas. Even in the post-apocalyptic wasteland (whether nuclear, zombie, or nuclear zombie) some things are just beyond the pale. Eating people is so stupid in so many ways it’s amazing that anyone would think it was a good idea.
That’s very Valentine Michael Smith of you.
Ah, the Zombie Apocalypse - so many deep ends to go off of.
I think if the Governor hadn’t gone on a murderous rampage, then yeah, maybe. In the ZA, security, safety, shelter, food, etc. is worth a little psychotic behaviour.
After seeing Jeffery Dahmer, do we all owe Ted Bundy and apology?
Not no, but Fuck No!
The only reason Woodbury wasn’t eating people was because the Governor hadn’t thought of that yet.
I’m cool with it too, but murdering me so you can eat me I have a problem with. Terminus was not practicing unusual funeral rites, they were luring people in to murder them for their meat.
The Governor was your classic case of a sociopath. He killed for the sake of killing.
Gareth, OTOH, is a lot more frightening because he doesn’t kill for the sake of killing.
Not even the option of the Gov being worse? Cause he was.
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We’ve been over this before. Your preference for Starling when she was a well scrubbed, hustling rube with a little taste doesn’t undo the events in Hannibal.
In the first place, Starling was never a hustling rube with a little taste. Lecter’s opinion of her is automatically suspect on account of his being a sadistic monster who ate people.
In the second place, I don’t despise Hannibal because of what happens to Starling at the end. I despise Hannibal because it’s incredibly poorly written. It’s like a parody of the excellent Red Dragon and Silence of the Lambs.
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In the second place, I don’t despise Hannibal because of what happens to Starling at the end. I despise Hannibal because it’s incredibly poorly written. It’s like a parody of the excellent Red Dragon and Silence of the Lambs.
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Read it after reading Hannibal Rising- then it will read like Proust channeling Shakespeare. (Hannibal Rising is my litmus test for godawful shite-stained no-other-reason-than-to-make-money writing.)
Already read HR. I will not inflict either on myself again.
No, Gareth CLAIMS that he doesn’t kill for the sake of killing. The fact that he found it desirable to explain to Bob why he was eating him, WHILE eating him, exposing his naked sadism.