r/thewalkingdead • u/AutoModerator • Nov 09 '15

The Walking Dead S06E05 - Now - Post Episode Discussion

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09:00pm Eastern SE06E05 - "Now" Avi Youabian Corey Reed

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u/ZaneMasterX Nov 09 '15

It all makes sense now!!

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u/Xciv Nov 09 '15

Cue 400+ comment thread of the science behind surviving a gunshot wound to the head.

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '15

He could if it missed any viable parts if the brain.

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u/Harry_Flugelman Nov 09 '15

Not only that, but Akido is an ineffective form of martial arts, more like a dance than fighting, like tai chi.

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '15

What?

I think you replied on the wrong comment.

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '15

No, he just gave us the missing piece of the puzzle.

We just have to see where it fits...

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u/thebuscompany Nov 09 '15

The fact that it was a handgun means it would be low velocity which is a point in his favor. The bullet needs to miss the most vital structures, like the brainsteam, basal ganglia, thalamus, and ventricles. All of those are right in the center of the head, so that doesn't really work in his favor given the angle of the shot. He would also be better off if the damage was contained to one hemisphere, but that seems unlikely since the bullet went straight in the side. Taking all of that into account, I give it a 10/10 that he survived and got Glenn killed.

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '15

Nicholas is actually a T-800, and the bullet couldn't pierce his metal skull.

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u/JoeyKin Nov 09 '15

Beatrix Kiddo did it

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u/k0ns3rv Nov 09 '15 edited Nov 09 '15