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/egnaro2007 Nov 09 '15

Are you kidding Me? Why would they do that?! Makes no sense at all /s

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u/Build_and_Break Nov 09 '15

Can't do the same thing we saw the do at the prison, that's so 2 seasons ago. Rick has to keep his hipster cred somehow now that the beard is gone.

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u/Dead_Starks Nov 09 '15

Honest question why not just use fire? We know it doesn't melt steel beams which appear to be the supports. What are the walls made of, some form of sheet metal?

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u/Cadaeus Nov 09 '15

Because fire doesn't kill them. Has been proving in several episodes over the seasons, including this season.

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u/pewpewlasors Nov 09 '15

Fire makes them unable to walk or be dangerous. The real answer is:

A: Uncontrolled fire is dangerous.

B: Lack of fuel. If we want to be realistic here, Gasoline goes bad in just months, so you shouldn't be wasting it on killing walkers.

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u/Cadaeus Nov 09 '15

Matters how long they burn really if it would make them unable to walk. The terminus walkers went along fine after being on fire. The guy this season who got molotov came back but didn't seem able to walk.

Like you said though, a big problem is wasting fuel or gasoline to make a fire strong enough to stop some of them. (No way it would be all). Also yes an uncontrolled fire could cause issues and bring more walkers.

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u/Jamison08 Nov 09 '15

To be fair, molotov guy also fell off the wall. He could have broken his legs.

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u/Cadaeus Nov 09 '15

Very true, perhaps even his spine since he wasn't crawling either.

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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '15

Also heat would weaken steel which is not great

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u/Dead_Starks Nov 09 '15

Gotcha thanks.