Contrary to your common movie villain, the walking dead are simple, primal, and animalistic. Still, there are all kinds of complex mysteries surrounding their abilities and tendencies that tend to get glossed over or go completely unexplored.
When we think of zombies, we tend to think of shambling undead corpses that ravenously hunt for human flesh all day and all night… a habit that will continue unabated so long as they’re still hooked up to those all-important brains. Are you with us so far?
Sure, it’s disturbing… but it’s also just kind-of confusing. Sometimes, we’ll see zombies that are deformed beyond recognition but are still quite snappy and energetic. And sometimes, highly decomposed zombies can still move with the same vim and vigor they once demonstrated in gentler, less zombified times. In fact, some zombies seem to move even faster than when they were alive.
“As zombies began to outnumber humans, well that’s when you had to cut all emotional ties.”
These idiosyncrasies can be somewhat explained when a film is constrained to a very specific timeline. I Am Legend is set three years after the initial outbreak, and it doesn’t stray too far from there, allowing for some continuity in regards to those dastardly Darkseekers. But in shows like The Walking Dead, the issue of deterioration has become a challenge. Much like the act of watching The Walking Dead has become a challenge.
To give you an example, let’s compare and contrast. Here are some terrifyingly low-key zombies from Season One of The Walking Dead:
And here are some zombies from Season Eight of The Walking Dead:
Yeah, they look a little worse for the wear, but they move like they’ve hardly aged a day… so what exactly is their secret? Olay?
“Vitamin enriched, fights seven signs of aging. In four weeks, skin looks up to 10 years younger.”
As the years pass us by and the seasons drag on and on and on, it raises an obvious question: How and why are these jerks still moving around at virtually the same speed as when they first turned into zombies? Anyone? Keep watching the video to learn about questions that zombie movies never answer!
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Deterioration and ability | 0:13
Varying levels of brain function | 2:23
Culinary tastes | 4:30
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Nutritional facts | 9:45
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