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Originally Posted by dee23
Firstly Kenny doesn't tell you Duck is bitten it is his wife that informs Lee because she acknowledges the seriousness and the ramifications. Kenny sweeps it under the rug so to speak and is in denial, choosing to believe his son won't turn into a walker.
With regards to the pharmacy incident in episode 3 for those that didn't kiss Kenny's arse throughout the series, Kenny knew he could have helped Lee he just chose not to. The noise from using a gun is only an issue when they want to go unnoticed. The place was overrun, that was a good enough reason to use a gun as any. The proof that he could have helped Lee is that he will help Lee on a different play through if he still likes Lee enough to.
As for the meat locker situation, assuming Lee froze up and did not, in the moment see things from Kenny's point of view that was still no reason to deliberately leave Lee for dead. Kenny suggesting Clementine crawls through the vent into an unknown location put her at as much risk as Lee put the group in my refusing to kill Larry before he reanimated.
Personally I don't believe that Lee and Lilly put the group at risk considering they had the advantage of kneeling/standing over him. If he is on his back he is not as strong as 2 adults using their force downwards towards him. Unlike the incident at the motor inn when Lee was on his back fighting of the zombie. Zombie's are not gifted with super strength, they are not stronger than they were before death. Lee struggled at the motor inn because it's weight was on top of him. Kenny did not take this into account. Lee and Lilly would have had more leverage. They had higher ground. That is how Obi wan defeated Anakin in starwars episode 3. Larry could have been restrained. Kenny could have held the salt lick above his head in case he turned into a zombie but he was impatient and chose the short and easier route of killing Larry the easiest way possible. Kenny was not in a good emotional state considering he was panicking about the fate of his wife and son when he made the decision to kill Larry. He even looks regretful after he has done it as if in disbelief of his own actions. He just wanted to get out of the meat locker to find his family and he didn't think or care about anything else and was even quick to suggest Clementine climbed though the shaft.
The point i'm making here is that Kenny's behavior towards Lee after the meat locker incident is not justifiable, given the way Lee has looked out for his family for the last 3 months. There is no way Lee disagreeing with him about his views on killing Larry in cold blood in front of his daughter and an 8 year old girl can negate or erase all of the sacrifices Lee had made for Kenny, Duck and Kat.
Lee took a risk out of compassion. Carley took a risk to leave the pharmacy to save Kenny,Duck,Kat,Clem and Lee. Had Carley of listened to Lilly in the drugstore Lee and his whole group would have died. The same compassion and desire to save a life Carly and Glen showed in helping Lee's group is the same compassion Lee shows in trying to save Larry. When they gave away their position at the pharmacy in episode 1 there were hordes of zombies.
Kenny was panicking and thinking about the easiest option when refusing to help Larry the same way Larry was in the pharmacy when he didn't want Lee's group inside to attract the outside zombies attention to them.
When duck is bitten Kenny is willing to keep him in the group putting everyone at risk on a moving train and whilst driving the RV. Had Duck of turned whilst Kenny was driving he could have crashed and killed everyone but he took that risk out of love for his son. I would say the group were at a greater risk then than they were in the meat locker as there was no guarantee that Larry would have turned into a zombie.
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Nope, its pretty clear they both inform Lee, Kat is just the one to talk. When Kat told Lee, Ken did not look angry but just sad and he says something around how honesty is important. Theres no proof or evidence to suggest Kenny didnt want to tell anyone. And i dont blame him for being in denial, its probably a easy reaction for someone who's son has just been condemned to death. Not to mention we still dont know much about the disease, for all we know it doesnt affect children.
And just because Kenny doesnt rush in to save a guy he doesnt like in ep 3 and rushes in to save a friend in the same situation doesnt make him a bad person. Its natural. Not to mention, gunshots will dig them a bigger hole as it will attract even more zombies and possibly bandits from the area, making there escape that much harder.
What do you mean, leave Lee for dead anyway? In the meatlocker, he just pushes Lee aside and makes the right choice himself. Not really leaving him for dead. For Clem, you are hardly sending her into a small room with a huge zombie waiting on the other side. Even if the bandits do find her, they'll probably just stick her back in the locker and put a guard in that room. No point killing her and wasting food. Not to mention its only one person. With you refusing to kill Larry, you risk the lives OF THE ENTIRE GROUP, not to mention Kat and Duck getting absolutely horrible deaths. Besides, there was no other way to get out of the meatlocker anyway. If its a choice between everyone getting killed or risking Clem's life, sorry clem get in the vent :P
And sure, zombies dont get super strong. But Larry was huge and strong in life, as he will be in undeath, so he is a much larger threat than you're average walker. I think he will be stronger than the two, especially since they are basically starving and they havent eaten in absolutely ages. Not to mention they tend to jump up and no one had any decent weapons to deal with him, so there was a huge chance of him biting someone and Kenny doesnt know how bites even work. Add all that, and you simply cant deny he is a huge threat. If Kenny misses the saltlick or Larry jumps up (as they do) and moves slightly, then they are all dead. The smartest option is the safest option and thats to kill him before he reaminates. And sure he looked regretful. I would think he was evil if he didnt regret it, but it was still the right option. And again, sending Clem through the vent was the only way they are getting out and i dont blame him for wanting to get his family ASAP.
In the meatlocker, if you try to help Larry, you threaten Kenny and the only thing he cares about which is his family. And not just with quick deaths, or even getting eaten by zombies. No, you risk his family getting pieces cut off of them, bit by bit, and this could go on for days or even months. Kept alive with medicine and bandages, so they dont die and reaminate, so they can get as much meat as possible. You risked that happening (as well as everyone elses lives) for some old bastard who punched you in the face after you got him his heart medicine. Hard to see why he doesnt like you anymore

And at the end of the day, he hasnt tried to kill you or anything but if it comes to life or death situations, he is less likely to risk his own life to save youre own.
And i get its a risk of compassion. But the risk in the meatlocker is HUGE compared to the one in the shop, not to mention it risks children getting eaten slowly by cannibals. And at least the people in the pharmacy had weapons and had a strong gate to hide behind. None of that in the meatlocker. The only thing stopping everyone from getting killed is the chance that Larry is in fact not dead, after having a huge heart attack, (and the last time we had to get him medicine). The two situations are completely different.
Same with the RV. I'd put there chances of survival of an RV crash much higher than there chances of survival against a huge zombie Larry in a small meatlocker with no weapons with the added risk of people getting eaten alive slowly outside. Not to mention there is no guarantee that Kenny would actually crash the RV. And we know that Duck would have to die before he reaminates and i trusted Kat to shout out or get Kenny to stop when he died or was about to die as she did. Obviously the right choice.