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masterofceremonies · 10/21/2012, 08:27 pm

You can chalk it up to just simply being a different group of people, and I guess it has been less time than the chronology from the TV show/comics (what I estimate as 4 months as compared to 10 months with Rick & Co.), but I feel like having Lee die is kind of a cop out when they could just sever his arm the way they did with Hershel's leg and later Rick's arm in the comics. Granted, it makes for a much more emotionally impactful story, but given what we know about the Walking Dead universe, Lee could live yet.

HiggsBoson2142 · 10/21/2012, 08:32 pm

I bet they could do that, but like Ben said, "I've got a bad feeling about this."

mkane24 · 10/21/2012, 08:32 pm

all i see there is a black rick... you know? TWD already made their main character without a hand. it would seems pretty lazy to just do it with Lee

BlankCanvasDJ · 10/21/2012, 08:59 pm

Because Lee's arm is HOLY CRAP, SPOILER!

Hidan13 · 10/21/2012, 09:12 pm

I think it's because for one, they don't know of that possibility and probably wouldn't want to risk it. Also his main priority is finding Clem, having his arm cut off and healed, along with the chance of dying, would take too much time; he doesn't know where Clementine is, and he doesn't want to waste a second.

Secondly, if they were to think of that possibility now, that they could cut his arm off, it's probably too far now. The infection has spread to much into his bloodstream that it's impossible to stop now.

Makamba · 10/21/2012, 09:12 pm

In the comics they didn't cut of herschel's leg. It was Dale's, crazy old bastard. Gave him a nice peg to.

In the game there were no bite victims (no limbs). It's a big risk cutting of an arm. There is no one with medical experience. Hè could die of infection.

SirPurple · 10/22/2012, 02:01 am

Vernon could always come back and fix Lee up if they had to cut off his arm.

masterofceremonies · 10/22/2012, 02:11 am

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Originally Posted by Makamba

In the comics they didn't cut of herschel's leg. It was Dale's, crazy old bastard. Gave him a nice peg to.

In the game there were no bite victims (no limbs). It's a big risk cutting of an arm. There is no one with medical experience. Hè could die of infection.

That's completely my bad, Makamba. Thanks for the correction. I remembered the peg, and after watching tonight's episode I was reminded of that! Completely agree that with this group's experiences, they may simply not have discovered that severing a limb is an option to stop the infection, as well as the fact that Lee's first priority is finding Clem as opposed to healing himself.

Either way, can't wait for the conclusion. And I'll pull a reverse TWD-forum-troll by demanding more Monkey Island!! Love me some Guybrush (and for that matter, Laura Bow -- LONG LIVE ADVENTURE GAMING).

Shagittarius · 10/22/2012, 08:00 am

I don't understand why they cut off anything. They said they are all infected already and when they die they will come back. The show doesn't make sense.

BlankCanvasDJ · 10/22/2012, 08:08 am

Because zombie bites are lethal if the infection spreads.

thestalkinghead · 10/22/2012, 08:11 am

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Originally Posted by BlankCanvasDJ

Because zombie bites are lethal if the infection spreads.

yeah , think of a zombie bite as an instant gangrene, it needs to be removed or it will kill you

trd84 · 10/22/2012, 08:11 am

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Originally Posted by Shagittarius

I don't understand why they cut off anything. They said they are all infected already and when they die they will come back. The show doesn't make sense.

You don't come back unless you die. You die from a bite.

AshleyTheNeko · 10/22/2012, 08:53 am

Thanks for the comic spoiler. I didn't think I had to worry about those here.

Dildor · 10/22/2012, 11:32 am

Rick acted fucking immediately, he grabbed that axe and went chopping like there was no tomorrow. Lee missed out on that oppontunity when they decided to run through the sewers to find Clem. I wouldn't want to see that anyways, he will need that hand to save Clem.

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Originally Posted by AshleyTheNeko

Thanks for the comic spoiler. I didn't think I had to worry about those here.

Same, I've had almost the entire comic spoiled for me on these forums.

BlankCanvasDJ · 10/22/2012, 02:50 pm

To be fair, most of the time we're talking about comics that are four or five years old now. There's a statute of limitations on spoilers and I think four or five years is long enough.

thestalkinghead · 10/22/2012, 03:25 pm

i ended up buying the first compendium because i couldn't help but see some spoilers

Sox&Rocks22 · 10/22/2012, 03:31 pm

Well, its a matter of timing and even then its not guaranteed to work. Its been done several times in the comic but its only worked once.

Phoenix VII · 10/22/2012, 03:33 pm

IIRC, the other times amputation failed it was because of blood loss.

Shagittarius · 10/22/2012, 04:27 pm

What your saying is the zombies carry 2 kinds of disease, one that everyone is already infected with and a second that is spread through bites and scratches?

Otherwise it still doesn't make sense that a bite would cause death unless like any other bite it lead to death through bleeding.

Seems a bit stupid to me.

Klace · 10/22/2012, 04:28 pm

Look at the teaser image for episode five in the game.
It's Clementine looking at a disembodied arm in shock.
Getting it cut off is exactly what happens.

10/21/2012, 08:27 pm	#1
masterofceremonies Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 2	If they cut off Hershel's leg in the comics/TV show, why not Lee's arm? You can chalk it up to just simply being a different group of people, and I guess it has been less time than the chronology from the TV show/comics (what I estimate as 4 months as compared to 10 months with Rick & Co.), but I feel like having Lee die is kind of a cop out when they could just sever his arm the way they did with Hershel's leg and later Rick's arm in the comics. Granted, it makes for a much more emotionally impactful story, but given what we know about the Walking Dead universe, Lee could live yet.

10/22/2012, 04:27 pm	#19
Shagittarius Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 15	Still doesn't make sense. What your saying is the zombies carry 2 kinds of disease, one that everyone is already infected with and a second that is spread through bites and scratches? Otherwise it still doesn't make sense that a bite would cause death unless like any other bite it lead to death through bleeding. Seems a bit stupid to me.

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