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Riadon · 01/05/2013, 08:20 pm

I just don't understand why Lee suddenly goes from wearing a leather jacket in episode 2 to the thin shirt he was wearing in episode 1. There is no way in hell a zombie could bite through a leather jacket, if Lee was wearing the jacket when he was bitten, it wouldn't have done shit to him.

The jacket, if you don't remember it:

http://i5.minus.com/iZC1vilVflq5L.png

KingOfTheDead · 01/05/2013, 08:22 pm

A zombie took it. Being serious TT got rid of it because if lee still had it he wouldn't have got bit we would have had a rick moment.

distortion · 01/05/2013, 08:34 pm

Which begs the question, why have it in the first place?

KingOfTheDead · 01/05/2013, 08:39 pm

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Which begs the question, why have it in the first place?

cuz it was awesome

Mornai · 01/05/2013, 08:42 pm

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Originally Posted by distortion

Which begs the question, why have it in the first place?

"It's a welcome change of scenery." -Larry

Riadon · 01/05/2013, 08:45 pm

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Originally Posted by Mornai

"It's a welcome change of scenery." -Larry

It's less welcome when you realize that he wouldn't have died a slow, painful death had he still been wearing it.

Akavenn · 01/06/2013, 04:25 am

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It's less welcome when you realize that he wouldn't have died a slow, painful death had he still been wearing it.

Plot explanation: Him getting bitten was part of the plot, so it would have happened anyway.

In-universe explanation: Zombie go for exposed flesh. Lee would have been bit on the hand rather than the forearm.

slimymeteor · 01/07/2013, 11:52 am

On the day chapter three began, it had gotten a tad warmer, so Lee opted not to wear the jacket that day, leaving it in his room at the motel. After the raid, the group escaped the motor inn pretty quickly, not stopping to grab any personal belongings other than what was already in the RV. The leather jacket is still hanging in the closet in Lee's room at the motor inn. There's your storyline explanation!

o0HeaDShoT0o · 01/07/2013, 12:03 pm

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Plot explanation: Him getting bitten was part of the plot, so it would have happened anyway.

In-universe explanation: Zombie go for exposed flesh. Lee would have been bit on the hand rather than the forearm.

If Lee did get bit on the hand and chose to conceal it, he would've needed a glove to keep it hidden from the others. Unless there was one laying on the ground beside the garbage or something, there wouldn't have been any way for him to conceal it

Riadon · 01/07/2013, 01:17 pm

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Originally Posted by slimymeteor

On the day chapter three began, it had gotten a tad warmer, so Lee opted not to wear the jacket that day, leaving it in his room at the motel. After the raid, the group escaped the motor inn pretty quickly, not stopping to grab any personal belongings other than what was already in the RV. The leather jacket is still hanging in the closet in Lee's room at the motor inn. There's your storyline explanation!

Hmm... Zombie bite or slightly warm?

The bite is preferable, of course!

CarScar · 01/07/2013, 02:32 pm

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If Lee did get bit on the hand and chose to conceal it, he would've needed a glove to keep it hidden from the others. Unless there was one laying on the ground beside the garbage or something, there wouldn't have been any way for him to conceal it

It's called pockets...

KingOfTheDead · 01/07/2013, 03:37 pm

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Originally Posted by slimymeteor

On the day chapter three began, it had gotten a tad warmer, so Lee opted not to wear the jacket that day, leaving it in his room at the motel. After the raid, the group escaped the motor inn pretty quickly, not stopping to grab any personal belongings other than what was already in the RV. The leather jacket is still hanging in the closet in Lee's room at the motor inn. There's your storyline explanation!

Its warmer? November is usually colder than October carley was even wearing a winter jacket.

Riadon · 01/07/2013, 03:43 pm

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Its warmer? November is usually colder than October carley was even wearing a winter jacket.

And the explanation doesn't make sense regardless. Lee should have at least been wearing the jacket when he went with Kenny to get supplies at the beginning of episode 3. Surely he is not so stupid that he does not realize that human teeth can't bite through leather (unless he just sits there and lets the zombies gnaw on him for an hour).

slimymeteor · 01/07/2013, 08:48 pm

I live in the midwest myself, and surely there have been warmer days in November, especially lately. It wasn't so cold where Kenny needed a coat, too, in fact he's wearing the same clothes as Lee (shirt and undershirt). But, maybe it wasn't warm. Maybe it got wet and shrunk, becoming too uncomfortable to wear. Maybe it got ripped or torn. Maybe he and Kenny just left in a hurry and he forgot it. There are a million different things that could have happened to it, but none that are important to the story.

You're acting like Lee KNEW he was going to get bitten on the arm. I don't think he thought of the jacket as armor as he could've just as easily been bitten on the legs, hands, head or neck. I don't think really anybody in the Walking Dead has looked at a thick jacket as armor, other than Milton on the TV show. At this point anyway, they had been surviving the walkers for months, and maybe started to get more confident in dealing with them.

Riadon · 01/07/2013, 09:21 pm

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I live in the midwest myself, and surely there have been warmer days in November, especially lately. It wasn't so cold where Kenny needed a coat, too, in fact he's wearing the same clothes as Lee (shirt and undershirt). But, maybe it wasn't warm. Maybe it got wet and shrunk, becoming too uncomfortable to wear. Maybe it got ripped or torn. Maybe he and Kenny just left in a hurry and he forgot it. There are a million different things that could have happened to it, but none that are important to the story.

You're acting like Lee KNEW he was going to get bitten on the arm. I don't think he thought of the jacket as armor as he could've just as easily been bitten on the legs, hands, head or neck. I don't think really anybody in the Walking Dead has looked at a thick jacket as armor, other than Milton on the TV show. At this point anyway, they had been surviving the walkers for months, and maybe started to get more confident in dealing with them.

It doesn't take a genius to realize that thick clothing is effective against bites. Hell, Rick was saved by his jacket in the comics when he was bitten. Sure, he could still be bitten somewhere else, but with severely reduced chances.

Also, a bit of rain isn't going to shrink leather (especially not in a week or two) and people don't just leave valuable things lying around in the zombie apocalypse. They were freaking out over a broken flashlight, and a leather jacket is far more valuable.

Mornai · 01/08/2013, 06:45 am

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It doesn't take a genius to realize that thick clothing is effective against bites. Hell, Rick was saved by his jacket in the comics when he was bitten. Sure, he could still be bitten somewhere else, but with severely reduced chances.

Also, a bit of rain isn't going to shrink leather (especially not in a week or two) and people don't just leave valuable things lying around in the zombie apocalypse. They were freaking out over a broken flashlight, and a leather jacket is far more valuable.

It may not take a genius to realize that, but it's not unbelievable that they didn't. They'd probably be more concerned about ways to prevent them from getting close enough to be able to bite in the first place. These are people who have never heard of zombies before the outbreak, so what may seem like common sense to us is not as easily recognized to people in that universe.

If you choose to conceal the bite at the end of episode 4, Lee pulls his sleeve down to conceal it. Was it pulled up during the bite? If so, why? Perhaps he could have pulled his sleeve up even if he still had the jacket, making it's defensive use worthless regardless.

As for the light, the odds of finding a functional flashlight is far less than a simple piece of clothing, hence the concern.

Tracerhaha · 01/08/2013, 11:49 am

Maybe he left it behind in the rush to leave the motel.

KingOfTheDead · 01/08/2013, 12:06 pm

TT Definitly did this on purpose they knew if Lee had his nice sexy leather jacket we wouldnt have this problem.

*harrisonpink* · 01/11/2013, 04:24 pm

I like to think that it got ruined in the rain storm at the end of episode 2.

Lingvort · 01/11/2013, 05:12 pm

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I like to think that it got ruined in the rain storm at the end of episode 2.

Then it was either a shitty quality of jacket, or it was an acid rain.

01/05/2013, 08:20 pm	#1
Riadon Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 297	What happened to Lee's leather jacket? I just don't understand why Lee suddenly goes from wearing a leather jacket in episode 2 to the thin shirt he was wearing in episode 1. There is no way in hell a zombie could bite through a leather jacket, if Lee was wearing the jacket when he was bitten, it wouldn't have done shit to him. The jacket, if you don't remember it: http://i5.minus.com/iZC1vilVflq5L.png Last edited by Riadon; 01/05/2013 at 08:43 pm.

01/05/2013, 08:22 pm	#2
KingOfTheDead The Protector Of Clem Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: In The Place Of Great Ritual Posts: 874	A zombie took it. Being serious TT got rid of it because if lee still had it he wouldn't have got bit we would have had a rick moment. __________________ I am Sir KingOfTheDead the greatest of all queen clementines knights. Protector of the Crown

01/08/2013, 12:06 pm	#18
KingOfTheDead The Protector Of Clem Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: In The Place Of Great Ritual Posts: 874	TT Definitly did this on purpose they knew if Lee had his nice sexy leather jacket we wouldnt have this problem. __________________ I am Sir KingOfTheDead the greatest of all queen clementines knights. Protector of the Crown

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01/05/2013, 08:34 pm	#3
distortion Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 145	Which begs the question, why have it in the first place?

01/07/2013, 11:52 am	#8
slimymeteor Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 65	On the day chapter three began, it had gotten a tad warmer, so Lee opted not to wear the jacket that day, leaving it in his room at the motel. After the raid, the group escaped the motor inn pretty quickly, not stopping to grab any personal belongings other than what was already in the RV. The leather jacket is still hanging in the closet in Lee's room at the motor inn. There's your storyline explanation!

01/07/2013, 08:48 pm	#14
slimymeteor Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 65	I live in the midwest myself, and surely there have been warmer days in November, especially lately. It wasn't so cold where Kenny needed a coat, too, in fact he's wearing the same clothes as Lee (shirt and undershirt). But, maybe it wasn't warm. Maybe it got wet and shrunk, becoming too uncomfortable to wear. Maybe it got ripped or torn. Maybe he and Kenny just left in a hurry and he forgot it. There are a million different things that could have happened to it, but none that are important to the story. You're acting like Lee KNEW he was going to get bitten on the arm. I don't think he thought of the jacket as armor as he could've just as easily been bitten on the legs, hands, head or neck. I don't think really anybody in the Walking Dead has looked at a thick jacket as armor, other than Milton on the TV show. At this point anyway, they had been surviving the walkers for months, and maybe started to get more confident in dealing with them.

01/08/2013, 11:49 am	#17
Tracerhaha Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 38	Maybe he left it behind in the rush to leave the motel.

01/11/2013, 04:24 pm	#19
harrisonpink Telltale Designer Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: San Rafael, CA Posts: 161	I like to think that it got ruined in the rain storm at the end of episode 2.