Clem's Walkie Talkie

[crash665]

This is just my opinion. Feel free to argue with me!

There seems to be a lot of confusion concerning the walkie talkie. A lot of people on this board seem to think that the person on the other end is either A) Clem's Dad or connected to her Dad in someway - B) Connected to Glenn or - C) been talking to Clem ever since Macon.

A - Clem's dead is either dead or a walker. He was attacked by a strange man outside of the hotel. The same hotel the group is currently headed towards.

B - I really don't see how this is possible unless Glenn ran into a another group and somehow gave or lost the radio. Then this person or group made their way to Savannah before Clem's group did. A long way with a lot of zombies in between. This has to be the least likely scenario.

C - MOST radios like this do not have that long of a range. It's about 130 miles or so from Macon to Savannah. It would be a stretch to think that Clem found a radio and another person in Savannah just happened to another radio with that type of range. And, they happened to be on at the same time. Possible, but unlikely.

Solution, IMO: Clem started using the radio the closer she got to Savannah in the hopes her parents would have the other one. Remember though, she had one in the tree house, and Lee used the other in the kitchen. Glenn took that one. (See B above.)

Clem, being young, alone, and afraid probably started clicking on the radio and asking for her Mom and Dad - just like she did in the tree house back home. She probably heard nothing at first, but then someone in Savannah was scanning - maybe with a HAM radio or something. The stars aligned and this pervert or another group of bandits heard her and is pretending to know the whereabouts of her parents - thinking Clem's group is loaded with supplies.

Either way, I just don't see any type of happy ending for the group in Savannah. Maybe Huey's on River Street is open and they can get some Shrimp n Grits!

Of course, we could all be wrong.

[kikyouchanx]

Originally Posted by kikyouchanx

A 5 watt walkie talkie with a 7 inch antenna can go anywhere from 1/2 a mile (in the city) to 3-4 miles (in mild terrain such as a temperate forest) all the way to 20 miles (over the ocean or on top of a mountain). I know we don't know the exact details..but still....


Without repeaters and such, you are not going to get much range. Walkie-talkies send messages to one another and don't require a cell tower to relay signals. That makes them more reliable than cellphones in remote areas where it's difficult or impossible to get a signal. More advanced walkie-talkie devices are two-way radios that transmit signals over the Family Radio Service (FRS) of the Federal Communications Commission.

posted in another thread.

I could be wrong too. XD

[Motordead]

Originally Posted by crash665

Of course, we could all be wrong.

Yes, that tanker was filled is a noxious gas that made everyone on the train hallucinate. The reason why they hear noises on the walkie is because everyone is imagining it. Also that horde of walkers following the train doesn't exist- they are all just hallucinations.

In fact there is no zombie apocalypse.

It's all Lee's dream.

Which is a dream inside of Clem's dream.

So its a voice inside of a walkie talkie, in a zombie apocalypse, in a mans dream, that is in a little girls dream.

Zombseption!!!!!!!!

(The above statement is also in a dream.)
(I'm on a horse.)

[crash665]

Originally Posted by Motordead

Zombseption!!!!!!!!

(The above statement is also in a dream.)

Someone's gonna make a movie about that!!!


I guess I'm just thinking the chances of both of them having a more advanced radios are slim - of course not as slim as a zombie apocalypse, though.

I hope that TTG explains how Clem has been doing this. It seems to be a point of consternation on this board - or at least on a lot of topics.

[dankirk]

It is obviously alien technology.... Or future technology. Either an alien or someone from the future is talking to Clem. Duh!

[Cyreen]

Clem has been "talking" to her parents since the first episode. I think it's possible that the wacknut in Savannah has been picking up her transmissions long before her walkie talkie was within range to receive, which is how he knew enough about her to sound plausible.

[Acadias]

Originally Posted by Cyreen

Clem has been "talking" to her parents since the first episode. I think it's possible that the wacknut in Savannah has been picking up her transmissions long before her walkie talkie was within range to receive, which is how he knew enough about her to sound plausible.

That would make him super freaky <,< If its true top of my hit list.

[Snake Liquid]

I'm not sure who it is, but I can 100% confirm that it isn't Glenn.

1. It didn't sound ANYTHING like Glenn.

2. Glenn is in a camp outside Atlanta. He doesn't leave Atlanta until later when Rick Grimes shows up. Considering this is now more than three months after the start of the infection, Rick has already shown up to Atlanta about two months ago.

Glenn's a comic character so that's confirmed canon.

[TF_Havens]

Its jesus !!!!!!

[grumpyjedi]

dosent glenn use the walkie to talk to rick in the tank

[Sisterofshane]

Originally Posted by Cyreen

Clem has been "talking" to her parents since the first episode. I think it's possible that the wacknut in Savannah has been picking up her transmissions long before her walkie talkie was within range to receive, which is how he knew enough about her to sound plausible.

I thought this as well. Obviously Clementine, in her innocence, was the one who gave up the information FIRST, either willingly to some one claiming to know her parents, or willingly in hopes of getting some sort of response from her parents.

Could it be possible that, like Jolene, that this guy has been "tracking" us since we first came to Macon? He may not have even been to Savannah, but in a stroke of luck that is where we ended up heading and it fit with his whole "find your parents" plan?

In the preview for episode 4, it seemed like a toss up to me of whether he was warning Lee or threatening him. I do get the feeling though that maybe he is not as dangerous as we think.

[AceStarr]

Originally Posted by grumpyjedi

dosent glenn use the walkie to talk to rick in the tank

wow you right

[raiseer]

INCLUDES SPOILER FROM THE TV-SERIES (season 1)

Regarding the range of the walkie-talkie I just guess that TTG forgot about that
It surely seems that the guy on the other hand is a pervert or something (I base this speculation on the way he talks) - surely someone dangerous.
But do you remember the first season of the series (I guess ep.4), when the "bad and dangerous" gang is revealed to actually being a group of super-nice and caring people who just want to protect those old people? (awesomest episode in my opinion)
I could imagine, that TTG is using a similar approach here: Making us think, that mr.walkie-talkie is bad news, just to reveal later on, that he acually isn't. Preferably after you already had to make some pretty hard decisions based on your false evaluation or mr.walkie-talkie's intentions.
Or zombception. I don't know. I mean, motordead is on a horse.

[Snake Liquid]

Originally Posted by grumpyjedi

dosent glenn use the walkie to talk to rick in the tank

Not in the comic he didn't. That was just in the television series. Rick was never in a tank in the comic. The tv series and the comic are in two separate TWD realities. The game is supposed to be in the same reality as the comic.

[Cyreen]

Originally Posted by Sisterofshane

He may not have even been to Savannah, but in a stroke of luck that is where we ended up heading and it fit with his whole "find your parents" plan?

I do think this guy has been "listening" since Macon. I doubt Clem's walkie talkie was ever broken, maybe just dead batteries or she just didn't understand how to fully use it. Maybe she just chipped a corner and thought it was broken.

Given mobility during a ZA, I do think the wacknut always was/is in Savannah or very close to the city the whole time and it's just played out to his advantage. Hers may not be the only frequency he's been monitoring.

However, I agree that he may not be as twisted as hinted, all things being somewhat grey in nature (i.e. Chuck telling Clem she was going to die).

[Keivash]

It cant be anyone related to Clem because they said they had her parents, unless its some twice removed cousin with a grudge...and that would be uninteresting with an open book for possibilities. The range could be ok because of the lack of interference? It wasn't that great of a signal anyway if I understood all the popping and stopping correctly.

[darknessofheart]

The real question is what does this guy want with Clem if he is indeed a villain? I know that a lot people think he is just some perv, but I highly doubt that the truth will be that simple, granted that would be beyond messed up. I think whatever he wants will be a lot more insidious and complex than meets the eye.

[Xarne]

sneaky old man in search of kids, way too cliche...and knowing TTG this guy will probably be our savior...ha what if this is Clem's grandpa (j/k)

[darknessofheart]

I've been thinking recently that perhaps "the crazy person" mentioned by Clem's mother who attacked her father was not a walker, but someone who has a grudge against the family. After all, there is a clear difference between crazy person and a walking corpse that eats people. I think Clem's mother would've realized this and specified more, unless she was just hiding the truth, but I think there is a possibility that the person that attacked the father was not a walker, but an old enemy with connections to the family and knowledge of Clementine.

[Cyreen]

Originally Posted by darknessofheart

I've been thinking recently that perhaps "the crazy person" mentioned by Clem's mother who attacked her father was not a walker, but someone who has a grudge against the family.

And he just happened to know Clem would not only survive, but be packing a walkie talkie? A relative or acquaintance is too specific. This guy doesn't "know" Clem, he just got lucky.