I don't think it matters if you know it's the apocalypse or not. The point being is that you know you are in unsafe times and all your instincts tell you that you need to be careful. This happens in real life all the time, whether its a citywide blackout in NY or Katrina in New Orleans or riots in the LA area. People become more vigilant, hyper-aware of danger and their surroundings, of strangers. The FTWD characters hardly act like humans in dire situations.
Kids are taught from an early age to avoid dangers (fire, traffic, violence) and yet Nick swims deeper into zombie infested waters when he's weak from years of drug abuse and barely knows how to fight off zombies. Kids are taught to be wary of strangers and Alicia devolves into a dunce when it is excruciatingly obvious (without the audience's hindsight and greater overall knowledge) that the guy on the other side is being very creepy and intrusive with his questioning. On a confined space (the boat), the adults leave the kids unsupervised and don't notice she's on the radio talking to God knows who for possibly hours. AFTER they learn what she's up to, they still do NOTHING! No one confiscates the radio and interrogates the inquisitive stranger! If the parents are a bunch of lazy shits, okay. But Strand wouldn't take it from her?
Come on, this is so ridiculous. Our suspension of disbelief extends to the zombie apocalypse, not towards believable human behavior and survival instinct. Against all logic, the show is forcing this meeting between the group and the strangers on the radio. It's been thought out and written in a terrible manner. Again, I don't have any trouble with making mistakes and landing yourself in outlandish situations if it's conceptualized in an intelligent manner that doesn't involve treating the audience like it's stupid and inattentive. Example - a chemistry teacher getting mixed up in illegal drug dealing and meeting with cartel and regional drug kingpins.
edit: I remember a series of comics titled "If Breaking Bad had the writers of Dexter"... I'd like to see "If Breaking Bad had the writers of Fear/The Walking Dead."
http://imgur.com/gallery/b8c8J
Kids are taught from an early age to avoid dangers (fire, traffic, violence) and yet Nick swims deeper into zombie infested waters when he's weak from years of drug abuse and barely knows how to fight off zombies. Kids are taught to be wary of strangers and Alicia devolves into a dunce when it is excruciatingly obvious (without the audience's hindsight and greater overall knowledge) that the guy on the other side is being very creepy and intrusive with his questioning. On a confined space (the boat), the adults leave the kids unsupervised and don't notice she's on the radio talking to God knows who for possibly hours. AFTER they learn what she's up to, they still do NOTHING! No one confiscates the radio and interrogates the inquisitive stranger! If the parents are a bunch of lazy shits, okay. But Strand wouldn't take it from her?
Come on, this is so ridiculous. Our suspension of disbelief extends to the zombie apocalypse, not towards believable human behavior and survival instinct. Against all logic, the show is forcing this meeting between the group and the strangers on the radio. It's been thought out and written in a terrible manner. Again, I don't have any trouble with making mistakes and landing yourself in outlandish situations if it's conceptualized in an intelligent manner that doesn't involve treating the audience like it's stupid and inattentive. Example - a chemistry teacher getting mixed up in illegal drug dealing and meeting with cartel and regional drug kingpins.
edit: I remember a series of comics titled "If Breaking Bad had the writers of Dexter"... I'd like to see "If Breaking Bad had the writers of Fear/The Walking Dead."
http://imgur.com/gallery/b8c8J
