I wanted this post to be special, as it is a defining moment in the series both as a finale and as a massive convincing point to my theory. With this speciality, came indecision and with this indecision, came delay. In short, that's why today's Walking Dead Wednesday is on Thursday. Enjoy the season one finale of Walking Dead.
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First off, the way Shane "protects" Rick is abysmal. Any zombie with half a brain could have gotten into the room. But, I'm above that now. Also, this was back when they were human. Rick HASN'T died yet.Jenner is a mysterious man. He keeps making logs of his research and progress. He stays locked inside a barricaded building that is almost ready to explode. The timer counts down as the power is used up, which means that the less power used the longer it takes to reach 0. If I was running on a clock, and had no intention of leaving the facility, I would have shut down the power to the outside long before Jenner did. But, that also adds to his character development as well.
Per this theory, we know that Jenner is dead, is a scientist, and had had a partner at some time. The building is abnormally clean and has an immense amount of food. These are all things that I'm going to touch on in this post.
Jenner was telling the truth about the scientists once the apocalypse happened. Most left, some "left", and barely a handful stayed. Originally, he and the other staff were alive, but at some point they all died. Here are some scenarios:
1) The same reason that the building was going to blow up in the first place, infected the remaining staff. They didn't initially keep the top side locked which let people in and a raid gone wrong left everyone dead except Jenner.
2) Everyone becomes infected, and Jenner realizes this. Because he doesn't quite understand zombiism yet, he thinks he'll starve as a zombie. He plans ahead; he kills the remaining staff and keeps them fresh by putting them in the refrigerator.
3) Jenner got infected from his wife, but doesn't tell anyone. One night he wakes up as a zombie and eats the remaining crew. Then he keeps them fresh by storing them.
4) The staff don't even realize that they're dead. They simply wake up one day and keep on experimenting. Slowly they die do to accidents (that fire seemed rather intense), until only Jenner remains.
*My personal choice is roughly aligned with option 3* (One person turns and kills others. This way, Jenner knows that there were zombies in the facility, but he thinks he got them all. What he doesn't know, is that he died and turned.)
Whichever seems more believable to you, I just want to point out that the facility is abnormally clean for post-apocalyptic. This is their human brains recognizing this place as a haven for them. They ignore all the disgusting mess that is sure to be in some of the rooms, and replace it with perfection.
The important part is, Jenner doesn't know that he's dead. He knows that he's alone, on limited time. He keeps all the power running for observational purposes. He studies the zombie outside and sees many people fall outside the walls. He also finds a lone zombie walking the halls on surveillance. Knowing the danger, he goes to investigate, but he never finds the zombie. Through several iterations of this, he slowly realizes something. The zombie is always where he was at the time of surveillance. HE IS THE ZOMBIE.
This horrible truth make him realize that there is no hope for him, and he finally starts shutting down the facility to conserve power. He might not survive, but he is still going to try and find a cure (using the remains of his wife). One thing he continues to do, is to monitor outside to see the state of the world. What he didn't realize, is that he'd find another group of zombies as well. They came banging on the doors, looking for solace, and that's when Jenner had to make another decision.
He knew the truth, that they were zombies, he also knew that this place would blow up shortly. He was torn between two terrible choices. Let the live, unknowing, outside, or let them die inside, but knowing the truth. He finally decides to let them in, and seals the door behind them.
A side note: the zombies outside were sleeping, right? Wrong. Those were all dead bodies. If zombies slept, we would have noticed by now. As of now, zombies are mobile until death as soon as they are "born". Thus, those are strictly dead bodies. That means, all the commotion they were facing outside was a group of people looking to raid the facility.
Once inside, Jenner tries his best to appear scientific to this group. Obviously, he tells them everything he knows except that they are dead. That's part of the reason that he traps them inside. He doesn't want them to find out, he thinks that the truth would be too much to bare. The group convinces him otherwise and people start to make their choices. Rick thanks Jenner for all of the generosity, but Jenner pulls him aside and whispers, "We're already dead."
The group escapes, and starts their journey towards season two.
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