Last week Carl was shot. This week, with minimal zombie interaction (I jest), we see how two different groups react to each other. Let's dive in and find out what surprises are in store.
Bloodletting:
Zombie Rick is running while carrying Carl in his arms. Rick is frantic, Carl is in shock, Shane is dragging Otis, Otis is apologizing. Now, one thing they forgot to mention, they never point out which direction Otis was when the deer was shot. The deer was shot, Carl was shot; Otis did not fire the shot. Here's what happened prior to the episode:
Carl and deer get shot, Rick goes to Carl. Otis heard the shot and comes towards the noise, Shane starts looking for the source of the shot. Otis and Shane meet and Otis sees Shane as human, Shane sees Otis as a zombie. Shane knows that there are only humans hunting out here and accuses Otis of shooting the deer and Carl. Otis, more Otis' brain very vulnerable to the power of persuasion, instantly accepts that as true. Thus the current scenario.
Otis apologizes and directs these three towards a nearby farmhouse, he yells "Hershel will help your boy!" At the farmhouse, Hershel reveals that he has the ability to save Carl, but it requires immediate action and blood. Shane calms Rick down and the family at the farm help come up with a plan for getting everyone together. Rick gives blood for Carl (because the bullet fragmented), Shane and Otis go to a nearby school for supplies, Maggie is sent to get the group in the woods. While Hershel waits for supplies, the surgery is put on hold (causing Carl to need more blood). Rick and Hershel get to know each other better, and Lori soon meets up with them. Now, Hershel is revealed to be a Veterinarian.
This brings us to the group in the woods. The gunshot was heard by the group and Lori fears that the rest of their group is involved. They are more on edge, and while looking for Sophia, Andrea is attacked by the hunter that shot the deer. He was too ill-prepared to handle multiple zombies (which is why he left the deer in the first place), and the group help defend Andrea as the meet Maggie (from the farm). Maggie takes Lori back to the farm and gives directions on how to get there to the others. The others go to Dale and T-Dog, before bring everyone back to the farm as a base.
This brings us the Dale and T-Dog. T-Dog was injured last episode (I think I skipped that part). When Dale does a closer inspection of T-Dog's arm he finds the arm "heavily infected" and T-Dog has a "fever". Really, Dale was just finally seeing the zombiism in T-Dog's arm (but given that was the only thing he was looking for, the arms was the only thing that look infected. The fever was because zombies obviously can't sweat in the sun so T-Dog's face is obviously going to be hot). When the group comes back to the cars, Daryl gives T-Dog Merle's "stash". Seemingly better for now, everyone heads to the farmhouse after leaving a message for Sophia.
Now at the school, the FEMA shelter, this is where it gets really tricky. The FEMA shelter is run mostly by scientists who are VERY LIGHTLY armed. Shane and Otis start a fire in one area, and all the scientists flood that area to put out the fire. Meanwhile, Shane and Otis get supplies from the supply cart. Once both sides are done, Shane and Otis try to leave but are spotted. All the scientists start looking for the few weapons they have, and none of them are very good shots. They quickly run out of ammo and Shane and Otis run into the school to get out of the open.
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I hope you enjoyed this take on Bloodletting. A few questions I asked during the episode.
1) Just how far away was Otis from the farm? Honestly, I would think that Carl would have died long before reaching the farm.
2) Why was Otis out hunting, when they live on a farm, and have a nearby town to scavenge from?
3) How did Sophia get so distracted that shouldn't couldn't make it back to the highway and was out of earshot of everyone (when she got lost)?
4) DID OTIS gather SOPHIA and then come back to look for MORE? OH, the scandal! And,
5) What's the deal with gathering people anyways?
Until next week, have fun!
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