Tortoise in the walking dead (spoilers)...

[ShadowRancher]

So I was too busy bitching about that red foot being non native to realize that she was about to eat it and was caught off guard, I gasped and my boyfriend rolled his eyes like obviously she ate it. I'm still mad that they weren't representing w native boxies

 

[Lexiii]

I saw that. I'm traumatized even though the "after" tort was so fake looking.

 

[ShadowRancher]

I saw that. I'm traumatized even though the "after" tort was so fake looking.

seriously I was just not paying attention enough to brace myself, caught me completely by surprise. But those bones...turtle heads totally have 8 4 inch long bones

 

[Lexiii]

Ya, chicken bones for sure, lol.

 

[dmmj]

boxes are too small I guess to make a decent meal.

 

[Banjos n Boxies]

Chicken with mint-flavored fake blood. Yech.

 

[Prairie Mom]

You've got Red On you...

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Must have been the pet of some person that was transformed into a zombie and escaped to live on the loose.
On a side note, Redfoot are used very widely for food throughout their ranges.

 

[Gabriel Mattei]

It scared me to death but its good to know that they are starting to use tortoises in the Tv series!

 

[ShadowRancher]

Must have been the pet of some person that was transformed into a zombie and escaped to live on the loose.
On a side note, Redfoot are used very widely for food throughout their ranges.

guess it depends on the timeline, I was assuming it was after year one and I doubt it would have survived a zone 6/7 winter

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Yes. But then we are to also believe the whole re-animated corpse thing. So why not?

 

[dmmj]

you people have a problem with a tortoise in the wrong area. But the dead coming back to life & eating people no problem. what a world

 

[Banjos n Boxies]

you people have a problem with a tortoise in the wrong area. But the dead coming back to life & eating people no problem. what a world

Ha! Great point.
I also noticed seeing the tortoise "killed" evoked more sadness from me than any of the human "deaths" that episode...

 

[Lexiii]

I like torts better than most humans.

It had to be a pet because it was bumpy, lol.

 

[LortleToitle]

you people have a problem with a tortoise in the wrong area. But the dead coming back to life & eating people no problem. what a world

Thats too funny!!

 

[ShadowRancher]

you people have a problem with a tortoise in the wrong area. But the dead coming back to life & eating people no problem. what a world

Hahaha, point but its more that a good fantasy show should be about suspension of disbelief in one aspect (here zombies) with all other aspects as "normal" or "real" as possible to showcase that change

 

[Melissa101]

I couldn't even watch! I'm so glad I saw this thread before watching the episode. As soon as I saw the tortoise I looked away and waited for my husband to tell me it was done! There's something about tortoises in particular that makes scenes like that even sadder, maybe because they're so slow and gentle, and also because they look so strong but can be easily taken. Definitely won't watch that scene any time soon!

 

[SGT Fish]

the fake tortoise killing didnt bother me. waht did a little was a survival show on discovery channel where the people found a yellow foot tortoise and ate it, for real, on tv. showed them butchering it and everything.

but after three weeks in the wild with no food, i wouldnt have much of a problem eating a wild one either

 

[Aunt Caffy]

Ha! Great point.
I also noticed seeing the tortoise "killed" evoked more sadness from me than any of the human "deaths" that episode...

Did you watch The Talking Dead after show? Kevin Smith was talking about being upset about the tortoise as he's a tortoise owner himself.

 

[Sandy Martinez]

...wonder if it'll come back as a tort walker