Eugene's dumb, and he must be very heavy. But maybe he's just shaken.

 

I didn't agree with Eugene's character saying that either. It didn't fit.
I rationalized it by thinking that he was just so shaken and probably dehydrated that he wasn't thinking clearly.
He made so much progress. I didn't like seeing him acting like a blubbering mess again. I guess it's just such an uber creepy thing happening that I should cut him some slack.

 

I had to laugh at that, as I recall his very first words to Abe. Anyone else recall those, too?

 

Idk I felt it was pretty rational when he explained it as being the brain would naturally evolve and since you have to kill the brain of walkers the brain was still working in some sort of way. Idk make sense to me even tho I knew it wasn't true

 

But I think that's why he said "evolving" as opposed to "evolved". Meaning that they were beginning to evolve but not fully there yet. So even if they whisper to each other they aren't to the level of building anything yet but they can communicate to hunt. Also him only having this one experience with this herd I'm sure he knew he didnt know all the details so this seemed like the most logical thing.

 

You're kidding, right?

All those yrs (maybe a decade) of killing zombies and to suddenly hear them speak you actually think it's ridiculous for him to NOT think they haven't evolved?

The herd was acting abnormal and was only briefly misdirected by noise and you're saying YOUR first thought is to think someone is sick enough to dress up as a zombie and roam about in a HERD...

You're using the power of knowlegde from the comics.

 

Agreed but I dont think having a language means they wouldn't be wandering around in the woods. And he also only heard them say a few words so he doesn't know the depth of their language capabilities

 

I disagree with that. Just because they speak doesn't mean they have the knowledge or capability to build and maintain a community that resembles Alexandria or hilltop or even the prison.

 

But he didnt see them as aimless wandering. He saw them as hunting him and Rosita. Actually no one has seen them aimlessly wandering. They are hunting them. Ignoring daryl and his dog barking. Searching the area for Eugene and circling back to look for him again. That's not just wandering around like regular walkers do.

 

As walkers who have evolved to become intelligent what would you think they would be doing if not building communities?

 

But the zombies were "on the hunt" from the appearance that Eugene and Rosita had as they just happened across them like they normally do.

They saw the number of zombies and ran but this time the walkers actually followed them much stranger than usual. So as they hid, Eugene and Rosita heard them whisper "Wherrre arrre they? They must be nearrr, donnnn't let them get awaaay."

No complicated syllables just straight forward communication.

Seems very logical to me for someone running for their life to feel as if the walkers are actually communicating about trapping their prey.

 

Lol I completely disagree. I dont think being able to say "where are they, dont let them get away" means they are capable of doing more than what eugene saw. And again he has 1 encounter with them so obviously we know more than he does about them.

But I would like to hear what you think walkers who have evolved would be doing.