Kalani

I don't want to believe that any of the main characters are responsible. So might as well blame it on Kalani for being the rat, he's pretty worthless. Plus he's new and nobody knows about him. And he just gets in the way. He's the perfect scapegoat. Him or Kelly.

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Originally Posted by HaveCrowBarWillTravel

Didn't Samatha say that he was there before her?

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She did, but remember she escaped and was on the run for a couple of days. Its possible Kalani was captured at the Tower and brought to the arena immediately. Samantha would have come in after Kalani had already been there.

The information Kalani gives in Chapter 11 part 2 is very vague. I could have given that description, I know that sometimes Kc simplifies things for the viewers but this seems somewhat important to the story. My theory like some others is that Kalani isn't from the other tower, but learned the information from Samantha. He could be a maller or he could be from some other place. The map that Kc released has a lot of unknown/unused space. I don't think he would show that much if it wasn't going to be pertinent later on.

Wow... Never actually thought of Kalani being a Maller. Nice idea!

Kevin Flood is still awesome though.

Also, check out the map. LAX is right next to the Pumping station. It seems more likely that Kalani could have either been a maller that found a group there, and he decided to snag the story, or he was part of a that group and was discovered by the mallers and was then captured by the zombies, then took Samantha's story after hearing that Datu was in the tower. Kalani probably knew that he could be saved if Datu was from the tower. Because Datu was captured after Scratch and Latch made their appearance at the tower. I think Kalani is a maller who captured or killed the group from Hawaii and then was captured by the zombies, then got Samantha to tell him the story of the other tower. Kalani then faked being sick to try and make an escape. Datu showed up and Kalani heard that Datu was from the tower and figured that it was best to fake being from the other tower. The map and Kalani's miraculously quick recovery support this idea. Also Kalani had the guard duty when he first showed up it was too early to for him to know about the party but by then he definitely knew about Bill's stealing.

Finally, the Definition of the name Kalani- Sky, the heavens, Royal one. I'm almost positive that Kc picked this name for a reason.

I think Kalani's quick recovery is due to the psychological impact being in the Arena had on him, after he saw that he had a chance to survive, he perked up.

Doesn't matter. His story doesn't add up. Hope and Samantha both told how they got out of the other tower, but Kalani hasn't. He was in LAX, extremely close to the Mallers, and then was rescued by people, who never made it to ground zero, that were probably east of the tower. Look at the map, his story just doesn't make sense.

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Originally Posted by nikvoodoo

Can I tell you how much I'm going to enjoy the Kalani Redemption? There is so much hatred for Kalani and I understand why. With one notable exception, he has been written to be hated and between the writers, the actor, and the direction it has been done to perfection. Much like it was for Kelly. I put my money on Kalani turning out to be a decent and likable guy at some point.

If I am wrong, I will gladly eat my crow. But I gotta say, I think we're being taken for a ride and I smell that distinct smell of Red Herring.

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Yeah, I agree NVD. I agree with others that K is just all about personal survival and I think he had a specific strategy of playing possum at the arena, but I also think that this makes him an extremely realistic character. I think there would be many like him in the unlikely event of zombie apocalypse. I think we've seen a little redemption in him now with his episodes with Angel & Skittles, but I also feel like Jonah seeing the redemption of Ninevah-- I know I'm supposed to be happy to see him becoming a likeable person but really I want to see him punished for not caring for others, like for passively letting the zombs take Samantha (cause I really think he was totally aware). He's a convicting character- I think we'd all like to think we'd be like Michael, but more of us would be like Kalani.

Good call iheart. Though I think if I ate one of those corndogs... ohh ill be in the corner.
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Skittles I assume knew him from the stadium or maybe the other tower. Kalani just rubs me the wrong way in his shadiness. I'm not so sure he really is from Hawaii just because I don't recall him ever expanding on the zombies being different. Well how different and why doesn't he divy up the the info on that. Information that could possibly help. I may just have more personal issues with this character verses the content and facts.