Chapter 30-Short Term Memory part 2

[wh33t]

Yeah good episode, shame we're such We're Alive junkies that none of this was a shock.

This.

Awesome episode. I feel like I'm getting reeled back into We're Alive. I must have listened to 30.1 over 20 times, something I haven't been able to do yet with any chapter or part in Season 3. So these little ones, I think it's obvious they will be playing a larger role in the future, perhaps eventually there will be a method for Ink to turn regular biters into little ones? Oh man, I get so excited just thinking about the information that will eventually be revealed regarding who Ink is/was and just exactly how he is pulling all of this off!

So Mallers at the Colony... AWESOME. That should make for an intense fire fight. Now that Glenn can get the Sat phone working, like previously mentioned it's probably guaranteed we will be making contact with Kimmet and Michael. Maybe we will get some slick marine-like stealth penetration into the compound. After what KC managed to pull off in the Arena and in the escape from the Colony I'm betting he could pull something very difficult like this off quite well.

Lizzie is preggers, we all guessed that a while ago, but are we completely confident it's Saul's kid and not Rapists (I mean Tardust)?

[UndeadSweeper]

Does anyone know what is in a standard military backpack? I want to know if they would have anything in it to communicate with HQ. Also was the down soldier the comm guy, bc that could make or break Saul keep the backpack.

I hoping Saul finds Micheal so they can fly down to the colony "flight of the valkyries" style.

[nikvoodoo]

Interesting how they say Gatekeeper's rule was actually better than Marcus's. Not what I particularly expected, but it's not going to change my opinion of him. History has shown that even the most liberal dictator is eventually corrupted or dies by the sword. Very few have ever shown much of a commitment to real democracy (as in, not just democratic institutions giving them legitimacy), not even Gorbachev or Ziaur Rahman. Still, I assume he's alive; they never explicitly said he died.

I don't think they were comparing Gatekeeper to Marcus. I think it was Gatekeeper to Durai.

[wh33t]

I don't think they were comparing Gatekeeper to Marcus. I think it was Gatekeeper to Durai.

Ooh, good call. I can definitely see Gatekeeper being nicer than Durai.

[Hoff4D]

I don't think they were comparing Gatekeeper to Marcus. I think it was Gatekeeper to Durai.

at 17:00 they say Gatekeeper was better than Marcus, by saying it only got worse ONCE the prisoners showed up

[UndeadSweeper]

at 17:00 they say Gatekeeper was better than Marcus, by saying it only got worse ONCE the prisoners showed up

Yup, Hoff4D I think so too. But it was a very short reign.

[awkwardalex]

This definatly improved my morning!

The whole time is was a fistpump with every little thing involved!
Everything we knew and everything we did not get right (pete is not in charge of the colony, scratch is.)

And jeez victor! Every episode i think your about die! Stop it!

[nikvoodoo]

Yup, Hoff4D I think so too. But it was a very short reign.

Might not have heard correctly. I'm working again so I can't listen until later tonight.

But yes. DEFINITELY a short reign. Like....less than a week short reign. That...that might almost be an error...I remember at one point Kc had said the events of Chapter 24 were in late August. It's been retrofit back to early August. Michael and crew made the call, and escaped the colony, and by the sounds of the events with Lizzy/Scratch Durai was already heading South. So unless he hung out at the Colony for a touch of time before taking over....Gatekeepers reign should only have lasted like.....4 days.....

And another point of contention: Saul says something like the Leader with the scar on her face and they obviously knew what he was talking about. Durai in theory is the leader, but man....everyone knows about Auntie Scratch!

[Cabbage Patch]

Does anyone know what is in a standard military backpack? I want to know if they would have anything in it to communicate with HQ. Also was the down soldier the comm guy, bc that could make or break Saul keep the backpack.

I hoping Saul finds Micheal so they can fly down to the colony "flight of the valkyries" style.

The dead soldier from the recon team, Fowler, had the satphone. It's possible he had an FM radio as well, since he referenced using SINCGARS to check in with their base.

There really isn't any "standard" load for a soldier's backpack, it's all based on their individual assignment and the mission. This was a recon mission, so I'd expect it would contain a mix of rations, spare socks, a sleeping bag, the commo gear, batteries, maps and a light load of ammo.

[Privateer]

Does anyone know what is in a standard military backpack? I want to know if they would have anything in it to communicate with HQ. Also was the down soldier the comm guy, bc that could make or break Saul keep the backpack.

I hoping Saul finds Micheal so they can fly down to the colony "flight of the valkyries" style.

I imagine given the distence, a hefty peice of gear would be necessary to communicate with Irwin (Probably what the Sat phone was for) And it is a serious question as to if the military has any real good reason to hero on up there with emancipation on their mind. Seems like Kc has been developing a more pragmatic military for the world. Given limited resources and personnel, throwing lives at something with little return wouldn't sit right with the CO.