Saul's "Illness"

[RamblinMike]

Could he have been saved by the sheer amount of blood coming out of him? If the bullet sterilized, and the blood was a-flowing, he may not have had a chance to get infected. I'm not a doctor, so maybe that's bogus. Just sayin'.

[HaveCrowBarWillTravel]

Burt totally missed Tommy and hit Saul. "I guess you're not that good'a shot after all." Saul says prior to passing out. It wasn't a through and though. The bullet was lodged in him. They have enough oral antibiotics from the other apartments to keep him stable until they can get something stronger. The wound has been cleaned also.

[Teethingbiscuit]

Is that why Burt doesn't trust Saul? He insulted his aim?

[manintrees]

My feeling is that Burt didn't miss, and the bullet went through Tommy and into Saul. Saul is somehow immune to the effects of the virus but is now a carrier (remember the wife from 28 Weeks Later?). Saul came may have also come into contact with Big Z fluids when he stabbed that one in the garage and didn't leave his knife behind when Micheal asked him to.

(use of 'Big Z' on assumed courtesy of Beaumont)

[HaveCrowBarWillTravel]

Listen to the episode again. Burt missed Tommy. Simple. No gore, ichor or blood. Saul didn't has used his knife twice on creatures. Just getting stuff on you won't change you. It has to get into your bloodstream.

[manintrees]

Listen to the episode again. Burt missed Tommy. Simple. No gore, ichor or blood. Saul didn't has used his knife twice on creatures. Just getting stuff on you won't change you. It has to get into your bloodstream.

I thought Burt later mentioned (around the time of the bullet-ectomy surgery) that he couldn't have missed, or was at least second guessing himself. There's just something about Saul's condition that doesn't sit well with me.

[Funny Muffins]

The only thing that makes me think he didn't shoot through Tommy first was the fact that they described the bullet as being so deep into his shoulder.
But it is troubling that the bullet didn't make it completely through...

Saul must be some sorta thick skinned mofo...

XD

[nikvoodoo]

The only thing that makes me think he didn't shoot through Tommy first was the fact that they described the bullet as being so deep into his shoulder.
But it is troubling that the bullet didn't make it completely through...

Saul must be some sorta thick skinned mofo...

XD

I'll never pretend to be a ballistics expert, but Burt shot Saul with a Desert Eagle .50....If that bullet didn't go through Tommy, I'll be shocked. From what I know of Desert Eagle's: they are brutality to anything the wielder aims at. Long and short of it, the bullet was found in flesh. There has been no mention of a broken bone for Saul. It had to have been slowed down by Tommy's body first in order to not exit Saul.

[Funny Muffins]

I'll never pretend to be a ballistics expert, but Burt shot Saul with a Desert Eagle .50....

Hate to correct ya Nik, but give 14-2 a closer listen specifically the line following: 9:50 mark.
It really makes it hard for me to believe that Shirley got em.


A .50 round would REMOVE his shoulder.
This is decent an highlights some ballistics in common rounds. Notice a .50 is not on this site, but as you can imagine the damage is much worse...

He should be using a 9mm when he got Saul...?
Debate!

[nikvoodoo]

Hate to correct ya Nik, but give 14-2 a closer listen specifically the line following: 9:50 mark.
It really makes it hard for me to believe that Shirley got em.


A .50 round would REMOVE his shoulder.
This is decent an highlights some ballistics in common rounds. Notice a .50 is not on this site, but as you can imagine the damage is much worse...

He should be using a 9mm when he got Saul...?
Debate!

Correct all you want when I'm wrong. I didn't have access to the episodes when I was posting for most of this evening, so I was trying to go off memory and I missed.