Chapter 21 - "Mark of the Beast" - Part 1

[Adventureless_Hero]

[EDIT] My bad. Upon relistening I realize that when Bricks says, "You think it's her friends" he wasn't referring to Scratch being friends with the Colony but rather Lizzie's friends, the folks from the tower. Still, it seems like Scratch may have been leading the convoy to the colony. The map shows that they are to take 110. That freeway leads south towards the beach house, then you head east and you are at the colony.

[nikvoodoo]

Here we go. Maybe this is what Kc was talking about in terms of the clue we were missing: The Maller Convoy was on 110. 110, according to the We're Alive map, goes up to Pasadena (and the Arena) and 110 also cuts through the heart of L.A. and down to the Beach House MPK holed up in that one night...Meaning close to the Colony. So....the eternal question right now is: North? Or South?

[NoReality95]

Great episode! But I'm freaking out about one thing, Kalani and the others say they see someone calling out to Pippin, perhaps it's the mole. If that's true, we may finally know who the mole is. Also the fact that we now saw some of the "Little Ones" with Ink I'm wondering where they all came from, I mean really, how long were they waiting there for the Mallers or anyone to come by?

[HaveCrowBarWillTravel]

I'm assuming that the theories of Durai's demise are incorrect due to the story about Bricks saving his life. He didn't say anything in past tense about him.
From Pippen's behavior, it seems that ALL the mallers know about the tower's cameras. Sucks that they've been able to listen in on their broadcasts, but it is CB radio. It's been past time they used Walkie Talkies!

[WestonWisdom]

I'm assuming that the theories of Durai's demise are incorrect due to the story about Bricks saving his life. He didn't say anything in past tense about him.
From Pippen's behavior, it seems that ALL the mallers know about the tower's cameras. Sucks that they've been able to listen in on their broadcasts, but it is CB radio. It's been past time they used Walkie Talkies!

Ripping somebodies head off causes a lot of blood, even if it isn't pumping, perhaps he was/is infected and he is turning slowly, he doesn't seem to be in charge anymore.

[nikvoodoo]

Ripping somebodies head off causes a lot of blood, even if it isn't pumping, perhaps he was/is infected and he is turning slowly, he doesn't seem to be in charge anymore.

There's also a scouting party ahead of them. If Durai is still alive, he might be with that advanced scouting team. I hope we find out once the Mallers stop their travels and get to their location.

[Adventureless_Hero]

Here we go. Maybe this is what Kc was talking about in terms of the clue we were missing: The Maller Convoy was on 110. 110, according to the We're Alive map, goes up to Pasadena (and the Arena) and 110 also cuts through the heart of L.A. and down to the Beach House MPK holed up in that one night...Meaning close to the Colony. So....the eternal question right now is: North? Or South?

Oh! That's right! Theynever said if they were headed north or south! I'm starting to think that maybe they were headed towards the arena after all, based on the chapter art. With a big rig full of fuel, it wouldn't be difficult to blow up the arena!

[HaveCrowBarWillTravel]

Ripping somebodies head off causes a lot of blood, even if it isn't pumping, perhaps he was/is infected and he is turning slowly, he doesn't seem to be in charge anymore.

I think he's still in charge. Someone planned the missions and Scratch isn't a planner... she's a "Doer" I'm not trying to start anything here (Ra1th), but she's an "Angel" type character. She's pretty good in the field and carrying out orders and she has the authority/autonomy to adlib to a certain degree. I think Durai is all about the end result. "You better be there by this time or else" How how you get there and what you do in between is all good as long as it doesn't interfere with the mission at hand.

[jeffatopolis]

I think he's still in charge. Someone planned the missions and Scratch isn't a planner... she's a "Doer" I'm not trying to start anything here (Ra1th), but she's an "Angel" type character. She's pretty good in the field and carrying out orders and she has the authority/autonomy to adlib to a certain degree. I think Durai is all about the end result. "You better be there by this time or else" How how you get there and what you do in between is all good as long as it doesn't interfere with the mission at hand.

Its also possible that this was a plan that Durai came up with before he died that Scratch is carrying out now. I'd like to believe that he's dead, but since there wasn't a big deal made about it, I'm skeptical.

I'll need to go back and look for subtle clues as to their direction of travel. KC does a good job of hiding stuff like this.
Bravo on bringing the zombies back into it, but personally, I want more! I'm sure if they're heading to the Arena I'll get my fill.

At this point its fair to say that the Mallers are equipped to deal with the Arena or the Colony - but maybe not both.

[Bulldog711]

The very troubling thing about the scene with the Maller's Convoy was that only Lizzy could see that the turned over dumptruck was a trap.....it seems as though the Maller's have very little field experiance with the Zombies, especially compared to the members of the Tower who sucessfully used the zombies against the mallers.......I would like to think that the convoy will stutter into the Colony or the Arena......I am pushing for the Arena.....

Very unlikely and Left Field idea.........have the mallers struck a deal with INK?