Chapter 21- "Mark of the Beast" - Part 3

**HaveCrowBarWillTravel** · May 12th, 2011, 05:56 AM

Originally Posted by Kc

Close is a relative term. Someone might be closer. It's not a huge detail, but you'll know it soon enough.

See, there he goes again! Theory target practice! hahah.

**nikvoodoo** · May 12th, 2011, 09:31 AM

Originally Posted by Kn1ckerb0cker33

Whether or not any survivors from the evacuation are still in the LA area I would find unlikely since LA was pretty much overwhelmed with "zombie activity" and I would doubt that anyone would want to stick around anywhere close, unless something happened on the plane/helicopter they were on and crashed landed somewhere close by or on the outskirts of LA.

The one thing that has been irking me is at what point did the Mallers start taking their slaves? It's slightly implied it was after the war with the Tower. So there might be more pockets of survivors than we originally thought. The Mallers were at least capable of finding over 30 slaves (if you go with Pippin's idea that there were more slaves than convicts, and Scratch's team had 30 members) after the War? Or was it before the War?

**Rock Daddy** · May 12th, 2011, 10:23 AM

I think about the slave question a lot. But what really picks at me is that Durai had "plans" for all the tanker trucks VERY early on (according to Scratch) Was he planning to blow up the arena from the beginning? or did his plan change into this? How could he know about the arena from so early on?

**Arkum** · May 12th, 2011, 11:20 AM

I assume the Mallers had scouting parties very early on. I would think Durai would want a lay of the land real quick after they made the mall their home. Maybe he found out about the Arena from one of those original scouting parties

**Leedo2502** · May 12th, 2011, 01:56 PM

Originally Posted by Kc

Close is a relative term. Someone might be closer. It's not a huge detail, but you'll know it soon enough.

Damn I was hoping it WAS going to be a huge detail! Oh well I had fun theorizing about the helicopter LOL

**nikvoodoo** · May 12th, 2011, 02:29 PM

Originally Posted by Leedo2502

Oh well I had fun theorizing about the helicopter LOL

All the theorizing about the helicopter melted my brain stem.

Too much good information about things I know nothing about and my mind just kinda went "uh..........no"

**Hellbringer** · May 12th, 2011, 02:33 PM

Originally Posted by Rock Daddy

I think about the slave question a lot. But what really picks at me is that Durai had "plans" for all the tanker trucks VERY early on (according to Scratch) Was he planning to blow up the arena from the beginning? or did his plan change into this? How could he know about the arena from so early on?

Makes me think back to when Scratch and Latch followed Burt, Saul, and Lizzie and stopped by a tanker back in Season One and how Latch claimed that tanker for Durai when he was talking to the group.

**ilanagl** · May 12th, 2011, 05:11 PM

not the best episode but so amazing. nice quiet end, i liked it. loved the airplane reference. wish one really did come out next week.

**HaveCrowBarWillTravel** · May 13th, 2011, 07:29 AM

Originally Posted by nikvoodoo

The one thing that has been irking me is at what point did the Mallers start taking their slaves? It's slightly implied it was after the war with the Tower. So there might be more pockets of survivors than we originally thought. The Mallers were at least capable of finding over 30 slaves (if you go with Pippin's idea that there were more slaves than convicts, and Scratch's team had 30 members) after the War? Or was it before the War?

Nik,

Pippen states that the numbers are skewed because of the "War."
I'm wondering just how many mallers did die because of the assault and creature attack. Maybe that's why Durai went on the offensive against the infected.
They're the most numerous opponent, but the least able to defend themeselves.