Chapter 29-1- Beyond Our Walls Part 1

[jgormally]

It sounds like there are definitely military guys on the writing team; a lot of the dialogue sounds legit.
The only thing that really felt wrong was when the corporal (I can't recall his name right now) pronounced "pog" to rhyme with "log." It has a long "o" sound, like "open" or "bone."

(I was a pog myself. Nothing wrong with that! )

[zombie19]

I have a fear this is going to happen. I don't like it, not because of us not getting to know more about the facts, but because the whole identity crisis seemed kinda rushed in to me. They spent days preparing to go to Irwin. They came to Irwin, a military base, hoping to find the military to be protected and safer than in the city. Michael is a soldier. They spent days doing nothing. What else did he expect? Not once it occurred to Michael "Hey, I'm a soldier in a military base, I wonder what might happen now, duh, do you think they will put me on duty again?". Therefore him not signing the papers seems to me just a bit too easy way to get a cliffhanger at the end of this episode too.
Did anyone notice how Puck was narrating? That's interesting, we have always considered the narration as someone reading one of the daily logs. Does that mean that eventually he will leave the army and join our group of survivors somewhere else, starting his own diary?

I think that's a def. possibility. Puck could end up leaving with Michael and the gang. Since Puck was injured when bringing in Tanya, he will be quarantined when and if she is. I think they are going to be at the camp for at least a week. Time to figure out that Tanya in immune to becoming a zombie and time to run a bunch of tests on her. The tests would be routine all the way up to bringing in a zombie to bite her. I think when Michael gets word of this, he will plan the break out including Puck. Which he would have grown to like before they quarantine him. And it will be a chopper escape, of course.

[Cabbage Patch]

Here's this Chapter's Cover Art:
Chapter 29 Art big.jpg

Some observations:
• The plane lifting off is pretty clearly a C-130, which is not something you would normally find at Fort Irwin.
• The terrain has a very "Mojave Desert Dry Lake Bed" feel to it. It could be the fabled Fort Irwin Army Air Field, or any dozens of dry lake beds around the region.
• The man who can be seen close up is wearing camos, though they look more like the old BDU pattern than the newer ACU style.
• If you look closely at the little rise on the right side of the image you can make out three human-looking silhouettes. There's no way to tell if they're humans, or biters.
• If you look even more closely at the dust swirl above the three silhouettes you can make out a very large human face in the dust swirls. At least that's what I see, and no I haven't been drinking (much).

[Witch_Doctor]

Here's this Chapter's Cover Art:
Chapter 29 Art big.jpg

Some observations:
• The plane lifting off is pretty clearly a C-130, which is not something you would normally find at Fort Irwin.
• The terrain has a very "Mojave Desert Dry Lake Bed" feel to it. It could be the fabled Fort Irwin Army Air Field, or any dozens of dry lake beds around the region.
• The man who can be seen close up is wearing camos, though they look more like the old BDU pattern than the newer ACU style.
• If you look closely at the little rise on the right side of the image you can make out three human-looking silhouettes. There's no way to tell if they're humans, or biters.
• If you look even more closely at the dust swirl above the three silhouettes you can make out a very large human face in the dust swirls. At least that's what I see, and no I haven't been drinking (much).

Quick thoughts

• I think I can make out the image of four human silhouettes. One the the left is a little obscured by the dust.
• I'm not so sure about the large human face in the dust. The only face-like image that I see there looks sort of like Edvard Munch's 'The Scream'.
• Look at the image on the Back of the soldier, just under the 'A' in 'Alive'. Look a little like the symbol for radiation, huh? I must be reaching.

[buzzbros2002]

What do you think will happen to Pegs? Given the under-strength appearance of Fort Irwin there can't be many helicopter pilots on the base, possibly not enough to man the birds they have. Pegs has already demonstrated her ability to fly the Pelican/Jolly Green Giant and it's unlikely anyone else on the base has ever flown one.

Can you imagine Pegs getting drafted and given a warrant officer's rank (most Army pilots are warrant officers). She'd outrank Michael, which could be fun. Datu and Kelly could be assigned to her flight crew, maybe even Riley if she's ever released from the hospital. It would be a better use of personnel than leaving them to rot in barracks, plus it could help set the stage for the inevitable trip back to LA.

After the initial chuckles, I realized that while that may be the case, she probably wouldn't be able to outrank Michael since he has much more experience. Then again, you never know.

Finally, Tanya is freaking out because the military will find that she has bite scars. Not from humans but from animals. She was a vet after all. The scars might have gotten her almost killed at the Colony and she may believe that it may get her killed at the base.

I think this is potentially one of the most logical things I've read all day. Kudos to you.

[Cabbage Patch]

I think making Pegs a warrant officer would be fun. Even more fun, if the nurse that Britt played in this episode is Army then she's an officer, which means that she outranks Michael! Britt should keep that in mind the next time she has Jim Gleason in the hot seat.

[7oddisdead]

I see the face in the clouds...but my brain is geared toward things like that...very interesting artwork for sure..im liking the majority of the thoughts in the last few posts

[Hellbringer]

I think making Pegs a warrant officer would be fun.

Her nickname will be "Spot."

[trubkir]

I was listening to this episode again and a sudden question came up. With all the paper this base is using won't they soon run out? What about printer supplies? Maybe one of the military guys can answer these questions. If Ft Irwin is anything like my office then if the paper runs out or the color laser printer runs out of toner that will be a bigger emergency than biters.

[IBMguy]

- Correct on the C-130, wonder if it's the passenger or fully loaded version?
- I dont see the face one bit, although I was horrible at the 3D image posters that you stare at
- The "radiation" symbol looks to be part of his backpack, my guess it's Michael.