
In a zombie apocalypse (As weâve seen in The Walking Dead), surprisesâŚsuck.
Surprises have their place. If youâre expecting a third rate Playstation Classic for Christmas, and get a badass Super Nintendo Classic instead, then, you know what? That is a damn good surpriseâŚ
âŚBut, most of the time, youâre expecting that Playstation ClassicâŚand wind up with socks.
If youâre expecting this phenomenon to change in a zombie apocalypse, well, then, Iâve got a surprise for you!
I mean, letâs look at The Walking Dead (And Fear The Walking Dead, while weâre at it). Think about all the surprises weâve seen in the show. Nine times out of ten, theyâve been disastrous.
Rick wakes up from being shot: Surprise! âŚThereâs a zombie apocalypse.
Rick finds his family alive: Surprise! âŚLoriâs having an affair with his best friend.
Rickâs got a nice community going at the prison: Surprise! âŚEveryoneâs dying of the flu.
Rick makes some new friends in the Scavengers: Surprise! âŚTheyâre actually allied with Negan.
The communities think theyâre (relatively) safe in their tower: SURPRISE! âŚBetaâs found them, and brought an army of walkers with him.
You see the pattern?
Well, this week, Iâm going to tackle the issue of surprises in a zombie apocalypse, how they can suck, and how best to prepare for them, if possible. Me simply telling you surprises suck is useless to you if you donât have any idea how to deal with them.