The Walking Dead, Survival Rule Of The Week: Harsh Realities
By Liam O'Leary
The Walking Dead – People will lie to you
It was revealed in the climax of this week’s Walking Dead that Eugene’s romance with Stephanie wasn’t real. This is because Stephanie wasn’t real; she was a spy assigned to extract information from Eugene.
This was rough for Eugene to take. Who wouldn’t such a thing be rough for? Finding out the woman you loved wasn’t even real, that she was just a fake identity for a spy? But rougher still is the fact that, in a zombie apocalypse, people will lie to you.
Why? Well, it’s obvious: People have always had reasons for keeping the truth from others. Generally, they want something from the other person, and assume that honesty means won’t work.
As bad as Eugene’s experience was, all Stephanie did was break his heart. It’s entirely possible that, should another survivor lie to you in a zombie apocalypse, they may have far more nefarious goals in mind, including but not limited to robbing you and your group, abducting you, maybe even killing you.
You need to learn how to read people and pick up any subtle hints or clues that they might unwittingly drop. There will be inconsistencies in what they’ve told you because these slip-ups might be the only thing that saves you and your group from a terrible fate at the hands of someone you thought you could trust.