THE Walking Dead has a lot to answer for when it comes to the behaviour of the show’s infamous zombies.
The AMC apocalyptic drama has run for a whopping 10 series and in that time many characters have come and gone, murdered at the hands of the flesh-eating undead and rival factions.
However, one thing that has remained a constant is the presence of walkers – reanimated corpses that can only be taken down by destroying the brain.
What hasn’t been so consistent is the way they act, as some eagle-eyed fans have spotted.
In the show’s pilot episode, one harrowing scene saw Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) call after a little girl in her pyjamas, who appeared to be walking away from him with her back turn.
“Little girl, I’m a policeman, don’t be afraid,” he said, beckoning her to come to him.
At one point she bent down to pick up an abandoned teddy bear, which she may well have dropped moments earlier.
Next she turned around to face him, revealing a lump of her face was missing and her eyes were glazed over.
Breaking into a run she charged at Rick, who had no choice but to shoot her to stop her biting him and passing on the infection.
This may seem like typical zombie fare, but it actually flags up two major inconsistencies.
Firstly, we haven’t seen zombies run on the show for years – in fact, they famously drag themselves forward at a slow pace, hence the ability of groups to “herd” them.
Perhaps more interestingly though is the fact the girl picked up the teddy, clearly displaying a sense of attachment informed by personal memories or sentiments.
To even have the intellectual capacity to pick up an object would be a first for a walker, as we have never seen such a display since.
Given they they’ve been lead into fires and pits filled with spikes, it certainly seems like a stretch for one to pick up a stuffed animal.
Fans took to the comments section the YouTube clip to call out the dramatic shift in zombie behaviour.
One wrote: “Hold on, these zombies back then were much faster AND picked up teddy bears and s***?”
A second echoed: “Why did the zombie girl, pick up the bear exactly?”
While a third spotted another detail, adding: “Dang that wife Walker tried to open the door, and this girl Walker picked up a teddy bear?!?”
At no point have show bosses addressed the shift, nor have characters in the show discussed the capabilities of walkers in such a way.
The Walking Dead season 10 returns to FOX on February 24 and is available to stream on NOW TV.
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