The Walking Dead - CDC Explained

[@XxTheGreatDestroyerx]

The original show director was far superior to the current one in my opinion. Love the CDC plot, hate all the stuff going on now.

[@Dubbermon]

Mmm lovely bait - 10/10 would eat again IGN 8 out of 10 Too much water again.

[@mcballer1426]

XxTheGreatDestroyerx I agree. They should bring up a cure for the walker virus in season 8.

[@haskapaska]

Frank Darabont. Left after S1 because budget was cut down too much (was one reason anyway)

[@daoyang6055]

So far only season 2 got a budget cut from I seen.

[@revenge3265]

haskapaska Actually he didn't leave until season 2 ep 4 and was fired without reason and is going to court over it to sue AMC.

[@butcherbane3517]

I loved the CDC Arc. I always wondered why Andrea never mentioned it to Milton and the Governor when they tried to test on Mr Coleman's memory in season 3

[@walsh9080]

Yeah same here or Hershel. Although Rick does tell Hershel eventually. "We saw brain scans from an actual expert in the field. He decided this was our extinction event and committed suicide because the best we can hope for now is a painless death without turning. You're not a doctor, he was and this was his specialty. Give up" Never understood why that wasn't mentioned.

[@walsh9080]

ram ganeswaran you sure? I'm binge watching the show and currently on season 6 and I swear she does not mention it at all in Woodbury.

[@gabe2051]

James Walsh James Walsh Lol also binge watching, but in woodbury to Milton she wasn't like "oh this is exactly what i learned from the cdc".. she was more like "trust me whatever they were is gone, and they're not coming back" (not exact quote) and didn't mention the Cdc, but yeah that's basically what she told him so she hinted she already knew how it works but didn't make an effort to tell them she actually knew 100%

[@jamplayz1929]

Ikr😂😂

[@rjdiggs738]

That's a damn shame that kirkman doesn't wanna let them talk about the CDC episode anymore because I actually really loved that episode. It was one of those rare episodes that made you think "what would I'd do if this was me?" And now the show kinda makes you think "ok, wtf is this actual shit that's happening?". I use to love the show, but now my love for it is dwindling.

[@MattGarcyaDC]

KirkMan and amc is dumb af

[@scottieman2]

Well Kirkman never wanted the zombie virus actually explained so having the CDC not having the answer is the best thing to happen for the show.

[@tassymccormick]

I agree. I loved the CDC episode.

[@PrideofPitchers]

@Rj Diggs, I enjoyed this episode too but the show itself isn't about zombies or walkers. Kirkman says in the intro of the first comic that the series is really about how characters progress in extreme environments. The apocalypse is just the vehicle through which this change occurs but it's not the focus of the show. The series is also meant to be a social commentary and to get us thinking about how reliant we are on each other and the government. That being said, whenever I watch this show and see flashbacks or re-watch this episode, I can't help but wonder what happened too, lol. It fascinates me and i hope one day, after Kirkman finishes his series, that a spinoff will be created that follows the lives of scientists across the globe as they attempt to find the cure. That would be amazing!

[@familyguy-er]

Rj Diggs I couldn't agree more

[@Tinfoil_Hardhat]

Anyone else wonder why the CDC didn't have solar panels or something?

[@onefadedgunner3281]

There are lots of Solar Panels in America. I see them all the time where I live.

[@NorthernCold]

Labor union dispute I think

[@nurlindafsihotang49]

+OneFaded Gunner ...only in few area who believe in sustainable power...that are not oil-barons' territorries. funny, because other oil sheiks, conglomerate, even our corrupt idiotic government tries their hardest to get new sustainable power sources

[@onefadedgunner3281]

Nurlinda F Sihotang Not really, even when i went through areas that are states rich with oil and coal I’ve seen people using Solar Panels.

[@ceciljohnrhodes4987]

sAy wHAAt? Didn’t need them, fake news!

[@rustykuntz94]

I fucking loved the CDC (TS-19) episode at the end of season 1, a lot of WD fans don't cause it wasn't part of the comic & Kirkman has said its his biggest regret about the SHOW. But I loved that they gave us some, any information on the disease. I wish we could see more of this on the current show but it's not happening.

[@ForadeHora]

Praetorian Gimple is the best showrunnner.

[@freeland256]

rusty.. i agree with you!

[@guymanitoba3347]

Especially Rick explained the truth of disease in the end of season 2 by Jenner's whispering of CDC episode. He says "we are all infected". That was amazing connection in my opinion.

[@DoubleDub2]

Rusty Kuntz I've always thought they used the show to fix things they didn't think the comic did correctly. But I agree, this episode was great. made it less about the walkers and more about the characters

[@jmuk3571]

Rusty Kuntz. I agree with you 100%. Episodes like these are really interesting and I like when they talk about the virus itself.

[@rustykuntz94]

It was Frank Darabont's idea to add the CDC arc to the show, he was a strong voice & main force behind getting the comic made into the TV show. Once Darabont left (he was fired as season 2 began) any shred of what the disease was all about went out the window.

[@geronimo5537]

They fired Frank and Darabont left shortly after. Then the show became more about evil villians instead of surviving the walking dead.

[@blondesense1708]

I always thought this episode was just a vehicle to show the disease was international, incurable and that zombies are definitely dead. Without this episode there may have been a lot of people questioning these things.

[@nunyabiznez9800]

@@geronimo5537 it was never bout the walkers

[@cashtache]

@@geronimo5537 Frank IS Darabont... His name is Frank Darabont. What you mean “Frank and Darabont”?

[@SidVacant69]

@@nunyabiznez9800 It kinda is though.

[@JTMConceptions]

That's one of my biggest gripes regarding the walking dead. Once something happens, it seems like thats the end of it. The writers seem to love to act like the past never happened, and i get it to some extent but it really takes away the emotion and dimension in the characters. They don't talk or bring up anything that happened in the past. It would be great to see them mentioning to other people stuff that had happened, or telling newer characters things about deceased characters.

[@TWDExplained]

Thanks for watching!

[@RateKid299]

JTM Conceptions it's like how Tara met with he Oceanside group and when she came back to meet up with Heath, she notice that Heath was missing or taken. She finds what looks like a key card. After that, she never mention to anyone about Heath's disappearance. Like it never happened. After that episode, that always been bugging me that never brought up what happened to Heath to anybody. She told Rick about the Oceanside group but never mention about Heath.

[@Sparky48236]

JTM Conceptions the old rule of the theater is that if you show a gun you better use it. I agree with you about the access card. What about the yo-yo Tara found? I have been just waiting for her to clock someone with it - human or walker. It could be an awesome and hilarious weapon that only a character like Tara could use!

[@525dtmcc]

Season 1! Best season to date!

[@dankheisenberg]

Negan well the walkers were fresh then, so maybe that's why they could run

[@OHoraceS]

Season 1 It's the best because the actors did real acting back then. Now the acting is dead.

[@godspeedazul7216]

Seasons 1 & 2 were the best hands down.

[@familyguy-er]

525dtmcc either 1 or 4 for me

[@donovanwheeler4906]

FBI Wi you should be a little more comfortable with your dad

[@Hawaiian_Pizza_Enjoyer]

I wonder if walking dead will ever go back to this part of the story. The virus out of an scientific point of view, looking for a cure and all that. Even if it’s fruitless in the end, it’s still a very interesting approach in my opinion. The whole surviving and rebuilding stuff is interesting of course, but they should bring back the medical research. Maybe some kind of underground facility.

[@jmelha45]

i saw in another interview the show´s writer or director (i dont remember) said they didnt do that because they want to keep it a horror show and not a sci-fi show.

[@rodrigocsantos730]

@@jmelha45 its the best option. Walking dead is not about zombies is about humanity, surviving and taking hard decisions in an apocalypse, not finding a cure

[@Tribrid-zv3nq]

One of the key ways of rebuilding is finding more about the virus

[@Tribrid-zv3nq]

​@@rodrigocsantos730 well one way of surviving would be to find a cure or vaccine so you could have a defense

[@chistinelane]

​@@rodrigocsantos730honestly, looking at it now.... It should've been about zombies

[@raydiabolico]

Back when episodes had great entertaining and awesome writing

[@TWDExplained]

- Thanks for watching!

[@donovanwheeler4906]

rayray1983 you gay

[@orgasmatronrickpsych]

because back then all twd writers were former writers for millennium duh duhhh duhhhhhhhhhhh

[@zerogamer935]

GTU_AK Lmaooo

[@zerogamer935]

liar fighter you stfu

[@Mikoyo15]

“The day will come when you won’t be” *Negan shows up several seasons later* But really the CDC episode is actually one of my most favorites in the show. I loved that it tried to go more into the virus

[@sydnitheromantictaylor112]

I wondered the same thing. When Eugene showed up and said he knew a cure, I don't get why Rick and other didn't tell them about the idc or how they didn't see right through Eugene. But Rick did tell Herschel in 2x04 that there was no cure.

[@cluelesswanderer6283]

Ikr, idc. They should have Eugen that they dc

[@TangledGreenMoss]

Eugene's cure as he explains it whilst trapped in the shipping container at Terminus was not so much a cure anyway. It was more a plan to cobble together a weaponised disease aimed at killing all walkers.

[@sydnitheromantictaylor112]

Yeah I remember that from the comics lol.

[@blackdragon6]

i think he ws intended to be more than that, but kirkman chickened out and made him a lying school teacher instead.

[@regicide2350]

He didn't meet rick till after i believe

[@dreammirrorbrony1240]

I always found it difficult to believe that almost all the doctors and researchers just left, or committed suicide. If I was a doctor at the cdc, I would stay and work as long as possible to help cure it. The alternative is to watch the end of humanity.

[@kimw8056]

Dreammirror Brony Until you're actually in that position, I really don't think you can predict how you'd react. It's one thing to say you'd stay and try to find a cure while everything is calm. But imagine actually being in a situation where dying is more probable than living. If your family begged you to join them I doubt you'd say no. But I could be wrong, you could be one of those people that will do their duty until the very end. ☺ Not trying to be a jerk, it's just been my experience that people say one thing and do another when crisis strikes. I'll kill the walkers, you find a cure.

[@SwedishEmpire1700]

I doubt my family would be like "come and join us to die by zombies", besides, how would they still be in contact inside a underground bunker if the whole outside is overunned? Also, why not move the family into the bunker to prevent your top team from going derp?

[@501ststormtrooper9]

I’d literally kill as many zombies as possible and go on a arson spree.

[@mcchickenmcflurry3636]

Did you know this is not real and it’s a tv show

[@AlanpittsS2a]

Anybody can say anything when it’s not actually happening. So if the world was ending you’d say nope I don’t want to see my family anymore or know what happens to them I’ll just stay here and work? Doubt it.

[@Paul-fq9pj]

The background music is really distracting ..

[@garbagecan6965]

Yeah it’s kind of annoying tbh

[@khadijahdavis1572]

Exactly geesh why

[@mikigaemer1901]

U idiot it's not

[@caleb1179]

@@garbagecan6965 he doesnt want to get a copyright strike i think, if that's not the case idk why it's there

[@garbagecan6965]

Rick Grimes Relax

[@codieomeallain6635]

I’m surprised you didn’t mention that chilling “the day will come when you won’t be” line. That was always the thing I remembered most about him. “The day will come when you won’t be”

[@victoriabakerjones]

Also, you mentioned how they never mentioned the CDC again but remember rick telling Hershel "we were at the CDC, it's gone, there is no cure" or something like that and Hershel said "I don't believe it" - maybe they didn't tell him about the human part of the walkers because he assumed Hershel wouldn't believe it nor care. I was shocked though when I realised they didn't tell Eugene, Abe and Rosita about the CDC, but then again maybe they didn't want them to lose hope and thought that maybe Eugene genuinely did have a cure - they still should have mentioned it though. Great video though - huge fan of TWD

[@TWDExplained]

Good theory on why they did not mention to Eugene and others. - Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@wpatrickw2012]

I think they would have definitely mentioned what happened at the CDC. The reason being that if Eugene had been legit, it would be logical for him to have known Jenner (or his wife) and they would think that Eugene would at least be interested in their fate.

[@snowdriftzaj9410]

TheWalking DeadExplained They can't mention anything the great Frank Derabont has worked on, example .. season 1 .. thanks mate great work...

[@rogermurph101]

Patrick W even if Eugene were legit, why would he have known them? Eugene was not from the Atlanta area. Not all scientists know each other, or know of all scientists that exist. That's just silly to think so.

[@jmuk3571]

Patrick W. That makes absolutely no sense and is not logical at all. That's like saying all cops know each other or all Drs know each other. Theyre not from the same area. If Eugene were legit he was part of a "secret team" with the human genome project, you know "fighting fire with fire" It's likely he may have known a few Drs at the CDC but not all of them and it's definitely not logical he would know all of them.

[@freeland256]

TS19 is my all time fav episode, i loved the drama and the group finding out that there pretty much is no hope. good video but its more of a recap than an explanation.jmo

[@randybarnett2308]

@royal24 kinda turned into Z Nation👍💪💪💀

[@jackhartford521]

I'm maybe the only one that feels this way but this doesn't really explain anything, the narrator just tells you what is happening in each scene he shows. I thought from the title it was going to be more in depth

[@str8kronic]

Jack Hartford yea the guy that made this video sucks

[@RobinK]

Classic clickbait title.

[@neganlucile908]

That's because if shit really hits fan I can see people with your face being a walker or biter even FTWDS infected 🤣😷🤢💀🔫

[@thoryan3057]

I thought it was real rich that he advertised 2 of his other videos at 3:00 as if we'll actually learn from those videos as well. I stopped watching this video after 5 minutes as I learned nothing new

[@scottieman2]

Still wish they could have mentioned it at least when they met Eugene like a quick little line or something

[@vincentleeadams]

You can't begrudge Carol's mothering instinct to want to save her daughter, no one should have to burn alive or die as a zombie.

[@cascadianrangers728]

I guess the cdc never heard of geothermal power, nuclear power, nuclear batteries, water batteries, solar panels or wind turbines...

[@Carrielewis3006]

I would really love to watch a spin off series of the apocalypse in a foreign country

[@TWDExplained]

In the comics Ricks younger brother was in Spain....yep, that would be cool.

[@canadianrocketman3475]

@@TWDExplained wait really?

[@TWDExplained]

@@canadianrocketman3475 video about it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5umkGlsrpepe6c

[@magnusmaul5447]

France

[@dwaynevenzon643]

Wait, what happened to russia?

[@PhilWorley]

It all started in Albuquerque, New Mexico with Walter White aka Heisenberg.

[@TWDExplained]

It went out through his vent system. Into the air and around the world. Did he know it was going to do that? How did it turn on suddenly? Atmospheric change he knew was coming? - smart dude that Heisenberg. - Thanks for watching!

[@skwisgarskwigelf7191]

It’s implied that the shows are in the same universe. Merle had a bag of blue meth, and Daryl talked about a drug dealer he and Merle used to hang out with basically described Jesse Pinkman

[@ProfoundKrab]

Technically, it was Chuck Mcgill who indirectly caused Heisenbergs empire to exist thanks to his brother, none other than Saul Goodman

[@Tronter6000]

Everyone should have just gotten under a dumpster they would have been fine

[@connersuxx]

X'D lmfao

[@donovanwheeler4906]

Pheonix Playz or just move to Greenland 🇬🇱

[@jamesxm4240]

GTU_AK And eat fish for the rest of your life

[@501ststormtrooper9]

@J͙A͙M͙E͙S͙'X͙M͙ Fish isn’t the only thing you would need for survival.

[@jamesxm4240]

Argentineball Melt snow for water

[@Aqi_momo]

Jenner should've asked them to get a Walker in for further testing...

[@TWDExplained]

Yep - I am slowly producing a web pilot show in the TWD world - The Blood Path - I wanted to have something done before S9 went off but - it's not finished. But further testing? Might be something like that in The Blood Path. Stay tuned.....

[@makennashuter6606]

MY DAUGHTER DOESN'T DESERVE TO DIE LIKE THIS! *dies alone and scared in the woods probably in extreme pain from the singular bite*

[@TWDExplained]

haha yep

[@lucretiamaggio6154]

Well, her dying alone wasn’t Carol’s choice either. Remember, the herd separated them.

[@derangedpirate]

Wut

[@Ms.Byrd68]

I think we have to remember they didn't anticipate this show going past the first six episodes and they wrote it that way. Your right they act like the CDC didn't happen but they also act like Walkers can't turn door knobs (Tyresse's death) when we saw Morgan's wife "seem to remember both living at that house and knowing that turning the knob would open the door". They didn't think the show would still be on this long. They are been 'back-peddling' ever since.... In real life there would have been Nuclear Reactor meltdowns, but you won't see that in the show, gas would have gone bad by now... a lot of things aren't actually realistic. More people would probably still be living including what's left of the Active Duty Military (along w/National Guard); a lot of things would actually be different but this is a TV show based in a comic so we pretend that none of that is possible, so that we can enjoy this show. We discuss and debate those things, but at it's heart we know THIS IS JUST ENTERTAINMENT.

[@Ms.Byrd68]

Actually I work with guys who work with gas who would disagree with you, but I'm no expert so I won't agrue that point with you. On the Director thing, your right that is a 'variable' as to why the show is different but the point is they're treating the VIEWER as though we didn't watch the first season by 'pretending' Walkers are not really capable of doing these things anymore, it was important for Tyresse in that moment to 'know' or to 'remember' that they could do that because he would have conducted himself differently (were it real and the writers didn't want to kill off his character, lol). I'm gonna say he didn't know so then the question becomes 'Why'? Why aren't group members sharing what they know (or as they learn or notice)... Shane did and he was SHANE. "Man they don't tire....!"

[@Ms.Byrd68]

I'm not a 'nuke' expert but the ratios of area destroyed would prevent the military from just nuking everyone everywhere and in 2010 when this show is set there were 350 million people in the US alone. There are approximately 4 million people in Houston, TX and it is the 4th largest city in the country... there would be more people alive especially in the beginning when the CDC was still open back in season 1 which is the time frame the video maker is discussing but if you believe the whole country would just be nuked.... that's your right, have at it.

[@Ratkill9000]

Majority of gasoline has ethanol in it. Non ethanol fuel has a shelf life of about a month to 3 months, without additives and is contained. Specialty stuff like Husqavarna mixed fuel in a quart size can, if left sealed, can last a couple years. Out side of that, majority of fuel in the show would be damn near a varnish and would not work well in a vehicle, fuel injected or carburetor. Any left in the fuel system would tarnish and gum up the fuel lines, pump, filters and injectors/fuel jets. They would require a full tear down and possible rebuild just to run. Batteries in vehicles may still be fine for a few months, long as there isn't too much of a parasitic draw in the electrical system. Where the show is now, no vehicles would be working as fuel would be too poor of quality to use. Main exception would be propane, but very few vehicles are dual fueled and none are shown.

[@electrohead8225]

More likely that MOAB's would be used instead of nukes, as they create a massive blast that does not leave a radioactive fallout, nukes would leave the country uninhabitable for the surviving few. Nuking would be reserved for rendering an invading nation with no homeland to produce any form of industry and agriculture from, thus crippling any future military operation. it would be largely pointless to irradiate the country completely if the human race is endangered as you would want to give any survivors the best possible chance of repopulating and rebuilding.

[@walsh9080]

Dave W 100% correct and let's not forget nuclear winter. If every nuke on the planet was detonated at once. Nobody wants to go through that. It did establish the military used Napalm and carpet bombed.

[@trinityarchangel12]

Jenner was one of my favorite characters of The Walking Dead, I hate knowing now that they tried to erase his existence and the CDC knowledge in the show.

[@TWDExplained]

But since then - they are using it as a stepping stone to expanding the Universe!

[@patientZER0_]

Season 7 episode 1 is named "The day will come when you wont be." Its a quote from jenner. Small reference to season 1 finale

[@agreedydragon]

Ah it's nice to see Truman's best friend found a prestigious job at the CDC after the Truman show ended. Too bad about the apocalypse though.

[@michaelnettles307]

I would of asked more questions like what countries places are infected and what of a military is still here

[@xerohr]

Whatever the end of this series is, I want it to have to do with science; a cure, a vaccine, etc.

[@hailtothejew1944]

"The French." "What happened to them?" "Same thing as us, didn't rely on solar of nuclear for power."

[@Wes8761]

So in the mri some of the neurons that light up go out farther than the brain stem maybe thats when the walkers pick up a toy or maybe remember where they lived

[@jaasonmiller]

That’s just the signals traveling to the body enabling it to move. For memory to occur more parts of the brain would need to function.

[@holandesa1924]

*Also, that guy who ran experiments with zombies for the Governor in Woodbury, he was friends with Andrea, he even let her assist him in an experiment and Andrea never told him about the CDC or mentioned it to him! Weird!*

[@cahoutcharles961]

You mean Milton.

[@cmd31220]

They actually do bring up the CDC again. At the end of season 2 after the fall of the farm, Rick tells everyone what Jenner told him once he saw it for himself after killing Shane.

[@daverobson3084]

Its nice that someone decided to make a video series explaining the Walking Dead, because, after about season 5, the writers seem to have lost the ability to do so.

[@TWDExplained]

Yeah the viewership started it's decline around S6 of TWD - but better stay away from FTWD S4-7 then haha - thanks for watching Dave!

[@tbluge]

i've watched every episode of the TWD. This particular episode has stuck with me more than any other one. it was so well done and hit so hard.

[@marine4gaming721]

Twd should've had more military scenes fighting the walkers to give the magnitude of the spread of the outbreak. Like in world war z the book from the battle of yonkers

[@michaeldavis29]

I just watched Walking Dead's CDC episode last weekend. From what doctor said, sounds like most of it's staff fell victim to Walkers same as all other hospital care. The only one who was left was a coward who caved saving other staff to begin with.

[@zenopsy0149]

It does get mentioned in passing. During season 2 while looking for Sophia, Daryl finds a walker who had committed suicide and says "They opted out, like Jenner said".

[@connorsebastianbarker9515]

And when Rick talks to Hershel about the walkers in the barn

[@Tribrid-zv3nq]

Walkers cant commit suicide

[@zachsin2411]

Lots of people say season one was the best but I just skimmed through it like every other season I'm on season 6 and never really noticed a drop in quality while binging it I think nostalgia bias is blinding some of the fans of this show

[@TheHaelix]

the part about running out of diesel in just a few months is a stretch. the CDC has large underground diesel tanks. I know this because I built them. From just the tanks I built I would expect 10 years worth of fuel. And Im sure they had many more.

[@jpb7558]

matt bennett of course you built the diesel tanks, and I stepped foot on the moon with Niel Armstrong 50 years ago even tho I'm 18🤗

[@9989812]

JPB you don't know shit about what he did or did not do, so you might as well believe it as it is not an outrageous claim. I believe him and believed beforehand it was probably far fetched that they ran out of fuel being that they are an extremely important part of or society's ultimate survival.

[@jpb7558]

9989812 shit I'm sorry I not believe some random nigga in the comments section of a walking dead video. Sorry your so gullible bud. Hey since he built it I was there too. I was the manager of the project. Dumb fuck.

[@Mike-ze1by]

JPB you never know that nigga could be yo daddy!!!

[@jpb7558]

Mike Bizzy okay now I now this comment section is just full of the mentally handicapped.

[@JulioGarcia-pj8rq]

Guy was probably the janitor

[@korpiz]

Best episode in the entire series, which is kinda sad..

[@fresherturtle1154]

In the book Andromeda Strain, wildfire is a protocol that goes into effect when the disease get out.

[@scottieman2]

CDC episode should stay part of the story because it's interesting.

[@jamalluckett]

This has to be Cannon as it relates to the show. For one scene if nothing else. The scene where Jenner whispers into Rick’s ear. Rick referred to when speaking to the group after that. And what he told Rick is the lynchpin of the pathogen that causes the dead to rise. He told him the truth. And if you watched The Walking Dead from the beginning. That scene between Rick and Jenner is one of the most iconic scenes in the entire series.

[@TWDExplained]

I agree....iconic. And fans love the CDC story and wish they had more. When AMC fired Darabont, Kirkman said he wished he had not allowed it to happen. So the question came up about it being canon. But for fans....it always will be.

[@linesofskies6832]

My favorite episode of the entire tv show. This episode changed me as a kid and I became a fan oh... Frank Darabont, and as it turned out not even of TWD.

[@becsocsci621]

This is such a brilliant video mate. I loved every moment.

[@TWDExplained]

Thanks and Thanks for watching! If you have not, check out my video called The Apocalypse: What We Know - kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHfcnIKqhLmEhpI

[@petew.7870]

TS-19 still stands the test of time as a Top 5 TWD episode!!!

[@neotheresa]

I think what made this episode so great is, besides a nice look into the wildfire virus and a hint of info to the rest of the world, is Noah Emmerich’s performance. You can truly believe he’s a man wracked by grief, despair, and guilt. You truly believe he had to watch someone he loved die and then had to essentially kill them again. You truly believe he feels guilt that he couldn’t figure it all out and save humanity. And when you learn ts-19 was his wife, it makes his line of “an extraordinary one” hit even harder.

[@TWDExplained]

I really liked his character

[@Kimi-uk6lf]

How did the zombies kill the tanks? Like seriously?

[@The_Astra1030]

Tanks can’t run forever

[@Albert-lj5jb]

Still my favourite TWD episode, love the Resident Evil types vibes it gives off. Shame that as the show went on it became less about the Zombies.

[@andy7666]

I wish they would do more stuff like this, it kind of hearkens back to the Romero movies and adds mystery. Flashbacks to the start of the outbreak wouldn't go amiss either..

[@TWDExplained]

It could save the franchise......

[@Andreas4696]

This is a high quality channel. Unlike trevschan, you manage to explain things about this show in a way where people who aren't total super-fans of the show can be interested.

[@TWDExplained]

Thanks for watching!

[@EMTH_YT]

Edwin Jenner sounds like Dr Edward Jenner who discovered the first vaccine...

[@XRelays]

The creators of the show said that it was supposed to sound like that.

[@persephone9084]

gotta say that explosion was the worst cgi i´ve ever seen xD

[@big131]

first season was the best, after that just one big soap opera with no real substance to the story no mystery.

[@KosherGasChamber]

It was called "Wildfire" because the explosion was to act like "wildfire" from the GoTs books or tv series nod maybe (idk if it had been mentioned in the GoT tv show by this point. But was in the books and was another name for the real life "Greek Fire". The directive was for it to eventually be destroyed after the directive was sent. That guy knew he was going to die.

[@TWDExplained]

not the reason at all - 2 different things

[@spunky6692]

what are you talking about

[@KosherGasChamber]

@@spunky6692 it was my take on the reason behind it being called the “wildfire directive”. And why it was called that. Either in the directors mind or the in universe creators mind. In the video the content creator states he doesn’t know why it was called that.

[@paulnightwolf4170]

doesn't seem like 5 years RIP TWD

[@andreking5714]

The WILDFIRE protocol is an homage to Micheal Chriton's "The Andromeda Strain". Wildfire was the installation and project name located in the Desert Southwest. The activation code for the installation going into action was the staff being informed by military communication. In the film the Commander of Wildfire is informed by phone. He is told only, "There's a fire sir." He immediately leaves for transport to the facility. "Fire" in this instance means there is an outbreak of some pathogen that needs to be contained. So Wildfire is used here as the protocol, the action rather than the name of the facility itself.

[@TWDExplained]

Thanks for watching!

[@Skypirateinc]

In the book The Andromeda Strain, the duty officer of the base tasked with retrieving the satellite that crashes in New Mexico suspects that it returned with extraterrestrial contamination and recommends activating Wildfire, a protocol for a government-sponsored team intended to contain threats of this nature.

[@nickgohan346]

I recently watched s1 for the first time ( after watching all of twd ftwd and world beyond ) and that season was amazing. The walkers were truely menacing and characters fleshed out

[@LUCKO2022]

World Beyond shows it is canon now. So canon it is.

[@TWDExplained]

yep! Thanks for watching!

[@zeflowerdemon8866]

This episode has a vibe no other twd episode dose and its very unnerving

[@George-li1yv]

The first season was a reason I watched TWD for so long. Especially the CDC episode. It gave me a resident evil feel. Made think so far ahead about what the show would become. Never thought it'd turn into the shit show we have now though.

[@TWDExplained]

Yeah, S1 rocked!

[@Amadeo790]

What's tragic is that wile her daughter would probably had died with out pain, she probably suffered absolutely when she was attacked.

[@totalnewb123]

This was the best episode to me at least in the entire series. But after the Governor gun battle I tapped out. Just me. Great video.

[@kidlast4154]

Always frustrated me they never mention it to Hershal....but I seem to remember him telling someone 🤔

[@stickfigure6865]

i am wondering how the hell the military failed to protect the cdc with tanks machine guns

[@TWDExplained]

because it's a zombie fantasy show - but even though most people think a tank is a good weapon in such an apocalypse - it really is not. Machine guns are good weapons if used to inflict head shots, if they don't over-heat or jam, or run out of bullets.

[@stickfigure6865]

@@TWDExplained what about the air force? maybe they couldve done something maybe use like toxic weapons

[@Tribrid-zv3nq]

​@@stickfigure6865 something toxic cant affect dead people

[@cavemanlovesmoke4394]

I really wish frank darabont(sp?) wasn't released from the show . He did such a great job and had a really dope vision

[@nooneshome8746]

I really hope that they bring the CDC arc back in the Rick Grimes movie.

[@MaxmadV8]

It's s shame it's not mentioned I feel like the characters who are still alive from S1 have valuable information. Who else saw that CDC video or similar? Very little.

[@diavalmoon]

In Season 2 rick mentioned the cdc to Herschel

[@mad555max]

A lot of it probably boils down to the firing of Frank Darabont and the studio starting to treat season 1 stuff like an unloved, unwanted, red haired stepchild.

[@tracyfilusch4362]

Which song did you use ? :) And btw thanks for the video. :)

[@TWDExplained]

The music track is called Tomorrow, a track from Digital Juice. I bought a bunch of their Motion Graphics and audio tracks to use in productions several years ago. AS you can read in these comments, some people thought it was very distracting. My most recent videos have no BG music at all. ....... You are welcomed - Thanks for watching!

[@mertbulut9241]

Where did you find the background music

[@TWDExplained]

I get most of the music I use in the KZbin Audio Library

[@mertbulut9241]

i wanted to use it on one of my videos but couldnt find it anywhere is there any chance that you can tell me the name of the song?

[@TWDExplained]

I have not forgot - I should be able to check which song tonight

[@DeadShred9]

Jenner has been mentioned by Rick in the last 3 season Once I know for sure but couldnt tell you the episode or season but he has mentioned him at least once ...

[@TWDExplained]

He mentioned Jenner and mentioned 'been to the CDC' but I don't think he or anyone else actually told anyone what happened there or what he said about the "you part" the human part...not coming back. - Thanks for watching!

[@TheOnlyElle.]

Thank's so much for this video!!! Us TWD fan's are so lucky have You!!! 😊

[@benn255b3]

Well I'm sure most know first two seasons had a different director, so I'm guess Scott Gimple had a better vision that was closer to Robert's graphic novel. Or Robert doesn't even know how to explain the virus and wants to stay far away from that as long as possible lol. Love the video though keep them coming just subb!

[@TWDExplained]

Hey thanks. Yes, Frank Darabont wrote and directed the first season (part of the second) and it was his vision to have the characters ask what caused it all and also the smart zombies. Check out this link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKquYnmtlrWNg9k Kirkman probably doesn't know.... - Thanks for watching!

[@TheRolling123]

Daryll in the back trying to get the door open with the axe😂🤣

[@clerickolter]

The Navy likely got some out to safe areas.

[@neganlucile908]

Hey buddy there's a easter egg in this episode that references a later episode in S6-S7 one of them when Negan kills Abraham and Glenn rem when Rick said to Edwin, "I'm thankful." Edwin said to Rick, "The day will come when you won't be." Is the episode after Negan left them to pick up thier 2 friends off the ground and into the RV I fucking love it

[@jmelha45]

They do mention the CDC later on in the show. Rick tells that the CDC does not exist anymore and that they met a scientist there. S2 Ep2 minute 29:00 tells Hershel this, and that there is no cure.

[@jmelha45]

of course, that´s it, a mention only.

[@nicklausb]

One way of interpreting "......die like this" could be "without a fighting chance ". That's what makes sense to me.

[@TWDExplained]

Almost the premise to the show..."a fighting chance"

[@123lowp]

the first 2 seasons were the best... after that, it is okay sometimes and lame other times..

[@jamalluckett]

For all of Kirkman's bluster and the show runners. Who all downplayed or eliminated the CDC from the show's lore. Several years later the made it all relevant and cannon. With a five minute post credit scene. From The Walking Dead World Beyond. In order to setup the Dayl Dixon spinoff. Time proves all things either correct or incorrect.

[@nickclark18]

what did Edward Jenner wisper to Rick in his ear before he died??

[@TWDExplained]

He said - Everyone is infected. Before this the group had not found out that Death is what activates the reanimation, not a bite from a walker. A bite will kill a person, death then activates and causes reanimation. - Thanks for watching!

[@nickclark18]

bro thank you so much i always wondered what he said!!! subscribing sorry for not doing it sooner

[@haidenjennings9439]

I wonder though if he actually did whisper something different when Darabont was showrunner and then just ended up changing it after his departure.

[@iplyrunescape305]

That's very interesting. I wonder that too. I want to know the exact words he gave to Rick

[@orgasmatronrickpsych]

@@TWDExplained kinda how vampires work,you die with zombie bite rabies in your system and u come back a zombie,its like making epoxy glue at home lol

[@madj.7379]

Wildfire was an Easter egg reference to Michael Crichton's The Andromeda Strain.

[@dhoffman4994]

Test Subject Number Nineteen, Season One, Episode Six. “The first scientifically analyzed corpse that was REALLY fresh” It was called...TS-19.

[@ytwyvern4240]

4:43 what song is playing?

[@TWDExplained]

Hey YT, that is a piece from the KZbin Free Audio Library - and I forgot what the name is, sorry.

[@ytwyvern4240]

@@TWDExplained thank you.

[@darkreaper5415]

Me: zombies are coming Rick: get ready Me: rick watch out Rick: what the Zombie : I'm dancing

[@Tribrid-zv3nq]

I like how all the characters have basically forgotten about the modern world

[@bricksatwar2954]

Honestly, I like this part if the military was involved in a Season 10 or something it wouldn’t make sense after the governor the walking dead is all a civilian and outlaw but I think it would make sense to make an Episode or two at the beginning when everything wasn’t at bad show some of the military getting overrun and stuff

[@boomkablamo]

The Doctor says that the adrenal glands hemhorrage. That means it wouldn't be possible to eat their adrenal glands for a "high" like they do in fear of the walking dead.

[@TWDExplained]

That's interesting. I wish I knew more about all of that stuff. - Thanks for the comment and watching!

[@brightglory5734]

Also if you are even scratched now you get infected so I wouldn't think they'd be able to eat any part.

[@MaxmadV8]

Something that always got me. after the place blows up no one grabs any of the guns armor and supplies outside the CDC there's even a loaded 50 cal right on the sand bag. If they had that on the highway it be a different story 😂 enough ammo to tear though the hoard and then some!

[@MaxmadV8]

Also handguns and rifles all over. You can't tell me they couldn't grab a few handguns and rifles before the geeks rolled in!

[@donnizammit8724]

Just started rewatching TWD and did anyone else notice that in the first episode the all the walkers seem to have intelligence and other physical capabilities that they don’t have the rest of the the whole ass 10 season series ( minus a few walkers here and there)

[@ans3l525]

You know is Rick Grimes And my collar stay poppin' Yes, I can shoot And no, I am not from Washington Atlanta is my city And if it weren't for my friends Then Alexandria would be shitty And I'll pass it to Daryl 'Cuz you know he stay litty

[@itzlectrobro2640]

Riot Gamer wow

[@jacobwhelan45]

Riot Gamer You should have said "Georgia is my city"

[@duanewillis7058]

Riot Gamer You suck at this.

[@ans3l525]

Jacob Whelan Haha, yeah

[@mackiahhenry6261]

Darryl isnt litty. He's overrated.

[@Shawn_Boyce]

So what would have happen if the place didn't catch on fire destroying the samples would have the show been over by season 3?

[@TWDExplained]

The story would have been a little different but still could go for many seasons - Jenner, if not taken by CRM or someone - most likely would not have found a cure even if he had kept working? He would need to go outside for fresh samples and possibly would have been killed or captured. - If the samples not been destroyed would he have let Rick's group in?