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11 thoughts on “539 – A Knife In The Dark (END OF EPISODE 22)”

  1. Keith

    Why am I not surprised.

  2. Scarsdale

    Typical, it’s always someone else’s fault. Revenge is not just best served cold, but by stupid too. “This is all your fault!” Which is wrong, but in his head, it’s right.

    1. steelraven

      It’s also been heavily hinted he has already been brain washed by the zombie worshiping cult.

      1. Scarsdale

        Which, no doubt, made easier because of that under-lying feeling. People are always looking for a scape-goat…

    2. Clint

      I don’t know if you got my callback by intent or not, but it’s great to see almost the same words echoed! https://www.zombieranchcomic.com/comic/203-breaking-worst/

  3. RC

    Honestly, probably the first time he’s ever taken control of and done ever in his life. There’s a reason why they kept him. Give a dog that’s been beat all its life a whiff of conference and control, you got a problem.

  4. Crazyman

    Imagine his surprise when he stabs a pillow. 😜

  5. Zombatar

    He isn’t in control, RC – he’s probably drugged to the very dilated eyeballs, probably with Datura. Back on p.443, Eustace is shown holding a Mojave Rattlesnake on a stick while the Brujefe milks it into a glass. Mojave venom A is a paralytic neurotoxin, like tetrodotoxin. Tetrodotoxin was thought to be part of the legendary Haitian “zombie powder”. The other part was Datura, which contains scopalamine, which messes with memory and concentration, and is supposed to render victims docile and suggestible.
    The question is, where did he get his current dose, and did a little drone whisper in his ear?

    1. TKG

      Except Datura doesn’t do that. You’re thinking of the compound Scoplolmine (AKA the devil’s breath) which generally comes from a specific plant, Borrochero (Brugmansia arbora) that is native to Columbia that the gang in question probably would have had access to. It’s active compound obliterates free will, your conscious, you can function as normal but you are totally open to suggestion which is what happened to McCarty here. Datura just makes you trip mad balls and maybe die, but it does not make you a puppet.

  6. Dr. Norman (not a real doctor)

    Me lleva la chingada !

  7. TKG

    I’m betting money there’s no one in that bed and it’s a ruse to get him caught.

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539 – A Knife In The Dark (END OF EPISODE 22)
Posted on December 25, 2024 by Dawn

Happy Holidays, all! That's a wrap (heh) for Episode 22 just in time for a Christmas cliffhanger! Hope we don't twist the knife too much...

See y'all in 2025 when Zombie Ranch continues!

Post-apocalypse, for kids!

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Clint
Welcome to yet another entry in my “I didn’t check this out until now but it’s intriguing so I thought I’d share even though I’m likely the last to know” files: Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts. It’s a Netflix series so it’s not necessarily targeted towards children, but after a couple of episodes I would say that’s the sort of vibe I’m getting. I don’t think kids are stupid, mind you, but they’re much more likely to roll with the idea that 200 years after an undefined end of civilization-as-we-know-it, buildings are crumbling away but the clothing and musical instruments in the stores they house are perfectly intact. It might be explained later, I don’t know, only two episodes in so far… if it’s not, ah well, it’s still a lot of fun and obviously not meant to be taken overly seriously. The ruined cityscape the show takes place in definitely seems to have once been Los Angeles, but our titular Vault-Dweller… err, sorry, “Burrower” Kipo has been flushed unexpectedly from her underground home and must try to find her way back through a landscape of colorful mutants and even more colorful human remnants. Humans are scarce up top and it’s hinted there’s a sinister reason for that having to do with some of the more antagonistic and intelligent animals, like the Mod Frogs who wear immaculate suits and behave like mafiosos. Or at the conclusion of the last episode we watched, a gang of man-sized beavers in lumberjack garb. I remarked to Dawn at this point that it was like watching The Warriors crossed with Fallout crossed with Animal Farm, but skewed towards a pre-teen audience. Anyhow, it’s nicely animated and hey, post-apocalypse fare for all ages is a rare enough thing to intrigue, although any oldsters like me that remember Thundarr the Barbarian airing on Saturday mornings knows it can exist. Plus, and I suppose this might be embarrassing to admit… I didn’t know it until I looked it up but Kipo is based on a webcomic of the same name by its creator, Radford Sechrist. Hopefully it ends up better in transition than Axe Cop did, but so far, so good.