The Walking Dead isn't just 45 minutes of blood, guts, n' gore to satisfy our need for thrill and adventure, but it provides us with many vital life lessons. Amid the killing of our favorite characters and badass battle scenes (Michonne for president!!) here are a few things we've learned along the six-season journey...
*spoiler alert*
1. Babies don't cry in the apocalypse.
Babies typically cry up to three hours a day so someone explain how Judith is still alive. How is it that a young child like Sophia can't stay out of danger, but Judith barely makes a peep when they need her to be quiet? And on a side note, why has no one brought up the fact that it is highly unlikely that Rick is even her father.
2. Carl would be a fantastic name for a dog.
Just picture it: your dog is outside and to call it inside you get to scream, "CAAAARRRRLLL!" just like the good ol' Rick Grimes. Or you could name your furry pal Coral, nobody would be able to tell the difference.
3. Anyone can find love when the world is ending.
Husband is dead? Date his best friend. Feeling lonely? Cuddle up to a random pizza delivery boy that showed up at your house. Need a date? Snuggle up to the scary guy who may or may not have been a murderer before the apocalypse. Single redneck? Age is just a number, go after that young blonde. Husband abuses you? Rick will take care of you.
4. Taking care of animals and humans are suddenly the same thing.
Hershel was just a simple veterinarian living on a quiet farm when suddenly people are expecting him to save lives and birth babies like it's no different.
5. Everyone grieves differently...some can be pretty f***** up
Most important take away: always kill your loved one if they become a zombie...it's better just to let them go.
6. Teenagers are terrifying.
They are suicidal, threatening, and might kill you in your sleep. Puberty is a rough time, but Lizzie took it to a whole other level.
7. Yes it's the zombie apocalypse and yes you're always on the run, but you will still wear makeup your eyebrows will always be on fleek.
8. Never ask a suburban mom to make you cookies.
Carol wasn't scary when she killed two people, but when she entered suburbia we all had nightmares.
9. "Don't have sex, because you will get pregnant and die!"
Lori should've listened to Coach Carr.
10. Splitting up is always a bad idea.
It baffles me why Rick still lets this happen. Don't leave children alone and don't split up because something will go wrong. Just think about its, we wouldn't have had to agonize about Glenn's living status if they would've just stayed together.
11. Anyone can learn how to use a heavy duty assault rifle in a day.
Apparently good aim is an innate skill all humans possess.
12. If you're a nobody before the apocalypse, just lie.
Say you know the cure! Demand people call you The Governor! Go and get that respect your mother always told you that you deserved!
13. All monsters are human.
I'm not just talking "we all have the disease before we die then become monsters", I mean fellow living humans can be the scariest thing in the world. From the Governor's attacks to cannibals in Terminus to the Wolves, we see the grizzly side of survival, but we also get to witness the social side of human nature and bonds with those we choose to be our family. The greatest battles in The Walking Dead are always humans against humans trying to survive, the zombies are just there to watch.
