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* Tallahassee's mission throughout the movie is to find the wrold's last remaining Twinkies, to the point it becomes a minor obsession. Could be random, but recall the Ghostbusters scene that plays when Little Rock and Columbus are in the theatre: the scene where Egon uses a Twinkie to illustrate spectral energy. It's possible Tallahassee likes Twinkies so much because they got a shout-out in a film his all-time favourite actor starred in.

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* Tallahassee's mission throughout the movie is to find the wrold's world's last remaining Twinkies, to the point it becomes a minor obsession. Could be random, but recall the Ghostbusters scene that plays when Little Rock and Columbus are in the theatre: the scene where Egon uses a Twinkie to illustrate spectral energy. It's possible Tallahassee likes Twinkies so much because they got a shout-out in a film his all-time favourite actor starred in.
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* We see survivors, and we see zombies, but we never see any animals--no stray dogs, no crows eating fallen zombies, nothing. The best-case scenario? The virus killed them all instantly instead of turning them like with humans. The worst case? Well, zombies are opportunistic hunters...
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* Tallahassee's mission throughout the movie is to find the wrold's last remaining Twinkies, to the point it becomes a minor obsession. Could be random, but recall the Ghostbusters scene that plays when Little Rock and Columbus are in the theatre: the scene where Egon uses a Twinkie to illustrate spectral energy. It's possible Tallahassee likes Twinkies so much because they got a shout-out in a film his all-time favourite actor starred in.

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** Alternatively, the zombies swarmed [[spoiler: Talahassee's son]] to feast on his flesh, which means that Tallahassee would have been forced to watch the zombies eat [[spoiler: Buck]] alive.



* Little Rock and Wichita were con-artists even after the zombie apocalypse, and they were worse then they were pre-apocalypse since they stole important resources from survivors. One wonders how many survivors they left for dead before the events of the movie.

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** Columbus expresses little sadness when he realizes his parents were dead due to never being very close to them, and mentions near the film's end that he never had a family before meeting Tallahassee, Wichita, and Little Rock. It also becomes clear that his list of phobias and social awkwardness is a result of their own paranoia. It's quite possible that his parents may have been abusive in some way.
* Little Rock and Wichita were con-artists even after the zombie apocalypse, and they were worse then than they were pre-apocalypse since they stole important resources from survivors. One wonders how many survivors they left for dead before the events of the movie.
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* Tallahassee seems weirdly okay with giving Wichita the gun to put down a (seemingly) bitten Little Rock, given his later established trust issues. [[spoiler: He, of all people, would know how important it might be to someone to put down an infected family member personally.]]
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* As pointed out in NightmareFuel, once we finally see a full Viral Transformation in Zombieland: Double Tap, FridgeHorror hits hard when you realize Columbus actually woke up at the very last stage before 406 fully turned.

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* As pointed out in NightmareFuel, once we finally see a full Viral Transformation ViralTransformation in Zombieland: Double Tap, FridgeHorror hits hard when you realize Columbus actually woke up at the very last stage before 406 fully turned.
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* Little Rock and Wichita were con-artists even after the zombie apocalypse, and they were worse then they were pre-apocalypse since they stole important resources from survivors. One wonders how many survivors they left for dead before the events of the movie.

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* Little Rock and Wichita were con-artists even after the zombie apocalypse, and they were worse then they were pre-apocalypse since they stole important resources from survivors. One wonders how many survivors they left for dead before the events of the movie.movie.
* As pointed out in NightmareFuel, once we finally see a full Viral Transformation in Zombieland: Double Tap, FridgeHorror hits hard when you realize Columbus actually woke up at the very last stage before 406 fully turned.
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* Why did the girls take Tallahassee and Columbus with them the second time, instead of abandoning them after getting their new car? Well, this time if they abandoned them, they'd be leaving them alone in an empty grass field with nothing around for miles. The last time, they abandoned them in a supermarket full of food and other supplies. The girls may be used to being con artists, but it seems even they draw the line at dropping people in a place they're ''certain'' not to survive.
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* TheReveal about [[spoiler: Tallahassee's son]] is worse than initially apparent. [[spoiler: Consider how unlikely a clean or quick death would be.]] And consider [[spoiler: [[OffingTheOffspring who would have]] [[MercyKill to put the resulting zombie down]].]]

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* TheReveal about [[spoiler: Tallahassee's son]] is worse than initially apparent. [[spoiler: Consider how unlikely a clean or quick death would be.]] And consider [[spoiler: [[OffingTheOffspring who would have]] [[MercyKill to put the resulting zombie down]].]]]]
* Colombus' family were neglectful about Columbus in that their habit of isolating themselves due to paranoia caused them to NOT care about him. One wonders how long they were like this towards him.
* Little Rock and Wichita were con-artists even after the zombie apocalypse, and they were worse then they were pre-apocalypse since they stole important resources from survivors. One wonders how many survivors they left for dead before the events of the movie.

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** The birthday party full of little girls in princess outfits. One would assume if a zombie got a hold of a little girl, it would be game over from the get go. So little meat on them and they can't run as fast as a grown zombie full tilt sprinting. So, much like the picnic example above, what is usually served at birthday parties for small children? Burgers. Unfortunately made of infected meat in this case.
** It might seem confusing that a prisoner in a prison facility would be able to get zombified by bite in such a scenario as a fortified prison. Unless the prisoner ate infected meat as one of the prison food meals.
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** The father-son three legged racers running from three legged racing zombies takes place at a park. When people have parties in the park, what is common to take place? Barbacues, with meat on the grill.

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** The father-son three legged racers running from three legged racing zombies takes place at a park. When people have parties in the park, what is common to take place? Barbacues, with meat on the grill.
grill, and they all would have eaten around the same time. It could be that the father-son running away from them all simply didn't partake of the infected meal.

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* In the beginning of the movie, there's a few people seen who are zombified in tons of different, seemingly unlikely situations. Given the apocalypse supposedly started due to tainted meat, a lot of these unlikely scenarios make sense if we can assume it came from eating and had a time delay not present in bite victims.
** The bride suddenly appearing tackling to her groom in the middle of a wedding. Perhaps she ate something before the wedding to hold her over until the reception. Something meaty, perhaps?
** The men running from a stripper at a club. And the fact she has bills in her waist, indicating she was in the middle of working. Perhaps she ate some tainted meat before she got to work, and she turned during her job.
** The father-son three legged racers running from three legged racing zombies takes place at a park. When people have parties in the park, what is common to take place? Barbacues, with meat on the grill.
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In retrospect, it would fit better in Nightmare Fuel, due to how obvious it is.


* TheReveal about [[spoiler: Tallahassee's son]] is worse than initially apparent. [[spoiler: Consider how unlikely a clean or quick death would be.]] And consider [[spoiler: [[OffingTheOffspring who would have]] [[MercyKill to put the resulting zombie down]].]]
* The first movie shows that zombies have some intelligence, such as when the zombified 406 can open a door on her own and some zombies use a ladder to get to a platform.
** Then in Zombieland 2, some zombies are smart enough to even learn how to bypass automated security protocols (the Hawkings), use stealth (The Ninjas), and some zombies are stronger, more durable, more faster, and more persistent (the T-800s).
** In other words, the zombies are EVOLVING.

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* TheReveal about [[spoiler: Tallahassee's son]] is worse than initially apparent. [[spoiler: Consider how unlikely a clean or quick death would be.]] And consider [[spoiler: [[OffingTheOffspring who would have]] [[MercyKill to put the resulting zombie down]].]]
* The first movie shows that zombies have some intelligence, such as when the zombified 406 can open a door on her own and some zombies use a ladder to get to a platform.
** Then in Zombieland 2, some zombies are smart enough to even learn how to bypass automated security protocols (the Hawkings), use stealth (The Ninjas), and some zombies are stronger, more durable, more faster, and more persistent (the T-800s).
** In other words, the zombies are EVOLVING.
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** In other words, it is heavily implied that the zombies are ADAPTING.

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** In other words, it is heavily implied that the zombies are ADAPTING.EVOLVING.
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** In other words, the zombies are EVOLVING.

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** In other words, it is heavily implied that the zombies are EVOLVING.ADAPTING.
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** In other words the zombies are EVOLVING.

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** In other words words, the zombies are EVOLVING.
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* TheReveal about [[spoiler: Tallahassee's son]] is worse than initially apparent. [[spoiler: Consider how unlikely a clean or quick death would be.]] And consider [[spoiler: [[OffingTheOffspring who would have]] [[MercyKill to put the resulting zombie down]].]]

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* TheReveal about [[spoiler: Tallahassee's son]] is worse than initially apparent. [[spoiler: Consider how unlikely a clean or quick death would be.]] And consider [[spoiler: [[OffingTheOffspring who would have]] [[MercyKill to put the resulting zombie down]].]]]]
* The first movie shows that zombies have some intelligence, such as when the zombified 406 can open a door on her own and some zombies use a ladder to get to a platform.
** Then in Zombieland 2, some zombies are smart enough to even learn how to bypass automated security protocols (the Hawkings), use stealth (The Ninjas), and some zombies are stronger, more durable, more faster, and more persistent (the T-800s).
** In other words the zombies are EVOLVING.
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* The climax is a send-up of zombie games - there's Tallahassee on the rail shooter sections on the roller coaster and the tilt-a-whirl, Columbus in the claustrophobic survival horror section in the haunted house, and the girls on the high ride with the co-op HoldTheLine-style game.

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* The Combined with ShoutOut, the climax is a send-up of zombie games - there's Tallahassee on the rail shooter sections on the roller coaster and the tilt-a-whirl, Columbus in the claustrophobic survival horror section in the haunted house, and the girls on the high ride with the co-op HoldTheLine-style game.
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Again, not fridge. This is the obvious, explicitly-stated intent of the scene.


* TheReveal about [[spoiler: Tallahassee's son]] is worse than initially apparent. [[spoiler: Consider how unlikely a clean or quick death would be.]] And consider [[spoiler: [[OffingTheOffspring who would have]] [[MercyKill to put the resulting zombie down]].]]
* Columbus states that when the ZombieApocalypse began, the first people to die were those who were fat and obese. Why exactly? Because they didn’t have the energy to run away, that’s why. Plus, all the flesh on them possibly made them a mouth watering target for the cannibalistic Zombies. Columbus makes a point of this when explaining the importance of his first rule, Cardio.

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* TheReveal about [[spoiler: Tallahassee's son]] is worse than initially apparent. [[spoiler: Consider how unlikely a clean or quick death would be.]] And consider [[spoiler: [[OffingTheOffspring who would have]] [[MercyKill to put the resulting zombie down]].]]
* Columbus states that when the ZombieApocalypse began, the first people to die were those who were fat and obese. Why exactly? Because they didn’t have the energy to run away, that’s why. Plus, all the flesh on them possibly made them a mouth watering target for the cannibalistic Zombies. Columbus makes a point of this when explaining the importance of his first rule, Cardio.
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The first, that's the simple text of the scene, not fridge anything. For the second ... so what? Is the devastation and dead we see worse because it might have started in multiple places somehow?


* Columbus states that when the ZombieApocalypse began, the first people to die were those who were fat and obese. Why exactly? Because they didn’t have the energy to run away, that’s why. Plus, all the flesh on them possibly made them a mouth watering target for the cannibalistic Zombies. Columbus makes a point of this when explaining the importance of his first rule, Cardio.
* One of the opening clips showed an older woman fleeing from a party full of infected little girls. While she could have easily been a neighbor of the partygoers, given her shirt and all the stuffed animals in her car, what if she was one of the girls ''mothers''??? Imagine the horror of having to run from your own child who's been turned into a monster.
* According to scenes in the movie's opening credits, some of the zombies were victims of the virus who zombified during various activities. Some of those zombies in those same scenes show no signs of bites. This implies that Patient Zero was NOT the only person to consume a tainted meat product.

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* Columbus states that when the ZombieApocalypse began, the first people to die were those who were fat and obese. Why exactly? Because they didn’t have the energy to run away, that’s why. Plus, all the flesh on them possibly made them a mouth watering target for the cannibalistic Zombies. Columbus makes a point of this when explaining the importance of his first rule, Cardio.
* One of the opening clips showed an older woman fleeing from a party full of infected little girls. While she could have easily been a neighbor of the partygoers, given her shirt and all the stuffed animals in her car, what if she was one of the girls ''mothers''??? Imagine the horror of having to run from your own child who's been turned into a monster.
* According to scenes in the movie's opening credits, some of the zombies were victims of the virus who zombified during various activities. Some of those zombies in those same scenes show no signs of bites. This implies that Patient Zero was NOT the only person to consume a tainted meat product.
Cardio.

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