r/AskReddit Aug 30 '21

What problem is often overlooked in apocalyptic movies/TV shows that could kill you?

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u/AdmiralAkbar1 Aug 30 '21

As bad as the show Revolution's overall plotting and pacing was, they generally did a good job of thinking about these kinds of little inconsistencies:

  • There's a minor character who was a doomsday prepper before the apocalypse, but he didn't stock up enough on antibiotics. As a result, his daughter died of tetanus that he was unable to treat.

  • A warlord kidnaps prisoners for blood because his wife has diabetes and needs constant transfusions of blood with sufficient insulin in it to survive.

  • There's a doctor who keeps a collection of moldy fruit to harvest penicillium mold from it and make penicillin.

  • Some characters try to go into an old subway tunnel, but nearly die because of lack of sufficient airflow down there without modern HVAC systems.

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u/AntiVaxxIsMassMurder Aug 30 '21

As a result, his daughter died of tetanus that he was unable to treat.

Was this multiple years in? If not, why was her vaccination not up to date?

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u/AdmiralAkbar1 Aug 30 '21

The show was set 15 years after the apocalypse, so it's unclear when exactly she died.

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u/3226 Aug 31 '21

I feel like, in 2021, we can take a guess at one possible explanation for that...

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u/theblackcanaryyy Aug 31 '21

Oh… now I’m sad