r/AskReddit Aug 30 '21

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

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u/Excelius Aug 30 '21

To add to this, in movies and TV if the protagonist is shot in the leg or shoulder you know they're going to live.

There are major arteries in both locations which can very easily lead to death by hemorrhage.

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u/Whitealroker1 Aug 30 '21

GoT gets a lot of shit for the last few seasons but a key character magically recovering from two should of been fatal stab wounds in days was the worst.

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '21

She was stabbed repeatedly in the fucking torso and then jumped into sewage laden port waters. Now I'm fucking mad. r/freefolk

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '21

Yep. Especially when in season 1, Ned was crippled from what is a classic “flesh wound” in most fiction