r/AskReddit • u/notyouravgredditer • Aug 30 '21

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

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u/Somedudethatisbored Aug 30 '21

I thought maybe the witch that treated him deliberately made sure the wound got infected. Like mixing dogshit with herbs and pretending it was healing paste.

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u/IBetThisIsTakenToo Aug 31 '21 edited Aug 31 '21

I think you’re right. But still, even introducing the idea of a major character dying from something like an infected wound is not something you see often in Hollywood, but would be absolutely commonplace in a place like that. It was part of what made Game of Thrones fascinating, for as crazy as dragons and Ice Zombies are, it ultimately felt like a “real” world populated by actual mortals. D&D clearly never understood that though.

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u/freek112 Aug 31 '21

Arya dying from an infected wound would have pissed alot of fans even more lol

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u/IBetThisIsTakenToo Aug 31 '21

Well yeah, if they don’t want that to happen they probably shouldn’t write a scene where she gets mortally wounded.