So what happened to Pete off-screen? (And other mysteries)
In yet another potential mystery with no payoff, we all remember the determinant scene where we find Pete's dead body, having been shot in the head, supposedly before he could turn. There's this aura of mystery surrounding it with Clem wondering who did it and bringing up that he didn't have a gun. Considering she had a better idea of who Carver was now (not much, but enough), as did the rest of the group, you'd think one of them would have just brought up that it was likely Carver. Since they didn't, I can't help but feel like this was supposed to have some kind of resolution that never came to pass, and is unlikely to ever have one considering the scene is determinant and it would be pretty out of nowhere to bring it up again.
So, what do you think? Was it just Carver finishing him off? Was it the Mysterious Stranger from Fallout? Was it the second shooter on the grassy knoll? I guess we probably have to accept that it was just Carver, but again, the scene doesn't seem to be written in such a way as to hold Carver responsible, unlike Roman's group at the stream.
While we're discussing mysteries, why the hell did that shootout occur anyway? We know Carver is the type to take people back to his camp, and not just those who were already under his leadership, since he brought Clem, Kenny, and Sarita back with him. So what would get him to decide that killing these people off was the better alternative? Again, it felt like they were building up to a mystery, and then nothing came of it.
Comments
Who cares, TellTale's writing sucked so bad this season that there is no purpose in searching for logic.
Pete died due to bad writing. The bad writing came in and killed him. That's why Nick was so mad.
And poor Nick suffered the same fate.
I like to think Carver did it out of respect for Pete from when they were together. A redeeming factor of Carver is that he doesn't outright want anyone to get killed, and he probably respects harsh yet wise Pete lots, even if they weren't really friends. The shootout though? No idea. That really interested me and I'm disappointed it wasn't even shown more of, same with Alvin killing Carver's friend George, Luke and Carver's rivalry and Carlos and Carver's seeming rivalry
Don't mention bad writing, it kills favorite characters!
I disagree so much
Carver did it. I like to think that's how he found the cabin, because he likely knew that's where the group were before he even went inside. Maybe he caught Pete in time to talk to him (even though Pete was torn open by that point), and then shot him in the head instead of leaving him to turn.
When Pete, Nick, and Clem discover Roman's group at the river, shot up by machine-guns, it's implied that the same people did the same thing to the walkers and undead Pete. Later in Ep.2, we are introduced to the machine-gun fire during the attack at the Ski Lodge before finding out that it was Carver, Bonnie, Troy, and what's-his-name.
So yeah... Telltale did tell you what happened, you just didn't notice.
In his Episode 2 death I think he got ripped open ala Dale but not dead as the walkers were attracted elsewhere. Carver found him immense pain and put him out of his misey and also assuming the Cabin was nearby.
That was never directly implied. No one makes any reference to the walkers being shot up by machine guns unless I missed a line, and it's not made apparent by the sight of them either. In fact, there seems to be less walkers lying around then there were when we leave Pete, which Carver's group could have just mowed down, but maybe there's more on the other side of the truck or something. In any case, like I said, Clementine has to ask "who did this...?" and no one makes any reference to Carver being involved, which you think they would after no doubt seeing all the bodies at the stream looking for Nick, and then Luke and Alvin. If it was meant to be obvious, then it didn't work because I distinctly remember people theorizing who could have done it since it wasn't made clear that it was Carver.
That said, I can believe it was Carver. It's the most obvious choice, it's just that the scene's setup doesn't really imply it, and it doesn't help that it's never referenced by Carver determinately, but that could just be me looking for more than there is. Probably a holdover from the early days of season 2 when it really seemed like Telltale had some interesting mystery going. Those were the days...
Still, this doesn't explain why Roman's group was shot up, considering that killing survivors was not Carver's MO. I guess it's just meant to be left up to our imaginations, although it seemed like it would be important given that Victor was present and had a direct line to Christa's whereabouts. Again, those were the days...