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The woman is still alive and the one who recognizes Amaya's totem.


* WhatMeasureIsAMook: One of the series' most blatant applications of this trope. Jax repeatedly tells Vixen about the importance of not interfering, allowing a woman at one point to be whipped (and possibly killed). Yet the episode begins with him nonchalantly killing a group of Confederate soldiers (who subsequently are reanimated as zombies), any one whom could have originally survived the war and had an impact on modern-day history.

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* WhatMeasureIsAMook: One of the series' most blatant applications of this trope. Jax repeatedly tells Vixen about the importance of not interfering, allowing a woman slave at one point to be whipped (and possibly killed).whipped. Yet the episode begins with him nonchalantly killing a group of Confederate soldiers (who subsequently are reanimated as zombies), any one whom could have originally survived the war and had an impact on modern-day history.
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* BeingGoodSucks: Jax is reluctant to help any slaves afraid it might screw with history. He changes his mind once he gets whipped as one.

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* BeingGoodSucks: Jax is initially reluctant to help any slaves slaves, afraid it might screw with history. He changes his mind once he gets whipped and imprisoned as one.
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: When Sara and Nate find him, Grant is fully dressed, buttoned up in his uniform. He was somewhat infamous in the officer corps and beloved by his men for being something of a slob (one of the men), typically walking around with his coat unbuttoned and his shirt untucked.

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* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: One slave-owner believes that Mr. Collins has "other" plans for Amaya.



* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: One slave-owner believes that Mr. Collins has "other" plans for Amaya.



* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Confederate zombies created by a future bioweapon, that is. They fall into PlagueZombie methods via the TX-90 bioweapon, with decapitation not killing them. However, infected living can become examples of TechnicallyLivingZombie, and can be cured with an antidote. Both are also examples of FleshEatingZombie.
** When Rory is infected, although he attacks Ray and knocks him out, he doesn't proceed to eat Ray, he just leaves him lying there and wanders off in search of Stein.

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* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Confederate zombies created by a future bioweapon, that is. They fall into PlagueZombie methods via the TX-90 bioweapon, with decapitation not killing them. However, infected living can become examples of TechnicallyLivingZombie, and can be cured with an antidote. Both are also examples of FleshEatingZombie.
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FleshEatingZombie. When Rory is infected, although he attacks Ray and knocks him out, he doesn't proceed to eat Ray, he just leaves him lying there and wanders off in search of Stein.



* TakingYouWithMe: A non-fatal example. Nate, knowing that he could "[[ChromeChampion metalize]]", allowed himself to be {{Zerg Rush}}ed by the zombies atop of a box full of [=TNT=]s.



* TakingYouWithMe: A non-fatal example. Nate, knowing that he could "[[ChromeChampion metalize]]", allowed himself to be {{Zerg Rush}}ed by the zombies atop of a box full of [=TNT=]s.



* VaguenessIsComing: We hear a bit of Future!Barry's message: - "A war is coming".

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* VaguenessIsComing: We hear a bit of Future!Barry's future Barry's message: - "A war is coming".coming."
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Mr. Collins got what's coming to him after refusing to help Jax and the black slaves to arm themselves against the zombies.

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* LaserGuidedKarma: Mr. Collins got what's coming to him [[DeathByRacism after refusing to help Jax and the black slaves slaves]] to arm themselves against the zombies.
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* AnAesop: The episode doesn't shy away from showing just how bad racism and slavery were during the Civil War.
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* RealityEnsues: Jax's refusal to show proper "respect" to a slaveowner means he gets whipped and chained.

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* AntagonistTitle: The abominations are the titular zombie. In a way, it also refers to the prejudice against African-American people during the era.

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* AntagonistTitle: The abominations are the titular zombie.zombies. In a way, it also refers to the prejudice against African-American people during the era.



* BatmanGambit: Amaya deliberately provokes a white slave owner, knowing that he'll take her to where Jax is being held. When they get there, she beats the guy up and frees Jax.

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* BatmanGambit: Amaya deliberately provokes a white slave owner, knowing that he'll [[TrojanPrisoner take her her]] to where Jax is being held. When they get there, she beats the guy up and frees Jax.



* FatherToHisMen: Ulysses Grant is depicted as a general who understands the burden of being in command, as he shows great care for his fellow army men.

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* FatherToHisMen: AFatherToHisMen: Ulysses Grant is depicted as a general who understands the burden of being in command, as he shows great care for his fellow army men.


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* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: One slave-owner believes that Mr. Collins has "other" plans for Amaya.
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* YouWillBeBeethoven: Henry Scott is supposed to steal a set of Confederate battle plans and get them to Grant, but he gets killed by zombies. So Jax delivers them and claims to be "Henry Scott", meaning that Scott's place in history remains unchanged.
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* WholePlotReference: The episode is basically ''Film/DjangoUnchained'' [[XMeetsY meets]] ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudiceAndZombies''.

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* WholePlotReference: The episode is basically ''Film/DjangoUnchained'' [[XMeetsY [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] ''Literature/PrideAndPrejudiceAndZombies''.
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* GoryDiscretionShot: Mick caving in a zombie Confederate's had with a boulder happens just below the frame. We still see a [[HighPressureBlood big ol' blood geyser]], though.

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* GoryDiscretionShot: Mick caving in a zombie Confederate's had head with a boulder happens just below the frame. We still see a [[HighPressureBlood big ol' blood geyser]], though.



* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Confederate zombies created by a future bioweapon, that is. They fall into PlagueZombie methods via the TX-90 bioweapon, with decapitayion not killing them. However, infected living can become examples of TechnicallyLivingZombie, and can be cured with an antidote. Both are also examples of FleshEatingZombie.

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* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Confederate zombies created by a future bioweapon, that is. They fall into PlagueZombie methods via the TX-90 bioweapon, with decapitayion decapitation not killing them. However, infected living can become examples of TechnicallyLivingZombie, and can be cured with an antidote. Both are also examples of FleshEatingZombie.
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* MoodWhiplash: The episode switches back and forth between the horrors of slavery and corny zombie action.
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* PoliticallyCorrectHistory: General Grant has no problems whatsoever accepting the fact that Sara, a woman, is the leader of he group, and he even gives her some respectful advice on leadership.

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* PoliticallyCorrectHistory: General Grant has no problems whatsoever accepting the fact that Sara, a woman, is the leader of he the group, and he even gives her some respectful advice on leadership.
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* BriefAccentImitation: Amaya pretends to be a SouthernBelle for a few scenes, although, given her skin color, this fails to sway the white Southerners.
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* BatmanGambit: Amaya deliberately provokes a white slave owner, knowing that he'll take her to where Jax is being held. When they get there, she beats the guy up and frees Jax.
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* PreMortemOneLiner: Jefferson delivers one to the horde of zombies right before [[KillItWithFire molotoving with an oil lamp]].

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* PreMortemOneLiner: Jefferson delivers one to the horde of zombies right before [[KillItWithFire molotoving them with an oil lamp]].
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* BrickJoke: Mick complains early in the episode that someone (Ray) put sprouts on his sandwich. At the end of the episode, Ray brings the recently de-zombified Mick a burger and promises there are "No sprouts" on it.
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* BigStupidDoodooHead: While taunting the zombies into chasing him, Nate calls them "Ya big dummies!"

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