[FAQ] Frequently Asked Questions for Season 2

This is a continuation of the FAQ series meant for the sub sidebar. You can check out the FAQ post made for Season 1 here.

This is a work in development and will be updated over time.

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#Season 2 FAQs

"What scrapped/unused content didn't make it into the final game?"

Season 2 is sort of infamous for going through a lot of changes throughout development, with the earlier versions of the story being considerably darker. Some of these changes include Kenny being a Carver-like antagonist as well as being able to kill Mike during the scene where he tries to steal the truck. For a full analysis on what didn't make it into Season 2, please check out these really detailed videos by Youtube user InColdBlood.

”What happened to Christa’s baby?”

At the very start of Season 2, Christa is shown to be pregnant. 16 months after Omid’s death, Christa’s baby is obviously missing from the group. No official statement has ever been given as to what happened to the baby, however when AJ is believed to be dead in episode 5 (right when Kenny goes out to find him), Clem says “no, not again...not again…” which implies she may have dealt with a baby dying in the past.

Keep in mind that this quote is commonly misattributed to episode 4 when AJ is first born and the group thinks he’s stillborn for a few seconds. This has led many to assume that Christa’s baby was 100% stillborn and nothing else, when in reality we don’t know exactly what happened.

”What happened to Christa?”

Probably the biggest mystery in the entire series. Christa is never seen again after the first episode and only gets a few mentions throughout the season, the last of which can be by Clem asking Edith at Wellington if they have someone named Christa there.

Shortly following the finale of Season 4, creative director Kent Mudle answered an interviewer’s question on whether or not we would learn the fate of Christa. He stated that he had no intentions of following up on Christa’s story, as he did not have any input on Season 2. He also said that bringing her back now would be pointless and that her fate is up to you to decide based on whatever happened in Season 2.

"Is Troy a pedophile/child molester?"

I've been seeing this get spread around the sub with little evidence backing it up, with some even saying that Troy was originally going to molest Clem in earlier versions of the game. There is absolutely no source for that event taking place in any of the cut story ideas whatsoever. This whole rumor seems to originate from two things:

1. Troy's line at the start of S2E3 where he says "everything come out alright, girls?" to Clem and Sarah after they went to the bathroom in the woods. That line is creepy but that alone wouldn't put Troy on the level as say Danny St. John.

2. Owen Thomas (voice of Troy) saying on a Youtube comment that "there were some scenes they didn't use that made him WAY worse." We don't know what those scenes actually were and for all we know they could've just involved Troy being more of a dick than he is in the final game.

Unless something else comes out then this is just a false rumor. Speaking of false rumors...

"Was a Kenny vs Luke finale originally going to happen?"

This is one of the biggest urban legends in the whole series. Many believe that Season 2 was originally going to end with a Kenny vs Luke battle, given all of the hints throughout the series like the choices involving them and the arguments they had. But was it? After looking into the topic, I can conclude... no, they probably were not going to fight.

Let's get one thing out of the way: there is a popular rumor that Telltale killed Luke off in the lake because they were annoyed of people who shipped Luke with Clem. However I could not find a source on this and am 99% sure it's just a hoax. Telltale has to make a game with a good story so it can sell well, as well as make sure the story flows together for the next game; they aren't going to change the entire ending just because of one or two idiots.

Youtuber InColdBlood who specializes in cut Telltale Games content videos touched upon the Kenny vs Luke ending debate last year. The video was about the many different versions of Season 2 given to him by an insider, which he categorized into four different scripts: "Original," "Bruner," "Dark Story," and "Final" scripts. He stated the following in regards to Kenny vs Luke:

"The Luke vs Kenny stuff is a remnant from the Dark Story or Bruner scripts, it was never a thing in Script #1"

So while the idea of Kenny fighting Luke may have been thrown around in earlier scripts (and remnants of their arguing may have made it to the final game), a Kenny vs Luke finale was not a thing at all in either the original script or the very final script.

Interestingly, there exists unused audio of Luke gasping for air which may imply that he was supposed to survive the lake scene. Unfortunately the Tumblr post showcasing the audio was taken down, but you can find people reacting to it here which helps shows that it existed. Plus I think it may actually be in the in-game files (if anyone has a link to it, please message me).

It is unknown what this audio was exactly meant for. I've heard different suggestions like that all of the actors recorded gasping for air lines just in case other people fell into the water. Even if Luke survived the lake, this doesn't necessarily mean he was going to be the one to fight Kenny especially with what I said earlier.

"What happened to Kenny if you stayed in Wellington?"

Nothing has ever been stated on this. As someone you loved this ending the most (and even cried over it), I personally think it's best that Kenny's fate is left ambiguous.

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...And that's all of the FAQ/resource questions I could think of for Season 2 for the time being. If you have any suggestions on what should be added to this post, please read the pinned comment below.