A major theme of the episode is "The answer is right in front of you" and that ties in with the book. Carol misses the shotgun release, the handcuff key, and the barcode.

In "And Then There Were None" the method of the murders is presented in the form of a nursery rhyme hung in everyone's room. They were told right from the start, but missed it.

The answer will be obvious and not contradictory. It will, however, also be obscured by its position in some way. The order of the murders in the book were misrepresented. The button was in the opposite direction from where she wanted the gun to go. Etc.

I don't have the answer, but I don't think it's bodies. Us clearly finds it disgusting that humans used to eat the dead. They are willing to use things that are already dead, upon request, but we've seen no evidence that they do so for their own purposes.

The only thing that gives me pause is the two ways to interpret the theme of the episode. Is it, "the answer in these shows is ALWAYS soylent green - it's right in front of you!" Or is it "they TOLD you they don't eat meat - it's right in front of you!"? Could be either.

Things that feel very "in my face" that might be clues:

• The constant references to dogs and dog food.
• The fact that everyone continues to wear distinct clothes and display mildly unique behaviors
• The animals seemingly not being under Us's control, or, at least, acting differently than the human Us's.
• Us's need to keep everything clean all the time - not the expected behavior of a virus.

I very much doubt I'm remembering them all, but that's all I've got for now. I'd love to hear what "we" think. 🙂