I thought about the humans' lack of concern over zombie gore contamination as well. Strange.

I agree that zombies may not have developed a "super" sense of smell, but still- the smell of live people would have been strong.  I don't think the lack of noses matter- I don't think the organs themselves really work anymore. Do they? That was one thing i was thinking about when they killed and gutted that one…

I am indeed.  Although still don't see how he ran Dexter's plates.  Yes, Ronnie Cox is good. He was even good as Jellico on Star Trek the Next Gen.

Issues that I'd like answers to, if possible:

Can anyone give me their thoughts on this?

Actually, I thought the episode was one of the stronger ones of the series.  The toenail gag caught me totally off guard, and there were a lot of great one-liners.  Plus, I can totally see how having an old classmate be on Wheel of Fortune (and actually winning one million dollars) could put Frankie into such a…

Tell me if I'm wrong, because I believe the whole former classmate murder plot point couldn't happen.

Max an endearing kid? When?  I realize that he is supposed to have Aspergers, but come on! He's almost never nice to anyone, and is a most unlikeable character (through no fault of his own).  Endearing? No.