Jane Espenson announced on Twitter that the ash as a result from the cremations is NOT sentient. Cremation = Deader than Dead.
That being said, I agree with a lot of things said in the comments regarding eyeballs and brain function/dysfunction and ashes not being 100% pure ash (My grandparents and uncle all have pride of place on top of the dvd cupboard at my parents house).
My big thing was - the brain (head) gets severed from the body, therefore, it shouldn't really be connected to anything any more, so by rights those people (ie, the blown up guy from episode 1), should be equivalent to zombie or a couch potato.
As for Gwen's stunning display with the C4, I think the ovens were empty because the doctor/nurse/official kept commenting on bodies not being moved to the module until 6am.
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That being said, I agree with a lot of things said in the comments regarding eyeballs and brain function/dysfunction and ashes not being 100% pure ash (My grandparents and uncle all have pride of place on top of the dvd cupboard at my parents house).
My big thing was - the brain (head) gets severed from the body, therefore, it shouldn't really be connected to anything any more, so by rights those people (ie, the blown up guy from episode 1), should be equivalent to zombie or a couch potato.
As for Gwen's stunning display with the C4, I think the ovens were empty because the doctor/nurse/official kept commenting on bodies not being moved to the module until 6am.