I'm pretty sure of what is happening now.
The Second Rising is of the 'good' and 'worthy'.
These good 'rotters' will 'rise', or rather 'ascend'.
Basically, the good PDS will embrace their lives instead of depravity. Through this, they will heal faster. Through healing faster, they will become living humans again, but along with the journeys they went through, their (metaphorical) light will shine and inspire humans and PDS alike (hi Amy!).
Those who stay into depression, hatred, and spitefulness will heal slower, and be more likely to take measures to keep themselves PDS - aka keep the ability to go rabid, be a danger towards others, but also seize forms of power for themselves (the cult leadership).
Back and forth, we see the pros and cons of both approaches. We see that when a PDS puts on that makeup, that it is just a lie, an illusion. We see that the living can sink themselves into depravity and hatred as well, and be little better than a rotter when they let themselves act that way. We see that sometimes brutal and instinctual action is either necessary or the unfortunate truth, for example.
But in the end, 'rising' is what we ought to be always striving for. To be human. To be better humans. To accept our current situation (like being okay with being PDS), but take help when we can, and hone our discernment on what are good and bad influences. And understand that we'll make mistakes along the way.
The 'Second Rising' as defined by extremists won't happen. But like most extremists, they've found and ran with a basic truth that moderates conveniently ignore - that a rising will occur. Yet.. it won't be of more dead rising to undeath (unless it is artificially done again for the sake of a corporate interest), but of the undead trying to embrace the concept of their new lives.
This show straddles the line between faith and science. We can believe that one day the ITF universe will understand how the First Rising happened in a scientific way, or we can just take the more religious belief for what it is. The same goes for the concept of 'Rising/Evolution/Ascension'. It doesn't matter, because everyone's beliefs will clash against each other in very physical and emotional ways, and lead itself toward an end regardless. This end will hopefully be an acceptance of PDS/undead and an education of its unique strengths (immortality maybe?, healing properties?, more?), along with the availability of the undead to become alive (through medication and/or therapy).
Heck, the Second Rising, in some sense, might be of humanity itself - the dead, undead, and alive.
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