If you have not read my review of episode 3 from this season, you may do so here: The Walking Dead Season 2 E3: Save the Last One
This episode opens with Otis’ funeral. Unfortunately for Shane, who is still feeling guilty over murdering him, he is asked to give a speech about Otis’ final moments. Of course the entire speech is a big lie Shane is making up on the spot. Dale seems to have a shocked look on his face, like he doesn’t buy it. No one else seems to question Shane though.
While the search for Sophia continues, Hershel has a talk with Rick. He wants Rick and his group to leave after they find Sophia and Carl heals up from his injuries. Hershel explains that they do not normally take people into their home and there are reasons for that but he does not say why. What kind if secret is Hershel hiding? Things may not be as pleasant on the farm as it appears.
Several of our survivors are out gathering water when they find out that a walker had fallen down into one of the wells. They decide the best option is to try and pull him out so they can still use the water. I do not understand the logic on this one. The walker has been down in there for some time. Taking out the fact that he is a zombie, he is also a decaying corpse that has been floating in that water for some time. There is no way I would drink that. They have several other wells they can use as well, they just need to make sure the other wells are secure so this doesn’t happen again. After almost getting Glenn killed, they do get the walker out but he breaks in half (the lower half falls back into the well) and the water is ruined anyway.
Daryl is out searching for Sophia and runs across a house that looks like someone had been in recently. While there, he picks a flower he later gives to Carol (Sophia’s mom), explaining this flower (a Cherokee Rose) grows for a lost one love. Meanwhile Shane is talking to Andrea about what it is like to shoot at something trying to kill you, how it is very different than shooting at a paper target. Though Andrea doesn’t know it, Shane is getting out his feelings on how to get over his guilt for killing Otis.
In an effort to acquire more medical supplies, Maggie is sent to town with Glenn. Before they leave Lori secretly asks Glenn to pick up something for her but we are not told what it is. The town they go to seems to be completely abandoned, there is not even a walker in sight. While there picking up supplies, Glenn and Maggie start a romantic relationship with each other…kind of. We do find out what it was Lori asked Glenn to get, a pregnancy test. Lori then finds out she is pregnant. Considering she had just been contemplating letting Carl die to be out of this nightmare, she obviously isn’t going to deal with this very well.
Rick and Hershel have another talk. This time Rick says he is responsible for the group, they look to him, and he wants to be a good father and protect his family. He says Hershel doesn’t understand what it is like out there in the world, it’s not safe like on the farm. Rick basically begs Hershel to let them stay and Hershel says he will consider it, if everyone obeys his rules.
This was a pretty good episode, it opened up a few new interesting plot points and makes one wonder what Hershel is hiding.
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