If you have not read my review for episode 12, you may do so here: The Walking Dead Season 2 E12: Better Angels (Part 2)
We open on a group of zombies who start following a helicopter flying overhead. The group grows larger and larger as time passes. We come to find out that this group of zombies is the same group we saw at the end of the last episode, the ones on their way to attack the farm. Daryl is talking to the group and tells them that Shane was with Randall, not tracking him as he had claimed.
Carl asks Rick what happened (with Shane), when Rick is about to answer they see the zombies heading their way! Not having time to make it back to the house for shelter, they decide to lure the walkers into the barn…and set it on fire to take some of them out. Everyone in the house arms up and gets into the vehicles. With their firepower and speed they drive around taking out as many walkers as possible. It’s good to see them taking the action to the walkers for once and not just being defensive.
We finally get to see Jimmy, the guy who is always just in the background and never really says or does anything. We soon find out why. He brings the RV by to pick up Rick and Carl, only to have the door pushed in and get eaten by walkers. It’s a good thing they never brought this guy along on the missions, he can’t even stay alive for two minutes when he has to do something! Hershel on the other hand manages to kill about a million zombies all by himself, this is a man you do want with you!
Most of the important characters escape the farm but in the process are separated from each other. Each group makes the decision to try and meet up with everyone else. They all decide the highway is the place to go to find everyone else. Rick and Hershel are there first and make the decision that the highway just isn’t safe anymore. Just as they are about to leave, everyone else shows up. After figuring out who is missing or dead, they leave to find a safe place to stay.
Andrea is running in the woods, still trying to escape from the walkers. She manages to kill a few of them before being about ready to give up. Just then, a mysterious figure with a sword saves her. Looks like we have a new character for season 3 (that comic book fans will recognize). Back on the road, Rick’s vehicle runs out of gas, they are going to have to find a permanent safe place. They are tired of running and always being afraid.
After they have stopped a found a place for the night, Daryl mentions Randall to the group. He says that Shane killed him and he has no idea how he could have turned into a walker. Rick tells them that they are all infected! Jenner had told him at the season 1 finale. The group is angry and feeling hopeless, because Rick didn’t tell them, and what it means. Jenner was crazy, there was no way Rick could have known if what he was saying was true or not, so Rick probably did the right thing.
Rick and Lori have a private talk, he tells her that he killed Shane. She backs off away from him and is angry. Lori makes no sense at all. One minute she is trying to talk Rick into killing Shane, then when he does in self-defense, she is angry. I wish she would hurry up and become walker food. Rick gets tired of everyone’s crap and takes charge. He declares it is his group and if they stay, they will do things his way. He says he killed his best friend for these people. Looks like Rick won’t be taking anymore crap in season 3!
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