Season 2 began where season 1 ended, the survivor's caravan leaving the now imploded CDC on their way to Fort Benning. We see Rick calling Morgan on the walkie-talkie, warning him that Atlanta is not a haven but Deadlanta. The caravan goes driving down the highway (Daryl on a motorcycle looking like he belongs in "Easy Rider") when they run into a traffic jam of abandoned vehicles. As Daryl tries to lead the group through the maze of cars the RV breaks down. Everyone gets out and starts to scavenge for supplies. Dale looks for replacement car parts, Shane finds a truck filled with water bottles, and Carol finds a pretty dress (who wife beating husband never let her have nice things, tear). While the rest of the group is looking for supplies Rick keeps an eye out for walkers. He spots one, then another and another. It's a freaking zombie herd! Rick calls for everyone to hide. Everyone crawls under cars trying to remain quiet so the herd will just pass them by.
Andrea was the only one who didn't get the warning about the herd because she was inside the RV taking her gun apart. When she notices the herd she quickly runs to the bathroom and tries to put the gun back together.
Unfortunately, she has no idea what she is doing and a zombie has decided to explore the RV. It starts pushing on the door and Andrea has nothing but pieces of a gun to fight with. Dale, who was on the roof of the RV tosses her a screwdriver. Andrea opens the door and proceeds to stab the zombie in the eye with her screwdriver. Awesome zombie kill. Meanwhile, T-Dog cut his arm and starts bleeding all over the place. Daryl appears out of nowhere, kills a zombie and then covers himself and T-Dog with dead bodies just as the herd begins to come their way. The herd slowly passes and the survivors begin to relax and leave their hiding spots. Sophia comes out first (not knowing that there are always a few stragglers in a herd you should wait for) and is seen by a couple of zombies at the back of the pack. They chase after her and she runs into the woods.You better run for your life if you can little girl
Rick chases after her. He finds her before the zombies do and hides her in a river bank telling her that he will lure the zombies after him and she is to go back to the highway by keeping the sun on her left shoulder. He lures the zombies and kills one by bashing its head in with a rock. Awesome kill number two of the episode. Rick returns to the highway to find that Sophia never made it back. He and Daryl go back in the woods to look for her. Daryl uses his awesome tracking skills to find Sophia's trail. On the way to finding her they stumble upon another walker and kill it using Daryl's crossbow. Just to make sure this walker didn't eat Sophia, Daryl performs an autopsy and guts the sucker. They only find chunks of woodchuck and none of little girl. So Sophia is safe for the moment, maybe.
Second amendment, schmecond amendment
Andrea, Shane, and Dale begin to argue about whether or not Andrea should keep her gun. Shane wants to take it away from her since she doesn't know how to put it together or fire it. Dale want to take it away because he's worried that Andrea will try to kill herself again. He is right in thinking that because she is still upset that he guilted her into leaving the CDC and choosing a life in the zombipocalypse. I agree with both men. You shouldn't bear arms if you don't know how to bear arms. Nor should you carry a gun if you are suicidal.
Daryl looks for Sophia: Day 1
The gang join Daryl and Rick in the search for Sophia in the wood. Out of nowhere church bells ring out. The gang follows the sound to a church that appears to be in the middle of a clearing in the woods. They open the church and find three zombies sitting quietly. They are quickly killed. No Sophia in site. Then comes the first religious conversation of the show. Carol apologizes to God for praying that her abusive husband would die (and really who could blame her). Rick asks God for a sign. The group splits up. Rick, Shane, and Carl go in one direction and the rest of the gang go in another. Carol starts to grumble that the reason Sophia is lost in the first place is because of Rick. I think the real reason she is lost is because zombies were chasing her and she took the wrong path back to the highway after Rick saved her. Lori gets upset and stands up for her man. Everyone turns to Rick for help and leadership and the minute something goes wrong they blame him. I agree with Lori. Rick didn't choose to be the leader. The role of leader was thrust upon him and he is doing his best in a zombiepocalypse. He will make mistakes, but he doesn't have a manual on how to be a leader during a freaking zombie apocalypse. Cut the guy some slack.
It's Bambie!
As Rick, Shane, and Carl are looking for any sign of Sophia they hear something up ahead. They get their guns ready and out jumps a deer. The deer looks beautiful in its natural surroundings. For a brief moment you forget there are zombies in the woods. It was nice to see something untouched by the zombiepocalypse. Carl extends his hand to touch the deer (much like any child would do). Bang! Out of nowhere comes the sound of a gunshot. The deer and Carl fall to the ground. The bullet went through the deer into Carl's stomach.
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