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Season 2 Episode 1: What Lies Ahead

I wonder what this episode title means. All the other episodes refer to something in the episode, this one feels more like big picture what lies ahead, not what was in tis episode necessarily.

Zombies - We learned they horde (or "herd" as they call it) and wander / migrate. The herding mentality is surprising strong. When the walker was in the RV, it was going to leave. A brainless zombie might have wondered in, but it wouldn't have left like that. Hence, strong herding mentality. Makes me wonder if there is like a super zombie in a herd. Or a shepherd zombie if you will.

Andrea and Dale I think are the worst actors. What should have been a powerful seen was just... there. Overall they are my least favorite characters so far I think. Maybe its I don't get who they are yet. Andrea wants the world to see her as hard but she's not and hates that people can see that I guess? Dale is just kind of an old man that thinks the world revolves around him or something. I dunno.

Shane told Lori he is going to leave. That could be cool, all these mentions of other series, wonder if Shane will be a lead in another series or show up in one in the future? Lori... for fucks sake woman. She hates on Shane when he's friendly to Carl. She hates on Shane when he kind of ignores Carl. She hates on Shane for saying he's going to leave but clearly is leaving no space for him. I feel like the group would be so much more stable if she was gone... but then they have the seen at the end where she stands up to Rick and reinforces him as the unquestioned leader.

T-Dog, I thought he was going to die how much he was bleeding. How did the zombies not smell all that fresh blood? I thought it was previously established zombies can smell the living and I would think fresh blood like that is the most they can sense it.

Glen did nothing much.

Daryl is a tracker, no surprise there.

Carol she seemed more real this episode. Starting to like her. Sophia, this is going to be rough. Some positive signs but overall not looking good for her.

Carl, OMG that was completely unexpected. That is totally on Rick. If Rick wasn't looking for a sign that he was right and let Shane shoot it, Carl would be OK. Looked like it was supposed to be just below the lungs. So not instant death but still a really bad place to be shot.

9/10 episode. Carl being shot at the end really upped the "need to see what happens next" factor. Sophia going missing, I mean you don't want to see kids go missing, but she's not the main characters kid. So turning her seems way more acceptable than letting Carl be in danger.