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The Walking Dead — Season 2

Fight the dead. Fear the living.

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About this season

Under Rick's leadership, the group leave Atlanta in search of sanctuary and find a possible safe haven.

Episodes (13)

What Lies Ahead
E1

1. What Lies Ahead

8.3

Aired 16 October 2011 • 63 min

Rick leads the group out of Atlanta. On the highway, they are stopped by a threat unlike anything they have seen before. The group searches for someone who has gone missing.

Bloodletting
E2

2. Bloodletting

8.3

Aired 23 October 2011 • 43 min

Coming to the aid of another, Rick discovers a possible safe haven. Shane must go on a dangerous mission to get badly-needed medical supplies.

Save the Last One
E3

3. Save the Last One

8.5

Aired 30 October 2011 • 44 min

The group desperately awaits Shane's return. Shane finds himself trapped in a school, surrounded by the undead. Daryl and Andrea search for someone in the woods.

Cherokee Rose
E4

4. Cherokee Rose

8.1

Aired 6 November 2011 • 44 min

Shane makes a deadly sacrifice which leads to unusual behavior and self-distancing. The rest of the group tries to hang on somewhere between living to die and dying to live.

Chupacabra
E5

5. Chupacabra

8.3

Aired 13 November 2011 • 43 min

Glenn, the only one breaking barriers between both groups, knows far too much for his comfort level. Daryl finds a sign of life and, in his delirium, tries to make it back to the farm alive.

Secrets
E6

6. Secrets

8.1

Aired 20 November 2011 • 43 min

Secrets are told and secrets are revealed. Hershel refuses to acknowledge the world’s new reality. Andrea comes out of her shell. Everyone is becoming more and more aware that “everything is food for something.”

Pretty Much Dead Already
E7

7. Pretty Much Dead Already

9.0

Aired 27 November 2011 • 43 min

Hershel sets a deadline. All secrets are out in the open. Glenn stands up for himself and Shane takes charge.

Nebraska
E8

8. Nebraska

8.5

Aired 12 February 2012 • 43 min

Rick and the others try to restore order in the aftermath of a terrible discovery. Hershel takes up an old habit and disappears, Rick and Glenn must follow him into town.

Triggerfinger
E9

9. Triggerfinger

8.5

Aired 19 February 2012 • 43 min

Trapped, Rick, Hershel and Glenn fight to survive against new foes, both dead and alive. Shane finds Lori in danger on the road and makes it his mission to bring her back to the farm.

18 Miles Out
E10

10. 18 Miles Out

8.4

Aired 26 February 2012 • 43 min

Rick and Shane are in conflict over the fate of an outsider; Andrea helps Hershel's daughter face a crucial decision.

Judge, Jury, Executioner
E11

11. Judge, Jury, Executioner

8.8

Aired 4 March 2012 • 43 min

Rick sides with Shane on an important decision, causing Dale to worry that the group is losing its humanity. Carl's actions have unintended consequences on the group.

Better Angels
E12

12. Better Angels

8.9

Aired 11 March 2012 • 44 min

The group learns that someone dangerous may be on the loose near the farm. As night falls, Rick, Shane, Daryl, and Glenn comb the woods to handle the situation and keep the group safe.

Beside the Dying Fire
E13

13. Beside the Dying Fire

9.0

Aired 18 March 2012 • 43 min

Rick and Carl return from the woods to find the farm in jeopardy. The group is split up in the ensuing chaos. With things looking grim, Rick's leadership is questioned.

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