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The Walking Dead Season 2 Episode 12

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AIRED: 3/11/12

Due to an unexpected death from the previous episode, the group decides to get organized and secure the farm. A final confrontation between Rick and Shane is put into motion.

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My Dreams Have Been Realized! (Contains Spoilers)

9.0

By dolphin_intern, Apr 18, 2013

I finally did a marathon on Season 2 and I do have to agree with most of the reviews on here, Season 1 was amazing but unfortunately for me I'm comparing the writing in this show to some of my most favorite shows ever like 24 and BSG the likes of which vastly trumps The Walking Dead and majority of Season 2 falls way short. Better Angels being the better episode of the season but I do agree wholeheartedly the narrative moved way too slow this season with so much filler especially in the first half with the searching for Sophia, OMG that dragged and dragged, once that story line wrapped then we moved on to Randall.

The writers spent too much time on exposition and characterization, um hello writers take a cue from 24 there was plenty of action and characterization simultaneously with very few boring moments. I'm just glad Shane is FINALLY dead, holy crap he was getting on my last NERVE!! I do like this new twist of Shane and Randall becoming Walkers without even being bitten, like one reviewer mentioned perhaps the virus is in everyone already but only becomes active once the host is dead.

I'm kind of leery about watching Season 3 but I want to get current on the show. The only reason I rated this episode a 9 was because of the Shane and Rick confrontation and how badass of way Rick killed his ass!!moreless
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Zombies!

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By Lostforever, Mar 04, 2013

What the hell happened with Shane and Randall? They became zombies after they died WITHOUT being bitten or scratched! This is such a cool twist!

I wonder how they're gonna deal with the new herd of zombies.
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2x12 - Better Angels

8.5

By JDML23, Oct 15, 2012

Oh, I liked how this episode started. I honestly think that one of the best way to survive a zombie apocalypse is to start eradicating walkers whenever they're in a group which survivors can take down. So take the best fighters, who know how to survive against walkers and start clearing up the area so you don't get something like what happened to Dale.

I liked how this episode ended too. About time the Shane & Rick thing came to a head, although I honestly didn't think that Rick would kill Shane. I thought he'd kick the man out of the group.moreless
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Good!

9.5

By JaniJakonen, Jun 10, 2012

Long i have been bored of this show. Nothing happening and they just hand around at the farm. But at the end of this episode. I had to sit up to watch the final Confrontation between Rick and Shane. And Shane finally dying. I just hope this wont mess Rick up too bad :P
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Zombie Dead

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By Mike_Schmidt, May 16, 2012

Focusing on people coming back... and the virus... it may be that those that are currently alive carry the virus BUT are resistant and as such it is only when they die that the virus can "take effect" i.e. when you die then your immune sysyetm is compromised (for obvious reasons) and as such the virus may/may not "kick in" - obvioulsy it would depend on how you died and so on... as for all the rest... well... it was fairly obvious since "save the last bullet for me" episode that Shane was going down the troppo line so none of his current actions were a big surprise but rather "in psycho character".

Overall, the episode moved the plot forward and provided additional interest points... with some good characterisation.moreless
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Andrew Lincoln	Rick Grimes
Sarah Wayne Callies	Lori Grimes
Norman Reedus	Daryl Dixon
Laurie Holden	Andrea
Chandler Riggs	Carl Grimes
Jon Bernthal	Shane Walsh

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Lauren Cohan	Maggie Greene	Recurring Role
Michael Zegen	Randall	Recurring Role
Emily Kinney	Beth Greene	Recurring Role

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QUOTES (3)
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- Rick: (last words spoken to Shane as he stabs him in the chest) This was you not me! You did this to us! THIS WAS YOU!
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- Andrea: (to Rick who is trying to put controls down in the group) You want me to babysit Shane?
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- Rick: What happened to Dale had nothing to do with you.
  Carl: He died Dad.
  Rick: Yeah, feels like there's a lot of that going around. That's why I need you.
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- This episode marks the last appearance of Jon Bernthal (Shane Walsh) as a series regular, although he is still listed in the main credits in the next episode.
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- Viewership: 6.8 million (top cable show for March 11th. The second showing brought in 1.8 million).
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- Original International Air Dates:
  United Kingdom: March 16, 2012 on FX/FX HD
  Finland: August 19, 2012 on Fox
  Slovakia: August 22, 2012 on JOJ Plus
  Czech Republic: December 10, 2012 on Prima COOL
  Turkey: December 23, 2012 on CNBC-e
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- Better Angels:
  The title comes from Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address on March 4th, 1861.
  We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.
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