Escaping the blazing inferno that was the CDC, the group heads out for the nearest military base only to be waylaid by a sea of abandoned cars on the Interstate. When walkers attack, Carol's daughter Sophia runs into the forest. While the group searches for Sophia, Carl is shot by a hunter named Otis. Luckily, Otis's boss is a veterinarian, Hershel. The group moves to Hershel's farm and continues to search for Sophia, led by an impassioned Daryl Dixon. Tensions between Rick's group and the people living on the farm grow, as Hershel does not want them staying there. Lori finds out she's pregnant, but is unsure if the father is Rick or Shane. Her pregnancy increases Rick's desire to stay on the farm. It all comes to a head when Glenn (who helped Rick escape Atlanta) finds that the barn is full of walkers. After a heated debate between Shane and Hershel, Shane releases the walkers from the barn to be put down. It's here that the group finds Sophia, now a walker herself. Rick does what he has to, and shoots her in the head. A distraught Hershel (a recovering alcoholic) heads to an abandoned tavern to drink. Glenn (now in a relationship with Hershel's daughter Maggie) and Rick go to retrieve him. It's here they run into an untrustworthy group of scavengers. After a shoot out, they bring a wounded scavenger, Randall, with them back to the farm. As he heals, Dale is attacked by a walker. Daryl is forced to kill him. The group wonders how they can ever trust Randall enough to let him go. Shane settles the issue by taking him into the field and breaking his neck. He hides this fact, and uses Randall's disappearance as a lure to get Rick alone and away from the farm. In the ensuing confrontation Rick stabs Shane to death. When Shane's corpse reanimates, Carl shoots him down. The gunshot draws in all surrounding walkers, who swarm the farm. The group barely escapes, getting separated from Andrea, who has been with the group since Atlanta. As Andrea struggles to survive on her own, she's rescued by a woman with a samurai sword and two unarmed (literally) walkers on chains. As Rick's group makes camp, Rick reveals that he learned at the CDC that everyone is infected by the virus, they will all become walkers when they die. As the camera pans out, we see a large prison in the distance.
S02E01 What Lies Ahead
Oct 16, 2011After the CDC explosion, the survivors are still on the move when they encounter a herd of walkers that separates one of their own, leading them to a possible safe haven.
1h
S02E02 Bloodletting
Oct 23, 2011Coming to the aid of another, Rick discovers a possible safe haven. Shane must go on a dangerous mission to get badly needed medical supplies.
1h
S02E03 Save the Last One
Oct 30, 2011The 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.
1h
S02E04 Cherokee Rose
Nov 6, 2011Shane 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.
1h
S02E05 Chupacabra
Nov 13, 2011Glenn, 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.
1h
S02E06 Secrets
Nov 20, 2011Secrets 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.”
1h
S02E07 Pretty Much Dead Already
Nov 27, 2011Hershel sets a deadline. All secrets are out in the open. Glenn stands up for himself and Shane takes charge.
1h
S02E08 Nebraska
Feb 12, 2012Rick 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.
1h
S02E09 Triggerfinger
Feb 19, 2012Trapped, 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.
1h
S02E10 18 Miles Out
Feb 26, 2012Rick and Shane come into conflict over the fate of an outsider. Andrea helps Hershel's youngest daughter face a crucial decision.
1h
S02E11 Judge, Jury, Executioner
Mar 4, 2012Rick 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.
1h
S02E12 Better Angels
Mar 11, 2012The 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.
1h
S02E13 Beside the Dying Fire
Mar 18, 2012Rick 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.
1h
