Summary: Rick rushes Carl to Hershel's farm. Hershel is a veterinarian and saves Carl but he requires more operation. Shane and Otis, the man who shot Carl go to a high school for medical supplies but are cornered by a horde of walkers. Lori learns that Carl is shot and rushes to the farm. The rest of the group don't find Sophia but prepare to leave a message for her on the highway before they head to the farm.
The Good: This was a slower episode but it still had some good moments throughout. Rick was the star here as Andrew Lincoln put in a killer performance showcasing Rick's shock from the whole Carl situation. He impressed in every scene and made me buy into his current mind state. The emotion was easy to buy into here as Rick was forced to watch, helpless, as his son lies in critical condition. A lot of the scenes were suitably sad as a result, making them fairly powerful. There were a lot of other good scenes too. I liked T-Dog and Dale's story for the most part. T-Dog got to raise some interesting points about how life is during the zombie apocalypse and how maybe they should just be looking after themselves instead of after others. It was quite fascinating to explore an idea like that, and it's something I would love for the show to touch upon more often. It was good to see Daryl get some more development to show him as a more likable person. He shows grit and determination to get Sophia back under the guise of being cold and also saves T-Dog once more by giving him some antibiotics. I also love that there was what seemed to be the blue meth from Breaking Bad in Merle's stash. The Greene family at the farm seem like decent enough people but I'm definitely interested to learn more about them. Hershel is a decent character so far and it's interesting that he believes so firmly in a cure coming for the infection. The Bad: The walker attack on Andrea in this episode was pretty bad. It was just there for drama's sake which was weak and the set up for it was stupid. Andrea for whatever reason was walking way behind which was already dumb, but then for some reason there was a walker hiding behind the tree. What??? Since when do walkers hide like that? And why did it attack Andrea and not the group when they walked by? Poor writing. I was also put off by nobody wondering if T-Dog was infected. He had a walker lying on an open wound and then got a fever, yet nobody is suspecting infection? That seems stupid, and if T-Dog isn't infected it's even worse because it shows that the writers never intended for us to suspect the obvious answer, Lori is hard to like in this episode. She has just been a generic annoying wife/mom and she continued that here by taking her frustrations out on Hershel who is literally saving her son's life. I need to have more characters to like in this show, but the writers have failed to provide even a single reason for me to like Lori. I didn't like Rick attempting to leave Carl and do everything himself like Jack from Lost. I don't buy hat as being part of his character and I feel like it would be so much more in character for him to want to stay with Carl no matter what. The school attack scenes disappointed me too. It's obvious that Shane isn't going to die there, so the scenes lack tension and there were some sloppy moments there too. For example, why didn't they see the walkers earlier and only wait to get closer? It seemed to exist just for drama. Also did they not leave themselves an escape plan from the walkers? Why not save some flares to distract the walkers before they make their escape as well? Also it seems that they waited several hours for it to get darker before enacting their plan, so surely they would have thought of an escape strategy. Additionally, the filming at the end was weak. Why aren't Shane and Otis just going into the school to escape? The camera is suggesting that they are trapped but they really aren't at all. Poor cinematography. And that awful evening filter returns again this episode. Ugh. The Unknown: The 2 children in the show are both at risk of dying now. Will they both die? Will they both survive? Or will only 1 of them die? I believe that Carl will survive but that Sophia won't. After all she has been alone for 2 days now, so it will be hard to buy into her surviving. Best Moment: There wasn't much which stood out here, but I'll go with Shane comforting Rick a little and ensuring that he will stay with Carl. The 2 have been at odds very often, so it's really nice to get a reminder that they are still friends. Character of the Episode: Rick. Conclusion: This was a slower episode and while it had some decent moments, there was also a number of flaws which took away from this. Score: 58
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