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As a big fan of the comic, I really loved the episode last night. Seeing the prison and Michonne brought new excitement toward the series.

The prison should be a lot more interesting than the farm, and I assume the Governor and his gang will be a big part of the plot as well.

Looking forward to season 3!

When asked if Merle, Morgan and/or Duane will be coming back for season 3, Bob Kirkman said, there's 100% chance 33% of them will return. My money is on Merle.

Awesome episode last night. Don't want to rush the spring/summer but boy I can't wait until season 3. Oh my!

Great finale, good body count. I like the fact that "Talking Dead" came on right after the show so that the episode was well discussed. I agree with poster, poor driving of the RV, great motorcycle driving..Should have been a 2 hour episode.. Wonder what Rick is getting Lori for Mothers Day? Maybe some duct tape for her mouth and rope to tie Carl to her so that we don't hear "Where's Carl?" anymore.. see you in October !!

There's a pretty impressive Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...tiary,_Atlanta

I wonder if they get permission to shoot there. It's medium security now.

I've never read the comics so, admittedly, I find the introduction of a ninja with two declawed zombies in tow a little strange. With how much human drama this show has had, it leaves me a little boggled as to what is coming. That is a good thing! I just hope it is done tastefully so the show doesn't devolve into campy silliness.

So the Jedi trained her zombie pets? Pretty sure there was some give on the leashes so why would they just be standing still behind her and not coming after her and Andrea? I'm going to have to pick up the comics to fill my void till fall.

OK, so I just watched the episode, definitely had it's pros and cons. Things that bothered me:

When the walkers start overtaking the farm, and everyone is shooting, Lori is just running around the house looking for Carl. How stupid can she be? She would have helped a LOT more by helping shooting instead of running around being a useless woman. We know she can shoot. Jeez I just really can't stand her character.

Possibly the biggest problem with this episode (and most movies/tv shows) was the amount of shooting that went on with NO reloading. I believe we were about 10 minutes into the firefight when we finally see Hershel reloading. His shotgun probably holds 8 shells, and we probably see/hear him shoot off about 20 rounds before he reloads. Same thing for everyone else, handguns hold on average 14 rounds or so, and yet we never see anyone reloading. And Rick's gun, a six-shooter, seemed to have at least 20 rounds in it as well. Yes, I realize most movies/shows are like this, but it just REALLY kills the realism of the show when we have everyone shooting constantly for 15 minutes without reloading.

Another thing, you would think that with as smart as everyone is, they would have had a plan of somewhere to meet if things went bad. It just seemed like once everyone left, they had no clue where to meet back up again. And the whole running out of gas thing, they were just on a highway with hundreds of cars. If they knew they were going to be driving, it would have taken 10 minutes to siphon gas out of some of those cars.

And one last rant. In the opening scenes, it seems the hoard was just wandering in once direction, fueled by the noise of the helicopter they were chasing. It would seem to me that if the crew were to just leave the farm for a day or two, they would have been able to go back since all of the walkers probably would have moved on.

I still dont get why the group was really mad at rick for not telling them everyone is infected.

Where they stand at this point is that really a big deal ?

I've never read or seen TWD comic either, but I have read plenty of others and that scene just nailed it for me, as if the page suddenly became animated, spectacularly well done.

I was thinking the same thing, dont think the walkers are just going to sit around, they always seem to be on the move.

Good interview with Jon Bernthal (Shane): http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/03/11/jo...-dead-shocker/

Yeah, I guess, he pulled in exactly where Rick told him too.

In the comics, is the Michonne character evil or good?

She wasn't the only one not shooting. She was just the most annoying while not shooting.


For what it's worth, they kept cutting between everyone, so they could have been reloading when they were out of sight.


Well, they all seemed to have the same idea, so maybe it was discussed - just not an official plan. After all, no one thought something like this could happen on the farm. The only walkers they ever ran into were easy to deal with.

The gas thing bothered me, too. If I were them, I would have done a couple of things:

1) Always have the vehicles full of gas so they're ready to travel without having to find fuel on the road.

2) Always have a gas can and a siphon kit in every vehicle. Also keep a nice sharp screwdriver in case the car has an anti-siphon ball in the filler tube and you have to resort to punching a hole in the tank.


They could have even lured them out of there with some gun shots or other noises to attract them away from the farm.

There have been more than a few head scratching moments but still a nice final show. Always seemed odd that their "camps" have always been so non fortified and were safe at the farm all this time without doing anything? The hoard walkers are able to follow a helicopter before finally being attracted to one shot from Carl even though they have been shooting all over the place near the farm? Anyways, still pretty enjoyable and I like they are being shown as more competent now killing the Zombies than earlier in the show.

Good at being evil?

The way the herds work in the comics is they react to sound, and they flow in that direction picking up any stray walkers as they go and growing in size. Even if they forget what they are chasing something drives them in that direction until something else gets their attention. With all the commotion at the farm the herd could have become a disjointed group fracturing and becoming even more dangerous. And Michonne isn't a ninja, think more along the lines of Bruce Willis in Pulp Fiction.

I used the word "Samurai" in an earlier post, which I believe is closer to the truth.

Did she run a deli ?

Wow...I just tought I'm gonna miss Shane saying "Mask you something" while rubbing and turning his bald head. R.I.P. - Shane.

In the comics, the Zombies have their lower jaws cut off as well as their arms.

That makes much more sense then. With the jaws intact they can come up behind the hooded lady and bite her. Which I guess made that scene kind of odd to me. Armless zombies on a losse chain behind you. It seemed like that was just asking to be bitten.

I was wondering that. Arms or no arms, you'd think they would just start chomping away on her. Now I know why, thanks.

Nielsen Overnights
'The Walking Dead' Season 2 Finale Shatters its Own Record Ratings -- Again
By Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter's 'Live Feed' Blog - Mar. 19, 2012

Sunday's bloody and shocking episode of AMC's The Walking Dead shattered the zombie drama's own ratings record for a second time.

The series, based on the graphic novels created by Robert Kirkman, drew 9 million total viewers, collecting 6 million in the advertiser-coveted adults 18-49 and 5.3 million in the adults 25-54 and 3.2 million in the 18-34 demographics, besting its previous records from February's Season 2 midseason premiere. That episode, which came after the show's two-month hiatus, drew 8.1 million total viewers and 5.4 million viewers in 18-49 as well as 4.4 million in adults 25-54, both then-records in the demo.

The February numbers topped another mark set by the zombie drama, which came with October's 90-minute Season 2 premiere. That episode, which followed a nearly year wait after the six-episode freshman year of the drama starring Andrew Lincoln, marked a then-record for any basic drama in basic-cable history in the demos, drawing 4.8 million in 18-49 and 4.2 million in 25-54, shattering a nearly 10-year-old mark in the demos.

In the episode, the survivors learned the results of the Season 1 cliffhanger -- what Jenner whispered to Rick (Lincoln) at the CDC before its dramatic explosion. In addition, the final moments introduced the location of the third season -- the highly anticipated prison featured in the comics -- as well as the introduction of the iconic heroine, Michonne, featured in the series.

Sunday's finale was up drastically over the "monumental" penultimate episode, which featured the heavily hyped (and somewhat anticipated) departure of Jon Bernthal's Shane. Which drew 6.9 million total viewers and 4.6 million in 18-49, with 4.1 million in the 25-54 metric.

Sunday's Season 2 finale ranks as its highest-rated episode in series history and as the No. 1 drama series in basic cable history in the three demographics. In addition, the hour was up more than 50 percent in total viewers compared with its Season 1 finale. Including repeats at 11:30 p.m., the installment drew 10.5 million total viewers.

Sunday's record ratings come as Kirkman faces a lawsuit from childhood friend Tony Moore over financial compensation to the lucrative franchise.

AMC announced in January that the third season of the series, topped by showrunner Glen Mazzara, would expand to 16 episodes. Season 3 of The Walking Dead will begin in October.

Check out some ratings highlights from the series below.

1. Season 2 finale 3/18/12 -- 9 million total viewers, 6 million in 18-49, 5.3 million in 25-54

2. Season 2 midseason premiere 2/12/12 -- 8.1 million total, 5.4 million* in 18-49, 4.4 million* in 25-54

3. Season 2 premiere 10/17/11 -- 7.3 million total, 4.8 million* in 18-49, 4.2 million* in 25-54

4. Season 2 midseason finale 11/27/11 -- 6.6 million total, 4.5 million in 18-49, 3.9 million in 25-54

5. Season 1 finale 12/5/10 -- 6 million total, 4 million in 18-49, 3.5 million in 25-54

6. Season 1 premiere 10/31/10 -- 5.4 million total viewers, 2.7 million in 18-49

* Record at the time

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/liv...ratings-301516

Sweet!! It's always good to see great ratings on a show I watch.

That's awesome. Now how can we get those numbers over to Fringe?

I wish that could happen.

Had to admit I got a chuckle and it fits Daryl and Glen having fun with each other.