Nearly a month after the
Season 2 Season Finale aired (March 18, 2012) I finally saw the second half of
season 2
The second season of AMC's television series The Walking Dead premiered on October 16, 2011 on AMC and featured 13 episodes. The series is based on the series of comic books of the same name by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard; it was developed for television by Frank Darabont, who serves as executive producer for the second season along with Robert Kirkman and Glen Mazzara. The season finale episode was viewed by a record-breaking 9.0 million viewers, making it the highest rated episode of the series, and the most viewed episode of an original series on AMC, in history. -Wikipedia
For the record the 13
episodes were broken in half with the first seven airing, a mid season break
and the last six airing about 2 months later. Below are the comments I jotted
down with my reactions. I would usually LIVE TWEET it with the rest of my
film/TV friends @NotherBrother, but I
don’t like watching week to week on too many shows and this one was one of
them. In retrospect I’m glad I did which I will explain at the end.
WARNING: There will be some
spoilerish stuff, but nothing major and as the title of this blog states
PROFANITY MAY BE NECESSARY.
NEBRASKA
TRIGGERFINGER
JUDGE, JURY EXECUTIONER
Mostly talk as well, but very good story with a major death
BETTER ANGELS
BESIDE THE DYING FIRE
NEBRASKA
- About the shooting at the end of the previous episode the “Mid Season Finale”, Rick self booking his own guilt trip? Shock-kerr
- Shane still being a dick Shock-kerr
- Ok where TF was Laurie going? (the car stuff) She’s causing more problems that she's solving. Smh
- “Hershel goes missing, but Rick and Glenn find him in the town bar, drinking and lamenting the folly of his hope of a cure for his family.”
- Well GOTDAMN Rick in that bar scene! Show em why they call you Dirty Rick…well they don’t, but they should!
TRIGGERFINGER
- Just finished S2:E9 Triggerfinger & *YAWN* this should be called “The Walking Said” they talk so much
- Did not like the shaky ass camera movement from director Billy Gierhart
- Starts off STRONG in the pre-credits
- About time Rick confront Shane. He's already on the f*cking edge and delusional.
- The credits say directed by Ernest Dickerson. Kewl!
- About time Rick & Shane go Mano o Mano
- The scenes with Rick, Shane & dude were great. The scenes with suicidal girl at the farm *YAWN*
- Ricky's triple shot with the pile on—F*CKING HOT!
JUDGE, JURY EXECUTIONER
Mostly talk as well, but very good story with a major death
BETTER ANGELS
- KICK.ASS.OPEN!
- 15 min Lori apologizes to Shane. Shane must be going to die
- WTF is Shane doing with prisoner dude.
- Oh that's what. Shane is effing nuts
- About time Rick!
- HOLY F*CK that ending!
BESIDE THE DYING FIRE
- REALLY GREAT open showing the migration of the walkers!
- Ok so the show saved their entire makeup budget for the season finale!
- That’s all I’m going to say about the plot details. An EXCELLENT Season Finale. Bar none!
- There was scuttlebutt that one of the show creators Frank Darabont left the show over budget concerns. It was stated that the network was worried about the huge make-up budget the show would have if they had lots of zombies every week.
- I totally get the whole concept behind The Walking Dead. It’s about the survivors after this zombie apocalypse and what happens to them. It’s about what happen to regular people after the world goes to hell. I get that, but GEE WHIZ did they need to talk as freekin much? There were like whole episodes where 80% was TALK. As I said above “this should be called “The Walking Said” they talk so much”.
- It seems like “The Walking Said” somehow acknowledged that those rumors about budget were true. Besides the exposition purposes, it seemed like they were REALLY trying to save money on zombie make-up especially in these last six episodes. Of course there was zombie stuff, but a HUGE budget was spent in the Season Finale. HUGE!
- In the end, in the last six episodes of Season 2, the first three were eh, but the last three ROCKED! I’m glad I didn’t have to wait week to week for the first three and especially the last three! They were awesome. Hopefully Season Three will just as good!
ADDITIONAL INFO
TWO great article reactions
to the Season Two Finale
Hollywood Reporter
'The Walking Dead'
Dissection: Glen Mazzara and Robert Kirkman Spill on the Bloody Finale
Who was the sword-wielding
woman? Who almost was killed off but survived? What did Jenner whisper to Rick
and how did the group respond? The showrunner and executive producer/comic book
creator answer burning questions about the season finale and look ahead to
their biggest year yet.
[Warning: This story
contains major spoilers about the Season 2 finale of AMC's The Walking Dead,
titled "Beside the Dying Fire."] Read it HERE
Huffington Post
'The Walking Dead' Finale
Recap: The Best Episode Since The Pilot?
Maureen Ryan TV critic, The
Huffington Post
