I remember how shocked I was when this aired and Sophia came out of the barn

This is the episode where Rick officially became the leader. The only one who was worthy enough to put Sophia down, as hard as he knew it was gonna be.

I didn't catch it during the first viewing but I did on the second: Herschel says to Rick that it was Otis's job to snare and barn the walkers. So I think sometime before Otis shot the deer, he must have found Sophia and put her in the barn and never told anyone. He must not have been around to hear about the search for her before Shane shot and sacrificed him. I do think that Sophia must have been seen during the walker feeds, though.

A lot of times I agree with Shane but it’s how he handles the situation. He always comes off as hotheaded and unhinged.

Sophia coming out of the barn…I remember seeing that episode for the first time and being in such a shock - so sad 😭

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Funny how Shane was all badass until Sophia came out. Everyone (mainly Shane) wants to be the leader until it's time to make the really hard decisions.

RIP Sophia

to be fair Lori did sleep with Shane less then 1-2 weeks after her husband "died". In my book that still kinda counts as cheating, or at least shows that you don't really care all that much that he is gone. You wouldn't sleep with his best friend one week after his death if you really still love him.

otis job was to get the stray walkers so herchel didnt know about sofia only otis did shane killed him before he had the chance to tell the group there is a child walker in the barn

I remember missing the premier of this episode, I think due to work. My mom watched it tho and cried. We were both such huge fans of the show in those days lol Also: I'm pretty sure there's a line somewhere that states Otis was the one who was putting walkers in the barn, so there's a high chance Hershel didn't even know Sophia was in there, since Otis probably found her and put her in there on the first or second day she was missing.

While they aren't people anymore, understanding that Hershel and his family still Think they are people and their family, Shane was to them murdering their family in front of them. And in the end he was fine putting down Hershel's family in front of them, when it came to one of their own, he couldn't do it, and Rick had to step up. If Shane feels fine killing Hershel's family in front of him, then he should also be able do the same for one of his group, not even his family.

i like commentary afterwards too. they have a mature, empathetic view on all the characters

Wow Dawn, good thing y'all watched another Home Alone after this, otherwise you might have gotten some coal for showing them this one before Christmas 😄Feliz Navidad y prospero año! 🎄 I don't like Shane much, but I think he's an excellent character. Jon brought so much depth to someone who's basically just hot-tempered in the comics, and honestly I feel he makes a better guard dog than a leader because when he's in charge, he only wants to do things his way, and he only listens to others when it's personally advantageous. In a world like this that'll keep some people alive for the short term, but it's not a way to rebuild a society. I was starting to warm up to Maggie though, since she was the catalyst for getting Glenn to speak up for himself more.

In most states, if a child is born to a married couple, even if the biological father is not the spouse, under the law, the husband is the child's father and he is responsible for it.

This episode is truly amazing and once again, an amazing reaction and discussion afterwards :) Happy holidays!

Love your reactions. I know I'm late commenting on this but Lori said that Shane would never be the father because even if it is his baby she can't let him help raise him. It's not like she could give shane the baby on the weekends because of the world they live in now. They live under the same roof and it would create tension.

This is one of the most heartbreaking moments in the show. Unfortunately, not number one, or even number two in my mind, but definitely top five.

I often felt that if Shane was able to share the responsibility of raising Carl & the baby (even if he wasn't a part of Lori's life); and if Lori didn't shut him down so hard, that he might have not spiraled so much. But, I also thought that Dale was a dead man when Shane went to the wood to find him. It looked like he was becominng a very dangerous threat to anyone who opposed him. Mom is right. The moment Shane opened the barn doors, he put everyone in danger. At least before, they had time to consider the options. Yes, the walkers were a threat, every minute they were in there, but it is Hershel's property, and it's only by his good grace that they were there, and that Carl was alive. They needed to discuss options. Which is what Rick is trying to convey to Hershel.

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I was so shocked that Sophia died because she lives in the comics and Marries Carl and has a daughter named Andrea

Happy Christmas Everyone, and l love you Storm Akima.

The barn is the symbolic structure that houses, and contains, the contents of the Id. Terrific scene.

One of my favorite episodes this season.

It is too bad that Rick and his group were too busy fighting off Walkers to think about celebrating the Holidays. Merry Christmas to you and your families.

It's amazing to think how different things would have been if Shane dale and glen acted differently.

One of the best episodes ever

They're also wasting food by "feeding" the zombies chickens and other animals. They don't even need to eat.

Merry Christmas!

Everyone acts like it's easy until it's someone they used to know. And only Rick does the right thing in that moment.

This is when Hershel pissed me off he put their lives in danger with out telling them what he had in that barn

The Walking Dead Season 2 Episode 7 " Pretty Much Dead Already" November 27, 2011

the best reactions

Shane was right

I'm so happy you're reacting to TWD again...ty so much for your time.

Ricks reaction did it for me he felt like it was his fault and his sole reaction to what happened the moment he takes up that gun gave me chills

I whole heartedly disagree on the Lori comments at end of the episode. I could see your point a bit more if Shane was acting like a reasonable, mentally there member of the group. But with his current mindset I'd keep that baby as far from Shane as possible. He's dangerous...

Rein-Cheetah lmao

While I understand what you were getting at with Lori shutting Shane down with it being possibly his child. Your assumption is based on that its defiantly his child. If its 100% Ricks then he shouldn't be a secondary dad to the child that isn't his. In this situation were you will never know who's kid it is, the decision would reside in what the mother wants, because we know 100% that it will be her child. Lori has no obligation to include Shane in the parenting of her baby because of this.

otis is the only one you put sofia in there herchel and his family didnt know shane killed otis before he could say he found a little girl walker it seems like every reactor assumes herchel and his famliy already knew

Well, what a lovely christmas eve episode that was!

otis had probably found sophia and put her in the barn before he accidently shot carl and everythinh got really chaotic at that moment, the group was split up and it was never mentioned the group was looking for sophia until after otis died so its possible noone but otis knew she was there even feeding them its likely to be hard to spot her in a group of walkers in a place thats mostly dark.

Merry Christmas and hope you all have a wonderful holiday

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happy holidays! these walking dead ones are my fav, especially since it's been the good seasons. kinda went downhill after s3/4

It’s Loris decision

This episode was a lot and still is impactful no matter how many times I see it

In most circumstances I advocate that the father should have a say. But this is an exception. That's Rick's wife, not Shane's, end of story. He shouldn't have been with her in the first place so soon after the supposed death of his brst friend. That was wrong. A bit more time should have passed. But bottom line, Rick is still there, she's still his wife, Shane needs to feck off and show respect.

So I am behind watching your reactions but I am a little confused at the Shane/Lori input. With her saying that Shane will not be the father, it’s Ricks baby or even how she is “pushing Shane away”, what else is she supposed to do? Her husband is back, Is she supposed to date them both? Is she supposed to hold hands with Shane around the farm and sleep with Rick at night. She needs to separate her family from Shane in that sense. She is with her husband and honestly Shane was a mistake. However I truly believe that given a year or more of a bad relationship between Lori and Rick, I find it very possible that Shane would have been a comforting ear. But she’s owes him nothing at this point.

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Man I really wish Shane was in seasons 7 and 8

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Shane since the beginning has always been right especially looking back now after 10 seasons. Wish he went about it way differently tho

Ottis put Sophia in there

what happened to the walking dead reactions with your friends?

And Shane was right again. He is always right. But he is going the wrong way.

React pls now no way home

This is that first one. By season 7 will be used to it and then.. BANG! But i won't give any spoilers tho

The cutting is just pathetic

I believe Rick knows for sure it's not his baby due to the fact he didn't have sex with Lori for some time it seems. Only Rick and Lori would know that. How long was Rick in the hospital? A couple of weeks maybe? How long did it take for him to reunite with Lori? It could have been weeks that he was wondering through his home town before he met Morgan, found a horse, galloped into Atlanta, met Glenn, and reunited with his family. It seems like a matter of days when watching it on tv, but realistically it could've been months. I don't exactly know how much I would desire having sex with my ex partners wife, but that is another story. Lastly, why would Lori and Shane have unprotected sex in the first place? IRRESPONSIBLE.