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This is the thirteenth and final episode of the second season of Walking Dead and it's just fantastic and a little sad as well. But comic-book fans should he happy as there is plenty of action and gore to go around. I was sad because I have become familiar with the Greene farm, but that all came to an end here. Just as well, action, gore, and deaths are prevalent in this episode.

In this episode, "Beside the Dying Fire," Rick and Carl found out a horde of walkers discovered Herschel's farm which caused chaos as everyone is separated into groups. But once everyone, besides Andrea reunites eventually, Rick confesses to Lori that he murdered Shane which shocks and frightens her. As people question his leadership, Rick says "this is not a democracy anymore."

Overall, this is an excellent finale and I like how Season 1's finale play a role here as Rick tells everyone Jenner's secret. I liked the characterization of Rick and how he changes to be the leader everyone wants to see. I also liked the last scene where we see the shot of a fortified prison and that may be a sign for things to come. I rate this episode 10/10.

In what is supposed to be a bad, slow paced season (I disagree), the finale ends on a high note.

Carl put down walker Shane and doing so brought a giant herd onto the farm. A large one too, this is the biggest threat the group has faced yet.

The group is forced to split across the land driving around to pop off as many walkers as they can, Rick and Carl set fire to the barn as a distraction, Andrea is surrounded and the group think she dies but she ends up living and is saved by an unknown figure holding a katana.

Side characters like Patricia and Jimmy get torn apart by the dead and eventually the farm is overrun so the group split literally.

They end up reuniting at the end on the same road where Sophia went missing, this is where a great plot twist happens. Jenner told Rick that everyone is infected and that the virus is airborne. Also Rick becomes a full on leader and tells the group they cant leave with a very iconic line "This isn't a democracy anymore".

This another solid episode. Fast paced action from front to rear. Rick finally starts to rule with an iron fist. The only thing that bugs me was Hershel. He is unloading that shotgun with limited reloading and no bandolier. Where is all that ammunition coming from. He would need an assault pack with the amount of firing he was doing.

A horde of walkers hear Carl's gunshot and they head to the farm. Rick and Carl run to the barn and the survivors get the weapons to defend the house. Rick and Carl burn down the barn and Jimmy drives the camping bus to the back of the barn to rescue Rick and Carl, but he is eaten alive by the walkers. Patricia is also caught by the walkers and Andrea saves Carol but is presumed dead and left behind. The rest of the group flees in a truck with Rick, Carl and Hershel; another truck with T-Dog, Beth and Lori; a car with Glenn and Maggie; and a motorcycle with Daryl and Carol.

When Rick's truck runs out gas, they decide to stop and camp during the night. Rick discloses to the group that Dr. Edwin Jenner, from the CDC, told him that they are all infected. Further he also tells what happened to Shane. Meanwhile Andrea is saved by a mysterious character.

"Beside the Dying Fire" could have been the best episode of the Second Season of The Walking Dead. The massive attack of walkers to the farm is breathtaking and I have startled at least twice during the chaotic situation. The plot point with the revelation of Rick that they are all infected is another great moment in this show. The mysterious guy that saves Andrea is intriguing.

Unfortunately, the reaction of Lori is ridiculous and incoherent since she had poisoned Rick telling that Shane was a dangerous man and now that her husband has taken an attitude, she reacts that way. The other weak point in this episode is when Rick tells to Lori that he killed Shane without any care with the words. What reaction would he expect telling the survivors the way he did that they are all infected and he killed Shane? Now only in October we will see the continuation of this engaging story. My vote is nine.

Title (Brazil): "Beside the Dying Fire"

Note: On 10 April 2016, I saw this show again.

Episode 13 is the finale for season 2. The main thing about this episode is all about how they got out from those zombies. But there are some things interesting. Although it is a cold episode, at least we know how Shane and Randell changed. But there wasn't that much in details. I really want to know more, like how it got into their systems and how did it started to work? One important thing is how did they infect? Seems like I need to keep watching and watching to know about it.

One thing finished and another mystery started. The one who rescued Andrea is another mystery. I really want to know what that is. Seems to be a mystery person.

I kind of don't like Lori after she knows about how Shane died. Rick should have told the complete thing like Shane told Rick that Shane is better than him for Lori and Carl. I felt really angry when I heard that. Unfortunately, Rick didn't tell him, that leads to unnecessary problems. When I saw Lori's reaction after she knew Rick killed Shane, I feel like Lori loves Shane more than she does to Rick. I really don't like her seems to be like that. I means Rick already told her that Shane tried to kill him, so, Lori should be glad that her husband didn't die in Shane's hands. She should even glad that Rick eliminated the threat. Instead, she angry at him. I really don't like her for that.

I think Rick didn't tell them about they all are infected was right. What good will that come from it? If they know about it, they will kill themselves to prevent one day, they turn into zombies? It's better for them not to know about it. And also I like Rick being direct. He tells everything clearly now, there wouldn't be any problems later. So, the way Rick handles people is a better method for this condition.

All in all, this episode doesn't have that much good stuffs but it still makes a fine episode. The walking dead always makes me keep watching the next and next episodes. I'd say the show is superb.

"But if you stay, let's keep something clear, this in not a democracy anymore." An helicopter run by who knows who led the walkers to the farm. The group escapes and split. Andrea runs by a mysterious woman with 2 walkers as slaves. The group reunites and Rick confess the group that everyone is infected whatever it is, everyone have it. And that he killed Shane. Lori can't see him even tough she practically said to him to kill him because he was a danger. And now Rick have officially become a dictator.

The latest episode of the walking dead surprised me. Lots of walkers, blood and action. It wasn't another soap opera episode. It kind of reminded me of lost a bit. Rick going saddam hussien on everybody's ass, Hershel turns into rambo, t-dawg gets more than one minute on air and glenn actually stands up to his girlfriend!!! Sadly though all good things must come to a screwed up lori and idiotic carl. Lori, who i may remind you, a couple of episodes before told rick to deal with shane (and she meant kill him) comes to know about shane's death in the final stages of the episode, by rick, and she goes berserk on him, as if he were some kind of murderer. I mean what kind of guy kills a guy who tried to rape his wife and shoot him after trying to kill him with a wrench, especially when his wife told him? MURDERER!!! (yes sheldon that was sarcasm) And carl, oh dear carl... Why do the producers give carl an actual part, he is stupid, careless and overall annoying. Now we can all agree that rick is one of favored characters of the show(of course not as much as the awesome hooded samurai that saves andrea) and in the end he is the lead character. but that carl is going to get him killed. All in all good episode, great one if it wasn't for lori's drama and carl's stupidity.

Most of the viewers watching "The Walking Dead" finale were finally happy to see the group leave the farm. I couldn't be more happy to see the barn go up in flames. Now my response isn't a "Finally, they left the farm" because it is just the opposite. I was happy to see the farm become overrun by walkers because of Rick's speech that I will get to later.

The episode itself started off with walkers seeing a helicopter fly by in a city (the same helicopter that Rick saw in the Pilot) and they begin to walk in that direction. As the walkers continue to follow the same direction, they hear Carl's gunshot and they immediately change directions and enter the vicinity of the farm. While I personally don't think it was a good way to show how the walkers came out of the forest, it doesn't ruin the experience. Because by the time the credits role, you are ready to see Hershel and his family team up with the group and defend the farm. The first half hour or so is all about killing zombies and they did it pretty well. Whether it was Andrea shooting out of a car while T-Dog ran over zombies or Rick setting the barn full of walkers on fire with Carl, the episode never ceased to be suspenseful.

However, some were unable to make it out alive as Jimmy was eaten alive in the RV and Patricia's neck was completely torn off. But they are the only two characters that died. I was actually surprised that Hershel did not come to his end especially when he told the group, "This is my farm, I'll die here." but it never came to be. Though I am happy that he is alive as he is one of my favorite characters. The other person I thought was going to die was Carol who basically serves no purpose whatsoever. After losing Sophia in the mid-season finale, you have to wonder if there is any reason to keep her alive.

There are many other strong points to this episode. One of the biggest is Andrea running for her life in the woods. Sure she wasted all of her ammo and even bashed some heads in with her gun but I was really surprised when a hooded person comes out of nowhere and decapitates a zombie attacking her. Now I never read the comics so I have no idea who this character is but I can't wait to finally see who this person is. Another big plot twist was that Rick told the group that they are all infected with this virus. The doctor at the military base at the end of Season 1 whispered into his ear but didn't believe him until he saw Shane come back from the dead. But the whole group felt a little betrayed that Rick did not tell them when he first heard it. This then led to an amazing speech by Rick. His speech was filled with so much anger. He's sick and tired of everyone questioning his actions even though he had to kill his own best friend to save the group. The last couple of words he said was, "This isn't a democracy anymore" which basically says that the group will listen to Rick no matter what anyone else believes. Outstanding way to end the season. I couldn't have loved it anymore.

The episode didn't come without it's problems unfortunately. The main problem was Lori. When Rick said that he killed Shane, she felt betrayed that Rick would actually do that or she felt so angry that it actually came to this . . . I don't get it. In one episode, she was telling Rick that Shane is dangerous and won't stop until he gets what he wants and in another she was telling Shane how she feels so bad for screwing up Shane's life. The writing on Lori's character is so dumb it's not even funny. Fix the writing or drop the character because it's not working.

"Beside the Dying Fire" wasn't the best episode of the season but it sure was one of the more exciting. They ended the season very well. They got rid of the farm, Rick has become a more darker character and the democracy they once knew is completely gone. Dale would be ashamed.

9.6/10

Season 2 Review: Season 2 started off slowly. The whole Sophia plot was unnecessary and it lasted way too long. Sure the change in Shane's character kept us interested in the first half of the season but it wasn't enough to really make us feel emotional for any character. But when the second half began, it was fantastic. The episodes became fast paced and characters that we loved died. Dale and Shane were some of the best characters this series has to offer and with them gone, it'll be interesting to see how the other characters become. There are memorable scenes from this season: Shane killing Otis, everyone's infected, and the climatic scene between Shane and Rick. Sure the season had its problems (mostly in writing) but they weren't really noticeable to be problem. "The Walking Dead" will return in the fall and hopefully this prison (seen in the final moments of the finale) will bring some new characters and new conflicts to a group that is now being ruled under a dictator.

Season 2: 9.4

This was an absolutely superb season; the setting was perfect and it made for many intense and shocking moments, the character development was prominent in many members of the group, the storyline and plot was intriguing and always kept us on the edge of our seats and there were even some rather major deaths throughout. In my opinion, the second season of AMC's 'The Walking Dead' was a huge improvement after a great but not incredible first season, despite a fantastic pilot episode. The last few episodes of this series have been packed full of blood, deaths and startling moments, but I believe the season finale takes the top spot.

After Rick had no choice but to eliminate his best friend (Shane) as Shane was planning on shooting him, the survivors were all eager to fully understand what had happened. In the penultimate episode, Dale's brutal demise was really unpleasant and emotional, which made Shane's death even more unanticipated and dark. Rick tells his wife Lori about the incident and says that in desperate circumstances sometimes you have to do what has to be done. Following his confession, Lori seemed relatively angry and upset about Shane's murder, although she was clearly relieved that she's now in a safer position. Rick later informs the entire group that he was responsible for the passing of Shane, which results in elation, but also sadness.

Previously, Andrea was my least favourite character, due to her appalling decision making (eg. Shooting Daryl), unnecessary attitude and evident weakness, however in this episode, she seemed to be doing a brilliant job taking down several walkers, which has changed my opinion on her slightly.

Hershel was practically forced by the others to unbridle his inner fighter, after the barn zombies (who he believed were just sick people who needed to be cured) were mercilessly slaughtered in the seventh episode of the series. It was really powerful to see such a substantially religious man helping everyone out with killing to defend the farm, even though they were the primary reason his home was destroyed.

At the beginning of the episode, I thought it was cool seeing how the walkers managed to reach the survivors and invade the farm in the first place by following the helicopter in which Rick was also using for navigation in the first moments of the series. The episode was one of the most thrilling and action-packed of them all, as the main storyline is just one epic final battle against the walkers, as Hershel's farm becomes increasingly destructed.

The end of this episode sees Rick aggressively speaking to his team and reassuring them that they will stay alive as long as they stick together, but Andrea has just encountered a mysterious figure in the forest, with two armless people after they saved her life. Upon hearing Rick's ideas, Glenn and Carol have differing thoughts, which an assertive Rick immediately dismisses. This lines up series three to be a really exciting and strong season and I am confident that it will be.

Luego del gran cliffhanger del episodio, este episodio empieza con la formacion de la horda y como es que llega a la granja. puntos buenos: la direccion del episodio es increible. la accion del episodio es la mejor de toda la temporada, los caminates generan mucho terror. todos los personajes tiene su momento y son increibles. las muertes de jim y patricia son espectaculares y grotescas. las interacciones de los personajes me encanto. la toma final de la granja me encanto. el reencuentro de los personajes fue muy bueno y emotivo. la revelacion de que todos estan infectados fue epico y me dio escalofrios. el personaje de rick me encanto y si desarrollo a lo largo del episodio me encanto. la aparicion de michonne fue espectacular. la escena final fue epica y increible, y lo que dice rick es uno de los mejores monologos de la serie. un gran final de temporada que deja un gran cliffhanger After the great cliffhanger of the episode, this episode begins with the formation of the horde and how it arrives at the farm. good points: the direction of the episode is incredible. the action of the episode is the best of the whole season, the walks generate a lot of terror. All the characters have their moment and they are incredible. Jim and Patricia's deaths are spectacular and grotesque. the interactions of the characters I loved. I loved the final shot of the farm. the reunion of the characters was very good and emotional. The revelation that everyone is infected was epic and gave me chills. I loved Rick's character and if I developed throughout the episode I loved it. The appearance of Michigan was spectacular. The final scene was epic and incredible, and what Rick says is one of the best monologues of the series. a great end of the season that leaves a great cliffhanger

I really like this series, it is very well thought off and executed, but i have some problems with this particular episode. for example, when Rick and Carl jump from the burning barn on the top of the van, why didn't the driver immediately drove, why did they even tried to get down from the roof? Rick could have shouted "go,go ,go" , but instead of that they both tried to get down. also the driver got killed by walkers, but who the hell goes inside a group of zombies in a van with its windows open?

i really didn't get this. otherwise, this series is very entertaining with very good messages in between.

What an episode. The walkers storming the farm is terrifying, and seeing the group desperetaly trying to escape is really well made. At first they try to fight the walkers off which is very entertaining, especially seeing Hershel defend his family farm.

When the group realises that the farm is lost they are forced to abandon it, and not everyone makes it out alive. I also really like how everyone gets split up and have to fend for themselves, even though they all (except Andrea) get reunited later. The reunion scene is beautiful too and creates a feeling of hope in an otherwise dark episode.

The episode ends with the group out in the wilderness which sets up the next season very well.

A brilliant end to a fantastic season, 10/10.

This season finale is good, but not a lot more than that for me. It's cool seeing a (rather small) herd tear down the farm and the ending with Rick becoming somewhat of a dictator was really interesting as well.

The first three episodes of season 2 were amazing were really exciting and emotional. Especially epiosode 2. That ending with Shane, damn! (I also love the fact that AMC shows make characters go bald when they become more and more conflicted. I'm looking at you Breaking Bad).

The episode I see more as a season finale was the episode before this one. The best part of this season has been Shane and his growing hatred for Rick. Ultimately that clashes in the penultimate episode.

The final episode of 'The Walking Dead' nearly worked. For the first half, it was excellent. Zombies everywhere (which is what the show initially promised, not a soap opera), fire, death, gunfire. It was action-packed as you would expect with a season finale.

However, the writers couldn't resist going back to their soapy ways: I was glad a lot of the characters survived but there are two (Lori and Carl) who don't really do anything but cause trouble. The two deaths in this episode were extremely graphic but it wasn't exactly risky killing off the two characters with the least amount of screen time. After the farm invasion and what's left of the group meet up again, it just falls back into its boring place. With Lori angry at Rick for whatever reason, various little tiffs amongst the group and 'The Walking Dead's' favourite trick, to turn one of the cast into an antagonist within one episode. They did it with Shane and now with Rick. There's no real explanation for Rick being so angry with the group, they have a valid reason for being angry at him, except from Lori.

Overall, the finale is good, not great, but good. It can frighten you and makes you jump frequently throughout the first half hour. After that however, it's just like every other episode. This season as a whole has been disappointing, it did answer some questions left unanswered in season one, but only in this last episode. There will hopefully be some interesting developments next season (with Andrea, Daryl and Carol) which means I haven't quite given up on this show yet.