Starting off right where last episode left off, it shows Rick and his son trying to get back to the house while a shit load of Walkers start coming towards the farm. The two lock themselves in a barn while the others make a game plan for getting off the farm, arming themselves with every gun they can. Back at the barn, Rick and his son pour gas all over the barn and tells Carl to drop it when he gives the word. After goading the Walkers into the barn, Carl drops the lighter, igniting them while the others arrive in their getaway vehicles, killing the stragglers. Quickly, the farm is getting overrun by the Walkers while whoever was driving the RV gets devoured by the Walkers.
The ladies try to get Herschel to leave the farm, but he just keeps on shooting, hoping to give them cover. However it doesn't work as one of the girls gets eaten while the others try to escape. Everyone ends up scattering and Rick saves Herschel's life and convinces him to leave the farm with him, hoping to find the others somehow. Everyone leaves the farm, not knowing if the others made it or got eaten by the Walkers as scenes of the overrun farm are shown.
The next morning, everyone is still freaking out, wondering who made it and questioning if they are the only ones who made it off the farm. Rick, Carl, and Herschel make it to a survivor camp, hoping to find Lori there. Rick tells his kid to calm down and Herschel tells Rick to take Carl to safety. Herschel tells Rick that he'll stay behind, saying that he has nothing left to live for anyway. Eventually, everyone meets up where Rick is and people start wondering what happened to the others, the ones who died on the farm. The caravan of survivors leave, deciding that the last member of their group is either dead or on the run and that there is no way to find her.
Cue Andrea, showing that she is still alive but running low on ammo. Back with Rick and the group, they discover that they are low on gas and ammo. They decide to set up a camp and, more importantly, that they must stick together at any cost. Though the group is doubting his theory, Rick is determined that there is a place where they can stay and make a fortress. Rick tells the group that everyone is infected, revealing that he was told in the last finale that everyone is infected by the zombie plague. Keeping up with the reveals, Rick admits to Lori that he killed Shane, stating that he had no choice when Shane attacked him. Lori is not too happy by this and Rick seems to be all by himself now that his reveals are all out.
Back with Andrea, we see that she has no ammo and is tired. She gets attacked by a Walker but gets saved by a hooded person carrying two walkers in chains behind them. Back at camp, the group starts considering turning on Rick, upset about him keeping the CDC secret from them. The group tries to go find supplies but Rick won't let them. As the episode ends, we are shown a shot of something in the background. But what is it?
Review
Holy crap. That was one kick-ass finale. So much drama and killing. That was beastly. They answered so many questions but that still lead to more. Obviously, the big thing in the episode is that the group left the farm and are thrust out in the world again. This time, however, they don't have a lot of ammo and everyone is edgy, busting Rick's balls every chance they get. Rick, thanks to all the stuff that's happened the past few episodes, is no longer a push over and is ready to take control of this group. He's a man who has been pushed over the edge and I'm wondering if this is just a phase or if it is Rick's new personality. Something interesting is the return of the helicopter, first seen in the pilot. One has to wonder if it is tied into the building shown at the end of the episode (prison?). The only thing I didn't like about the episode was Lori's attitude when Rick tells her about him killing Shane. But besides that, this episode was balls to the wall from the get go and it was a great finale.
After catching up on the entire second season over the past few weeks, I am totally in love with the Walking Dead. It is probably my second favorite scripted show, behind just Warehouse 13. The long wait between seasons means that I will probably start reading the Walking Dead in comics form, just because I've heard that they are so good.
Grade: 9.5 out of 10
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