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The Walking Dead Season 2 Retrospective: Slow Burn or Boring?

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When The Walking Dead season 2 hit our screens, some people were really satisfied seeing the personal character drama between our group and Hershals group, seeing these people grow from who they were in season 1 and how their time in the apocalypse changes their outlook and morality. Other people, thought that the farm era of the show was a slog to get through, that nothing of importance really happened until the end, and it’s a skippable season.

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Late Night Driving - Broke In Summer

20 Comments

@BBZgler 2 years ago

It’s a miracle Carl survived the season and didn’t die like Sophia or Dale. He was just a kid and no one kept their eye on him.

@Adog00 2 years ago

I like to say this is my favorite season of the show, even though it was slow, the build up to Sophia’s reveal was plentiful and worth it. I loved Shane’s descent into madness, and how Rick took over his view in the later seasons, mirroring his once friend and enemy

@regent2125 2 years ago

This season aged beyond amazingly well.

@PrincessStinkbug 2 years ago

I think season 2 starts to become more artistic. Especially the fight scene in 18 Miles Out with the broken window. It's obviously no accident when you see Shane's reflection backing out as the walker is coming forward. Maybe I'm just simple but, that shot always impresses me.

@nickh7962 2 years ago

The bar scene is an absolute masterpiece. Nobody ever talks about it but it might be my favorite scene in the entire series

@chris.shamblin 2 years ago

I think season two is really the lynchpin for the whole series. It may not be everybody’s favorite season, but I do think it’s arguably the most important season.

@HenryOfSkalitz00 2 years ago

I actually fucking love season 1 and 2 because of the “slow burn” i think it’s extremely intriguing to see how these normal people go about traversing through something so unthinkable. Shanes true colors show, the group starts losing their humanity, Dale realizes what the world is coming too, Hershel still doesn’t know how bad things really are. I think its beautiful.

@pyroAdapt 2 years ago

It was one of the best seasons of the whole show. The complaints people usually throw at it are almost always regurgitations of complaints they heard elsewhere I've noticed. They never actually give reasons that show they actually watched it. Its usually just broad shit like "it's too slow and they never leave the farm". Like okay? What about the writing? The plot lines? The acting? The pay offs? The shit that actually matters! As far as those things go they nailed it on all fronts. People just love to bitch.

@BBZgler 2 years ago

The deaths that really hurt and changed the group: Otis, Sophia, Dale, and Shane. Otis caused Shane to become the villain and changed him for the worse while making everyone trust Shane less, Sophia caused them to lose hope and become darker and more brutal and willing to kill the living for the first time, Dale caused them to lose even more hope and to become at first more peaceful however that wouldn’t last, and Shane whose death caused Rick to take charge as the group’s leader. Season 2 deaths really changed the group and broke them.

@BrotherChestnut 2 years ago

I love that Hershel had the only no reload shotgun in the world. Dude was him.

@smileytownSF 2 years ago

The conflict between Shane & Rick is the perpetual conflict between the head & the heart, between certainty & faith, between 2 kinds of strength & 2 kinds of leadership.

@MistahJay7 2 years ago

Season 2 has this really comforting feeling whenever I go back and rewatch it. It just feels chill to watch again lol hard to really describe

@REL-420 2 years ago (edited)

Shane had the most impact on TWD. If it wasn't for him and the lessons he inadvertently tought the group they wouldn't have survived as along as they did. I stand by that.

@harrisonfech9713 2 years ago

As an adult now, I LOVE season 2. Shane is phenomenal and ricks transformation is so important for the story

@terrilord7102 2 years ago

"Beside The Dying Fire" is my favorite episode of the series..
Herschel: "This is my farm!"
Rick: "Not any more!"

@ry2950 2 years ago

The second half of Season 2 was some of the shows best moments.

I think the slowness of the first half was rough when watching on a week to week basis, but with it all out and available at once it has aged much better.

@WillyP313 2 years ago

I’ve been laughing a lot at the “I know what kind of man you are” memes. Shoutout out to Dale. Also Shane’s best character this season

@IstoleYourDoritos 2 years ago (edited)

literally the most important season of the show. this is the foundation for the characters going forward for the rest of the series. killing shane literally shapes rick for the whole show. it’s one of his most important character defining moments. will forever love season 2, truly a masterpiece and one of the best.

@mlmaven4965 2 years ago

season 2 aged like fine wine, ill take this character drama era of the show over the more action packed seasons like 6, 7, and 8

@Gamfluent 2 years ago

11:00 one thing I like about this whole barn scene is how in the end Shane didn’t make the hard decision he made the easy decision to open the barn doors and shoot, however Rick made the tough decision to put down Sophia