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Because of the short length of the first season of The Walking Dead, producers decided to retain the idea until the following season. Initial talks of killing off the character commenced before the auditioning process of the series. Subsequently, Shane reanimates into a zombie and is later shot in the head by Carl Grimes. The episode features the death of Shane Walsh, who was stabbed in the chest by Rick Grimes. "Better Angels" was directed by Guy Ferland and written by Evan Reilly and showrunner Glen Mazzara. Jon Bernthal made his final regular appearance in this episode after his character is killed by Rick and Carl.
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Unbeknownst to them, Carl's gunshot has attracted the attention of a horde of walkers in the nearby woods that start to advance on their location. Rick is surprised when Carl fires at the reanimated body of Shane that was advancing on Rick from behind, killing him. Rick thinks Carl is upset that he killed Shane and tries to plead with him. As he is mourning, Carl walks up, and then aims his gun toward Rick.
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Shane collapses and dies, as Rick grieves for his lost friend. Rick continues to talk to Shane, allowing him to get close enough to stab Shane in the chest. Shane draws his gun on Rick, but Rick refuses to engage, challenging Shane to kill an unarmed man. Meanwhile, Shane continues to lead Rick back towards the farm, but Rick has grown suspicious that Shane wants to assassinate him and blame his death on Randall. They question how Randall had become a walker. Daryl and Glenn discover Randall, now reanimated as a walker, which they dispatch before investigating the body and finding he died from the broken neck, but had not suffered any bite marks from a walker. They split up, with Shane leading Rick in one direction. Rick, Shane, Daryl, and Glenn set off to find Randall. Shane lies that Randall had escaped and overpowered him before running into the woods. Shane returns just as Randall's absence is discovered. There, he breaks Randall's neck, killing him, and then smashes his own face against a tree and hides his gun. Shane sneaks into the barn, and takes Randall at gunpoint out into the woods, supposedly looking to join Randall's group. Shane Walsh is left speechless after Lori Grimes expresses all of her feelings to him, including uncertainty, regret, and appreciation toward her former lover in an attempt to keep him stationed with the group. A guilt-ridden Carl Grimes discloses his role in the events surrounding Dale's death, and Rick helps to console him.
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Hershel Greene allows the group to stay as winter approaches, and they help to gather supplies and secure the property from walkers. Rick Grimes, reflecting back on Dale's last words that the group is "broken," abandons Randall's execution and plans to release the boy. ĭale Horvath's death has profoundly impacted the group cohesion. This mental growth is displayed when he properly uses his gun to dispatch a zombified Shane and save his father's life.Īs creator Robert Kirkman describes: "That scene right there, Carl would never have had the strength to pull the trigger and save his father from Shane zombie if he hadn't had that ordeal with Dale and felt responsible for killing Dale because he wasn't able to shoot that zombie". This episode explores the depths of Shane's antagonistic behavior culminating in his murder of Randall ( Michael Zegen) and ultimately a fatal confrontation with Rick where he meets his own untimely demise.ĭale's death also influences the character development of Carl Grimes who has shown increased maturity in confronting the reality of the death of people close to him and the consequences of his actions. This episode features the death of Shane Walsh ( Jon Bernthal).
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" Better Angels" is the twelfth and penultimate episode of the second season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead, which aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on March 11, 2012.įollowing the death of Dale Horvath in the previous episode, this episode presents a shift in attitudes amongst the group members. IronE Singleton as Theodore "T-Dog" Douglas.Carl aims his gun at a reanimated Shane, who slowly walks towards Rick.