8.5/1016,704 votes#1 - What Lies Ahead
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/16/2011
Rick and the group leave Atlanta and encounter a threat on the highway the likes of which they've never seen. Elsewhere, the group search for a missing person.
Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton, Ernest R. Dickerson
Writer: Robert Kirkman, Frank Darabont
7.9/1015,298 votes#2 - Bloodletting
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/23/2011
Rick discovers a possible safe haven. Shane must go on a dangerous mission to get needed medical supplies.
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
Writer: Glen Mazzara
8.3/1015,205 votes#3 - Save the Last One
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/30/2011
The group desperately awaits Shane's return. Shane finds himself trapped in a school, surrounded by the undead. Daryl and Andrea search for someone in the woods.
Director: Phil Abraham
Writer: Scott M. Gimple
7.5/1014,775 votes#4 - Cherokee Rose
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 11/6/2011
Shane makes a deadly sacrifice which leads to unusual behavior and self-distancing. The rest of the group tries to hang on somewhere between living to die and dying to live.
Director: Billy Gierhart
Writer: Evan Reilly
8.0/1014,860 votes#5 - Chupacabra
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/13/2011
Concerned for their safety, the group makes a plan – one that Hershel disagrees with adamantly. He makes it clear the group is fine to stay for now, but not indefinitely.
Director: Guy Ferland
Writer: David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick
7.6/1014,492 votes#6 - Secrets
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/20/2011
Secrets are told and secrets are revealed. Hershel refuses to acknowledge the world’s new reality. Andrea comes out of her shell. Everyone is becoming more and more aware that “everything is food for something.”
Director: David Boyd
Writer: Angela Kang
9.2/1021,003 votes#7 - Pretty Much Dead Already
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/27/2011
Hershel sets a deadline. All secrets are out in the open. Glenn stands up for himself and Shane takes charge.
Director: Michelle MacLaren
Writer: Scott M. Gimple
8.2/1014,711 votes#8 - Nebraska
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 2/12/2012
Rick and the others try to restore order in the aftermath of a terrible discovery. Hershel takes up an old habit and disappears, Rick and Glenn must follow him into town.
Director: Clark Johnson
Writer: Evan Reilly
8.2/1014,216 votes#9 - Triggerfinger
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 2/19/2012
Rick, Hershel and Glen are trapped and fight to survive; Shane finds Lori in danger.
Director: Billy Gierhart
Writer: David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick
8.4/1014,711 votes#10 - 18 Miles Out
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 2/26/2012
Rick and Shane are in conflict over the fate of an outsider; Andrea helps Hershel's daughter face a crucial decision.
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
Writer: Glen Mazzara, Scott M. Gimple
8.5/1015,002 votes#11 - Judge, Jury, Executioner
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 3/4/2012
Rick sides with Shane causing Dale to worry that the group is losing its humanity; Carl's actions have unintended consequences.
Director: Greg Nicotero
Writer: Angela Kang
9.1/1018,122 votes#12 - Better Angels
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 3/11/2012
Someone dangerous may be loose near the farm; Rick, Shane, Daryl and Glenn keep the group safe.
Director: Guy Ferland
Writer: Glen Mazzara, Evan Reilly
9.2/1019,662 votes#13 - Beside the Dying Fire
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 3/18/2012
Rick and Carl find the farm in jeopardy; the group is split up in the chaos; Rick's leadership is questioned.
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
Writer: Robert Kirkman, Glen Mazzara
The Best Episodes of The Walking Dead Season 2
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Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma to find a post-apocalyptic world dominated by flesh-eating zombies. He sets out to find his family and...
Genres:Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:AMC
Season 2 Ratings Summary
"What Lies Ahead" is the best rated episode of "The Walking Dead" season 2. It scored 8.5/10 based on 16704 votes. Directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton, Ernest R. Dickerson and written by Robert Kirkman, Frank Darabont, it aired on 10/16/2011. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Bloodletting".