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The Best Episodes of The Walking Dead Season 2

Every episode of The Walking Dead Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Walking Dead Season 2!

The Best Episodes of The Walking Dead Season 2

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...
  1. Background image for What Lies Ahead
    8.5/10(17.5k votes)

    #1 - What Lies Ahead

    S2:E1

    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.

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  2. Background image for Bloodletting
    7.9/10(16.1k votes)

    #2 - Bloodletting

    S2:E2

    Rick discovers a possible safe haven. Shane must go on a dangerous mission to get needed medical supplies.

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  3. Background image for Save the Last One
    8.3/10(15.9k votes)

    #3 - Save the Last One

    S2:E3

    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.

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  4. Background image for Cherokee Rose
    7.5/10(15.5k votes)

    #4 - Cherokee Rose

    S2:E4

    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.

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  5. Background image for Chupacabra
    8.0/10(15.6k votes)

    #5 - Chupacabra

    S2:E5

    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.

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    7.6/10(15.2k votes)

    #6 - Secrets

    S2:E6

    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.”

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    Director:David Boyd
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  8. Background image for Pretty Much Dead Already
    9.3/10(22.1k votes)

    #7 - Pretty Much Dead Already

    S2:E7

    Hershel sets a deadline. All secrets are out in the open. Glenn stands up for himself and Shane takes charge.

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    8.2/10(15.4k votes)

    #8 - Nebraska

    S2:E8

    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.

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    Director:Clark Johnson
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    8.2/10(14.9k votes)

    #9 - Triggerfinger

    S2:E9

    Rick, Hershel and Glen are trapped and fight to survive; Shane finds Lori in danger.

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  11. Background image for 18 Miles Out
    8.4/10(15.4k votes)

    #10 - 18 Miles Out

    S2:E10

    Rick and Shane are in conflict over the fate of an outsider; Andrea helps Hershel's daughter face a crucial decision.

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  12. Background image for Judge, Jury, Executioner
    8.5/10(15.8k votes)

    #11 - Judge, Jury, Executioner

    S2:E11

    Rick sides with Shane causing Dale to worry that the group is losing its humanity; Carl's actions have unintended consequences.

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    Director:Greg Nicotero
  13. Background image for Better Angels
    9.1/10(19.2k votes)

    #12 - Better Angels

    S2:E12

    Someone dangerous may be loose near the farm; Rick, Shane, Daryl and Glenn keep the group safe.

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    9.2/10(20.7k votes)

    #13 - Beside the Dying Fire

    S2:E13

    Rick and Carl find the farm in jeopardy; the group is split up in the chaos; Rick's leadership is questioned.

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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 17526 votes. Directed by Ernest R. Dickerson, Gwyneth Horder-Payton 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".