In Atlanta, Rick is rescued by a group of survivors, but they soon find themselves trapped inside a department store surrounded by walkers.In Atlanta, Rick is rescued by a group of survivors, but they soon find themselves trapped inside a department store surrounded by walkers.In Atlanta, Rick is rescued by a group of survivors, but they soon find themselves trapped inside a department store surrounded by walkers.
- Morales
- (as Juan Pareja)
- Jacqui
- (as Jeryl Prescott Sales)
- Walker Shot by Merle
- (uncredited)
- Siggard's Family Horse
- (uncredited)
- Walker
- (uncredited)
- Walker
- (uncredited)
- Walker
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn this episode, we somewhat controversially see a zombie use a rock to break a glass door and one is also able to scale a wire fence (while in the pilot episode, one tried to open a door). With the change of showrunners over the following seasons, the "walkers" have become more traditionally inert and are incapable of such thought-driven actions.
- GoofsWhen they are covering Rick and Glenn with guts, Rick hands T-Dog the key to the Merle's hand cuffs. But when everyone runs back upstairs to watch Rick and Glenn in the street, T-Dog is still on the roof with Merle from before, trying to contact the others on the talkie, showing that he has the key.
- Quotes
[the group starts to cover Glenn with the Walker guts]
Glenn: [Glenn groans] Oh God! Oh jeez. Oh, this is bad. This is really bad.
Rick Grimes: Think about something else... Puppies and kittens.
T-Dog: Dead puppies and kittens.
Andrea: [when Glenn vomits] That is just evil. What is wrong with you?
Jacqui: [Jacqui looks over to T-Dog, about Rick] Next time let the cracker beat his ass.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Walking Dead: The Journey So Far (2016)
- SoundtracksI'm A Man
(uncredited)
Written by Bo Diddley
Published by Jewel Music Publishing LTD/ARC Music Group
Performed by Black Strobe
2007 Playloudrecordings
Licensed courtesy of Playloudrecordings / Beggars Group
It's all about the forward pace here, as we are rarely allowed the opportunity to rest and catch our breath. The protagonists are always having to think their way out of situations. While 'Days Gone Bye' did its job in establishing the scenario and the characters, this episode wastes no time in putting people in peril.
And there are tensions within the group. Guest star Michael Rooker is another actor making his first series appearance here, as a trouble-making, volatile, racist hick named Merle. All of the acting is on point, though. Glenn proves himself to be VERY helpful, watching Ricks' predicament from his vantage point. Andrew Lincoln as Rick is the one who gets the bright idea of learning how to walk among walkers. Suffice it to say, it's not a method recommended for those with weak stomachs. The title of the episode is certainly appropriate. The sight of scores of these walkers (who are also repeatedly called "geeks" here) overrunning Atlanta is quite memorable: those streets are PACKED.
Good fun, overall, with a running time that is pretty succinct (45 minutes, all told) if you're watching this on DVD or Blu, and the commercial breaks are removed.
Seven out of 10.
- Hey_Sweden
- Nov 21, 2020
Details
- Runtime45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD