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The Walking Dead Season 2 Must Have Moments

While the show has drifted heavily from the comics, there are still some moments too awesome to pass up. Here are The Walking Dead Season 2 Must Have Moments.

Vincent Genovese By Vincent Genovese October 5, 2011
  

The first season of The Walking Dead hit the television landscape like a punch in the gut. In just six episodes, The Walking Dead provided some of the most visceral, disturbing horror ever displayed on the small screen. Family members, friends, horses — no character was safe on AMC's zombie-centric new series. But the show wasn't just about schlock. It was The Walking Dead's fleshed-out cast and its tear-inducing storylines that set it so far ahead of the pack. As a result, the show earned top-tier Golden Globe and Emmy Nominations, as well as the AFI award for "AFI TV Programme of the Year."

None of this would have been possible, however, without Robert Kirkman's fantastic source material. Kirkman's tightly-written tale of survival is one of the best examples of comics as high art. Although we understand — and appreciate — the narrative deviations the show has taken thus far, some of Kirkman's work is just too good to cut out. Here are The Walking Dead Season 2 Must Have Moments we want to see translated from page to screen.

What moments will make the season premiere? You'll have to watch Oct. 16 at 8/9c to find out yourself!

Beware, plenty of spoilers to follow!

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Breaking The News

In The Walking Dead comic, Lori's bearing more than just the secret of her adulterous affair with Rick's best friend; she's actually pregnant with Shane Walsh's child. This situation needs to be brought onto the show pronto. Although Shane is long past dead when this scene occurs in the comic, it would actually work better with him alive. By the end of The Walking Dead's first season, the Rick-Lori-Shane love triangle situation began to wear a bit thin. A baby would up the tension and increase the stakes tenfold.

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Credit: Image Comics

Meeting Tyreese

It's no surprise that Rick Grimes and ex-NFL player Tyreese meet early on in The Walking Dead comic. As fathers leading a band of survivors throughout a zombie apocalypse, their paths were bound to cross. Season 2 would be a perfect place to introduce Tyreese, along with his daughter Julie and her boyfriend Chris. Not only would it be interesting to see Tyreese and Carol's relationship play out on screen, adding another alpha-male into the mix would surely shake things up a bit.

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Credit: Image Comics

The Most Dangerous Game

One of the most shocking moments in The Walking Dead comic series is when Rick's son gets shot during a hunting expedition. The incident — while accidental in nature — proves how mankind is its own worst enemy, even in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. If the show can replicate even a fraction of this scene's power, season 2 is bound to be a success.

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Zombiesicle

If there's one thing The Walking Dead show needs, it's comic relief. We understand that jokes don't come easy in the face of looming horror, but that doesn't mean they have to be become extinct. Take this moment from The Walking Dead comic. When Dale trips over a frozen zombie, Glenn looks at it up close to see if it's dead. When the creature opens its jaw, Glenn goes tumbling back-first into the snow. The two characters laugh it up, forgetting their troubles for just a moment. When the world is going to hell around you, even a slight chuckle goes a long way.

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Credit: Image Comics

Wiltshire Estates

There's nothing sadder in life than crushed dreams — except when they are ripped, torn and eaten. That's exactly what happens when Rick and his band of survivors discover Wiltshire Estates. Wiltshire, a gated, upper-class housing community, represents everything the survivors long for: comfort, security, peace. They eventually shack up in one of Wiltshire's immense homes, only to discover that the place isn't entirely deserted. What happens after Rick discovers the "All Dead Do Not Enter" sign is bound to terrify any reader what a pulse. These are the kind of scenes the television series needs.

 
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