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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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Credit: Image Comics

Herschel's Farm

In the comic, after Rick's son is accidentally shot, he is taken to a farm owned by veterinarian Herschel Green (when the world is overrun by zombies, you can't be too choosey about your doctors). It is there that Rick and the rest of survivors meet Herschel's large and eclectic family. The scene where everyone meets is heartbreaking when compared to the horror that is unleashed on the residents only a few pages later. It is moments like this that separate The Walking Dead from most horror series. Characters are more than just slabs of meat. They are real, living and breathing people that we care for; partly because we see so much of ourselves in them. Let's hope this moment makes the cut.

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Credit: Image Comics

Sad Romance

The sexual tension between Dale and Andrea is played out pitch-perfect on the television series. However, a "will they, won't they" scenario can only deliver so long before it turns into a yawn-fest. Instead of dragging it out, the comic allows Dale and Andrea to give in to their secret desires. Rather than being gratuitous, this scene displays the most primal, and most real, elements of humanity. In a medium that's often dismissed as childish, this moment is painfully mature.

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Credit: Image Comics

Herschel's Secret

"The barn... That's where we keep all our dead ones." Just when Rick and the survivors are getting cozy at Herschel's Farm, these words turn everything on its head. Herschel, a man who dedicated his life to healing creatures, refuses to kill zombies. Instead, he stores the undead in his barn with hopes that a cure will one day be found. His argument with Rick over the killing of the "dead ones" brings up questions of ethics rarely touched upon in zombie flicks. Why not carry it over onto the television series? 

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Credit: Image Comics

Glenn's Day In The Sun

After all Glenn has done for the camp — you know scavenging city streets for food scraps and all — doesn't he deserve a little love?  In the comic, he gets it from Herschel's frisky, bluntly-spoken daughter, Maggie. It would be nice if Glenn had a love interest on the show as well. Plus, the scene above would be hilarious to watch. 

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Credit: Image Comics

Release The Horde

Alfred Hitchcock defined suspense as a bomb under the table that may or may not explode. The Walking Dead's defines horror as a barn full of zombies that may or may not open. Unfortunately, for Rick, Herschel and company, it does. What happens next is one of the most disturbing scenes in The Walking Dead's entire run. If the television show can adapt it faithfully, audiences are bound to have lingering nightmares for months. 

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