Mark Julian Reviews The Walking Dead Episode 203 "Save The Last One"

Well. If you were one of the few people out there complaining that season 2 was light on the zombies thus far then this episode was for you. However, don't fret fans who watch for the emotional spectrum, there's plenty of that in this episode as well, specifically in the scenes where Rick and Lori are waiting by their son's bedside for Shane to return with medical supplies. While the interactions between these two were nicely executed I'm going to focus on the zombie gauntlet and the quest for medical supplies. Now, I have to say that it was no surprise that SPOILER:Otis dies. But it's the way that he dies that truly makes me stand up and applaud my TV. The star of this episode is definitely Jon Bernthal's character, Shane Walsh. His decision at the end of this episode was definitely a turning point or tipping point for his character and you can certainly expect to see a different portrayal of Shane in events to come. This episode also has some great editing, opening with a mini flash-forward of the end and then works back around to this scene and deftly creates the necessary build-up to a gut wrenching moment. The flashbacks shown while Shane was shaving his head were truly well done and really explained why he's giving the mirror crazy eyes.

Not much progression on the other plot lines in this episode but one thing to note is that Carl is now in stable condition thanks to Shane's questionable actions. In regards to the other season 2 story lines, we still don't know what happened to the missing little girl, Andrea remains unsure as to whether she wants to survive or not, and we received a noncommittal answer from Shane in response to Lori's plea that he stays with the group. Also T-Dog and Glenn remain as relatively "walking Redshirts" [see what I did there] due to their lack of storylines.

I rate episode 3 of The Walking Dead:

9.5/10

The Walking Dead is an American post-apocalyptic horror television series developed for television by Frank Darabont and based on the ongoing comic book series, The Walking Dead, by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard. The series centers on a small group of survivors led by Sheriff's Deputy Rick Grimes and his family.

The series premiered on October 31, 2010, and is broadcast on the cable television channel AMC in the United States.

The first season premiered to universal acclaim and was nominated for several awards, including the Best Television Series Drama at the 68th Golden Globe Awards. Based on its reception, AMC renewed the series for a second season of 13 episodes which premiered on October 16, 2011.

The pilot received 5.3 million viewers, making it the most-watched premiere episode of any AMC television series The first season finale received 6 million viewers, a series high; with 4 million viewers in the 18–49 demographic, making it the most watched basic cable series for the demographic.

In the United Kingdom, it premiered one week after it did in the United States, on November 5, 2010 on cable channel, FX. The premiere had 579,000 viewers, almost double for any other show on FX that week. The viewership dipped during the season then rose to 522,000 viewers for the final episode. The terrestrial premiere on Channel 5 on April 10, 2011, averaged 1.46 million viewers.