Wildfire (28 Nov. 2010)

Rick tries to make contact with Morgan to tell him his location. Back at camp, after the fight with the zombies, Jim has been bitten and is slowly beginning to change; Andrea mourns over ... See full summary »

Director:

Ernest R. Dickerson

Writers:

Frank Darabont (developer), Robert Kirkman (series of graphic novels),

Stars:

Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal, Sarah Wayne Callies

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Andrew Lincoln	...	Rick Grimes
Jon Bernthal	...	Shane Walsh
Sarah Wayne Callies	...	Lori Grimes
Laurie Holden	...	Andrea
Jeffrey DeMunn	...	Dale Horvath
Steven Yeun	...	Glenn Rhee
Chandler Riggs	...	Carl Grimes
Norman Reedus	...	Daryl Dixon
Emma Bell	...	Amy
Andrew Rothenberg	...	Jim
Juan Gabriel Pareja	...	Morales (as Juan Pareja)
Noah Emmerich	...	Dr. Edwin Jenner
Melissa McBride	...	Carol Peletier
Jeryl Prescott	...	Jacqui (as Jeryl Prescott Sales)
IronE Singleton	...	Theodore 'T-Dog' Douglas (as Irone Singleton)

Storyline

Rick tries to make contact with Morgan to tell him his location. Back at camp, after the fight with the zombies, Jim has been bitten and is slowly beginning to change; Andrea mourns over Amy's death; and Shane blames it all on Rick for leaving. Now that camp isn't safe anymore, Rick decides that it's time for them all to move out. He plans to take them to the C.D.C., a military base, to find a cure for Jim and, hopefully, more survivors.

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Plot Keywords:

camp | center for disease control | truck | axe in the head | father son relationship | 

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 November 2010 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

American Movie Classics (AMC), Circle of Confusion, Valhalla Motion Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

After it has been discovered that Jim has been bitten, he is placed in Dale's camper with a fever. Behind him while he suffers an American flag hangs upside down as a curtain. A flag flying upside down is a universal signal for distress.

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Goofs

When Andrea is sitting by her sister's body, and Rick goes over to talk to her, she draws a handgun on him. She visibly doesn't cock the gun as she draws it, but the racking of the slide is still heard.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Rick Grimes: [into walkie-talkie] Morgan: I don't know if you're out there, I don't know if you can hear me, maybe you're listening right now. I hope so. I found others: my family, if you can believe it. My wife and son, they're alive, I wanted you to know that. There's something else you *need* to know: Atlanta isn't what we thought, it's not what they promised, the city is... do not enter the city. It belongs to the dead now. We're camped a few miles northwest, up by a big, abandoned rock ...

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Soundtracks

"The Walking Dead Main Title"
(uncredited)
Written by Bear McCreary

User Reviews

The dire consequences...

The Walking Dead has been great so far, but it was not until this episode that we really learn just how dire consequences are. We lost some people, and one in particular will be hard to get over. The actors are all amazing in this episode, and there is probably even foreshadowing to hint at future story lines. There are just such rich moments in this episode that are character-based, and I think that is what will make it even worse when some of these characters die. After this episode there will be some more changes, but so far the show has done everything extremely well, and AMC has surely hit a jackpot with this. Where else can you get quality of the caliber?