Triggerfinger (19 Feb. 2012)

Rick, Glenn, and Hershel come under enemy fire in a nearby town. Shane is starting to turn more savage. Lori fears for her family.

Director:

Bill Gierhart

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
Melissa McBride	...	Carol Peletier
IronE Singleton	...	Theodore 'T-Dog' Douglas (as Irone Singleton)
Lauren Cohan	...	Maggie Greene
Emily Kinney	...	Beth Greene
Michael Zegen	...	Randall
Scott Wilson	...	Hershel Greene
Jane McNeill	...	Patricia

Storyline

Lori is attacked in her broken car by two walkers but she succeeds in killing them. Meanwhile, Rick, Hershel and Glenn are ready to leave the bar but the friends of Dave and Tony arrive in the town seeking their friends out and they are trapped. Tony tries to negotiate a truce with the guys, but there is a shootout that attracts many walkers to town. In the farm, the survivors find that Lori is missing and Shane drives a car to seek her out on the road. When he meets Lori, he lies to her and tells her that Rick is safe and sound in the farm. Later he tells to her that he did it to protect the baby and Lori. When the walkers arrive in the town, the strangers flee and leave behind one of their friends that is injured. Rick brings the guy to the farm and Shane is worried that the strangers find the farm. Lori decides to tell to Rick that Shane is dangerous and believes that her baby is also his.

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Plot Keywords:

bar | shootout | woman undressing | impalement | shotgun | 

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 February 2012 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Circle of Confusion, Valhalla Motion Pictures, Darkwoods Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

At the end of "Nebraska," Rick guns down two thugs from Philadelphia in a tavern. There's bright daylight outside at the time, streaming through the windows, and, according to the episodes' time-line, it should be some time in the afternoon. At the beginning of "Triggerfinger," though, when these events are recounted, it's shown to be dark night outside.

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Quotes

Hershel Greene: You want me to cover Glenn?
Rick Grimes: You missed all that gun training. It could've come in handy now.
Hershel Greene: Nah, I can shoot. Just don't like to.

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

An unbelievable first half brings this episode to greatness

In the first thirty minutes of "Triggerfinger", I was biting my nails, on the edge of my seat, and always full of suspense. This shootout was one of the best moments in "The Walking Dead".

The episode didn't take any time at all to get started. From the start Rick, Hershel, and Glenn find the rest of Dave's and Tony's crew who begin to search for them . . . guns loaded. When they try to enter the bar, Glen pushes the door close and then starts a chain reaction of suspenseful scenes. We also see a new Hershel that we didn't even know existed. He knows how to shoot a gun and even shoots a man down when they begin to attack Glenn in the streets. We also see Hershel not help the person he shot when three walkers begin to eat him alive. Even when they were trying to help a person who has an impaled leg on a spike, it was done very well. Rick automatically takes out his knife and asks Hershel, "will this cut through the bone" but at last second pulls the legs out of the spike. It doesn't sound like much on paper, but when there are numerous walkers around them and little to no ammo, that is the definition of suspense. The shootout wasn't only the most suspenseful part though. After getting over the ridiculous situation with Lori and the map, the walker slowly pushing through the car windshield was fantastic. The addition of seeing the walker's skin getting peeled off from the glass was a nice touch.

Although the first half of the episode was masterful, the second half was a step back. Glenn, after being shook up from the fight, went to Maggie and said that when she said, "I love you," and the bullets began to fly, he was unable to help Hershel and Rick because if he died, he couldn't bare the thought of seeing Maggie upset. First of all, that was a weak answer that the writers thought of especially after the unbelievable scene where Maggie runs past Hershel and hugs Glenn instead . . . that would never have happened in real life. So it looks like their relationship is all but lost . . . but who knows. There was also a good scene with Carol letting Daryl vent at her because it looks like he is very upset with the outcome of Sophia. Carol also finds the ears of the walkers Daryl took which was a very nice touch.

But the best scene of the second half was Lori telling Rick that she believes Shane killed Otis, that he thinks the baby is his and that Lori is his. This is the spark that will bring Rick and Shane into a confrontation that has been anticipated since Shane aimed at Rick in Season 1.

"Triggerfinger" was a brilliant episode. The first half was unbelievable and even though the second half didn't have that big of an impact, it still was enjoyable to watch. There are four episodes left and it looks like they will have their hands full. It will be fun to see the outcome of Rick and Shane . . . all we do is have to wait until next Sunday which I can't be more excited about.

9.6/10