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The Walking Dead
S2.E13
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Beside the Dying Fire

  • Episode aired Mar 18, 2012
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 42m
IMDb RATING
9.2/10
16K
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Andrew Lincoln and Chandler Riggs in The Walking Dead (2010)
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As the farm is overrun by walkers, the group fights to escape.As the farm is overrun by walkers, the group fights to escape.As the farm is overrun by walkers, the group fights to escape.
IMDb RATING
9.2/10
16K
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    • Director
      • Ernest R. Dickerson
    • Writers
      • Frank Darabont
      • Robert Kirkman(based on the series of graphic novels by)
      • Tony Moore(based on the series of graphic novels by)
    • Stars
      • Andrew Lincoln
      • Jon Bernthal(credit only)
      • Sarah Wayne Callies
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Ernest R. Dickerson
    • Writers
      • Frank Darabont
      • Robert Kirkman(based on the series of graphic novels by)
      • Tony Moore(based on the series of graphic novels by)
    • Stars
      • Andrew Lincoln
      • Jon Bernthal(credit only)
      • Sarah Wayne Callies
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    • 26User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
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    Andrew Lincoln in The Walking Dead (2010)
    Sarah Wayne Callies in The Walking Dead (2010)
    Andrew Lincoln and Lauren Henneberg in The Walking Dead (2010)
    Sarah Wayne Callies, Irone Singleton, and Emily Kinney in The Walking Dead (2010)
    Lauren Henneberg in The Walking Dead (2010)
    Emily Kinney and Jane McNeill in The Walking Dead (2010)
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    Andrew Lincoln and Chandler Riggs in The Walking Dead (2010)
    Andrew Lincoln and Sarah Wayne Callies in The Walking Dead (2010)
    Andrew Lincoln in The Walking Dead (2010)
    Andrew Lincoln in The Walking Dead (2010)

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    Andrew Lincoln
    Andrew Lincoln
    • Rick Grimes
    Jon Bernthal
    Jon Bernthal
    • Shane Walsh
    • (credit only)
    Sarah Wayne Callies
    Sarah Wayne Callies
    • Lori Grimes
    Laurie Holden
    Laurie Holden
    • Andrea Harrison
    Jeffrey DeMunn
    Jeffrey DeMunn
    • Dale Horvath
    • (credit only)
    Steven Yeun
    Steven Yeun
    • Glenn Rhee
    Chandler Riggs
    Chandler Riggs
    • Carl Grimes
    Norman Reedus
    Norman Reedus
    • Daryl Dixon
    Melissa McBride
    Melissa McBride
    • Carol Peletier
    Irone Singleton
    Irone Singleton
    • Theodore 'T-Dog' Douglas
    Lauren Cohan
    Lauren Cohan
    • Maggie Greene
    Emily Kinney
    Emily Kinney
    • Beth Greene
    Scott Wilson
    Scott Wilson
    • Hershel Greene
    Jane McNeill
    Jane McNeill
    • Patricia
    James Allen McCune
    James Allen McCune
    • Jimmy
    Amanda Elizabeth Adams
    Amanda Elizabeth Adams
    • Walker
    • (uncredited)
    Jeremy Ambler
    • Farm 'Here' Walker
    • (uncredited)
    Michelle Flanagan-Helmeczy
    Michelle Flanagan-Helmeczy
    • Walker
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Ernest R. Dickerson
    • Writers
      • Frank Darabont
      • Robert Kirkman(based on the series of graphic novels by)
      • Tony Moore(based on the series of graphic novels by)
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    • Trivia
      Jon Bernthal (Shane) came to the set to watch the shooting of the finale but since he was too emotional he watched from the woods on the farm property.
    • Goofs
      Approximately two minutes into the episode, when the Walkers are migrating at the wooden fence, a man shouts, "Action!"
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Rick Grimes: [Rick tells the group that whoever stays that it's not a democracy anymore] Maybe you people are better off without me. Go ahead. I say there's a place for us, but maybe... maybe it's just another pipe dream. Maybe... maybe I'm fooling myself again. Why don't you... Why don't you go and find out yourself? Send me a postcard. Go on, there's the door. You can do better? Let's see how far you get.

      Rick Grimes: [the group remains silent] No takers? Fine. But get one thing straight... you're staying. This isn't a democracy anymore.

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      The Walking Dead Main Title
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      Written by Bear McCreary

    User reviews26

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    7/10
    The world has 198 countries... The US is only ONE of them
    Why this strange summary? You'll find out later.

    Last episode of Season 2, grand finale. Zombie apocalypse for the farm (its owner, that huge actor named Scott Wilson owns also the better and most solid acting work of the whole series, along Jeffrey DeMunn) and turning point for the characters' fate and the plot itself.

    Very well directed, better written than other episodes of this season, and with a pretty trustworthy cast (along the two miracles noted above), this one represents a good finale. And, with an enigmatic new character presented in the end, we'll wait until October or so to know what's next.

    Sadly, Frank Darabont never directed another episode but the Season 1 pilot. Pity, we want more of him, one of the finest movie directors alive in the whole world.

    And... What happened to you, AMC? With this episode only running in the USA, you spoiled the entire script in your official blog! Are you crazy, people? America is only one of the 198 countries in this world, and in the most of them the finale was not aired when you published the spoilers! Dear readers: if you don't like to have the finale totally ruined, DON'T VISIT the official AMC blog until you see it.

    Worth seeing: Yes, very much. But the blog administrators deserve something worst than walking un-death.
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    • Mar 21, 2012

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 18, 2012 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official iTunes Season 2
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Highway 20, Hampton, Georgia, USA
    • Production companies
      • Circle of Confusion
      • Valhalla Motion Pictures
      • Darkwoods Productions
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    • Runtime
      42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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