The Walking Dead: Cherokee Rose (2011)
Season 2, Episode 4
10/10
Back on Track.
29 June 2023
Warning: Spoilers
After a somewhat disappointing third episode Cherokee Rose comes back with an emotional bite.

Daryl goes out to look for Sophia and finds a house with what looks like freshly eaten food and used shelter. He also finds a Cherokee Rose which he then explains to Carol stems from the displacement of the native people, and the tears of the tribe mothers would fall to the earth and create a Cherokee rose to signify that God protected their children.

Meanwhile back at the farm a group of our survivors takes it upon themselves to get a Walker out of a well. This was a really tense scene the first few times I watched it, and for anyone new to the series I'm sure it is for them too. Frank gets to show off his hand at creating tight knit horror scenarios, but Robert Kirkman's fantastic character development shines through for a successful reason to the horror.

Lori asks for Glenn's help getting something from town afterwords, but of course does it in the most frustrating way possible. Her writing begins to really go downhill after this episode. I'm not sure who was in charge of her scripts, but scenes like her forced discretion request really do a number on her likability.

We see Maggie and Glenn start their relationship while on a supply run. At first it's a bit awkward as a misplaced box of condoms creates a peculiar situation, but for the most part it seems to work out for the pair.

This episode has horror, humanity, and builds meaningful dramatic stakes between Rick and Hershel over the group's welcome at the farm. A great comeback from the episode before.
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