The Walking Dead: Season 1 - Episode Breakdown
Here's a breakdown of the key events in each episode of The Walking Dead Season 1:
Episode 1: "Days Gone Bye"
- Rick's Awakening: Deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma to find the world overrun by walkers ("walkers" being the show's term for zombies).
- Searching for Family: Rick sets out to find his wife Lori and son Carl, encountering walkers and a deserted town.
- Morgan's Story: Rick meets Morgan Jones, a survivor who lost his family, and learns about the walkers' threat.
- Reunion and Escape: Rick reunites with Lori and Carl at a camp for survivors led by Morgan's son, Duane. He helps them escape after walkers overrun the camp.
Episode 2: "Guts"
- Atlanta Camp: Rick leads his family to a larger survivor camp outside Atlanta, encountering distrust and violence.
- Leadership: Rick challenges the camp's leader, Shane Walsh, over his authoritarian methods.
- Supplies and Morality: Rick and Shane lead a supply run, highlighting the characters' desperation and the blurring lines of morality.
- Walker Herd: The episode ends with the camp being overrun by a massive walker herd.
Episode 3: "Tell It to the Frogs"
- Camp in Chaos: The survivors scramble to escape the walker attack, with several casualties.
- Lori's Secret: Lori reveals to Rick that she is pregnant.
- Finding Refuge: Rick's group, including Shane, Carl, Lori, and others, escapes Atlanta and finds temporary shelter in a CDC facility.
- Dr. Jenner's Revelation: The surviving CDC scientist reveals a grim truth about the walkers and the hopelessness of finding a cure. He commits suicide, leaving the group to face an uncertain future.
Episode 4: "Vatos"
- Leaving the CDC: The group decides to leave the CDC and head to Fort Benning, a supposed military safe haven.
- Group Tensions: Tensions rise between Rick and Shane as they disagree on leadership and the best course of action.
- Glenn's Introduction: Rick's group encounters Glenn, a young survivor trapped in a pharmacy overrun with walkers.
- Escape with Supplies: Glenn helps Rick's group escape the walkers and secure valuable medicines.
Episode 5: "Wildfire"
- Traveling Together: Rick's group, now including Glenn, continues their journey to Fort Benning.
- Carl's Morality: Carl struggles with the realities of the new world and accidentally shoots a harmless deer.
- Andrea's Marksmanship: Andrea, another survivor skilled with firearms, joins Rick's group.
- Search for Sophia: Sophia, Carol's daughter, wanders off during a pit stop, leading to a desperate search effort.
Episode 6: "TS-19"
- Fort Benning's Fate: Rick's group arrives at Fort Benning to find it deserted and overrun with walkers.
- Search for Supplies: They scavenge for weapons and supplies while facing walker threats.
- Shane's Actions: Shane, frustrated and acting impulsively, shoots two surviving walkers chained by the military.
- Group's Disagreement: Rick and Shane argue over Shane's actions and his overall leadership approach.
