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The Walking Dead season 2 shambles on with its fourth episode "Cherokee Rose," but how does it hold up to the comic book continuity? The search for Sophia continues as Carl recovers from his surgery, the group mourns Otis after last week's "Save the Last One," and Glenn and Maggie form an unlikely bond as Rick and Hershel debate staying on the Greene farm. So what's next for The Walking Dead?
As AMC's incarnation weaves in and out of storylines from the books and adds its own original characters and its own developments, we've compiled an in-depth guide for fans of the comic as well as AMC's The Walking Dead to enjoy. Check it out, and let us know your opinions of The Walking Dead's "Cherokee Rose" in the comments below!
THE SECRET OF HERSHEL’S BARN
AMC: Boy, the cinematography of the last few episodes sure has drawn attention to the ominous barn seen prominently in the background of Hershel’s farm. Not to mention, Hershel seemed to quickly refute the idea of Rick and his group moving closer to the barn, and what’s with all those troublesome looks between Hershel and Maggie over how to dispose of the walking dead?
THE COMICS: We won’t give everything away, but let’s just say the Hershel Greene of the comics also had his own reasons for steering people away from the barn, and a unique outlook on what to do with the so-called “dead ones!” Stay tuned!
CARL’S FIRST WORDS OF RECOVERY
AMC: With Carl safely out of the woods after his surgery in last week’s “Save the Last One,” his first words upon waking are to ask about Sophia, who by this point has yet to be found. Rick can only think to lie comfortingly, as Carl drifts back to sleep.
THE COMICS: Upon regaining consciousness, Carl first asked about his (father’s) hat, to make sure no one had taken it. Very shortly after, Carol brought Sophia in to see Carl, who tenderly kisses his cheek now that he’s alright. Blecch though, girls!
GUNS ON THE FARM
AMC: Hershel lays out to Rick that he’d prefer if none of the group carried weapons around the farm, not wishing to turn his home into an "armory.” Shane and Andrea clearly disagree, believing the survivors should train, but relent to Rick’s judgement.
THE COMICS: Far more relaxed on guns than his AMC counterpart, Image Comics Hershel more than permitted the handling or weapons on his farm; he allowed Rick and the others to create a makeshift firing range and even accepted a surplus of guns from Rick in gratitude for the hospitality. Hershel’s only complaint was that the survivors not fire so close to his neighbor’s property, as not to damage their house.
GLENN AND MAGGIE ON HORSEBACK
AMC: Maggie recruits Glenn to go along into town with her via horseback to restock on medical supplies, something Glenn clearly has a little more trouble mounting than his lady friend.
THE COMICS: Glenn and Maggie did indeed mount mighty steeds in the Image Comics, though much later in the story after returning to the farm from the aftermath of the prison. Isn’t it cute the way couples do things together?
OVERSTAYING THEIR WELCOME AT THE GREENE’S
AMC: Hershel Greene makes it adamantly clear to Rick that once Carl heals and Sophia returns to safety, he expects their group will move on rather than consider the Greene farm a permanent home. Rick later protests having to leave the Greene farm, and Hershel agrees to consider letting them stay if they abide his rules.
THE COMICS: Perhaps less directly, Image Comics Hershel also specified that the survivors were free to stay on the Greene farm while Carl healed, but remained sternly against Rick’s group moving in to his house or overstaying their welcome on the farm, particularly after a tragic zombie-related incident claimed a personal toll on him.
THE WELL WALKER
AMC: Dale discovers a bloated, water-logged zombie putrifying and splashing about in one of Hershel’s wells, which the group unsuccessfully attempts to remove without having any blood contaminate the well. Not that it would make that water seem any less disgusting after that.
THE COMICS: Image Comics never saw any zombies fall down a well or bloat because of water damage, but it’s interesting to note that the big fella bears a strong resemblance to a larger zombie encountered in one of the Wiltshire Estates basements. Additionally, it’s unclear how bad zombie-soaked water might be for survivors given they’d reanimate regardless of their cause of death, but I still wouldn’t risk it.
SHANE AND ANDREA
AMC: Getting increasingly proactive about her gun use, Andrea continues taking lessons from Shane on proper methods to strip and clean a weapon, as well as how to handle a live attacker. And what’s that glint in her eye as she gazes longingly at her new tutor, hmm?
THE COMICS: Shane and Andrea never had much occasion to interact in the books, though he did note her excellent marksmanship as the rest of the survivors trained. And even though Andrea would clearly develop a thing for older men, we never saw any hints of an attraction between she and Shane.
GLENN AND MAGGIE GET DOWN TO BUSINESS
AMC: Hello, farmer’s daughter! After a few stolen glances and subtle flirtation, a misunderstanding about Glenn picking up a box of condoms leads to Maggie proactively deciding to have sex with Glenn then and there, given their loneliness and lack of other options. She later brushes it off as a “one time thing,” though. Bummer.
THE COMICS: More or less the same. Glenn finds himself depressed over Carol and other members of the group pairing off, and Maggie takes the initiative to suggest they have sex for lack of other available partners before they sneak off to find a good spot. Her language wasn’t quite as clean as her AMC counterpart’s however, nor did she later rebuff Glenn as a one-time hookup.
CARL’S HAT
AMC: With his son having joined the “I’ve Been Shot” club and his doubts on lawful order growing, Rick bestows his Sheriff’s hat on Carl, which they vow to pad and share as needed.
THE COMICS: Carl had already been wearing his father’s hat for some time before the shooting, asking for its whereabouts the moment he woke up from his injuries. The hat continued to stay with Carl for most of the series, until Rick assumed a position of authority and borrowed it back. And look! Even Shane’s wearing his “Police” cap from the books!
MAN IN UNIFORM
AMC: Along with bestowing his hat on Carl as a badge of honor, Rick makes the purposeful decision to put away his own badge and uniform as a gesture of leaving behind his law enforcement past, or perhaps his intent to stay on Hershel’s farm permanently.
THE COMICS: Image Comics Rick gradually shed his uniform over time and as conditions warranted, but also gradually struggled with what lawful and moral codes to follow in a world increasingly gone to hell. He never made any intentional gestures of shedding the uniform, but later made one to put it back on in the Alexandria safe zone.
LORI’S EGGO IS PREGGO!
AMC: Discreetly requesting a “feminine hygiene” product from Glenn and Maggie’s trip into the town drugstore, Lori later squats in the field to take her pregnancy test, which turns out positive! But who’s the daddy? And will Glenn speak up? Will this mean Dr. Jenner didn’t whisper into Rick’s ear about his wife’s pregnancy? Stay tuned!
THE COMICS: Lori didn’t need a pregnancy test in the books, figuring it out on her own by missed periods and memory of what her pregnancy with Carl felt like. Additionally, she made sure Rick was the first to know, rather than risk tipping off any other survivors like Glenn.
What did you think of The Walking Dead season 2 episode "Cherokee Rose?" Did we miss anything?
Let us know in the comments, and be sure to check back next week for our in-depth comic-to-TV comparison of episode five, "Chupacabra"!
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Did the comics show them living in tents as they traveled? Unless they're treated with a zombie-retardant spray, it seems rather ill-advised.
I suppose it may work with some basic fortifications (barbed wire?) and a guard on watch.
Yes! At the campsite outside Atlanta, the survivors were spread around tents near the RV. At the time, they didn't quite grasp how easy it would be for zombies to attack their position, and that's why they were so caught off guard when a group finally overwhelmed them. From then on out, unless they had some specific shelter they usually all piled into Dale's RV. They always kept a guard on watch, but barbed wire may have been a little hard to come by!
I can understand that, especially at the beginning. But they had their tents out at the farm, seemingly without guards since they were so spread out. Granted, maybe the walkers can't get through even the modest defenses of pasture fences? Maggie did ask in an earlier episode if they'd closed the gate …
I still haven't read the comics, so I'm looking forward to what Glenn sees in that barn picture. ;)
You're right again. In the books, survivors slept either in Hershel's house itself, or back in the RV parked nearby. AMC Hershel's farm definitely seems more open as well, perhaps making walkers much easier to spot if they penetrate the modest defenses. Likely a good deal of the property is fenced off, so if any walkers get through it'd be slower, and easier to monitor.
But who's to say that strategy will last forever? ; )
who is the one who choped off ricks hand in the comics because i can't find the comic where it happens.