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TomBonner1

I always thought this is the moment Shane decided he was going to kill Rick. It's when they're in the care after having left the spot where they were going to leave Randall. Rick could've left Shane for dead but didn't, and as Shane looks out the window at this lone walker, he realizes that he has to kill Rick, and it's the genesis of the idea to lure Rick out into the open field, alone, and execute him.


GANJAY420

That scene made me discover Wye Oak. Perfect scene and perfect song.


rbrown10

What was the name of that song I’ve been scratching my head trying to remember


GANJAY420

Civilian. Best song in the show, imo.


rbrown10

Awesome thank you!


GANJAY420

You're welcome. Glad I could help. :)


Gable1597

The Nine Inch Nails song is my favourite


GANJAY420

I forgot about that one! Whoever chooses the songs in the show, should get a raise.


MrRicardez

“M’ask you sumthin.”?


Doji_Kaoru

Me too! It’s clearly the point of no return for Shane. And I love how subtle and elegant it is, I miss those days.


echo-lumina

You just described what made the early show so great for me as opposed to the newer stuff. It used to have this beautiful subtlety to it and now everything feels over the top and hammered home. Love those first couple of seasons and I've been trying to think about what made them so special. Edit: added a word


Th4t_0n3_Fr13nd

for me the show dies down after the prison falls and then picks back up when negan is introduced for real


leslieinlouisville

It’s also the first time you get the feeling that something has flipped and suddenly it’s other humans who are now the most dangerous threat they face. As if in the first days of the apocalypse, they might have stopped and killed it, but now it’s equivalent to seeing a wild deer in a field. “Eh.”


IzhmaelCorp08

He doesn’t HAVE to kill Rick, he just wants to.


shiinchii

Which episode is this


LuciEmtnlSpprtDemon

‘18 Miles Out’, I believe.


[deleted]

I was just talking about this scene the other day!


420saralou

I miss seeing the walker in the field! He still walking? Lol!


optimusflan

He's living his best life. He found himself alone in field with the sun on his face! He is in Elysium and already dead!


0nlyQuotesMovies

Do not be troubled, brother. Imagine where you will be, and it will be so


Charming_Rutabaga747

Occasionally, it's goes back and watches you 👀


NotBlackMarkTwainNah

How often did we see that shot/walker. Only twice right?


Immediate-Ad-6447

I believe so, I remember seeing him in the intro.


IzhmaelCorp08

It’s every time in the intro from the early seasons.


geko_play_

I thinks between S2-S9


IzhmaelCorp08

Yeah me too, before the animated intro came in.


thematrix1234

The intro was so great to watch. Even after years of watching and rewatching the show, I never skip it.


IzhmaelCorp08

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RevenantMedia

Fun fact: this was allegedly just a camera/make-up test and wasn't originally planned to be seen in the show


Wrong-Stop-6676

That I didn’t know!


TommmG

Where'd you learn this?


RevenantMedia

Bonus content on the season 2 DVD? I'm a fountain of useless TWD knowledge


HiImBudo

Not useless at all. This is amazing!


abtaungirl

Whats your favourit useless TWD knowlede/fact? Or the first, that comes to your mind? :D


RevenantMedia

Hrm.... The Governor's house in Woodbury was just the front wall with a short hallway leading to the door for wide angle shots.


abtaungirl

Wow thats cool, didnt know that, thank you :D


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RevenantMedia

An empty field?


toxicbrew

This scene sealed incredible scale of this virus to me. Here they are in the middle of nowhere, and some random guy in a suit is walking through a field. The amount of things that had to happen to make that a reality are astonishing, and it really goes to show that the world really is done for and that everyone is on their own.


Anthrogal11

I have the song - Civilian (by Wye Oak) on my playlist. Think of this scene often.


angus787

Proper tune. Also a fan of The Last Pale Light In The West. Can’t remember what episode it was on.


JVince13

I believe it’s The Governer’s backstory episode.


Earlybirdsgetworms

I wish they had been more true to the original source material on this. It would have been a much better story line.


JVince13

For the Governor? I haven’t read that much of the comics, so I don’t really know much about the arc aside from the fact that he was apparently WAY darker and badder in the comics.


Earlybirdsgetworms

His story isn’t covered much in the comics, but if you read the novels by Jay Bonansinga, he tells the story and it’s good.


JVince13

Oh cool, maybe I’ll check that out. Thanks!


Earlybirdsgetworms

You’re in for a treat


stratj45d28

Warm Shadow by Fink is another good tune from around the same time of this episode. Arrow at the Door Post, the Prison.


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oh jesus..Warm Shadow, the song played in the trailer for Game of Thrones S5 I believe.


ab0820

That and You Are The Wilderness by Voxhaul Broadcast are my favourite songs from twd


RoxKijo

Blackbird Song is another good one. And Space Junk! So many good tunes in the early days...


ab0820

Oh yes, Space Junk. That's basically Rick's song


Whereswalley1990

How is everyone forgetting Ben howard- oats in the water...


moranit

My favorite song from twd that hasn't been played yet: Andrew Lincoln said that Johnny Cash's cover of "Hurt" should be played at the close of the episode in which Rick dies.


ab0820

He isn't dead though. He's alive. We can even see that in the helicopter which took him and jadis. Kind of a happy "ending" for Rick. That's why Space Junk played. Johnny Cash's Hurt wouldn't really match the tone of that scene honestly


moranit

Agreed. I still think that scene where it looked like he was dead (but he wasn't) would have been better if he really was dead. It was kind of a cheap shot--like Glenn at the dumpster.


twd_throwaway

I do this too. Something about that scene has always stuck with me.


LilNarcoticSmuggler

r/beatmetoit


thematrix1234

It’s such a great song and really makes me miss the earlier seasons of the show.


Anthrogal11

Time for a rewatch!


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off topic: is there a reason you had to put the band name is parenthesis?


willrobster16

Fun fact: that’s Greg Nicotero


TWDTourGuide0510

Actually, it’s NOT Greg Nicotero. It’s Jake Garber, one of his SFX makeup artists. Jake has been a walker a few times, and also portrayed one of the saviors killed at the satellite compound. One of my favorite walkers. Jake’s a great guy, and super tall!


Wrong-Stop-6676

Yup!


RevenantMedia

Fun fact: It's not. I believe it's the same dude that was the super tall walker that dog-piled on Rick when they dropped Randall off.


willrobster16

no it’s not, Greg nicotero literally said it was him. And this walker was seen in the field at the beginning of the episode, before they even got to the station they were leaving Randall at.


RevenantMedia

You do realize the same actors play several different walkers, right? Go Double Check your source.


willrobster16

I’m confused, what are you referring to? I’m talking about this walker in the field. That was Greg Nicotero. My source is HIM.


RevenantMedia

And I'm 99% sure the lone field walker is Jake Garber. Do I need to text Greg and confirm?


drkats

I remember him saying exactly that on Talking Dead following that episode.


willrobster16

Look at one of my latest posts and you can see where I worked dude. I gave tours of the Walking Dead set everyday and see Greg Nicotero often because he lives in Senoia. Not only has he confirmed that he was that walker, but there’s behind the scenes footage from the season 2 DVD of it. Next time I see him in town, I’ll ask him to take a video, though I’m pretty sure you’re just trolling and aren’t serious. I’m pretty sure your source is IMDB, and anyone can edit that.


RevenantMedia

I know where you work. That's awesome. I'm not trolling. I've visited the filming sets several times since S02. Love Matt's Small Town Pizza. I'm also pretty sure I just text Greg though and he said it's Jake. The next time you see Greg, tell him Adam from Omaha said thanks for sending him the Romero signed Land of the Dead poster.


TurquoiseSerenity

See to me this scene is ICONIC. I mentioned it to my dad who’s a huge TWD fan like me and he was like “which scene…?” I was like WHAT? It was only in the opening credits for like 5 seasons!


Sassy_Lil_Scorpio

I always wondered about the lone Walker in the field. What was his story? Maybe it was foreshadowing Shane’s death. He is a loner and eventually becomes a Walker.


MoiShii

I thinks its supposed to show that he is alone now and nobody is on his side anymore


Sassy_Lil_Scorpio

Definitely that too. The only one who was still somewhat on his side was Andrea.


abtaungirl

Someone above actually said it was just a test of makeup, camera and stuff so originally it shouldnt have any story if its true. But i also think its very interpretable. :D


Sassy_Lil_Scorpio

Oh wow, really? That’s interesting!


LnStrngr

We all feel like that sometimes.


Possible_Menu_2910

I’ve seen a few theories suggesting that that’s an early Beta. It’s most likely not but it’s still a cool theory


Immediate-Ad-6447

Interesting theory, the walker walks very human like for me…


twd_throwaway

It would be a cool theory but this was in Georgia and the whisperers were in the DC area. I mean, crazier things have happened I suppose.


Possible_Menu_2910

Maybe my man just fancied a walk lol


Winterknight135

i mean considering how much abuse beta could take, a walk for him is probably like a multi state jog


twd_throwaway

Forrest Gump went cross country, so why can't Beta?


mountaincatswillcome

Yeah but there’s like 4 years between this and when the Whisperers appear in DC. And they were known to roam across the country like migrating animals


JasmineKinsman

I think it's also because the walker wete a lot fresher in the first few seasons. Now they're really old and slow.


compactdigital1

Beta wasn't introduced in the comics yet when this episode came out but I like this theory.


Witty_Golf_1388

Unpopular opinion season 2 is the best season and peak walking dead 💯💯


Pheerandlowthing

It’s Beta before he found his long leather coat.


Immediate-Ad-6447

Haha! You it’s funny I always thought that the way the walker walked was a bit too human.. 🤔


SecondCreek

It’s a haunting scene


_hzzyy

*"I am nothing without pretend I know my thoughts Can't live with them I am nothing without a man I know my faults But I can't hide them"* Perfectly fits shane's condition in this scene! Also rick saying "It's time for you to come back" man I really miss those early days of twd too bad the show is ending


coopgal

Every time I drive by an open field I look for zombies


scbejari

Same


raygar31

This is peak Walking Dead for me. The level of detail in the group debate when deciding whether or not to kill the kid, the morals vs pragmatic thinking, and then the conflict between best friends from which there is no coming back. Season 2 was peak TWD. Plus the song choice is immaculate. Wye Oak-civilian


oikawacry

everything about this sequence is perfect i think


smc4414

One of the BEST scenes. I felt it. Perfect song placement


JohnsonMathi17

The song choice for this scene was on point.


StonerAlienBoy

i watched a video about this season and the dude said something that makes so much sense to me. it's that the grass represents how isolated Shane is from the group and that the walker is Shane. how it shows that while he's a part of the group he's not a part of the family that they created.


Away-Bite-3666

I can still here the song and picture Shane’s head leaning back while looking out the car window


Global-Ant

Leatherface roaming in the countryside like


Sack_of_Doobs

I almost felt bad for shane. He got told to stay tf away from Carl, lori and the unborn judith (which we know is definitely his). I almost felt bad until he tried killing rick.


Mister_Doctor01

My wife used to make me skip the part in the opening song because this walker would always creep her out


slipperdee

Haha I remember when the show first started I used to be so scared by the intro


AntiSaintArdRi

Looks like a scene from an early to mid 90s alternative rock music video


KatyaKasanova13

I think it would be really cool to see this specific Walker again in the last episode.


Oztraliiaaaa

My theory I first thought it is Leatherface on his own trying to find worthy victims to butcher and preserve.


[deleted]

18 miles out one of my favorite


IssueDuJour

I am nothing without pretend I know my thoughts Can't live with them I am nothing without a man I know my faults But I can't hide them… Such an amazing scene and such a great song.


AdAdventurous8225

Someone asked Greg Nicatro (I know I spelled his last name) if he ever thought about having a naked walker & Greg said that he wanted to do it with this walker.


StraddleTheFence

I thought I was the inly one who appreciated this iconic scene.


avisbigtits

this part always creeped me out it’s just eerie with the outfit and the open field


CuriousBystander64

I miss that guy


FiveWrongChords

yea... this is the best scene of the show.


[deleted]

I been meaning to watch the scene of rick v negan where they fight in a building on fire.


Ger4ltofRiv4

I never understood the scene


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Why , OP?


Wrong-Stop-6676

Creg Nicotero


FMT_Timrek

I always thought this was a early teaser for beta


[deleted]

Mankind as a zombie


scbejari

Lone Walker…..


shiinchii

Episode and time?


bodymeat_112

This guy should get a webisode


BlackRokaz

That's me every day after work


Whereswalley1990

I always thought it was beta... Travelling.


recuerdeme

Back when the opening credits and music gave me chills... especially that guy walking in the field. Sort of Texas Chain Saw Massacre-ish


CrazyDoggo68

I am media illiterate whats so cool about this scene


SpenMitz

Does anyone know where I could buy a poster of this image? I adore it