Having narrowly escaped being blown up by a suicidal CDC scientist, former Sheriff Rick Grimes, his family and friends are attempting to make their way through the zombie-infested countryside to Fort Benning.
This plan hits a rather major hurdle when Rick's son Carl is accidentally shot by a survivor from another group. Near tragedy turns to what seems like a golden opportunity, however, when the culprit brings Rick & Company back to his own group's base. This is a productive, well-maintained farm with space and food for the whole group, should they be allowed to stay.
Of course, the occupants of the farm are not exactly leaping at the opportunity to feed a bunch of strangers indefinitely, nor do they necessarily share all the same opinions or beliefs about the ongoing undead apocalypse.
And speaking of the undead apocalypse, how long can this oasis of calm go undiscovered by the ravening zombie horde?
When it aired, season 2 of The Walking Dead received quite a lot of criticism for having too slow a pace and not nearly enough zombies. The latter complaint probably has some merit, especially if flesh eating undead shenanigans are your primary reason for tuning in. The zombies are reasonably significant figures early in the season and in the last few episodes, but fade into a fairly minor presence for the middle half dozen episodes or so.
On the other hand, neither at the time nor in re-watching the DVDs did I find myself itching for things to get a move on, and I generally have a fairly low tolerance for dragging out a narrative unnecessarily.
If you like zombies, I think season 2 of The Walking Dead is still worth your time.
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