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In a flashback sequence, before the zombie apocalypse, Lori is waiting for Carl at school and tells a friend that she had an argument with Rick the night before. Shane arrives and tells her that Rick is in the hospital because of what happened on the road. In the present, Rick runs seeking help, carrying Carl in his arms while Shane follows them with the hunter, Otis, who had accidentally shot Carl. They reach a farm and Carl is attended by an old man called Hershel. He finds that the bullet has shattered into six fragments and he needs Rick's blood for transfusion to Carl. He withdraw one piece, but he concludes that he needs surgical supplies to remove the other five fragments. Shane and Otis head to a school that is surrounded by walkers to get the medical supplies. One of Hershel's daughters rides a horse to find the searchers and brings Lori to the farm. Meanwhile Dale finds that T-Dog's arm is badly infected and he needs antibiotics. The group agrees to split up, some spending ...

Blue packs of meth can be seen in Merle's bag of medicine that were actually borrowed from the Breaking Bad (2008) set.

The pack of cigarettes found by T-Dog are labeled Morley, the same brand smoked by the Cigarette Smoking Man in The X Files (1993).

When T-Dog (Irone Singleton) asks Dale (Jeffrey DeMunn) his age, Dale responds with 64. This is actually DeMunn's age at the time of shooting.

When Daryl takes out Merle's stash to help T-Dogs infection a large amount of blue crystal fills the lower part of the bag. Identical to the p2p cook, blue meth that Walter and Jesse begin to produce in the 7th episode of Breaking Bad (2008).

The first appearance of Maggie Greene (Lauren Cohan).

First on screen appearance of Jane McNeill. This is her first role.

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  • comment
    • Author: Mitars Riders
    Before the zombie apocalypse, Lori tells a friend while waiting for Carl at school that she had an argument with Rick the night before. Meanwhile Shane arrives and tells that Rick is in a surgery and tells what happened on the road.

    Rick runs seeking for help, carrying Carl on his arm while Shane follows them with the hunter Otis that had accidentally shot Carl. They reach a farm and Carl is attended by an old man called Hershel. He finds that the bullet has shattered in six fragments and he needs Rick's blood for transfusion to Carl. He withdraw one piece, but he concludes that he needs surgical supplies to remove the other five fragments, and Shane and Carl head to a school that is surrounded by walkers to get the medical supplies. One daughter of Mr. Hershel rides a horse and brings Lori to the farm.

    Meanwhile Dale finds that T-Dog has an infection in his arm and needs to take antibiotic. The group agrees to spend the night on the road waiting for Sophia and travel to Mr. Hershel's farm in the morning.

    When Lori finds that Mr. Hershel is a veterinary, she gets afraid with the fate of Carl. Meanwhile, Shane and Otis get the necessary supplies but are under siege of dozens of walkers.

    "Bloodletting" is focused in the drama of Rick and Lori seeing their beloved son Carl dying. Their only hope lies on the hands of an old veterinary. It is an absurd that Lori arrives dirty and sweaty and runs to the room where Carl is resting. Further, her comments to Mr. Hershel are absolutely inappropriate due to the circumstances. The final scene seems to be a promise of another great show. My vote is nine.

    Title (Brazil): "Bloodletting"

    Note: On 09 April 2016, I saw this show again.
  • comment
    • Author: Ynonno
    This is the second episode of the second season of Walking Dead and it's a dandy. It's not as good as the opener, but a worthy follow-up for sure. Just like the opener, it finely balances the action and the drama. This episode has me hanging on the edge of my seat throughout. The major zombie action doesn't show up to near the end, but it nicely sets up what's going to happen next.

    In this episode, "Bloodletting," Rick and Shane desperately get Carl to the farmhouse of Hershel Greene to save Carl after he got shot by accident by Otis, a resident of Greene's house. Meanwhile, Shane and Otis decides to go to the local high school to get supplies needed for Carl's operation.

    Overall, this is a very good episode. It's often dramatic, tense, and even emotional at times. The acting is very good here as Andrew Lincoln and Jon Bernthal steal the show. But there are some good guest appearances by Pruitt Taylor Vince and he was pretty good. This episode ended on another well-done cliffhanger. I rate this episode 9/10.
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    • Author: Livina
    This is a fantastic episode. I love the flashback at the beginning of the episode when Lori is waiting for Carl to get out of school, and Shane drives up and tells Lori that Rick has been shot. Lori now has to tell Carl that his dad has been in an accident. I loved the choice of them showing Lori telling Carl whatever she told him without sound you can see the emotion on Carls face and can tell whatever Lori told him must've been hard to deal with. When Carl got shot in the previous episode it ties in with the flashback at the beginning of the episode perfectly meaning Carl had to deal with Rick being shot from the first season and now Rick has to deal with his son being shot. I really loved this episode the drama and the emotion was perfectly captured with them having to deal with multiple issues. This might be one of season 2s best episodes in my personal opinion. Season 2 might be the strongest of all the other seasons so far.
  • comment
    • Author: Yozshunris
    I watch this show because I want to see zombies. I didn't see any the first half of this episode and that is a problem. A zombie show with great characters is awesome. But just a character show with some zombies thrown in isn't really worth my time. That's just regular TV and I'll eventually stop watching. Might as well be shopping at the mall to see as much social and family drama played out as the melodrama we had to wade through here.

    The move from Carl getting shot last episode to getting medical care and introducing new characters took all of ninety seconds. Well done. Most it played out nicely between the episodes actually, and that was fine. Moved the story right along. And then it hit a brick wall in the form of Rick's continued weird parenting decisions. Your kid needs Type A transfusions and you're the only source. Even if you could leave, why would you? Stay by the bedside in case he wakes up again. I get he's concerned and overwrought but seriously that makes no sense. Nor does Lori whining to the only medical man available, "have you done this before?" Does it matter? Carl is either dead or has a slight chance. So an idiot shot your son. You let your son go wander off into zombie infested woods instead of staying in a cleared area. Who, really, is the idiot here? It was a mistake to cram all of that into a single episode. Drawing it out over two or more would have been better, substituting in some flesh eaters instead.

    On the other hand, I must say I like the flashbacks to the day Rick was shot. Said it before and I'll say it again, I want to see how exactly society broke down as zombies, or "the epidemic" if you prefer, overtook these peoples' everyday lives. To me that's the key where TWD can distinguish itself from others in the genre. Not a small pocket of resistance (Night of the Living Dead) or well after the fact (28 Days Later); show us the play-by-play of reality crumbling into this funky new surrealism. On that note, when T-Dog saw the car seat splattered with blood, MAN, that was the most disturbing image I've seen in awhile. Speaking of him, thank you, writers, for illustrating his moniker (Theodore Douglas) and spelling out in his fever-induced delirium what we've been wondering since last season: what are the long term survival prospects for this group, anyway?

    Lastly, here's a freebie of common sense. Two guys need to clear an area of walkers to search it. They drive up in a pickup. Just send one guy driving in slightly faster than a zombie can shamble to lead them away. They're not intelligent, they'll follow bait; they don't need to be tricked. Certainly two guys with no armor don't really need to risk themselves searching when one driver can just draw off the pack. It's like no one in this show has actually had a group discussion on survival techniques. Brainstorm! Instead, it always goes this way: we need something, you couple of people will go for it even though these people over here oppose the idea for sound and rational reasons. Take only one weapon each and under NO circumstances discuss the best approach to the problem on the way there--absolutely no strategy or tactics--and if at all possible leave a clear and easy trail back here for as many walkers as possible to follow you. We'll be here, not making any more defenses.

    Notice how there isn't really any deterrent to keeping walkers away from the farm house. That wire fence won't do much...
  • comment
    • Author: Bearus
    Had heard nothing but great things about 'The Walking Dead' from friends and IMDb reviewers. It took a while to get round to watching, both from being busy and also not being sure whether it would be my cup of tea. Finally getting round to it a few years ago and slowly working my way through it, having had a very long to watch and review list, 'The Walking Dead' turned out to be very much my cup of tea and as good as the hype made it out to be, have found it extremely addictive.

    "Bloodletting" is a terrific second episode to Season 2, after a hugely promising season opener. And a strong reminder of how Seasons 1-5 of 'The Walking Dead' to me were absolutely brilliant and seeing the show in its full glory days (Season 6 was uneven, Season 7 was a huge disappointment and am still debating whether to watch Season 8). It is as emotional, complex and as tense as one would expect , at the same time it has adrenaline and guts.

    It still shocks me at how an intelligent, well-made (so much so that it is easy to mistake it for a film) show about zombies could be made when so many films have tried and failed abysmally to do so.

    My only complaint of "Bloodletting" is that at times it is a little too heavy on the talk and it's a little rambling. Didn't mind that it was relatively light on the zombie action, it's hardly the first or last episode to be that and a fair number of those types of episodes have executed it well.

    Like all the episodes of the show, "Bloodletting" is incredibly well made in the production values, with gritty and audacious production design, photography of almost cinematic quality, effects that look good, have soul and are not overused or abused and pretty frightening make-up that make the zombies even more terrifying. The music is haunting and affecting, having presence but never being too intrusive.

    The writing generally is intelligent and thought-provoking, with lots of tension and emotional resonance and already showing signs of character complexity and multiple layer storytelling. The more eventful scenes at the end, where the action kicks in, are thrilling and terrifying as well as uncompromising.

    Appreciated the ever strong and still progressing story and character building, which the episode has a bigger emphasis on, and that the pace is never dull or rushed and the cliff-hanger is surprising.

    Despite the more deliberate and calmer tone, that doesn't things from being tautly paced without rushing through the more important parts. The world building is already stunningly immersive and effective. Direction is smart and atmospheric while the show throughout has been strongly acted. Andrew Lincoln is an excellent lead and Jon Bernthal also offers fine work.

    Overall, terrific. 9/10 Bethany Cox
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    • Author: TheFresh
    We see the challenges our protagonist have to face into saving Carl. Like Rick staying home without doing action and keep by his side. While shane have to go with Ottis to school to find some things for Carl operation. Meanwhile Maggie and Hershel do the best to save Carl.
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    • Author: Deodorant for your language
    The second episode of season two of "The Walking Dead" starts right were the first episodes cliffhanger left us.

    Plot In A Paragraph: Shane goes on a dangerous mission for medical supplies. Rick and Lori keep a vigil by Carl's bedside at a nearby farm, while Daryl keeps looking for Beth.

    We meet some new characters, Otis (Pruitt Taylor Vince), who is living at a nearby farm with his partner Patricia, Hershel (Scott Wilson) and his daughters Maggie (Lauren Cohen) and Beth (Emily Kinney)

    All the new members of the cast look to be good editions and maybe the farm could be a safe haven for them as it defiantly appears tranquil and blissful. An actor I have hardly mentioned is IronE Singleton as T-Dog. Which is unfair as he is a valuable member of the group and a very good actor, who brings a lot to the table. I this episode paranoia kicks in with him as he seems himself and Dale as the most Expendable of the group.

    We also get a hint at a "Breaking Bad" cross over in this episode
  • comment
    • Author: Zodama
    Two episodes in and The Walking Dead is continuing its progress of slow build up. We know something is going to happen very soon and it makes us want more which is a very good thing. I have never read the comic books before so I have no idea what's going to happen but I feel something coming soon.

    "Bloodletting" was a good episode from start to finish. There wasn't a lot of zombie killing at all during this episode; it was all story driven. The episode opens up with Lori being told that Rick was shot back in the first episode. Then it immediately goes back to Rick running towards a house with Carl dying in his hands. We learn that a hunter didn't see Carl behind the deer and the bullet went through it and hit Carl in the stomach. It was great acting by Chandler Riggs who plays Carl. Even though he didn't say a word this episode, his pain acting was pretty good for a kid his age. Not bad kid, not bad. Andrew Lincoln as Rick was better this episode than the first. He was shaken up this episode and it showed.

    Other than the Carl storyline, Lori and the others continued to look for the little girl who just ran off into the woods because that was the smartest thing she could do (sarcasm by the way). But when they return to Dale and T-Dog, they find T-Dog suffering from Blood poisoning after tripping and opening a vein in the last episode. It was pretty funny that the show spoofed Breaking Bad with the blue crystal meth inside Daryl's drug bag while he was looking for pain killers.

    The ending was pretty good as well especially when Shane punches a zombie in the face . . . that was awesome by the way. One punch and it goes down to the floor . . . bada**. The ending in this episode was a little better than the previous episodes. I want to know how the hell they get out of that situation really badly.

    Overall, "Bloodletting" was a solid episode. It wasn't brilliant but it wasn't average either. The story is progressing and little zombie killing is being made so far - I think only one dies this episode. But it was a solid episode that left me wanting more - something that was missing from last episodes ending. 7/10
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    • Author: Alsanadar
    Shane and Rick were getting along until the Bloodletting episode. The scene where Rick's son gets shot is the beginning of a new plot twist. Shane and Rick are changing from the strain and stress of surviving the zombie plague. Shane is losing his humanity and is become a walking alpha testosterone hormone guy. Rick maybe endangering the group, but the viewer experiences a change in Shane where one questions his humanity. Is he just in it for himself? Is he endangering others by his actions or is it Rick doing the endangering? The Walking dead is slowly becoming a post apocalyptic series where the characters are becoming survivors and scavengers.
  • Episode cast overview, first billed only:
    Andrew Lincoln Andrew Lincoln - Rick Grimes
    Jon Bernthal Jon Bernthal - Shane Walsh
    Sarah Wayne Callies Sarah Wayne Callies - Lori Grimes
    Laurie Holden Laurie Holden - Andrea Harrison
    Jeffrey DeMunn Jeffrey DeMunn - Dale Horvath
    Steven Yeun Steven Yeun - Glenn Rhee
    Chandler Riggs Chandler Riggs - Carl Grimes
    Norman Reedus Norman Reedus - Daryl Dixon
    Melissa McBride Melissa McBride - Carol Peletier
    Irone Singleton Irone Singleton - Theodore 'T-Dog' Douglas
    Lauren Cohan Lauren Cohan - Maggie Greene
    Pruitt Taylor Vince Pruitt Taylor Vince - Otis
    Emily Kinney Emily Kinney - Beth Greene
    Scott Wilson Scott Wilson - Hershel Greene
    Jane McNeill Jane McNeill - Patricia
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