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is the second episode of the second season of The Walking Dead (S02E02), which originally aired on October 23, 2011. It is a pivotal episode that introduces the Greene Farm , a central setting for the rest of the season, and explores the desperate lengths characters will go to for family. Plot Synopsis

The episode follows the immediate aftermath of Carl being accidentally shot by a hunter named while the group was searching for Sophia. [S2E2] Bloodletting

: The discovery of the Greene farm provides the group with their first sense of a "safe haven" since the fall of the CDC, though it comes at the cost of Carl's critical injury. is the second episode of the second season

: This episode marks the first appearance of several major characters, including Hershel , Maggie , and Beth Greene . : The discovery of the Greene farm provides

: Shane and Otis volunteer to trek to a nearby high school—which had been turned into a FEMA emergency shelter—to retrieve the necessary medical supplies (a respirator and surgical tools).

: Meanwhile, Lori is brought to the farm by Maggie Greene. The episode highlights the tension between Rick and Lori as they wait for news on their son's condition, as well as the initial cultural clash between Rick’s group and Hershel’s family, who have a more sheltered view of the walker outbreak.