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"Don&amp;#039;t know about you, but we&amp;#039;re really enjoying the flashbacks in season two of The Walking Dead - &amp;#039;Chupacabra&amp;#039; kicks off with another one, as Shane, Lori and Carl struggle to survive on the road, accompanied by Carol, her daughter Sophia and abusive husband Ed. Shane&amp;#039;s convinced at this point that his best friend is dead, and tells Lori: &amp;quot;We gotta do what Rick would&amp;#039;ve wanted us to do - get you and Carl out of here!&amp;quot; Suddenly, a batch of military helicopters fly overhead. Shane and Lori watch, stunned, as the choppers drop napalm on the streets in the distance, destroying whole cities in an attempt to eradicate the zombie threat. Shane comforts Lori as she begins to sob uncontrollably... Back in the present, Carol is eager to take her mind off of Sophia&amp;#039;s disappearance and suggests to Lori that the group cook a meal, as a way of saying thank you to Hershel and his family. Rick is busy organising another hunt for Sophia, and one of Hershel&amp;#039;s clan - Jimmy - volunteers to come along. But Glenn&amp;#039;s mind is occupied with other matters - after he and Maggie had sex last episode, he&amp;#039;s keen to get jiggy again, but she doesn&amp;#039;t seem interested. Meanwhile, Rick and Shane descend into the woods on another rescue mission, and the pair reminisce about high school. Turns out back then, Rick looked up to his friend, who was something of a ladies&amp;#039; man! But their good-natured banter soon turns sour. &amp;quot;That life is gone,&amp;quot; says Shane. &amp;quot;And everyone in it.&amp;quot; Shane tells Rick that it is dangerous to rely on emotion and nostalgia - he even suggests calling off the search for Sophia. Shane points out that they should be halfway to Fort Bening by now - if they hadn&amp;#039;t waited for Carol&amp;#039;s daughter, Carl wouldn&amp;#039;t have got shot and Otis would still be alive...   But is there still hope for Sophia? Riding through the woods solo on horseback, Daryl spots the young girl&amp;#039;s doll, discarded down by a creek. But as he rides on, a snake on the ground terrifies his horse and the beast bucks, sending Daryl flying! He tumbles down a steep, jagged incline and falls into the creek badly wounded. In the fall, Daryl&amp;#039;s crossbow bolt has stuck right through him! But he&amp;#039;s a tough sort, and stumbles on through the water, slowly climbing back towards the woods. Back at the farm, Glenn wants to talk to Lori about the &amp;#039;gift&amp;#039; he retrieved from the pharmacy - he guesses that she&amp;#039;s pregnant and is shocked that she hasn&amp;#039;t told Rick yet. Wonder why? When Rick and Shane return from their hunt, Lori can feel the tension between the two men. Rick is upset - he&amp;#039;s starting to wonder if Shane&amp;#039;s mercenary attitude is the right way of going about things. He tells his wife, &amp;quot;Maybe I&amp;#039;m holding onto a way of thinking that doesn&amp;#039;t make sense anymore\u2026&amp;quot; Rick is summoned to speak with Hershel, who has more than one bone to pick. He&amp;#039;s annoyed that Daryl has taken one of his horses, and is equally irritated that Jimmy went out to hunt for Sophia without his permission. &amp;quot;These things need to be cleared with me!&amp;quot; the old man tells Rick. Meanwhile, Daryl struggles to climb the steep incline back to the woods, but loses his grip and falls back down into the creek. He&amp;#039;s now badly injured, and when he comes to, delirious, he sees his elder brother Merle standing over him. &amp;quot;You&amp;#039;re going to die out here, little brother!&amp;quot; he snarls. Merle is bitter - he&amp;#039;s angry that Daryl is searching for Sophia, but gave up looking for him long ago. He calls his sibling &amp;quot;a joke&amp;quot; and Rick&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;bitch&amp;quot; - &amp;quot;You&amp;#039;re nothing but a freak to them,&amp;quot; he laughs. &amp;quot;Redneck trash!&amp;quot;    But this isn&amp;#039;t the real Merle - he has both hands for one thing! Instead, it&amp;#039;s a hallucination brought on by Daryl&amp;#039;s injuries. When Daryl snaps out of his daze, it&amp;#039;s not Merle lurking over him, but a flesh-hungry zombie! Daryl has his crossbow, but the one bolt is still stuck inside of him. He&amp;#039;s forced to rip the arrow out of his own gut, and fires it through the walker&amp;#039;s head just in time! Gee whiz. Still more than a little unbalanced, Daryl makes himself a necklace of severed zombie ears, then attempts the steep climb back to the woods again. The vision of Merle reappears at the top of the ridge, taunting him again, but spurred on by rage, Daryl makes it to the top. Back at the farm, the survivors prepare a meal for Hershel, but he&amp;#039;s not happy with the situation. &amp;quot;We need to set clear boundaries with these people,&amp;quot; he tells Maggie. &amp;quot;They&amp;#039;re getting a little too comfortable.&amp;quot; He&amp;#039;s also noticed his daughter&amp;#039;s relationship with Glenn, and is far from comfortable with their blooming romance. &amp;quot;Don&amp;#039;t get close to them,&amp;quot; he warns. &amp;quot;They&amp;#039;re not going to be around forever!&amp;quot; Dale visits the RV - Andrea&amp;#039;s on lookout and is still holding a grudge. Dale finds Glenn inside the vehicle - the young man is convinced that the hormonal cycles of the local women have aligned, since they&amp;#039;re all &amp;quot;acting really weird&amp;quot;! But Glenn&amp;#039;s really just confused by the on-off signals he&amp;#039;s been getting from Maggie. Dale is appalled that his friend has had sex with Hershel&amp;#039;s daughter - &amp;quot;Jesus, Glenn,&amp;quot; he protests. &amp;quot;What were you thinking?&amp;quot; But Glenn snaps back: &amp;quot;I was thinking that I might be dead tomorrow!&amp;quot; But there&amp;#039;s a bigger danger than hormonal women on the horizon - Andrea spots what appears to be a walker stumbling towards the farm. She lines up her shot from afar with a sniper rifle, while Rick, Shane and the rest of the group dash towards the zombie... But this is no walker - instead, it&amp;#039;s an exhausted, bloodied Daryl. The group realise their mistake, but Andrea doesn&amp;#039;t recognise him in time, and fires...   Luckily, the bullet has only grazed Daryl. As they carry him to safety, the group are stunned by his ragged appearance. T-Dog notes that he&amp;#039;s recovered Sophia&amp;#039;s doll, while Glenn makes the observation: &amp;quot;He&amp;#039;s wearing ears!&amp;quot; Hershel tends to Daryl&amp;#039;s wounds, and Shane once again warns Rick: &amp;quot;We can&amp;#039;t keep going out there, not after this.&amp;quot; When Ricks storms away, Lori criticises Shane&amp;#039;s mercenary attitude. &amp;quot;All I care about now in this is you and Carl,&amp;quot; he retorts. &amp;quot;So I apologise if I appear to be insensitive to the needs of others, but y&amp;#039;see I&amp;#039;ll do whatever it takes to keep the two of you safe.&amp;quot; But Shane has overstepped the mark - Lori tells him that she and Carl are not his problem, or his excuse. Meanwhile, Andrea is devastated at having nearly killed a fellow survivor, but Dale comforts her - &amp;quot;Don&amp;#039;t be too hard on yourself,&amp;quot; he deadpans. &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;ve all wanted to shoot Daryl.&amp;quot; As night falls, Hershel&amp;#039;s clan and Rick&amp;#039;s group have dinner together - but you could cut the tension with a knife! Under the table, Maggie slips Glenn a note: &amp;quot;Tonight - where?&amp;quot; Carol brings the bedbound Daryl some dinner and tells him: &amp;quot;You did more for my little girl today than her own daddy ever did in his whole life.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;I didn&amp;#039;t do anything Rick or Shane wouldn&amp;#039;t have done,&amp;quot; he claims. &amp;quot;I know,&amp;quot; she replies. &amp;quot;You&amp;#039;re every bit as good as them\u2026 every bit.&amp;quot; After dinner, Maggie sneaks a look at Glenn&amp;#039;s response to her note, but his message - &amp;quot;Ever done it in a hayloft?&amp;quot; - appears to fill her with terror! Glenn sneaks into the hayloft and Maggie races after him, frantic.  Inside, Glenn is horrified to discover dozens of flesh-starved zombies. He turns to escape, and runs straight into Maggie. &amp;quot;You weren&amp;#039;t supposed to see this,&amp;quot; she murmurs...  Watching Dead... \u2022 The development of Daryl&amp;#039;s character has been one of the highlights of The Walking Dead season two, so it&amp;#039;s terrific to see Norman Reedus&amp;#039;s redneck-with-a-heart take centre stage in &amp;#039;Chupacabra&amp;#039;. \u2022 And while Merle&amp;#039;s return might be limited to Daryl&amp;#039;s hallucinations for now, it was still fantastic to see Michael Rooker back on the show, too! \u2022 The longer episode run of season two has also allowed for more character development - most obviously in the flashbacks, but Rick and Shane&amp;#039;s high-school reminiscences were a nice touch as well. The pair are at each other&amp;#039;s throats so much, it&amp;#039;s sometimes difficult to remember that they were once best friends. \u2022 Some fans have complained that this season has been slow so far, and while we&amp;#039;d refute that, we do agree that there needs to be some resolution to Sophia&amp;#039;s disappearance fairly soon. Or else we might start agreeing with Shane&amp;#039;s point of view - time to move on! \u2022 Finally - what the heck is going on in the hayloft? Are the zombies inside the family that Hershel claimed to have &amp;quot;lost&amp;quot;? We think come next week it&amp;#039;ll be Rick who&amp;#039;s got a bone to pick with him! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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