The Walking Dead Season 2 Episode 1 Guide

While hiding from a massive "herd" of walkers, young Sophia Peletier panics and flees into the woods. Rick's failed attempt to secure her sets off a search that dominates the first half of the season.

Darabont originally planned a much darker opening where the group returned to the Vatos nursing home from Season 1, only to find everyone executed by human raiders. The Walking Dead Season 2 Episode 1

"What Lies Ahead" is historically significant as the final episode produced and written by original showrunner before his controversial firing. While hiding from a massive "herd" of walkers,