# The Walking Dead; 2.13 "Beside the Dying Fire" SEASON FINALE (open spoilers) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 18, 2012, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-13-beside-the-dying-fire-season-finale-open-spoilers/616171 "2012-03-18T23:16:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![cerberus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cerberus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cerberus)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2012, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-13-beside-the-dying-fire-season-finale-open-spoilers/616171/281 "2012-03-25T01:18:05Z")
The Rick Grimes in the books is indeed from Cynthiana, Kentucky. There are times when Kirkland and friend’s are needlessly, carelessly indifferent to the source material. It’s more intensely irritating when the deviation is unnecessary - why change Rick’s home department? Stupid, careless, par for the course. ---
**Author:** ![cerberus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cerberus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cerberus)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2012, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-13-beside-the-dying-fire-season-finale-open-spoilers/616171/282 "2012-03-25T01:21:35Z")
Friends or friends’, not friend’s Stupid autocorrect ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2012, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-13-beside-the-dying-fire-season-finale-open-spoilers/616171/283 "2012-03-25T02:43:41Z")
> [@cerberus](#): > > It’s more intensely irritating when the deviation is unnecessary - why change Rick’s home department? My WAG is that it saves a few seconds explaining things in the limited time of a TV show. There was a certain irony, Rick and Shayne killing guys in their own uniforms at the bus area. ---
**Author:** ![MeanJoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanjoe/32/5693_2.png) [@MeanJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanJoe)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2012, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-13-beside-the-dying-fire-season-finale-open-spoilers/616171/284 "2012-03-26T14:41:22Z")
Anyone else really bummed there was not a new episode last night and a thread this morning to discuss it? ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2012, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-13-beside-the-dying-fire-season-finale-open-spoilers/616171/285 "2012-03-26T15:21:53Z")
I saw Georgia license plates on a couple cars this weekend and caught myself wondering why they’re not more alarmed about the zombie apocalypse. Goof. I am consoling myself by watching _Breaking Bad_ on Netflix. Damn, what a good show! Why didn’t someone tell me sooner? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2012, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-13-beside-the-dying-fire-season-finale-open-spoilers/616171/286 "2012-03-26T20:56:26Z")
> [@MeanJoe](#): > > Anyone else really bummed there was not a new episode last night and a thread this morning to discuss it? Not going through withdrawal AT ALL! {twitch} > [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > \ > > I am consoling myself by watching _Breaking Bad_ on Netflix. Damn, what a good show! Why didn’t someone tell me sooner? All those jerks, keeping the good stuff to themselves. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2012, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-13-beside-the-dying-fire-season-finale-open-spoilers/616171/287 "2012-03-27T00:21:53Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > It’s a little surprising the zombies didn’t all just follow him and his armpit contrail. 🙂 I guess that would beat cutting your hand and leaving a blood trail for them to follow! > [@MeanJoe](#): > > Anyone else really bummed there was not a new episode last night and a thread this morning to discuss it? It just didn’t seem like Sunday without Chris Hardwick discussing the latest episode. The one thing I hate most about cable shows, the shorter seasons making for the longer wait between new seasons (or half seasons, as cable seems particularly fond of). ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2012, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-13-beside-the-dying-fire-season-finale-open-spoilers/616171/288 "2012-04-08T01:51:26Z")
I’m bumping this because I just watched the episode. I’ve read the thread, and one burning question hasn’t been answered: What the heck did Carol say when Darryl asked her what she wanted, while they were sitting around the fire??? Carol: He’s putting you down, blah, I’m a burden, blah Darryl: what do you want? Carol: Cow mumble something bluh Darryl: mumble bluh something What theyd say??? ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2012, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-13-beside-the-dying-fire-season-finale-open-spoilers/616171/289 "2012-04-08T02:05:08Z")
Carol says “an honorable man” and Darryl answers “Rick is honorable”. I think, it’s been a few weeks. That was gist of it though. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2012, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-13-beside-the-dying-fire-season-finale-open-spoilers/616171/290 "2012-04-08T02:15:37Z")
I’m going to be really, really pissed if they kill of Darryl. Really. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2012, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-13-beside-the-dying-fire-season-finale-open-spoilers/616171/291 "2012-04-08T02:34:26Z")
I read an interview with Sam Witwer the other day where he said that he played the zombie inside the tank in the pilot episode because Darabond had a prequel about the fall of Atlanta planned with him as the star that was going to be “Blackhawk Down with zombies”, but it was off the table now. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-13-beside-the-dying-fire-season-finale-open-spoilers/616171.md?page=14)