Secrets

"Secrets" is the sixth episode of the second season of AMC's The Walking Dead. It is the twelfth episode of the series overall. It premiered on November 20, 2011. It was written by Angela Kang and directed by David Boyd.

Plot
Secrets are told and secrets are revealed. Hershel refuses to acknowledge the world’s new reality. Andrea comes out of her shell. Everyone is becoming more and more aware that “everything is food for something.”

Co-Stars
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 * Jane McNeill as Patricia
 * James Allen McCune as Jimmy

Uncredited

 * Tony Gowell as Arnold Greene
 * Blade as Nelly
 * Clair Danielle Canterbury as Walker
 * Katherine Neslund as Traveler
 * Andrew Rusk as Drug Store Walker
 * Triston Johnson as Walker
 * Ashton Lee Woolen as Walker
 * Josh McClenney as Walker
 * Andrew Jenkins as Walker
 * Amanda Adams as Walker
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Deaths

 * Mr. Fischer (Alive, Confirmed Fate)
 * Mrs. Fischer (Alive, Confirmed Fate)
 * Lacey (Alive, Confirmed Fate)
 * Duncan (Alive, Confirmed Fate)

Trivia

 * The title of the episode, "Secrets", refers to the members of the group, each one with their own secret, with some being revealed:
 * The Walkers inside The Greene Family's Barn.
 * Lori's pregnancy and affair with Shane.
 * Shane and Andrea's relationship.
 * Carl and Niall obtaining a gun.
 * Shane's involvement in Otis' death.
 * Rick not telling the group that Hershel wants Rick and everyone to move on.
 * The housing development seen in this episode is the TV Series equivalent of the Wiltshire Estates from the Comic Series. This was confirmed in an interview with Robert Kirkman at the Arizona Comic-Con.
 * Shane causes another shift from the Comic Series in this episode, and starts a brief relationship with Andrea. In the Comic Series, Andrea and Dale developed a love relationship.
 * The title of the book that Andrea gives Daryl is "The Case of the Missing Man". This title may be a reference to Merle or Sophia who are both missing at this time.
 * Shane comments that when Andrea faces a walker, she will need more than a screwdriver. This is a reference to when a walker invaded the RV in "What Lies Ahead" and Andrea managed to kill it with a screwdriver.
 * Dale refers to the time Shane considered killing Rick and was caught in the act by Dale in "Wildfire".

Comic Parallels

 * Rick and Lori arguing about wherever or not Carl should carry a gun is adapted from Issue 5.
 * Rick teaching Carl how to shoot is adapted from Issue 5.
 * Andrea proving to Rick and Shane to be the best shooter is adapted from Issue 5.
 * The group practicing shooting near the farm is adapted from Issue 11.
 * Hershel believing the walkers to still being people is adapted from Issue 11.
 * Lori talking with Hershel about the group staying on his farm is adapted from Issue 12.
 * Dale talking with Lori about her pregnancy is adapted from Issue 10.
 * Rick finding out Lori is pregnant is adapted from Issue 7.
 * Lori trying to talk to Rick about her affair with Shane is adapted from Issue 38.