Cherokee Rose

"Cherokee Rose" is the fourth episode of the second season of AMC's The Walking Dead. It is the tenth episode of the series overall. It premiered on November 6, 2011. It was written by Evan T. Reilly and directed by Billy Gierhart.

Plot
Shane makes a deadly sacrifice which leads to unusual behavior and self-distancing. The rest of the group tries to hang on somewhere between living to die and dying to live.

Co-Stars

 * Jane McNeill as Patricia
 * James Allen McCune as Jimmy
 * Brian Hillard as Bloated Well Walker

UncreditedEdit

 * Jewel Wilson as Josephine Greene (Photograph)
 * Blade as Nelly
 * Joe Hernandez as Walker
 * Pruitt Taylor Vince as Otis (Archive Footage)

Deaths

 * Susan Ross (Off-Screen)

Trivia

 * Last appearance of Otis. (Archive Footage)
 * Last appearance of Susan Ross (Alive)
 * The name of the episode, "Cherokee Rose", refers to the fact that Daryl found a Cherokee Rose, which he believes is proof that the group will find Susan.
 * This episode marks the beginning of the longest lasting relationship in the TV Series to date between Glenn and Maggie, running from this episode to "Last Day on Earth", where Glenn is killed by Negan.

Comic Parallels

 * The rest of the group arriving at the farm and meeting the Greene family is adapted from Issue 10.
 * Glenn and Maggie having sex for the first time is adapted from Issue 10.
 * Lori finding out she is pregnant is adapted from Issue 7.