Wildfire

"Wildfire" is the fifth episode of the first season of AMC's The Walking Dead. It is the fifth episode of the series overall. It premiered on November 28, 2010. It was written by Glen Mazzara and directed by Ernest Dickerson.

Plot
Rick leads the group to the CDC after the attack. Jimmust make a terrible life and death decision.

Co-Stars

 * Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier
 * Jeryl Prescott Sales as Jacqui
 * IronE Singleton as T-Dog
 * Adam Minarovich as Ed Peletier
 * Madison Lintz as Sophia Peletier
 * Aubrey Plaza as Susan Ross
 * Maddie Lomax as Eliza Morales
 * Viviana Chavez-Vega as Miranda Morales

Uncredited

 * Noah Lomax as Louis Morales
 * Orlando Vargas as Camp Survivor
 * Andrew S. McMillan as CDC Walker
 * Chance Bartels as Walker
 * Lauren Henneberg as Walker
 * Ryan Kightlinger, Stephen M. Phillips, Joe Hernandez, Tony Gowell, Marty Brotzge as Walkers

Deaths

 * Amy (Zombified)
 * Jim (Alive)

Trivia

 * First appearance of Edwin Jenner.
 * First appearance of Jason Ross.￼
 * Last appearance of Jim. (Alive)
 * Last appearance of Amy. (Zombified)
 * Last appearance of Ed Peletier. (Corpse)
 * Last appearance of Miranda Morales. (Alive)
 * Last appearance of Eliza Morales.
 * Last appearance of Louis Morales.
 * Frank Darabont said, "We're in Atlanta and the CDC is based in Atlanta. Why wouldn't they at least pop by?"
 * It is established in this episode that it's been six and a half months since the zombie outbreak began.
 * The title of the episode, "Wildfire", refers to the name of the virus study given by the CDC. The origins of its name could be due to the fact that in one of Dr. Edwin Jenner's video logs, he explains that the infection spreads like a wildfire.
 * Wildfire is also a reference to the secret government biological lab in the Andromeda Strain.
 * In "Monsters", it's revealed that after this episode, Miranda, Eliza, and Louis Morales all died before they could reach Birmingham. After this, Morales joined the Saviors.

Comic Parallels

 * Andrea putting down a zombified Amy is adapted from a similar scene in Issue 5, where she puts her down before reanimation instead.
 * Jim being left to reanimate under a tree is adapted from Issue 6.