Beside the Dying Fire

"Beside the Dying Fire" is the thirteenth and final episode of the second season of AMC's The Walking Dead. It is the nineteenth episode of the series overall. It premiered on March 18, 2012. It was written by Robert Kirkman & Glen Mazzara and directed by Ernest Dickerson.

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

Uncredited

 * Unknown (Stand-in) as Michonne
 * Moses J. Moseley as Mike
 * Theshay West as Terry
 * Savana Jade Wehunt as Walker
 * Jeremy Ambler as Walker
 * Lauren Henneberg as Walker
 * Michael Koske as Walker
 * Ashleigh Jo Sizemore as Walker
 * Michael Jaegers as Walker
 * Ashton Lee Woolen as Walker
 * Michelle Flanagan-Helmeczy as Walker
 * Mike Mundy as Walker
 * Kevin Galbraith as Bathrobe Walker
 * Sonya Thompson as Walker
 * Joshua Mikel as Walker
 * John Jaret, Clair Danielle Canterbury, William Hart, Triston Johnson, Tony Gowell, Joe Hernandez, Christopher Kelly, Anthony "Chopper" Rinaldo, Andrew Jenkins, Amanda Adams, Michael Maughon, Jacque Tenpenny, Tyler Capehart, Jonna Capehart, Max Calder, David Alexander, Mark Teems, Michael Jaegers, and Alex Wayne as Walkers
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Deaths

 * Jimmy
 * Patricia

Trivia

 * First appearance of the West Georgia Correctional Facility.
 * First appearance of Michonne.
 * First appearance of Mike. (Zombified)
 * First appearance of Terry. (Zombified)
 * Last appearance of the Greene Family Farm.
 * Last appearance of Jimmy.
 * Last appearance of Patricia.
 * Though Jon Bernthal (Shane Walsh) and Jeffrey DeMunn (Dale Horvath) are still credited as regulars in this episode, they do not appear, as both cast members were already written out of the TV Series.
 * The title of the episode, "Beside the Dying Fire", refers to the barn when it caught fire.
 * It may also refer to the end of the episode when Rick and his group are sitting around a camp fire discussing the recent events.
 * Dale's RV was destroyed on Hershel's farm as it was burned.
 * This episode marks the final time that Lori and T-Dog would see Andrea; Lori and T-Dog would later die at the prison before Andrea sees Rick's group again.
 * The helicopter seen by Rick in the pilot episode, "Days Gone Bye", returns in this episode, leading the walkers out of Atlanta.
 * Jenner's whisper from the season one finale, "TS-19", is revealed by Rick in this episode, having been a warning that all the living people are infected and would turn into walkers when they die, unless the brain is destroyed.
 * The finale, "Beside the Dying Fire", was the most-watched episode of the second season, which attracted 8 million total viewers.
 * It was very cold out when "Beside the Dying Fire" was filmed, so in between takes, the extras portraying walkers were all given snuggies by the wardrobe department.[1]
 * Because it was 27 degrees on the night of shooting the attack on the farm, the zombie actors' breath was visible. Since dead people don't breathe, editors had to digitally remove each actor's breath.
 * The producers of the show said that Hershel Greene was meant to die in the this episode. But they decided against it.

Comic Parallels

 * Michonne saving Andrea's life is adapted from a similar scene in Issue 19, where she saves Otis instead.
 * Oddly enough, this episode marks the first appearance of Michonne, which is the 19th episode of the series. In the comics, she appears in Issue 19.