It's been a couple of weeks since I watched the close of the first season. I was left with a bittersweet, victorious feeling for the survivors. I hoped, in my naivete, that Dr. Jenner would show them something magnificent... that they would find answers, a goal, and hope. They got some answers, but little else.
Before I comment on the greatest threat (the Walkers), I think there is a serious threat from within. Shane is losing his marbles. At first I thought he was just jealous that he lost his bedtime buddy... and I think he is still experiencing a little of that. More importantly, I am inferring that he's just super-jealous of the love and bonds between Rick and his family. Shane wants that, but he has no idea how to deal with the emotions that he's going through. Alcohol exacerbated the problem, and it almost got very nasty. I wonder if he'll get it under control in season 2, or if he'll go off the deep end, with it getting much worse before it gets any better.
I think Dale made a good move saving Andrea, but I know Andrea was going through an awful lot of pain since seeing her sister die, reanimate, and then killing her. That being said, I think Dale was foolhardy putting Andrea on the spot like that, effectively telling her that if he died, it would be her fault. I wonder if Andrea will put that together in her mind.
As the credits rolled, I was anxious to start season 2, and left incredibly curious as to what it was that Jenner whispered into Rick's ear. I think I have figured it out, though. It couldn't have been, "there is no cure". Jenner was working on it himself, so he wasn't at a point that he could make that assertion. That being said, the only other option I can imagine is him telling Rick that they are all afflicted with the disease/virus/etc. already, and that they only become the undead after death or being bitten.
I'm starting S2:E1 as soon as I publish. Thanks for reading.
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