Chupacabra (The Walking Dead)

"Chupacabra"
The Walking Dead episode
Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 5
Directed by	Guy Ferland
Written by	David Leslie Johnson
Original air date	November 13, 2011 (2011-11-13)
Guest stars
IronE Singleton as Theodore "T-Dog" Douglas Scott Wilson as Hershel Greene Madison Lintz as Sophia Peletier Michael Rooker as Merle Dixon Lauren Cohan as Maggie Greene Emily Kinney as Beth Greene Diane McNeill as Patricia James Allen McCune as Jimmy Adam Minarovich as Ed Peletier
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"Chupacabra" is the fifth episode of the second season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead. It originally aired on AMC in the United States on November 13, 2011.

Plot

The episode begins with a flashback. Trapped in a traffic jam while escaping to a refugee centre, Lori (Sarah Wayne Callis) and Shane (Jon Bernthal) watch in horror as military helicopters drop napalm on Atlanta. In the present, the survivors continue their search for the missing Sophia. Herschel (Scott Wilson) however is beginning to grow concerned over their continued presence on his land after a number of disputes, including Rick (Andrew Lincoln) letting a young farm resident accompany them on their search, and Daryl (Norman Reedus) borrowing a horse without asking. In particular, he is worried about the increasingly close relationship between Glenn (Steven Yeun) and his daughter Maggie (Lauren Cohan). Glenn meanwhile is horrified to learn Lori is pregnant - Lori begs him not to tell Rick.

While out searching for Sophia, Shane angrily tells Rick that he feels they are wasting time searching for the missing girl, and that the rational move would be to cut their losses and head towards Fort Benning. Rick is angry, but later tells Lori that he is beginning to worry Shane is right. Lori confronts Shane, who tells her that the only important thing to him is that her and Carl (Chandler Riggs) are safe. Lori replies that she and Carl are no longer his problem.

Meanwhile, Daryl, on his 'borrowed' horse, finds Sophia's doll in a creek. However shortly afterwards his horse throws him and runs away after encountering a snake on the path. Daryl is hurled down a steep hillside - in the fall, one of his crossbow bolts pierces him in the side. Semi-conscious, he has a vision of his missing brother Merle (Michael Rooker). Merle taunts him, saying that the other survivors do not respect Daryl and that he has become Rick's lackey. He also berates him for spending more time searching for Sophia than for Merle, his own flesh and blood. Daryl regains consciousness just in time to see a walker chewing on his shoe. He kicks him off and beats him to death with a chicken. Seeing another walker advancing on him, Daryl rips the bolt from his side and shoots it in the head. After he has killed them he makes a necklace out of their ears before once more attempting to climb the hill. Tiring near the top, the vision of Merle appears to him again. Spurred on by his taunts, Daryl is able to reach the top and begin returning to the farm.

The survivors spot a returning Daryl from a distance and mistake him for a walker. Andrea (Laurie Holden), ignoring Hershel's rule about firing guns on the property, shoots him, grazing his head and knocking him unconscious. Rick hurriedly hides the ear necklace before Hershel arrives. After Daryl regains consciousness and outlines where he found the doll, a grateful Carol (Melissa McBride) thanks him for all he has done.

Carol and Lori attempt to thank Hershel and his family for their hospitality by cooking them dinner. The ensuing meal however is awkward. Glenn, attempting to break the silence, asks if anyone can play the guitar. Hershel resentfully replies that Otis, killed by walkers (actually murdered by Shane) while fetching surgical equipment for Carl, was the only one who could.

Maggie slips Glenn a note under the table asking him where they can have another sexual encounter - this does not go unobserved by Hershel. Glenn writes an answer and returns the note. After the meal ends Maggie opens the note with Glenn's response saying that he will meet her in the barn outside. A horrified Maggie hurries outside and runs toward the barn, but she is unable to prevent Glenn from discovering that the building is full of walkers.

External links

• "Chupacabra" at AMC
• "Chupacabra" at the Internet Movie Database
• "Chupacabra" at TV.com