"Better Angels" is the twelfth and penultimate episode of the second season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead, which aired on AMC in the United States and Canada on March 11, 2012.

This mental growth is displayed when he properly uses his gun to dispatch a zombified Shane and save his father's life.

Rick Grimes, reflecting back on Dale's last words that the group is "broken," abandons Randall's execution and plans to release the boy.

Hershel Greene allows the group to stay as winter approaches, and they help to gather supplies and secure the property from walkers.

A guilt-ridden Carl Grimes discloses his role in the events surrounding Dale's death, and Rick helps to console him.

Shane Walsh is left speechless after Lori Grimes expresses all of her feelings to him, including uncertainty, regret, and appreciation toward her former lover in an attempt to keep him stationed with the group.

Unbeknown to them, Carl's gunshot has attracted the attention of a horde of walkers in the nearby woods that start to advance on their location.

"[2] Jon Bernthal admitted that he had no coaching prior to the scene, and said that many of the writers and cast members were divided on how to execute the sequence.

Let's do this for you and me.”[3] Speculation related to Bernthal's release first surfaced in January 2012, when it was announced that he was negotiating with Frank Darabont to be a part of his upcoming television project L.A.

[6] Upon its initial broadcast on March 11, 2012, "Better Angels" was watched by estimated 6.89 million viewers,[7] up slightly from the previous episode.