Bloodletting (The Walking Dead)

"Bloodletting"
The Walking Dead episode
Hershel Greene works on saving the life of Carl Grimes.
Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 2
Directed by	Ernest Dickerson
Written by	Glen Mazzara
Original air date	October 23, 2011 (2011-10-23)
Guest appearances
IronE Singleton as Theodore "T-Dog" Douglas Lauren Cohan as Maggie Greene Pruitt Taylor Vince as Otis Emily Kinney as Beth Greene Scott Wilson as Hershel Greene Jane McNeill as Patricia Kelley Davis as Paula James Allen McCune as Jimmy Deja Dee as Mom #1 Amy Cain as Mom #2
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"Bloodletting" is the second episode of the second season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead, and the 8th overall episode of the series. It initially aired on AMC in the United States on October 23, 2011.^[1] The episode was written by Glen Mazzara and directed by Ernest Dickerson. In this episode, Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and Shane Walsh (Jon Bernthal) rush to save the life of Rick's son, Carl (Chandler Riggs), and discover a possible safe haven in the process.

Production commenced in Newnan, Georgia at Newnan High School in early July 2011, after attaining approval from the city council and the Coweta County School System. The episode featured guest appearances from Scott Wilson, Lauren Cohan, Emily Kinney and Pruitt Taylor Vince, amongst several other recurring actors and actresses for the series. "Bloodletting" was well received by television critics, who praised the character development in the episode. Upon airing, it gained 6.70 million viewers and garnered a 3.6 rating in the 18-49 demographic, according to Nielsen ratings.