<P> Shane returns just as Randall's absence is discovered . Shane lies that Randall had escaped and overpowered him before running into the woods . Rick, Shane, Daryl (Norman Reedus), and Glenn (Steven Yeun) set off to find Randall . They split up, with Shane leading Rick in one direction . Daryl and Glenn discover Randall, now reanimated as a walker, which they dispatch before investigating the body and finding he died from the broken neck, but had not suffered any bite marks from a walker . They question how Randall had become a walker . </P> <P> Meanwhile, Shane continues to lead Rick back towards the farm, but Rick has grown suspicious that Shane wants to assassinate him . Shane draws his gun on Rick, but Rick refuses to engage, challenging Shane to kill an unarmed man . Rick continues to talk to Shane, allowing him to get close enough to stab Shane in the chest . Shane collapses and dies, as Rick grieves for his lost friend . As he is mourning, Carl walks up, and then aims his gun towards Rick . Rick thinks Carl is upset that he killed Shane and tries to plea with him . Rick is surprised when Carl fires at the re-animated body of Shane that was advancing on Rick from behind, killing him . </P> <P> Unbeknownst 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 . </P> <P> "Better Angels" was directed by Guy Ferland and written by Evan Reilly and showrunner Glen Mazzara . The episode features the death of Shane Walsh, who was stabbed in the chest by Rick Grimes . Subsequently, Shane reanimates into a zombie and is later shot in the head by Carl Grimes . Initial talks of killing off the character commenced before the auditioning process of the series . Because of the short length of the first season of The Walking Dead, producers decided to retain the idea until the following season . Writer Robert Kirkman remarked: "We knew from Day 1 when we sat down in the writers' room to pull out the second season that this was going to be the season that Shane died . It was always about working toward that and building up that character and setting up this confrontation between Rick and Shane ." 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 . "There was a lot of discussion going back and forth, a lot of arguing going back and forth on what that last scene actually should be--between myself and Andy and the writers . And everybody kind of got their own little say in what that last scene actually was ." In his interview with Entertainment Weekly, Bernthal recalled the production of the scene: </P>

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