<P> In the episode "Nebraska", Hershel sinks into a deep depression, running away and reverting to his old alcoholic habits . He abandons his previous beliefs for a cure and is convinced by Rick that he has to accept the new world in order to stay strong for his two daughters . Rick and Glenn find him at a bar, but when two survivors from another group arrive it leads to a violent confrontation and Rick shoots and kills them both . </P> <P> In the episode "Triggerfinger", other members from this group come looking for their two missing members, leading to a shootout . One of them, Randall gets his leg impaled on a fence and he is left behind, but Rick, Glenn, and Hershel save his life and take him back to the farm . In the episode "Judge, Jury, Executioner", Hershel gifts Glenn with a family heirloom symbolizing his approval of Glenn's relationship with Maggie . In the episode "Better Angels", Hershel finally agrees to let the group stay at the farm and move into his house . In the season finale "Beside the Dying Fire", when a horde of zombies invade his property, he fights tooth and nail to fend them off, albeit in vain . In the end, he is forced to retreat with Rick and Carl, not knowing if anyone else has made it off his property alive; he feels sadness over having abandoned his land . Going back to the highway, they stay there until the rest of the survivors come, without Jimmy, Patricia, Shane and Andrea . Jimmy and Patricia have been eaten, while Shane has been killed by Rick (and again by Carl after reanimating) prior to the zombie attack and Andrea was separated from the group and on the run from walkers . While most of the camp doubts Rick's leadership in light of recent events, Hershel has solid trust in Rick, believing they should keep moving together as a group . </P> <P> In the season premiere "Seed", approximately eight months later, Hershel continues to be an active member of the group as they continually move around from shelter to shelter . He has also grown a beard . While clearing out the prison, he is bitten on the ankle and his lower leg is immediately amputated by Rick . In the episode "Sick", Rick and the others rush Hershel to one of the cells in critical condition . He shows positive signs of recovery, and later regains consciousness . In the episode "Killer Within", Hershel has recovered, and is able to get around by walking on crutches that Lori and Carol find for him somewhere in the prison . The celebration is interrupted by a horde of walkers, resulting in the death of T - Dog as well as Lori's death during the birth of her baby, Judith . In the episode "Say the Word", Hershel talks with Glenn while Glenn digs graves for Lori and T - Dog . In the episode "Hounded", Hershel appoints himself to the role of ensuring the well - being of Judith and Carl while Rick is frequently absent from the group (both physically and mentally). In the episode "When the Dead Come Knocking", Hershel tends to Michonne's gunshot wound . In the mid-season finale "Made to Suffer", Hershel allows Carl to investigate the arrival of Tyreese and Sasha's group . </P> <P> In the mid-season premiere "The Suicide King", Hershel argues with Rick to let Tyreese and his group stay, but Rick refuses . In the episode "Home", Hershel suggests to Glenn that the group needs to leave the prison due to the looming threat of The Governor . In the episode "I Ain't a Judas", Hershel becomes increasingly frustrated with Rick due to his inability to listen to reason and him specifically, but nonetheless he continues to help him through this difficult time in his life . In the episode "Arrow on the Doorpost", Hershel and Daryl go along for support as Rick meets with the Governor to make an arrangement; Hershel spends the time conversing with Milton while Daryl talks to Martinez . In the episode "This Sorrowful Life", Rick confides to Hershel that the Governor claims he will let the rest of the prison group live if they surrender Michonne, but Hershel refuses to be a part of it . Glenn asks for Hershel's permission to marry Maggie, and Hershel gives his blessing . In the season finale "Welcome to the Tombs", Hershel is with Carl when Carl coldly guns down a Woodbury boy who was handing over his weapon . After the attack by Woodbury is over, Hershel is disgusted and tells Rick about the incident . </P>

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