The Walking Dead - 2x06 - Secrets

    Glenn is keeping two secrets - the walkers in the barn, and Lori's pregnancy.  These secrets shape the rest of the episode, as characters confront each other.  Maggie and Glenn go into town to get more stuff for Lori, and Shane and Andrea drive over to a development to search for Sophia.  Most of the characters get some gun training.
    Glenn is treated as comic relief most of the time he's on screen, and it's mostly because he's so kind and charismatic.  Very non-threatening.  This does mean that the episode changes tones a few times.
    It's good to see Andrea become a better shot, but I still resent her interest in Shane.  He's kind of a meathead, and I expect the girls to make better choices.
    But the person who comes across the worst in this episode is Dale.  He confronts Hershel, and does it poorly, with these huge, bugged-out eyes.  He confronts Lori, and he handles that much better, although he still seems overly dramatic.  But when he confronts Shane at the end, he's way out of line.  He effectively accuses Shane of murder, because he hasn't talked about the night that Otis died.  I don't think I'd mind Dale having suspicions, but being willing to act on those suspicions makes him a jerk.
    The only other thing of note is that the effects on the dead in the pharmacy were, by far, the cheapest looking ones the series has had.

    This episode is actually one of the better ones.  Lori also had a scene where she behaved rationally - when she accepted that Glenn told Dale about her pregnancy.  But there was a stronger overall theme to the episode, and this made it feel more cohesive than usual.