The Walking Dead (TV Series) 18 Miles Out (2012) User Reviews

I Know Who I Want To Die Next

[slightlymad22 · 8/10 · 25 October 2014]

Plot In A Paragraph: Rick and Shane drive eighteen miles away from the farm (The eighteen miles of the episode title) so then can drop Randall far enough away from the farm. Whilst there, they have a violent confrontation which results in them getting swarmed with Walkers. Whilst back at the farm Lori and Maggie try and cope with a suicidal Beth.

The episode starts with a great scene between Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and Shane (Jon Bernthall) as Rick lays down the law to him about his family. Their fight scene later in the episode is very well choreographed and is well acted.

This is really the first time Emily Kinney has anything to do as Beth. And she proves to be a very talented young actress.

Once again Andrea is very annoying as is Lori played by Sarah Wayne Callies. When the had a scene together I was in agony and was itching to run it forward. I was dying to slap Andrea. What an idiot. Lori and Andrea can both be Walker fodder for me!! I dislike them both immensely.

Rick vs Shane!

[and_mikkelsen · 9/10 · 9 January 2024]

Now things are really going somewhere! After all the build up and tension around Rick and Shane, it seems that Rick has had enough woth Shane, and gives him an ultimatum!

Their conversation in the beginning of the episode was great! It really shows how they are both not the same as they were before all this! You can feel the frustration.. that it has come this far!

At this point Shane seems out of control! He is becoming more and more unpredictable and every scene with him is filled with tension as you never know when he might snap! The scenes with him and Rick were overall amazing!!

Beth finally gets something to do in this episode as she becomes the face of courent themes in this season! Hope.. and the will to live! Having Andrea be such a large part of it made perfect sense as she herself has been ok the crossroad of whether to give up or not!

Choices in a Different World Without Rules

[claudio_carvalho · 8/10 · 28 February 2012]

Rick and Shane drive 18 miles out far from Hershel's farm to seek a safe place to leave the outsider Randall, who has recovered from the injury in his leg, and to find supplies for the winter that is coming. Rick stops the car in a crossroad and has a serious conversation with Shane about Lori and Carl.

When they reach a small town, they leave Randall with his hand and legs tied and a knife. However Randall tells that he knows Maggie and Shane decides to kill him. Rick saves Randall and fights against Shane that shoots and throws a tool on Rick. The noise attracts a great quantity of walkers that trap Shane in a school bus.

Meanwhile in the farm, Beth wants to commit suicide but she is dissuaded by Lori and Maggie. When Andrea offers to take care of Beth, she gives the opportunity to Beth to come up to a decision.

The tenth episode of The Walking Dead presents a confrontation between Rick and Shane, and Rick gives the choice to Shane to stay with the group of survivors. Rick shows that he is a natural leader. Andrea also gives a choice to Beth that chooses to live and not to die. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "The Walking Dead: 18 Miles Out"

Note: On 10 April 2016, I saw this show again.

Just Incredible!

[g-bodyl · 10/10 · 7 June 2014]

This is the tenth episode of the second season of Walking Dead and it seems like each episode keeps on getting better and better as the season progresses and nears the end. This episode features the confrontation between Rick and Shane that we have all come to be expecting. There is also a good amount of walker action here all due to their fight.

In this episode, "18 Miles Out," Rick and Shane head out to find supplies for the upcoming winter and the decide to leave their captive 18 miles away from the farm. But they find out he may know where the farm is, and Shane tries to kill him, but Rick stops him from doing so. As a result, Shane and Rick fight with each other which alerts all the walkers to their presence. Meanwhile, Lori, Andrea, and Maggie all deal with a suicidal Beth.

Overall, this is a fantastic episode and it's going to be interesting to see what happens next. This episode is where we get to see Rick as a leader and one that may be worth keeping an eye on. I rate this episode 10/10.

My favourite episode

[Ashlee-thomson · 10/10 · 24 December 2018]

I love the relationship between Shane and Rick. This episode shows such an in depth view of it. Felt like the beginning of the entire show lead to this episode. Looking back on this episode, Shane was ahead of the curve. Ahead knowing how people needed to act in this new world. Within the next few seasons, Rick turned into what Shane describes. Shane was my favourite character so I definitely have a soft spot for this episode!

From beginning to end, you will be amazed

[kkoller0693 · 10/10 · 27 February 2012]

As we continue to watch this show, we begin to see how far this show has come. The short first season left us wanting more zombie killing and hard decisions to be made by both Rick and Shane. The first half of Season 2 brought us that and more if I thought the whole Sophia thing was stretched a little too much. Now the second half of Season 2 is coming and going and we have seen so much more than ever before. Since creator Frank Darabont was let go from the project, he was not apart of the writing for the second half of Season 2. But this final half of the season has been fast paced through each episode's 40+ minutes. And "18 Miles Out" is no exception to the rule. Not only is it outstanding, it is probably one of the best episodes in the series.

Not five minutes in, Rick confronts Shane about him and Lori having a relationship when he was declared dead. He put fear into Shane's eyes, something that he wasn't expecting from Rick. Not only did Shane admit to that but also admitted that he killed Otis when Rick brought the situation at the school up. The scene was full of hatred and fear and it was the beginning moments of the episode.

The real story behind this episode was bringing Randall, fully healed from his leg injury, 18 miles outside the farm and drop him off. But before they could leave, Randall pleads Rick and Shane not to leave him behind because he knows Maggie. Shane, thinking logically, tells Rick that he probably knows where the farm is and will get his group and ambush them. Shane pulls out a gun and barely misses Randall because Rick stops him. This begins a fight between the two leaders that ends with dozens of walkers attacking them.

In last week's episode "Triggerfinger", the farm scenes sort of brought the episode down. This was not the case in "18 Miles Out". Beth, now awake from her shock, is thinking about committing suicide which brings out an argument between Maggie and Beth as well as Lori and Andrea. We are beginning to see a conflict between Andrea (who is on the side of Shane) and Lori (who is on the side of Rick). Viewers have been talking about Team Shane and Team Rick and this episode finally shows how the group is separated into these two teams - except for Deryl who seems to be on no one's side.

I had one problem with the episode unfortunately. Towards the end of the shootout with the walkers, Rick and Randall begin to run away from the area leaving Shane to die. But in the end, Randall and Rick come to the rescue in a car and save Shane. Now if I was Rick and Shane nearly tried to kill me, I wouldn't have rescued him. But I understand that Rick, while beginning to change into a darker character, still has the feelings of understanding and forgiveness. Honestly, I thought this scene was a tease. Rick and Shane will face each other by the end of this season and it won't end with walkers interrupting the fight. I predict that one of these character's will die or leave the group . . . but only time will tell.

"18 Miles Out" is a masterpiece. This episode shows that Rick and Shane can no longer be apart of the same group. With Shane trying to do ruthless, but some would say right, moves to keep the group (but mainly Lori) safe and Rick trying to restrain Shane from making these moves, it is clear that the these two characters can't live or work together. While the shootout between Rick, Shane, and the walkers was the highlight of the episode, the side story with Beth and her suicidal ideas were very strong. With only three episodes left, it is clear that we are in for a wild ride. Last week I couldn't wait for the next episode; today, I'm dying to see what's next in what has become a great second season.

Simply the best episode from a simply awesome show

[nomis94 · 12 October 2015]

What an unforgettable episode! There are two story-arcs: The tensions between Shane & Rick 18 miles out from the farm and Beth's suicidal issues. It's not easy to describe my reasons why I love this episode best. Maybe it's the fact that the relationship between Rick and Shane finally comes to a point that had been predicted a long time ago. Furthermore, Beth's story really captivated me. Her situation is so believable and tangible. In my opinion - Beth is us. We don't know anything about dealing with such a terrifying world. The fact that she has suicidal thoughts makes her really human. I also find the tensions between Andrea and Lori pretty gripping. The two women are arguing about a quite controversial topic which might lead to interesting discussions among viewers. This is a top-notch episode! My all-time favorite.

Tension and pathos

[TheLittleSongbird · 10/10 · 7 June 2018]

Had heard nothing but great things about 'The Walking Dead' from friends and IMDb reviewers. It took a while to get round to watching, both from being busy and also not being sure whether it would be my cup of tea. Finally getting round to it a few years ago and slowly working my way through it, having had a very long to watch and review list, 'The Walking Dead' turned out to be very much my cup of tea and as good as the hype made it out to be, have found it extremely addictive.

All the previous episodes of Season 2 were very good to great, but the season once again has a high point in "18 Miles Out". And a strong reminder of how Seasons 1-5 of 'The Walking Dead' to me were absolutely brilliant and seeing the show in its full glory days (Season 6 was uneven, Season 7 was a huge disappointment and am still debating whether to watch Season 8). It is as emotional, complex and as tense as one would expect , at the same time it has adrenaline and guts.

It still shocks me at how an intelligent, well-made (so much so that it is easy to mistake it for a film) show about zombies could be made when so many films have tried and failed abysmally to do so.

"18 Miles Out" is one of the tightest, most exciting and most emotionally investable episode of Season 2 for me and one of all of the above for the show. It doesn't feel as heavy in talk as a few other episodes of the season.

Like all the episodes of the show, "18 Miles Out" is incredibly well made in the production values, with gritty and audacious production design, photography of almost cinematic quality, effects that look good, have soul and are not overused or abused and pretty frightening make-up that make the zombies even more terrifying. The music is haunting and affecting, having presence but never being too intrusive.

The writing generally is intelligent and thought-provoking, with lots of tension and emotional resonance and already showing signs of character complexity and multiple layer storytelling. The more eventful scenes are thrilling and terrifying as well as uncompromising.

Appreciated the ever strong and still progressing story and character building (the character development is some of the best of the show up to this point), which the episode has a bigger emphasis on, and that the pace is never dull or rushed. There is a lot of tension and Beth's story really touched me and was handled poignantly.

Everything is tautly paced without rushing through the more important parts and emotionally complex. The world building is stunningly immersive and effective. Direction is smart and atmospheric while the show throughout has been strongly acted. Emily Kinney really knocks it out of the park with her meatiest material by far yet, the first time actually she has properly shone because she has something to do.

Overall, amazing. 10/10 Bethany Cox

9.1/10

[CillianMurphyEnthusiast · 9/10 · 15 August 2023]

"Stop acting like you know the way, ahead like you know the rules. There are no rules man we're lost" -Rick Grimes. Great opening scene of what happens later in the episode. Rick confronts Shane about Otis and about what happened with him and Lori. The whole suicidal Beth plot sucked. I see no point in it at all other than to make us hate Andrea's character even more. She just left Beth alone and she could've killed herself if she wanted to with no one to prevent here. The whole Rick and Shane plot was very necessary. Setting up "Better Angels" and Shane trying to kill Rick. Their fight was awesome.

Good storytelling and horror sequences

[snoozejonc · 8/10 · 12 October 2021]

Rick and Shane clash on the road, whilst thoughts of suicide are contemplated back at the farm.

This is a dramatic and fairly thrilling episode with good character moments.

The story focuses on two threads of plot that are equally good in very different ways. The power struggles in both situations are interesting, with Lori, Andrea, Rick, and Shane clashing over their fundamental differences in attitude towards life and survival.

The zombie horror scenes are strong and quite inventive. We see some desperate survival situations for Rick and Shane that include some clever visual ideas. Generally the cinematography and editing are as strong as ever.

All performances are great.

We are, 18 miles out.

[nmartini-04832 · 9/10 · 7 November 2018]

Rick and Shane drive over 18 miles out to find a decent place to leave Randall.

Days of Our Zombie Lives Continues...

[tbmforclasstsar · 5/10 · 27 February 2012]

It really is hard to say this, but I am incredibly close to giving up on "The Walking Dead." A show that had tons of promise after season one, season two has been nothing but a train wreck of melodrama, dumb character progressions, and terrible story progressions. Maybe the worst thing they have done in all of season two, including the fall, came last evening in the decision to cut up the most interesting scene of the night. When the episode begins, Rick and Shane are fighting off zombies in a location we have never seen before. Shane gets in a school bus to keep the walkers away, Rick hides under a zombie corpse, and that kid they saved in town an episode ago is crawling on the ground, tied up, trying to reach a knife. Begin opening titles. While I do know the show has a history of having exciting scenes in their opening minutes before the credits, I was flabbergasted they decided to use this scene as their opener. Not only is it the climactic moment of this episode later on, it decreases so much tension and fear when this scene arrives later. What's worse, the editing of the scene is not linear with the actual event. When the attack really does happen, the kid has already got the knife and has cut his legs free, Shane is running around for a while before getting to the bus, and Rick is fighting off his zombies much earlier than Rick is. Let's take a step back though. After the credits, we have a scene of Rick and Shane standing at a crossroads (where else could this scene take place…the symbolism hidden so well in this show). Rick tells Shane that Lori, Carl, and the new baby are his and that he has to back off. After a minor discussion, Shane sits quietly and they get back to work. Their job: to find a place to drop this kid off. So they head down the road and find a public works center that looks abandoned, a perfect spot to leave the kid while still giving him a chance to survive. They drop the kid, leave him tied, and throw down a knife, but the kid mentions that he went to high school with Maggie. Both Rick and Shane know what this means: the kid likely knows where Maggie's farm is. Of course, with Rick and Shane nothing is easy. Shane immediately decides that they need to put a bullet in the kid, but Rick wants time to think. And Shane, being Shane, makes the stupid comment about not being able to protect his family and this situation being an example. The two begin to fight while the kid crawls towards the knife. Near the end of the fight, Shane throws a giant wrench at Rick that misses, shatters a window, and wakes up a horde of zombies inside the building that now have an escape path out of the room. Nice Shane…real nice. But I'm going to cut you off just like the show did, because for some reason the show-runners decided they wanted to edit this attack on Rick and Shane with the storyline about Beth in bed, who is now trying to commit suicide. She tries to sneak the knife from her lunch from Lori, but Lori spots it when cleaning up and gets it back. Thus begins the argument between Maggie and Beth about why she would want to kill herself, while an argument between Andrea and Lori takes place in the kitchen about not letting her kill herself. Andrea says it's her choice whether she wants to live or die, but Lori thinks she is right about taking the knife away. Sure, maybe we aren't in this situation to know any better, but who isn't with Lori here. Suicide is Beth's easy way out, but a pointless one. Even if she feels like she has no purpose to live, how can anyone standby and just let her kill herself. So, of course, Andrea goes up to the bedroom and tells Maggie that she will watch Beth. Andrea lies, leaves Beth alone, and a few scenes later Beth has cut her wrist by a broken mirror in the bathroom. It isn't deep, she will survive, but the damage is done. While Andrea is right that she made the choice to live by not cutting herself that deep, Adrea made the choice to let her cut herself. Maggie tells her off, says she is never welcome back in the house, and leaves to tend to her sister. This storyline was just the epitome of what this how is turning into: over-dramatic conflict that will result in nothing. Honestly, I would have rather seen Beth finish the job, because at least we would have had a true tragedy on our hands and outlawing Andrea could be justified a bit more. The show consistently gets us to the point where someone in the group might die, but then pulls back, saves the person, and leaves anger and stupid arguments in its wake...

"18 Miles Out" is one of the season's most intense episodes, focusing on Rick and Shane's deteriorating relationship, significant for its character development and choices

[fernandoschiavi · 8/10 · 29 February 2024]

"18 Miles Out" is one of the season's most intense episodes, focusing on Rick and Shane's deteriorating relationship. The episode is a microcosm of the series' broader themes, with the two men confronting their differences and the future of the group. Their physical and ideological battle, set against the backdrop of a walker-infested landscape, is a powerful exploration of leadership, morality, and the sacrifices required for survival.

This episode also introduces the characters of Randall, whose fate becomes a point of contention, and explores the dynamics within the group at the farm, particularly Beth's struggle with despair. "18 Miles Out" is significant for its character development and its examination of the choices the characters make in an unforgiving world.

Suicidal Beth

[inefableataraxia · 9/10 · 20 December 2018]

Beth wants to kill herself. Andrea makes of devil and Maggie and Lori of the good side. Even if Andrea did wrong at letting a suicidal Beth free. She gave Beth a choice, she cross the line so she could make her decision. It's like with Shane actions. It look bad but are for the great good. And no one is strictly good or bad. They are just doing the best they can to survive. Making decision that could be seem bad or good. But they are made to survive. Shane and Rick have a fight. Rick tries to make Shane understand that its his family and not Shane's. When Shane tries to kill Rick walkers are freed. Afterwards Shane is overrun by walkers and it seems like Rick will leave him there because he was looking for that. But he sees two dead policemen and comes back and saves his friend.

Getting Somewhere, But Still Lacking

[devinpbuffington · 8/10 · 30 June 2023]

18 Miles out is interesting for one major reason: Rick Vs Shane.

The Rick and Shane fight at the school is what everyone remembers this episode for, and in all reality has made it one of the most memorable episodes of the whole season as it's been recently meme'd to death online.

You know what people don't remember? The farm Beth trying to end it storyline. You know why people don't remember that? Because Andrea goes from being annoying to downright insufferable. Lori gets vibe checked again from likely the only other character people dislike more, and STILL doesn't see herself as wrong in the slightest. Then we stuffer through a moral choice that's so in your face that even a dog listening to this episode in the corner of the room would roll their eyes.

This episode is better than 2x8 and 2x9, but it's only better because of the acting between Andrew Lincoln and Jon Bernthal. Their friendship is stretched to the limit, and Rick proves to Shane that he can hold his own.

One of the worst written episodes I ever saw

[Harhaluulo54 · 25 November 2016]

Walking Dead fascinates me. I never thought I would watch a show just to see how badly written characters it can have. So far s2e10 is pinnacle of bad characterization.

Many TV series/movies have characters that are not really characters but plot elements. In walking dead, we don't have a plot, so the characters are other type of elements. We have drama elements. Relationship elements. Pregnant elements. Emo elements. Bullshit elements. Moral elements. We even a character who is the epitome of cliché moral values. The good cop bad cop confrontation in a zombie apocalypse is definitely my favorite.

This is surely a good booster to one Self too. Seeing all these scums fail at life can surely help insecure people get confidence. All you have to do is the exact opposite these losers do and you can't fail. The sad side is that all of them probably won't die an agonizing death in this series and some other more useless scums actually look up to them. Pathetic.

I wait eagerly to see how bad season 3 is going to be. Most people stopped watching this bad apple of modern TV during that due bad characters. I just don't know how they can be any worse than in s2e10. Hopefully they all suffer and die of zombie aids. I am hyped!

Very excited and really a great episode.

[XueHuaBingYu · 8/10 · 6 July 2019]

This episode is really good. A superb one. It's so thrilling and very exciting to see what would happen next. From the beginning to end, it was actually very exciting. Mostly because Shane got left by Rick (well, at least that was what Shane thought). But Rick came back and saved him. That's very unfortunate. I really want him got left by someone just like he did to Otis. If I were Shane, I wouldn't save someone who wants to kill me. That would be the stupidest thing that anyone would have done. I kind of don't like Rick for that.

As the show goes on, I become to dislike Andrea. And now in this episode, I totally dislike Andrea. Although the cut wasn't deep and Beth made it out, but it's still a bad thing. Even though it was for Beth to realise whether she wants to die or live, I think Andrea shouldn't encourage her. She was supposed to say Beth not to commit suicide. To move and live on. Instead, she made the situation worse. So, I kind of hate her.

I think Lori shouldn't have said what he said to Andrea. Everyone is taking a responsibility and they will not as the same as you want them to take. But they are somehow contributing something to make everybody safe and everyone should be grateful for that. Telling something like that is really wrong and it's terrible. Plus, Andrea is a time bomb. One bad movement and she will do everything she wants to. Not everything she wants to do isn't good thing only. There might be some bad things. So, I'd say that was Lori's fault.

What I like about this episode is that kid's driving and Shane's jump from the school bus to that car. That was so impressive for me. All in all, this episode is very good and I was really exciting to see the upcoming scenes throughout the episode. So far, the walking dead never disappoint me. That's why I love the show. I can't wait to see the next episodes.