The Walking Dead (TV Series)

Cherokee Rose (2011)

Scott Wilson: Hershel Greene

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• [Rick tells Hershel that he lied to his son Carl that morning] 

  Rick Grimes : I lied to him this morning. It wasn't a big lie, but it was enough.

  Hershel Greene : My father didn't bother with comforting lies. He used his fist. He was a loveless, violent drunk and no good to anybody. He drove me from home when I was 15. Didn't lay eyes on this place again for many years. I was not at his deathbed, Rick. I would not grant him that and to this day do not regret it. Some men do not earn the love of their sons. I don't see you having that problem.

• [Hershel and Rick look out into an open field from a hilltop] 

  Hershel Greene : That's something, isn't it? It's good to pause for an occasional reminder.

  Rick Grimes : Of what?

  Hershel Greene : Whatever comes to mind. For me, it's often God. No thoughts on that?

  Rick Grimes : Last time I asked God for a favor and stopped to admire a view, my son got shot. I try not to mix it up with the almighty anymore. Best we stay out of each other's way.

  Hershel Greene : Lori told me your story... How you were shot, the coma. Yet you came out of it somehow. You did not feel God's hand in yours?

  Rick Grimes : [Rick chuckles]  At that moment? No, I did not.

  Hershel Greene : In all the chaos, you found your wife and boy. Then he was shot and he survived. That tells you nothing?

  Rick Grimes : It tells me God's got a strange sense of humor.

• [Hershel reminds Rick that him and his group are not permanent guests] 

  Rick Grimes : We could give you more space. Set up over by the barn.

  Hershel Greene : No, no need for that. Better you stay close to the house. I don't say this easily, Rick. We don't normally take in strangers. I can't have your people thinking this is permanent. Once you find this girl and your boy's fit for travel, I expect you'll move on. We need to be clear on that.

• [first lines] 

  Hershel Greene : [Carl wakes up with Lori and Rick hunched over him]  Fever's gone down.

  Lori Grimes : Baby?

  Rick Grimes : Carl?

  Carl Grimes : Sophia? Is she okay?

  Rick Grimes : Fine. She's fine.

  Lori Grimes : Rest. We'll be right here, okay?

  Carl Grimes : [Carl closes his eyes]  Okay.

• [Hershel gives a funeral sermon for Otis] 

  Hershel Greene : Blessed be God, father of our lord Jesus Christ. Praise be to him for the gift of our brother Otis, for his span of years, for his abundance of character. Otis, who gave his life to save a child's, now more than ever, our most precious asset. We thank you, God, for the peace he enjoys in your embrace. He died as he lived, in Grace.

• [Rick asks Hershel to reconsider letting him stay on their farm] 

  Rick Grimes : You need to reconsider.

  Hershel Greene : I beg your pardon?

  Rick Grimes : Asking us to leave. You need to reconsider. If you saw how it is out there, you wouldn't ask. You're a man of belief. If you believe anything, believe that.

  Hershel Greene : You're putting me on the spot.

  Rick Grimes : Well, I mean to. Those people look to me for answers. I wish they didn't, but they do. But I'm not asking for them or myself. I'm asking for my boy. After the price your friend Otis paid, the least you can do is give it some thought.

  Hershel Greene : You're a plainspoken man.

  Rick Grimes : I'm a father. He's the one thing I don't want to fail. I feel like I do every day.