P2- Meaning

This scene from the Walking Dead is quite iconic within fans of the show as it is a very emotional scene. In which it is discovered that one of the group members, a 10 year old girl named Sophia, is a zombie and has been locked in a barn by farm owner, Hershell, throughout this period Sophia's mother and the rest of the group have been searching for her, presuming Sophia to still be alive.

Aside from the obvious villain being the zombies, another villain could be interpreted. One interpretation is that Hershell is a villain in this plot as he had harbored zombies in his barn as he still thinks that they are 'alive'. This is villainous to some viewers as this act is careless and stupid as it puts all of the group's lives at risk. Clearly in this scene other group members are against what Hershell is doing, Shane, for example runs forward to proclaim 'Enough is enough'. This is where Shane can be interpreted as the villain, while he is right in disagreeing with the zombies being kept in the barn it is what he does next that is also careless and possibly cruel. Shane opens the locked door to the barn whilst all of the group members are stood by it's entrance. Opening these doors meant to zombies could escape right into the path of the group some of whom are children. This was un-necessary of Sane and he put all of their lives at risk.

Also in this clip it can be deduced that some of the characters change. Shane changes in the sense that he has stepped up to take action instead of just mindlessly following group leader, Rick. By standing against Rick, Shane destroyed Hershell's foolish rules on not killing zombies, an idea that none of the group agree with. However, it is shown that Shane would still not be a good leader like Rick as he still puts the people he claims to care about at risk.
Hershell also changes in this scene as he seems to realise that what he has been doing isn't safe for anybody involved and that it was foolish to hold onto the hopes that these zombies are still alive. Clearly, this change was for the better.