Save the Last One

"Save the Last One"
The Walking Dead episode
Shane fends off numerous walkers at the high school.
Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 3
Directed by	Phil Abraham
Written by	Scott M. Gimple
Original air date	October 30, 2011 (2011-10-30)
Guest appearance(s)
IronE Singleton as Theodore "T-Dog" Douglas Lauren Cohan as Maggie Greene Pruitt Taylor Vince as Otis Scott Wilson as Hershel Greene Jane McNeill as Patricia
Episode chronology
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"Save the Last One" is the third episode of the second season and 9th episode overall of the post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead. It first aired on AMC in the United States on October 30, 2011. The episode was written by Scott M. Gimple and directed by Phil Abraham. In the episode, Shane Walsh (Jon Bernthal) and Otis (Pruitt Taylor Vince) desperately attempt to flee the walker-infested high school in order to deliver supplies to a dying Carl Grimes (Chandler Riggs). Meanwhile, Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) and Andrea (Laurie Holden) continue to search for Sophia Peletier (Madison Lintz).

Production for the episode occurred in July 2011 at Newnan High School in Newnan, Georgia, after receiving approval from the city council and the Coweta County School System. "Save the Last One" was critically acclaimed by television critics, who praised the storyline and the episode's conclusion. Upon its initial airing, it was watched by 6.095 million viewers and garnered a 3.1 rating in the 18-49 demographic, according to Nielsen ratings.

With Shane Walsh (Jon Bernthal) and Otis (Pruitt Taylor Vince) missing for hours, Hershel Greene (Scott Wilson) informs Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and his wife Lori (Sarah Wayne Callies) that he must perform the surgery on their son Carl (Chandler Riggs) without the necessary equipment.