Why did you start the show with a pre-apocalypse flashback?
ROBERT KIRKMAN: It speaks to Shane and his relationship to Lori and Rick in the early days. A lot of people think of Shane as a clear villain and that he did a bad thing. But if you really analyze that situation, he’s a good guy and has done the right thing at every turn. Because he’s done that, and it’s not working out for him, it’s driving him crazy. So we really wanted to show that he’s a tragic figure much more than a villainous figure. It’s just a series of unfortunate situations that have led to him slowly losing himself in this world. Popping back in time and showing his concern for Rick and how he cares for Lori and Carl, I thought that would be a good thing to do.
I find myself trying to second guess Shane’s motivations all the time. In this episode, when he insists that he is the one who should go and get Lori, you’re left to wonder if he’s doing that because it’s the most sensible course of action or because he wants to seem in some way heroic to her.
At this point, who knows? His motivation could be anything. But I like to think that at the very least, very early on, everything he did was altruistic. I also have to go back and say that (director) Ernest Dickerson’s choice of running by that fence at the very beginning of that scene, before you even realize it’s flashback, really blew me away. That guy is a rock star when it comes to directing.
Source: Full interview @ Entertainment Weekly
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