The post-apocalyptic drama “The Walking Dead,” which resumes its second season Sunday on AMC, prides itself on its sprawling ensemble cast: one part zombies looking for their next meal, the other part survivors trying not to become dinner. Although all the survivors have struggled to maintain a semblance of humanity and sanity, no one has struggled with it more than Shane, played by Jon Bernthal. (Spoiler alert: If you’re not caught up on this season, you may want to stop reading now.)
In the midseason finale, the incessantly brash Shane initiated a zombie shooting spree, enraged that the owner of the farm where he and a group of survivors were staying had been housing a swarm of the living dead in a nearby barn. After opening the barn doors, Shane shot the creatures as they stumbled out, to demonstrate his power. But then he stopped in his tracks: The young girl they’d been searching for all season shuffled out, and she’d been transformed into a zombie. Paralyzed by shock, Shane stood by as even-tempered Rick — Shane’s former colleague and best friend — raised his gun and fired.
“It was a commanding moment,” said Bernthal, recalling the game-changing scene. “And it wasn’t Shane’s.”
The bleak turning point has helped the 35-year-old actor bring added depth to a seemingly one-dimensional character — one who got killed off early on in Robert Kirkman’s comic book on which the series is based. In the TV version, Bernthal’s Shane is a man who has mastered discreet yet expressive glances, artfully embodied a disgruntled disposition and wrestled with questions of morality.
Source: Full article @ Los Angeles Times
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