A Death in the Limelight: Given that Sophia isn't seen alive again after this episode, the character has much more screentime and dialogue than normal.

Confessional: While in the church, Carol confesses to the statue of Jesus that she would often pray for Ed to die as a result of his abuse.Дaryl: ( upon entering the church) Yo, J.C., you taking any requests?.

Near the end of the episode, Daryl gets so exasperated with her complaining that he gives her the gun he found in the tent during his forest search, causing her to roll her eyes in annoyance. She also spends a not-insignificant portion of the episode begging Dale to give her back her gun, which the latter refuses to do on the grounds that she might shoot herself with it.

Complaining About Rescues They Don't Like: Andrea spends much of the episode railing at Dale for rescuing her from the CDC, and complaining that he didn't give her the choice to die on her own terms.

Christianity Is Catholic: Zig-zagged the sign outside the church clearly labels it as Baptist, but the crucifix inside is something that would be a lot more at home in a Catholic church.

Several of the weapons are used throughout the subsequent seasons, with Rick using the DMF Folder knife as his personal melee weapon all the way through the eighth season. The set of knives Carl finds in the vehicle, a ' Gerber Apocalypse Kit', is distributed equally to the survivors.

A long-term one for the entire series.

He's proven right when the hose blows out at the worst possible time, forcing the group to scavenge for supplies and leaving them open to the herd that passes through.

Dale asked both Rick and T-Dog in previous episodes to find a radiator hose for his RV, as it was in danger of overheating.

Call-Back: The closing scene, with Carl sprawled on the ground after being shot, mirrors the scene in the opening episode where Rick is shot during a police shoot-out.

The opening of this episode shows the inverse, as Rick and the others give up completely on Atlanta and drive out in a convoy of vehicles, in a mirror shot of the scene from the pilot. The defining shot of the pilot (used for the advertising and DVD cover) shows Rick riding into Atlanta on a horse via the highway, passing a traffic jam of vehicles in the opposing lanes.

Bookends: With the first-season premiere, in a way.

It looks like this might be T-Dog's fate when he slices his arm open and the resulting bleeding begins to attract walkers, but he ultimately survives after being saved by Daryl.

Daryl recovers a pistol from a corpse in a tent located in the forest, with the corpse wearing a goofy pin that reads, 'No Excuse for Domestic Violence.' Given that Ed Peletier (Carol's husband) died in a tent shortly after threatening his wife, this could be a nod to his fate in the series.

Rick and Daryl gutting the walker in the forest, mostly due to the contrast between Daryl's totally blase attitude about it and Rick's horrified reaction.

Big Damn Heroes: Daryl saves T-Dog from a walker at the last second, then conceals him to help keep him from any further danger.

Audience Sucker Punch: Carl getting shot.

Rick freaks out and cries over his son while Shane looks on in horror. As Carl happily tries to pet it, a bullet is fired through the deer and passes through him. Rick, Shane and Carl head deeper into the woods, where they find a lone deer. Soon after, Daryl, Lori, Andrea and Carol head back to the highway. Inside the church, Rick asks God for a sign that he's doing the right thing in leading the group. He rebuffs her and says she would be a liability.

Lori goes back inside, and Andrea asks to leave with Shane if he breaks off from the group.

Outside, Andrea overhears Lori and Shane arguing and discovers the truth about their affair. Carol prays for forgiveness for wishing death on Ed and for Sophia to return safely.

Inside, they dispatch several walkers and rest for a couple hours while they draw up a search plan. The group hear bells in the distance and investigate, only to discover a church. Shane indicates to Lori that he wants to abandon the group, and Daryl and Rick find a lone walker and dissect it to ensure it hasn't eaten Sophia. The group decides to go searching for her and leave the injured T-Dog and Dale behind while they search the local area. When Rick arrives back at the convoy, he discovers that Sophia hasn't returned. Soon after, he lures the two walkers away and brutally dispatches them. He finds Sophia and tells her to head back as soon as he draws the walkers off. Rick chases after her while Carol is held back by Lori. Suddenly, a stray walker startles Sophia and causes her to run into the forest in terror. After the herd goes through, the group moves to leave.

Walking dead traffic jam