How did Shane go crazy?

The zombie apocalypse traumatized him because it made him realize he was alone. He wished he had a family and a group of people who cared about him. His death was actually fairly quick.
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Did Shane have a mental illness TWD?

Shane was eventually diagnosed with schizophrenia, but he only began to understand his illness after he was hospitalized and treated with appropriate medications. It took some time for that to happen. But Shane now has insight into his illness.
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What mental illness did Shane have?

So in summary, Shane has a high-strung, active personality, low regard for the concerns of others, and fearless to the point of reckless. In short, he's your classic case of Antisocial Personality Disorder.
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What episode does Shane go crazy?

"Better Angels" was directed by Guy Ferland and written by Evan Reilly and showrunner Glen Mazzara. The episode features the death of Shane Walsh, who was stabbed in the chest by Rick Grimes. Subsequently, Shane reanimates into a zombie and is later shot in the head by Carl Grimes.
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How did Shane get infected?

Why did Shane turn into a zombie? According to The Walking Dead wiki, Shane killed Randall by breaking his neck, then Randall reanimated. Rick killed Shane when they fought at the end of season two, stabbing him in the heart, and then Shane reanimated.
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The Exact Moment Shane Became A Villain



How did Shane turn without being bitten?

In the Season 1 finale, the CDC Doctor told Rick that everyone was infected and unless the brain was damage when the person died (shots to the head), the dead would turn. In other words: you die, you turn. No bite needed.
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Why does Shane keep rubbing his head?

So, essentially, Jon Bernthal gave Shane a nervous tic to show the mental struggles that the character was going through. It was fitting, considering all that Shane went though mentally on the show and the struggles he had keeping it all together.
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What does the 22 on Shane's necklace mean?

The 22 necklace around Jon Bernthal's neck was Shane's high school football number.
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Did Lori love Shane more than Rick?

Kirkman: Very much so. Lori is definitely having problems with the fact that she has feelings for Shane. She definitely loves Rick and possibly has stronger feelings for him but this is a guy who very much part of their family before apocalypse and was pretty much all that was left.
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Does Shane turn into a villain?

Shane - Season 2, Episode 12, "Better Angels"

Shane's turn to villainy made him a fairly difficult character to mourn, but there's no denying that he left a legacy of complicated feelings for Rick.
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What was Shane's last words?

Saying, “You weren't meant to come back... you weren't meant to live!” Shane's final words show that in a comic series all about undead flesh-eating ghouls, Rick is Shane's personal walker in a way that immediately paints Rick in a highly antagonistic light — a huge shift from the way Rick had been portrayed up until ...
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What mental disorder does Negan have?

Negan, like all of the characters nominated for Best Villain, show some of the diagnostic criteria of an antisocial personality disorder.
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How was Shane O'Connor traumatized?

After her parents divorced when she was a child, O'Connor lived with her mother Marie, who she has said was "not well" and would beat and kick her daily, often in the abdomen. O'Connor even wound up in the hospital.
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What is the Shane Walsh theory?

The idea is that during the infamous night in the woods, it was Shane who killed Rick, not the other way around. Then, to cope with the horror of killing his best friend, Shane essentially absorbed Rick's personality in a form of dissociative identity disorder.
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What are the saddest deaths in TWD?

10 Saddest Deaths In The Walking Dead
  • 4 Paul "Jesus" Rovia's Unexpected Death Broke Fans' Hearts. ...
  • 3 Beth Greene's Accidental Death Was Truly Heartbreaking. ...
  • 2 Carl Grimes' Caring Nature Came To The Fore In His Devastating Final Moments. ...
  • 1 Glenn Rhee's Death Tore Viewers' Hearts Out And Stomped All Over Them.
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What is Rick's mental breakdown?

Rick loses his sanity after learning of the death of Lori and begins to have hallucinations: having conversations with deceased people over the phone, seeing Shane as one of the Woodbury guards, and seeing hallucinations of Lori in her wedding dress and her previous clothing before her death.
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Who did Lori cheat on Rick?

In the concluding sequence of the episode, Lori admits to Rick that she had an affair with Shane in the belief that her husband was dead.
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Why was Lori angry at Rick for killing Shane?

She was afraid that killing Shane would turn Rick into him ..
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Was Lori Grimes eaten by Walker?

Greg Nicotero Confirmed Lori Was Eaten By The Bloated Walker

When Rick entered the boiler room, he followed a trail of blood leading him to an extremely bloated Walking Dead walker. There was an insinuation that the walker dragged Lori's body before indulging in its entirety.
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Why is Daryl's ear necklace?

It all went down in the second season episode "Chupacabra." While out by himself searching for Sophia, Daryl falls and injures himself. He subsequently begins to hallucinate about his lost brother, before he fights off a group of zombies. He then takes their ears as trophies.
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What did Shane do to Rick?

Shane had plans to kill Rick in The Walking Dead season 2 episode "Better Angels". Rick was well aware of the plan and countered by stabbing Shane in the chest. Carl then appeared, shooting Shane in the head after the man was reanimated.
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Is Shane a good guy?

Shane is a good guy who became a villain… so he doesn't quite fit the bill of a being a pure hero or villain. Instead, he is a character study of how a good guy turns bad. In that light, he has a really great character arc!
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Why does Shane go bald?

It was all a prelude to his eventual betrayal of best friend Rick Grimes in an isolated location, leading Rick to have to take out Shane. As a character, Shane noticeably changed in demeanor after the Otis incident and shaving the hair meant more than a simple haircut.
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Was Shane ever bitten?

shane didn't got bit .. so how did he turn ?
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Did Shane betray Rick?

Shane turns on Rick Grimes and attempts to kill him after being called out by him and attacked by Lori Grimes. Lori cheats on her husband Rick with Shane, believing Rick to be dead. Hershel Greene turns on Rick's group after losing several members of his family.
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