Guts and Glory (Season 1, Episode 2: “Guts”) More than almost any other hour of the series, “Days Gone Bye” is a Lincoln showcase like no other.Ģ. Is it Rick’s first encounter with the dead, a young girl in a parking lot? Is it his nervous stroll down an abandoned hospital hallway, toward a set of throbbing, locked doors? His scenes with Lennie James as Morgan? The visceral and emotionally brutal Bicycle Girl sendoff? The ill-advised stroll through Atlanta? Truly, take your pick. Picking one standout moment from the pilot isn’t possible. Without Lincoln’s work in this first outing, there’s simply no way the opening moments of Walking Dead land with such impact. The Beginning (Season 1, Episode 1: “Days Gone Bye”)ĭirected by Frank Darabont and resting on the shoulders of one actor’s demanding performance, the very first Walking Dead episode establishes a chilling voice that resonates with viewers immediately. Read on for one last look at the actor and character’s greatest hits, in chronological order.ġ.

Did 'The Walking Dead' Just Reveal How Andrew Lincoln Will Exit?Īs Lincoln leaves, it’s worth taking stock of the man’s best work across more than 100 episodes of The Walking Dead.

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