The Walking Dead: 15 Most Shocking Moments

15. Sophia Walks Out Of The Barn (Season 2)

After her separation from the group due to a herd moving through the highway, Sophia (Madison Lintz) was the focus of Season 2's first part as they quested to find her.

The young girl was chased by walkers into a marshy area in the first episode, where Rick (Andrew Lincoln) comes to her rescue. He instructs her to hide in what looks like a beaver dam while he leads them away, then tells her to run back to the highway. She never made it back to the group.

However, Shane (Jon Bernthal) soon discovers that Hershel's (Scott Wilson) barn is full of walkers, which he'd been keeping in case a cure came around, and opens it to eliminate the dead trapped there. The zombified Sophia makes her way out of the barn, which causes Carol to collapse to the floor, and Rick stepping up to put down the unfortunate child.

This did establish early on that kids were not safe in the apocalypse, and although she isn't the first reanimated child shown, she was the first that made an impact.