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Though The Walking Dead has remained relatively faithful to its source material - Robert Kirkman's comics - so far, it remains far from predictable even for the cast. In a new interview, stars Steven Yeun (Glenn) and Jon Bernthal (Shane) made it clear that the show has a mind of its own, and that they open every script without knowing if their character will survive.

Part of the suspense of The Walking Dead is waiting to see how long it takes for the characters to crack under the apocalyptic pressure. In a new clip from the upcoming episode 202, "Bloodletting," the character who's cracking is T-Dog, and it's not the zombies he's worried about. It's the other survivors.

Sometimes, when facing down the inevitable zombie holocaust, it's not the brains-eating that gets to you. It's the undead's irresistible hunger for more cowbell.