Twd S01e01 - - Rick Wakes Up

: At his home, which is empty and ransacked, Rick meets survivors Morgan and Duane Jones . They explain the "rules" of this new world: the "walkers" are attracted to sound and smell, and a bite causes a fatal fever that leads to reanimation. Significance and Realism

: Outside the hospital exit, hundreds of decayed bodies wrapped in sheets are neatly arranged in rows, indicating a failed military or medical containment effort. TWD S01E01 - Rick Wakes Up

As Rick flees the hospital, the scale of the devastation becomes clear: : At his home, which is empty and

: He finds an abandoned military site with sandbags and an idle helicopter before making his way back to his neighborhood on a bicycle. As Rick flees the hospital, the scale of

Rick wakes up alone in in King County, Georgia. He had been in a coma for an estimated 46 to 59 days following a gunshot wound sustained in the line of duty.

In the pilot episode of The Walking Dead , " Days Gone Bye ," Deputy Sheriff Rick Grimes awakens from a coma to a world that has collapsed into a zombie apocalypse. His awakening serves as the audience's introduction to the series' desolate and terrifying reality. The Awakening Scene