They all look happy to be there in spite of the record-setting heat wave they are enjoying in Georgia – yes, they shoot on location – but you have to wonder how long those smiles really lasted… Take a look at these clips from the first day of shooting The Walking Dead Season Two and decide for yourself. It even includes a touching moment with Steven Yeun and a “special friend.”

The Walking Dead is scheduled to return in October, 2011 on AMC.