Nah, her sudden onset of character development is definitely a symptom of soon-to-die-itis. It's like a guiding principle for secondary characters on this show.

Clay Davis: the only man to talk his way out of zombification. Sheeeeeeeeeeeit.

You make the mistake of assuming twd writers are competent.

And that's saying a lot on TWD.

Glen's not dying any time soon. he's got a date with a bat.

Zombie William Hung jumps out and sings 'she bang, she bang!'

Personally I find supply cabinet issues to be fascinating. I'm at the edge of my seat wondering if Beth will restock the supply cabinet next episode with everything in alphabetical order or if she'll go by bottle size.

I don't see the plot points you wrote as an arc or development. I see them as disconnected instances that could just as easily have been performed by multiple different people than a single person changing because of her environment. More plainly, I see her story as symptomatic of production turmoil and turnover than…

Just to follow up, your single point about racial identity flying out the window after a zombie apocalypse is an infinitely more interesting insight than anything the writers of this show will ever cumulatively achieve.

I like your reference to Tomine's ambivalence about Asian film festivals, although doing so makes me feel dangerously close to becoming Male Michelle Malkin™.

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You are correct. According to the wiki, Daryl mentions this offhand in the last episode of Season 2.

You are correct. The Walking Dead wiki (for whatever that's worth) claims that Daryl's racism is only 'implied.'

I take your point and appreciate that Glenn resonates with you. I was too quick to write off Glenn as unbelievable (to me personally) when his experiences reflect your reality. So I concede to you there. You are also right that dissing 'normal' Asian American characters on TV can seem wrong. but I see that as a…

While I would love it if Glenn was a Harvard-educated anesthesiologist with a bad cow lick, hubble-esque glasses and a fascination with rooting mobile phones, I don't begrudge his character not being those things.

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As an asian american wig, i see glenn being a white guy's attempt at incorporating diversity into his story. but in a really cheap way that feels like the vatos- 'we're not what you expected!' Glenn is a pizza boy/car thief! How non-stereotypically Asian American! Michonne is a katana wielding lawyer! How…

ugh. what i saw was the writers shoe horning a secondary zombie-bait character into comic book andrea.

I stand corrected on the motorcycle issue.

I didn't see much character development in this episode. I saw the umpteenth iteration of a conversation about 'starting over' and 'the past is the past.'