I think you’re way too negative on the episode. Ann Dowd was great, and I really thought her backstory was persuasive in explaining how she got to where she is. I really don’t think the producers have any racial statement to make.. just so happens that most Marthas are black, and so happens to be Ofmathew.

This is actually why I think the flashback story was incredibly important for the episode, the story of the Waterfords using “free speech” to push their agenda into the mainstream, the silencing of Ofglen, and Ofglen’s use of violent speech all weave together to tell a more complete story and a less disjointed read…