But this show has absolutely gone with the “token black guy dies” trope, from the black boyfriend to the black drug dealer.
I don’t agree here. Why are black characters not allowed to die? Lot’s of white males, females, various other characters - even those who are beloved by the audience, die in series. In TWD, quite a few important supporting characters have died who have been other than black.
I look at it as one of main family’s important other, dies and how it will affect her. Not that he’s black per se but that he was her high school boyfriend and she found him as he was dying and told her to go...
Black drug dealer tried to kill main character so of course he had to die too in order for that part of the story to progress.
This show, as well as TWD, is really diverse per PC and the newest term POC. I certainly don’t have many, or any, neighbors that are outside of my racial and ethnic background.
Half of the main characters so far are not white...Madison, Nick, and Alicia are really the only “white” main characters. Daniel and Ophelia aren’t considered White. Travis and Chris aren’t considered White. Strand isn’t white.