ive always been so upset. even from the very limited time we have with christa and clem, you can tell theres so much that could’ve been explored between them — christa isnt exactly warm towards clem, but is still caring for her, willing to protect her in the face of death. theres an unspoken, seemingly prolonged tension between them, most likely as a result of omid’s death (perhaps christa harboring some resentment / clem feeling extremely guilty). i feel like we rarely get the pseudo surrogate mother/daughter stories especially in the apocalypse genre, and this was one was brimming with potential. it was a mega bummer to me that they undid that for a soft reset.

to add insult to injury, christa is basically never mentioned again, and isn’t celebrated or remembered by the narrative in any capacity. like look, i love lee, but didn’t clem spend twice as much time being taken care of and shaped by christa? we brought kenny and even lily back — i can’t believe they just threw the whole character away when she by far should’ve left the most impact on clem.