At the end of last season, I had a conversation with a friend, who, like me, was barely hanging in there with this show. One of the things she looked forward to was Morgan becoming a regular this season.
So was I. But I told her that with Morgan being a black male character who actually managed to became very popular with a lot of WD fans I fully expected TPTB to do any or of all of the following to him:
1. Make him or his storyline so boring or annoying that people will just want him to go away or not care if he gets eaten.
2. Have him do/say as many stupid/annoying/vile things necessary to get most of the viewers to HATE, HATE, HATE HIM to the point where they want him to die mostest of all.
Judging by the comments I've read about him throughout the season, and especially after this episode, I would say, Mission Accomplished, to TPTB. Bravo.
And hey, maybe they'll add a satisfying end to Project Character Assassination by
so Lennie James can be freeeee, hopefully to be cast on a show where he'll get to play a character worthy of his talent (see: Jericho).