(Take, for instance, the bare mention of Fat Joseph’s explosion-based strategy for warding off walkers.)
And one particular character who will likely soon move from the shadows to the spotlight is The Sanctuary’s doctor, Emmett Carlson.
Before The Walking Dead reached Alexandria and opened up its limited world of survivors, the cast was small enough so that it was pretty obvious whenever a particular character would be important to the plot.
Here in Season 7, though, there are almost too many people to keep a close eye on, with story details being formed outside of viewers’ knowledge.