The Walking Dead: 10 Worst Casting Mistakes

She’s been kicking around since Season 4, but after all that time it's hard to be too taken with Alanna Masterson, aka lone lesbian of the apocalypse Tara Chambler.

Perhaps it’s because her character is written as the loveable goofball of the group who constantly fist bumps her way through the apocalypse, but there’s more to Masterson’s disappointing performance than just her awkward attempts at infusing humour into a largely unfunny character.

Her under-reactions to the deaths of Tara’s nearest and dearest are proof of Masterson’s inability to put a bit of emotion and depth into her character. After her witnessing sister Lilly get swarmed by walkers during the fall of the prison she’s more nonplussed than devastated.

Similarly in Season 6 when she gets the triple whammy of her girlfriend Denise’s death and her friends Abe and Glenn’s demise, Masterson looks more despondent and slightly glum than truly reeling from the devastating news.

Not every actor becomes a stereotypical Italian widow when their character is in mourning, but a little more reaction than ‘meh’ wouldn’t go amiss. You have to wonder if the reason why Masterson doesn’t put more emotion into her performance is because she’s not capable of a convincing emotional reaction.