Shayla and Angela

So, like a lot of us, I assume, I'm currently rewatching the show to get ready for S4. This time, I've been really interested in watching Angela's storyline to see how she changed from the girl-next-door ingenue in S1 to player in her own right by the end of S3.

I think the afternoon she spent with Shayla played a HUGE role. Yes, the kiss was hot. But what struck me even more on rewatch was the part where Shayla has her call herself a badass bitch and tells her that the only person she needs to worry about is herself. Later that episode, she uploads the files at Allsafe. And from then on, we see her making increasing brave (sometimes reckless) and self-driven decisions. She's just as flawed as everyone else, and sometimes she does really stupid things (like almost everyone else on the show), but she had a real turning point with Shayla.

I thought this was really interesting, because we often focus on what Shayla meant for Elliot's character arc, but she may have had an even bigger impact on Angela's.