User blog comment:Thailog/Ep. 207 "Depths" discussion/@comment-5087293-20120609014617/@comment-96.241.72.70-20120609120841

I do miss the slightly goofy and fun loving Wally, but to me the groundwork for his more serious and mature side was laid in season one. (Coldhearted and Usual Suspects, in particular.) Wally didn't have the childhood trauma Dick, Artemis, and M'gann had, living a very normal life with two good parents before he became KF. He's probably having more difficult dealing with all of these traumatic events than the others who are more used to bouncing back from this sort of thing. (Plus, he doesn't like to talk about this sort of thing if his threapy session with Dinah is any indication.) I would argue against Wally being controlling, though. He calmly stated his opinion ("I'm not happy about this"), but he didn't attempt to stop her. It's another indication of what a stable, adult relationship they have: they can express their feelings while respecting the decisions of the other, even if it's not what they want.