Na-Ri and Hwa-Shin both discovered that they had tumors in their breast tissue on Jealousy Incarnate, episode 3, but in Na-Ri’s case, her tumors were non-cancerous while Hwa-Shin’s were cancerous.

The Bechdel, Russo, and Race Test

Episode 3 passed the race test but it did not pass the Bechdel or Russo test.

Episode 3 passed the race test, and the episode passed this diversity test because there were many instances where non-White individuals talked to each other without mentioning anyone White as the entire cast was Asian and none of the characters ever mentioned White individuals. However, while episode 3 managed to pass the race test, it did not pass other diversity tests like the Bechdel or Russo.

Episode 3 met two of the requirements of the Bechdel test (e.g., there were a couple of named women in the episode and there were instances where some of these named women talked to each other), but because the episode did not meet the third and final requirement of the Bechdel (e.g., there was never an instance where two or more named women talked to each other without mentioning men), the episode did not pass the Bechdel.

As to why episode 3 did not pass the Russo test, there were no LGBTI characters in the episode.

*The Bechdel test entails three requirements:
1. It has to have at least two (named) women in it
2. Who talk to each other
3. About something besides a man

**The Vito Russo test entails three requirements:
1. The show contains a character that is identifiably lesbian, gay, bisexual, intersex and/or transgender
2. The character must not be solely or predominately defined by her sexual orientation, gender identity and/or as being intersex
3.The character must be tied into the plot in such a way that her removal would have a significant effect

***The race or people of color (POC) test has three requirements:
1. It has two people of color in it
2. Who talk to each other
3. About something other than a White person

****Just because a show passes the Bechdel, Russo and race test does not mean that it is not sexist, heterosexist, racist and/or cissexist, etc. The Bechdel, Russo and race test is only a bare minimum qualifier for the representation of LGBTI individuals, women and people of color in television. The failure to pass these tests also does not identify whether the central character was a woman, a person of color or a LGBTQI individual and it does not dictate the quality of the show.