User blog comment:VeryUnknownFan/How do you think Racial Characters are handled on the Show?/@comment-12762816-20140107232753/@comment-1756703-20140108032925

... actually, maybe not so much the "Dragon Lady" trope, since while Heather is often sneaky and backhanded, she doesn't fit other aspects of that trope, particularly the use of Eastern symbolism and martial arts. :B

But she's definitely "Lovable Alpha B***h" material.