diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCellNode.m b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCellNode.m
index ef6652b700..dbd11e0523 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCellNode.m
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASCellNode.m
@@ -62,6 +62,29 @@
   }
 }
 
+- (void)clearFetchedData
+{
+  [super clearFetchedData];
+  NSLog(@"%p - clearFetchedData", self);
+}
+
+- (void)fetchData
+{
+  [super fetchData];
+  NSLog(@"%p - fetchData", self);
+}
+
+- (void)clearContents
+{
+  [super clearContents];
+  NSLog(@"%p - clearContents", self);
+}
+
+- (void)dealloc
+{
+  NSLog(@"%p - dealloc", self);
+}
+
 - (void)touchesBegan:(NSSet *)touches withEvent:(UIEvent *)event
 {
   ASDisplayNodeAssertMainThread();
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNode.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNode.mm
index 9c52f08c21..f70d336b88 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNode.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNode.mm
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ static ASDisplayNodeMethodOverrides GetASDisplayNodeMethodOverrides(Class c)
       [self _addSubnodeViewsAndLayers];
     }
     
-    [self recursivelyDisplayImmediately];
+    [self recursivelyEnsureDisplay];
   }
 }
 
@@ -1454,8 +1454,8 @@ void recursivelyEnsureDisplayForLayer(CALayer *layer)
 - (void)recursivelyEnsureDisplay
 {
   ASDisplayNodeAssertMainThread();
-  ASDisplayNodeAssert(self.isNodeLoaded, @"Node must have layer or view loaded to use -recursivelyEnsureDisplay");
-  ASDisplayNodeAssert(self.inHierarchy && (self.isLayerBacked || self.view.window != nil), @"Node must be in a hierarchy to use -recursivelyEnsureDisplay");
+//  ASDisplayNodeAssert(self.isNodeLoaded, @"Node must have layer or view loaded to use -recursivelyEnsureDisplay");
+//  ASDisplayNodeAssert(self.inHierarchy && (self.isLayerBacked || self.view.window != nil), @"Node must be in a hierarchy to use -recursivelyEnsureDisplay");
   
   CALayer *layer = self.layer;
   // -layoutIfNeeded is recursive, and even walks up to superlayers to check if they need layout,
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASRangeHandlerRender.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASRangeHandlerRender.mm
index b2a751a8bd..ee320d7e32 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASRangeHandlerRender.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASRangeHandlerRender.mm
@@ -12,13 +12,16 @@
 #import "ASDisplayNode+Subclasses.h"
 #import "ASDisplayNodeInternal.h"
 
+#define USE_WORKING_WINDOW 0
+
 @interface ASRangeHandlerRender ()
 @property (nonatomic,readonly) UIWindow *workingWindow;
 @end
 
 @implementation ASRangeHandlerRender
-@synthesize workingWindow = _workingWindow;
 
+#if USE_WORKING_WINDOW
+@synthesize workingWindow = _workingWindow;
 - (UIWindow *)workingWindow
 {
   ASDisplayNodeAssertMainThread();
@@ -45,6 +48,7 @@
     [self node:node exitedRangeOfType:ASLayoutRangeTypeRender];
   }
 }
+#endif
 
 - (void)node:(ASDisplayNode *)node enteredRangeOfType:(ASLayoutRangeType)rangeType
 {
@@ -60,12 +64,17 @@
   // The node un-suspends display.
   [node enterInterfaceState:ASInterfaceStateDisplay];
 
+  
+#if USE_WORKING_WINDOW
   // Add the node's layer to an off-screen window to trigger display and mark its contents as non-volatile.
   // Use the layer directly to avoid the substantial overhead of UIView heirarchy manipulations.
   // Any view-backed nodes will still create their views in order to assemble the layer heirarchy, and they will
   // also assemble a view subtree for the node, but we avoid the much more significant expense triggered by a view
   // being added or removed from an onscreen window (responder chain setup, will/DidMoveToWindow: recursive calls, etc)
   [[[self workingWindow] layer] addSublayer:node.layer];
+#else
+  [node recursivelyEnsureDisplay];  // Need to do this without waiting
+#endif
 }
 
 - (void)node:(ASDisplayNode *)node exitedRangeOfType:(ASLayoutRangeType)rangeType
@@ -93,6 +102,7 @@
   // The node calls clearCurrentContents and suspends display
   [node exitInterfaceState:ASInterfaceStateDisplay];
   
+#if USE_WORKING_WINDOW
   if (node.layer.superlayer != [[self workingWindow] layer]) {
     // In this case, the node has previously passed through the working range (or it is zero), and it has now fallen outside the working range.
     if (![node isLayerBacked]) {
@@ -104,6 +114,13 @@
   
   // At this point, the node's layer may validly be present either in the workingWindow, or in the contentsView of a cell.
   [node.layer removeFromSuperlayer];
+#else
+  if (![node isLayerBacked]) {
+    [node.view removeFromSuperview];
+  } else {
+    [node.layer removeFromSuperlayer];
+  }
+#endif
 }
 
 @end
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/_ASDisplayLayer.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/_ASDisplayLayer.mm
index 99e4bf68e8..b69d935677 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/_ASDisplayLayer.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/_ASDisplayLayer.mm
@@ -146,11 +146,9 @@
 
 - (void)displayImmediately
 {
-  // REVIEW: Should this respect isDisplaySuspended?  If so, we'd probably want to synchronously display when
-  // setDisplaySuspended:No is called, rather than just scheduling.  The thread affinity for the displayImmediately
-  // call will be tricky if we need to support this, though.  It probably should just execute if displayImmediately is
-  // called directly.  The caller should be responsible for not calling displayImmediately if it wants to obey the
-  // suspended state.
+  // This method is a low-level bypass that avoids touching CA, including any reset of the
+  // needsDisplay flag, until the .contents property is set with the result.
+  // It is designed to be able to block the thread of any caller and fully execute the display.
 
   ASDisplayNodeAssertMainThread();
   [self display:NO];
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/Layout/ASAsciiArtBoxCreator.m b/AsyncDisplayKit/Layout/ASAsciiArtBoxCreator.m
index 9aa3bd8fdb..5f57b5aa86 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/Layout/ASAsciiArtBoxCreator.m
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/Layout/ASAsciiArtBoxCreator.m
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ typedef NS_ENUM(NSUInteger, PIDebugBoxPaddingLocation)
       [paddedLines addObject:paddedLine];
     }
     concatenatedLines = paddedLines;
-    totalLineLength += difference;
+    // totalLineLength += difference;
   }
   concatenatedLines = [self appendTopAndBottomToBoxString:concatenatedLines parent:parent];
   return [concatenatedLines componentsJoinedByString:@"\n"];
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/Private/ASDisplayNode+UIViewBridge.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/Private/ASDisplayNode+UIViewBridge.mm
index 28a35a1c22..65ad2a63e6 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/Private/ASDisplayNode+UIViewBridge.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/Private/ASDisplayNode+UIViewBridge.mm
@@ -223,6 +223,14 @@
     [rasterizedContainerNode setNeedsDisplay];
   } else {
     [_layer setNeedsDisplay];
+
+    if (_layer && !self.isSynchronous && self.displaysAsynchronously) {
+      // It's essenital that any layout pass that is scheduled during the current
+      // runloop has a chance to be applied / scheduled.
+      dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
+        [self recursivelyEnsureDisplay];
+      });
+    }
   }
 }