The quality in character storyline can be summed up rather succinctly - Spence has been around since the pilot and has almost always been considered a main character.
Let's consider what was going on when Paget showed up, through her first season.
The woman who had played Elle cut her contract short at the end of first season, but they still had to write in an ending for her. Simultaneously, they had to cast for a replacement, film upcoming episodes and, most likely, continue writing for the rest of season 2. And then, of course, at the end of season 2, Mandy left abruptly. So much of what goes into a TV show much be thought up so far ahead of time, it's a small miracle we've gotten a character with so much potential.
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Date: Jun. 26th, 2010 04:12 am (UTC)Let's consider what was going on when Paget showed up, through her first season.
The woman who had played Elle cut her contract short at the end of first season, but they still had to write in an ending for her. Simultaneously, they had to cast for a replacement, film upcoming episodes and, most likely, continue writing for the rest of season 2. And then, of course, at the end of season 2, Mandy left abruptly. So much of what goes into a TV show much be thought up so far ahead of time, it's a small miracle we've gotten a character with so much potential.