Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-2157876-20131009043838/@comment-11464223-20131012190006

Utter solitude wrote: Arctucrus wrote: Actually, that's exactly what it means. No, it's not. It means the actor is under contract, it does not make the character more central to the story. And an actor goes under contract because their character is intended/planned to be more central to the story.

Hence when plans don't work out. Meghan Ory in Season 2 happens.