Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-26225812-20150625072936/@comment-27138802-20151105175942

CoolDudeAl wrote: Ray Donovan wrote:

CoolDudeAl wrote: Wow. So everyone complained when they didn't have POC and LGBT representation, and now we complain when they do? Poor Eddy and Adam. Talk about damned it you do and damned if you don't. It is an obvious copout and people are just calling them out on it. People don't have to accept scraps. There are just fans out there that are savvy enough to see bullcrap when they see it. So do you think it is an acceptable concept to actually loudly announce to the world to incorporate a LGBT character in its FIFTH season when everyone can tell the writing on the wall that the shows is very close to ending? We don't know the show is very close to an ending. I personally feel it is getting at least 3 more seasons. And I'm pretty sure they wanted to do stuff with Mulan earlier (since she confirmed she was a lesbian in early season 3), but the actress had other obligations, so it had to wait. Respectfully, just because you feel it may get 3 more seasons doesn't mean it fits reality. Reality is that the only reason OUAT hasn't been replaced thus far is because ABC is biding its time to find a show that can replace that spot AND the ratings have bee steadily declining but still holding the hardcore fans. Thank goodness that unlike other shows, A&E had the benefit of an already prepared audience that loved Disney to attract people to watch and the show has major merchandise that sells to supplement the high costs that the show incurs.

A&E didn't want to do the Mulan/Aurora story. A&E just gave people a tease to fulfill their obligation of appeasing those pesky SQ fans to shut up and stop bothering them about gay characters. And Sleeping Warrior really went over many people's heads because many viewers thought it was Philip whom Mulan was secretly in love with. It was throwing a bone. And since Jamie, just Meghan Ohry, saw that their characters weren't going to be used often on the show, they went off to pursue other venues. It wasn't like they weren't willing to stay on the show.