Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-23906605-20131017110136/@comment-22525977-20131029205457

Rafadeq wrote: I find comfort in knowing the writers go in completely different directions from the stuff you come up off the top of your head. Optimally yes, plots require a lot more planning, especially with television. The point was not "the writers should have done this" but "Neal staying with Emma would've been an equally viable plot if they'd chosen to take that route."

Though, considering that the speed at which dreamshade kills a person isn't even consistent across one episode (David versus Liam), I'm suspicious of how well the writers have thought out the little details.