[Spoilers] Interview with S9 writers Sam Vincent & Jonathan Brackley

[HellsBells]

(09-03-2011 02:40 PM)A Cousin Wrote:  I also think that this is a very good point from a Business Of The Business POV. I think they knew that with RA leaving (which they seemed to be aware of very early in the process), they were going to lose a segment of their viewers no matter what. But they cannot write the show to appease any specific fan base whether it be Lucas/RA, Harry/Ruth or Fidget/Scarlet! I think that is what they were saying when they said they knew that there would be some very devoted RA/Lucas fans that would want their heads on a stick.

I agree that the writers can not write to appease any particular fan base, but if they had written a well thought out storyarc that would still see the demise of Lucas maybe some of those fans who were watching it solely because of RA might have stayed around for series 10.