I think if an audience segment was going to hurt Lucy that badly it'd already have done the work. Certainly Lucy could not have survived Guza II intact, had she been around. But the mob-centric audience that only cared about them (and that did not begin watching before them, as both caroline and I did) has dwindled dramatically in recent years to say nothing of the mob's almost irrelevant story space, so I don't think any cross-section of viewers is any danger to Lucy whether they like her or not. Sure, some folks don't like her. The show uses her regardless.
I agree with @carolineg . The problem with Lucy today is not in having an audience there for her IMO; a lot of fans still love her. The problem is in that usage. She is on much more regularly lately and the show clearly cares about Lynn and wants to keep working her. The issue is how they choose to use her and the lazy habits they fall back on when they do.
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