I dislike characters 'fading away'. If Derek is a goner, and I'm not sure he is, a couple of farewell scenes should be written where he decides to leave town for a better job, or be closer to sick parent etc.

It seldom makes sense when character just disappear.

I'm gonna say this and I don't care who's offended: just because the characters are black doesn't mean they should always be put into typical hero vs villain dynamics. Matter of fact the daytime soap operas have fallen behind because they still try to adhere to hero vs villain or anti hero vs villain stuff regardless of race. Stop being obsessed with characters being "likeable" or "easy to root for".

8 hours ago, Paul Raven said:

I dislike characters 'fading away'. If Derek is a goner, and I'm not sure he is, a couple of farewell scenes should be written where he decides to leave town for a better job, or be closer to sick parent etc.

It seldom makes sense when character just disappear.

The "Judy Winslow Effect." I've always hated it. Especially when it can be remedied with perfect ease. Greg Vaughan's "Kial" can be used as a current example. Isn't he supposed to be a traveling physician? Why not have incorporated that into the dialog to help explain his abrupt disappearance after giving Nicole that one and done neck massage that he gave her? It's the little things that often make a big difference.