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Was just discussing with baylorsr the possibility that Ellen Harvelle's character might not turn up in SPN's third season (at this stage, she has yet to be signed for any episodes). This fills me with the big sad. I thought she really brought something to the show, something that pretty much went untapped. If Bobby can have a recurring role going back to the first season, why should Ellen no longer have a part to play, especially after she's been involved in something as monumental as what happened in "All Hell Breaks Loose 2?" I love Bobby and I loved Ellen -- and I loved all four of them together. There was really something there and I think a lot of viewers picked up on it. It'll be a pity if the CW didn't.

One of the few things that The OC got praised for was having interesting adult characters in addition to the kids. I'm not saying that I want to see plotlines revolving around Bobby and Ellen, but they added an interesting foundation and depth to the show's universe and I think that was because they were "the grownups." Maybe I'd feel differently if I were one of the twentysomethings that the CW so desperately wants to court. But I don't recall wanting to watch shows solely about people my age when I was young. My favorite shows in my teens were things like Moonlighting and Miami Vice, which were all about people far older than I was. In my mid-twenties, I loved The X-Files even though the main characters were older than I was, both in terms of years and maturity level. I didn't feel like Mulder and Scully needed a teenage sidekick to make the show interesting.

Also, it makes me feel horribly old. Way to go, CW, alienating your audience. Although I'm fully aware that I no longer belong to anyone's idea of a target demographic. Ah, the irrelevancy starts early for us gals, doesn't it?

Someone post a screencap of Dean hugging Ellen in Bobby's junkyard at the beginning of "AHBL2!" Pleeez!