Loved your post...seriously because it says a lot about how characters that viewers of this show hold close to our heart do not seem to be appreciated enough by the makers of the show.
While one can state that they cannot sit twiddling their thumbs for a storyline that needs their character in RBO, as viewers we can state that the storylines should have been developed around these well loved characters instead of constantly feeding new or confused characters down our throats...
tis a pity....
thanks again and wishing all of them the very best from my heart!