Gail, there's something that's been bothering me that came to a head with today's Carrie Kelley announcement. I totally get and respect people's frustration for the lack of Cass and Steph. I get it. But every time a new Gotham lady gets introduced now, peo

This is tricky.

On the one hand, I agree that it seems pretty counter-productive to ignore wonderful new characters because they aren’t a character that you love that hasn’t appeared yet.

That kind of thinking would prevent any wonderful new characters from being created, it makes no sense to me.

On the other hand, I kind of get it. I’m sad about some characters missing a LOT myself, it’s hard to put that aside sometimes, even if a new character or story is wonderful.

I have a hard time telling readers not to be upset about the stuff that they are upset about, for any reason. And the fact that things are still so much on HOLD for beloved characters makes it harder, I know.

I think people are mostly willing to try, once they read the stories. It’s easy to get upset over news stories, but if the stories are done with care, some characters will still manage to shine.

I’ve seen a LOT of love for Harper and quite a bit for Strix. I think people are being pretty fair once they give the characters a shot. It’s understandable to be upset over characters you miss.