Always blame the writer before you blame the actor

I left this comment atWhich Episodes You Must Watch To Catch Up On Agents of SHIELD: "Actors can't be better than their material. Speaking as a writer, I assure you, the first person to blame for a lame character is the writer."

That said, the writers answer to the show runner, and the show runner answers to the producer, and the producer answers to the studio, and the studio answers to the