Board Thread:Spoilers/@comment-96.228.137.74-20160311185338/@comment-26247132-20160408190818

TheDragonair wrote: I'm watching the interview rn and he said he was supposed to die in the last episode (Cuz the network and WB wanted him to stay), but JR not only cut those scenes (KILLING Beach's complex character development into a flat cartoonized caricature) he made his death earlier in the season just get rid of him. Lincoln's storyline was supposed to be bigger this season and JR just pulvirized it, along with the posibility of return. I think that's why he decided to do his death close-up and detailed. It was "Look closely. Ricky is NOT coming back after this. Just so you don't hold out any hopes!"

It also sounds as if the Network's hand were tied in some way with Ricky having to prove he wasn't being utilized for them to allow him to audition for other rolls instead of them fixing the problem immediately? JR either owns some sort of creative rights or has some sort of blackmail over someone at the Network and their hands are basically tied (or it will cost them more than they're currently willing to invest to get rid of him).

This whole situation validates and explains exactly where this season went so wrong. JR was given too much power with too little experience or maturity to handle it. Instead, he's like a vengeful five-year-old stomping on his own sandcastle for spite.