We're pretty much in the death spiral of the show, and I think busaikko is right that we're running head-on into wishes, hopes, and expectations that just weren't met--and were never able to be met--by the writing staff of our show. Worst case scenario for me would be if the characters died visibly on-screen, and anything other than that is fixable. One of the places I think we need to go, though, is figuring out how to incorporate Keller into Rodney's life and the team, and no just reject her out of hand. That means some McKay fan has to do the work on that, since the writer's didn't, and for myself, I am not that interested in who she is to write that story, and I don't think it can really be written by a John fan as the story has to be all about how Rodney makes sense of the relationships, and how he pulls it all together. Once someone writes that story, then we'll be fine again, but for now, we're struggling, mired in talking about the writers, when what we need is a universe explaination.