Oh -- I hope I didn't come across as saying that I don't understand why there is controversy now. I think it's more that at the time, I hadn't gotten a feel for what the controversies were, and I was surprised when I first found out about them. I agree with everything you say here. In a lot of ways, I'm lucky w.r.t. the TV series, seasons 1-6, in that I mostly avoided the contradictory writing and cast interviews. And I'm unlucky in that I'm trying to enjoy the comics as best I can, and the wars going on can be harsh. :)