I just wanted to express concern over adding to many new characters to the show reducing screen time for existing characters. It seems to me that it will negatively affect the ability to get connected to characters. Part of what makes the show appealing is how invested in the characters we have become. To lose those characters and have to learn new people is discouraging. Why should we invest our energy into characters just to have them pushed into the background? It will make it too confusing to follow the show. Please don't reduce the characters we know and love to background people.