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sort of hilarious to attribute it all to her though, of the type of people who are fans of UA; how many are willing to drop the show because of Ellen's transition?
she's arguably the biggest name of the cast. letting her go would have them end up like The Witcher, where they get canceled once the "star" leaves the show and the show itself becomes a punchline that sours any chance of the rest of them working anywhere ever again. I'm half sure a big reason the show was even green lit was because of Ellen.
The biggest name, but she was never the fan favorite. The fan girls were all about Klaus. If they'd had her die, and just put more Klaus in, the show would have been fine for fans.
A name actor just helps get initial money. When it's someone as B-list as Ellen Page in an ensemble that has developed an audience, her leaving probably would have helped more than hurt with the pooning - and she might have saved some sort of professional reputation.