Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-4753851-20140909163244/@comment-5285305-20140911201731

LadyX wrote:

Mgc26133 wrote: Colton left because he was pissed about his character being reduced to recurring cast. Or so I'm told. And Crystal and Daniel wanted out to do different things in their carrers. I heard Boyd was killed because his actor was looking for different jobs all the time and Jeff didn't like his lack of commitment. Not sure about Gage though.. Perhaps writers just wanted to rid Derek of his pack. I hear Gage was lead on a Pilot, but the show didn't get picked up. From what I understood of Boyd getting killed off was because his story was too deeply tied to Erica's, which I always found weak, but in conjunction with his looking for other work, it makes more sense.

I know Daniel left for the Originals (damn CW stealing our actors, lol) but the whole Crystal story felt off to me. I'm not sure I believe the official line that she chose to leave to explore other stuff, when she didn't have anything lined up. I mean, yea, she was getting old to play the character, but she could still pull it off so long as they didn't keep her in a severe pony tail and excessive Hunter gear. yeah Crystal could've easily continued to play the character. Why does actual age matter when acting? All that matters is that you look young - which she definitely does. Holland Roden is only 2 years younger, and continues to play Lydia with no issues.

I think her past relationship with Sharman influenced her decision at least a little bit.