Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-94.13.139.175-20140830201533/@comment-42.61.226.96-20140831143139

He probably did, until the actors and actresses started leaving the show one after another, which made him have to rewrite the whole story. Say Cora for example, they introduced her for like how many episodes only before she left, and she didn't even really make any significant impact (other than de-powering Derek). Its a pity to be honest, though this might all just be a speculation.