You know, I sometimes think as far as Janto is considered, TPTB *are* aiming to just create fanfic opportunities! And yes, as you point out, that's a perversion of what TV shows should be, but that's the only rational explanation that occurs to me for the way they handle Janto.

It's just that I've decided that for my emotional health, it's better to not spend energy running around wagging a finger at TPTB and crying "for shame!" at them for doing this. But you know what? It just occured to me that everyone has their own way of handling frustration. So I'll shut up now and just comment on threads that discuss the show and the characters, and try to stay away from discussions of what the show should be, because I see that tends to lead to me getting frustrated at other people being frustrated -- which isn't a good place to be.