Um, yeah, I know. I'm just pointing out that this is a character development that didn't come out of nowhere.
Sorry, I didn't mean to imply it didn't; in fact, I assume it didn't, but just had to point out - and not for the first time, I gather - that for someone who stopped watching eons ago, the characters sound so different from how I know them!

And I think it's great that you (and others) like canon - it makes me hope it's just me, that canon is still good. And I regularly read your reviews to bask in the reflected glow of your canon love :o)