I've heard that Lauren is a very sweet girl, which is why I really don't want this degenerating into a witch hunt against her. However, it matters not how sweet she is if she can't act.

If you're going to shove somebody straight into the middle of an established and much-loved team, at least choose someone who's a really good actor.

I still think it would have been much, much better if they'd eased her in. This wham-bam-thank-you-m'am approach was always going to be high-risk, even with an absolutely stellar actor/actress. And giving her scenes that belong to other members of the team (such as the cargument) or popular lines from last season ("How long have you two been married?") to try and fast-track her to popularity has made things worse, not better.