Talk:Lord Tirek/@comment-26973802-20140621040952/@comment-26973802-20140621161515

They don't have the kind of influence over the show's creators to bring back a dead fan-favorite villain (although bringing back a petrified fan-favorite villain and redeeming him is another story), but they do have enough influence on the comics' writers, plus they're fans of the show too their comics are like fanfiction, except official

If you're talking about the whole Tirek thing, I think the majority of the fandom does have that kind of influence. After reaction to both Chrysalis and Sombra, they saw how the majority of the fans reacted and realized "(we) don't like to see the villains killed off coz (we) love them so much", so they decided not to go for that in future episodes to keep us happy. Whether destroyed or sent back to Tartarus, Tirek's fate isn't significant to the plot, as we never see him again after he's reimprisoned.

And let's not forget Derpy's appearances in 24, tell me that wasn't done because we wanted to see her return.