User blog comment:Thailog/Ep. 204 "Salvage" discussion/@comment-432124-20120522005658/@comment-175.137.255.39-20120522070828

From my point of view, the whole purpose of the time skip is so that the creators could explore different ideas.(and if all else fails, could do a time skip back). Then, the show would not get boring like many other good shows that kept dwelling on the same topics episode after episode. Those might have been great stories if done right, but may have been boring stories to tell.So grve the writers a chance.