>>114517274When Penn left them, they felt abandoned. The writers felt like Ward was the best creative force driving Finn's arc. He took a much more relaxed position as a story consultant, which entailed limited involvement and work time with the staff. Without him there as a boss, and just popping in as a supportive guest who approves and encourages the staff like a visiting motivational speaker, Finn became a supporting character in the show that was once about him. It's not really an insult to the character, the writers just didn't know what to do with him to the point where they tried making a character that tried to be a clone of him, but ultimately failed at that despite earlier, promising developments in the run without Ward as the showrunner. And with all of the other characters that they had introduced and developed, it's no wonder why some of the newer writers were more interested in getting Bubbline to become a factual part of the show, and get Simon and Betty to do stuff. Every other character represented someone else's creative input, while Finn being Penn resulted in a more limited focus.
It's not really anyone's fault, especially now when you think about how the show is basically getting renewed through HBO Max, kinda. But I suspect that Finn will just fade into the background eventually if the show goes on for years to come.
