I actually traditionally like MacLean. He's sharp with the puns, and has really toned down his schtick to be a little more likeable since the Cherry incident. I don't also blame him for the Cherry thing. Cherry said so many things over the years that he probably got used to it during the main controversy. I also don't think he threw Cherry under the bus at all. He cared about his job and Cherry stuck to his guns, end of story. They just simply picked their sides. Frankly I couldn't support Cherry because he didn't deserve the benefit of the doubt given his past.
Anyway, regarding the full panel at HNIC, this is the first year all of them were really likeable. They hired a full qualified team which was probably a first. In the past certain characters were brought in for the sake of diversity but they were terrible - namely recently Anthony Stewart and Cassie Campbell, but recently all have been very good. Some of their supporting cast really grate on my nerves - Kyle Baukaskas, Jeff Marek and others are just MacLean wannabe's. Their hand gestures copying him to a tee are annoying. Marek in particular loves hearing the sound of his voice and his jaw clench and playing serious I can do without. I really have no idea what they'd go with if they let the current panel go.
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