User blog comment:RKSPokéBeast987/If You Could Get Rid of One Character in TLH, Who Would It Be?/@comment-33168967-20180121182735/@comment-26253276-20180122215927

SpongeBob leans closer to fantasy. Therefore, death is okay there, since it can be cheap. Here, however, we lean closer to reality, and Leni will NOT reappear. Therefore, death is not an option. And don't try to jail her, either. Every main character adds variety, and getting rid of a main character would tear away an entire chunk of the show with them.

Worse, Leni-focused stories by hard-working authors, such as Hearts of Gold by AnimationFan15 and Lunatic Leni by Lentex, would fade away from fame.

Leni also appeared in too many episodes to be removed, and some fans got attached to her and would be devastated or triggered if she were to be removed, possibly starting a protest outside the Nickelodeon office to bring her back. And it might not be protests that return her, but the developers themselves. So many ideas would have to be trashed since they rely greatly on Leni, or the episode is either pulled from the airwaves or edited to render it obselete. The show wouldn't be the same without her.

Additionally, look at her tender heart. She is one of the sweetest characters in the show. Removing her may force later episodes to have Lincoln depressed.