I just saw that Brad Bell interview in SOD. His excuse for getting rid of Caroline was pathetic and complete bull.

I really liked Caridge, but if he wanted to put her with Thomas, he picked entirely the wrong way. Once he had the groggy sex night, a lot of fans couldn't get on board with Carmas, even the dude from TVGuide called him out for trying to gloss over the sex scene as written. So, instead of trying something different, he just wrote Caroline out! Like Linsey lost her job because he doesn't know how to write if he can't fit the person into the plot. He's all about plot, not character. He had no idea how to redeem Thomas, so he just got rid of Caroline, when he could have just reunited her and Ridge. What an idiot.