I put it on him as an executive producerI put that on the writers though and not 50. Cause even after he was gone the writing on the show didn't improve. It actually got progressively worse.
The show actually needed a character like 50 even if it wasn't him. The writers fucked power up more than 50 did IMO
I'm not saying he didn't play his role well but we all know how these shows go when you have the big bad guy who runs the prison. They never just be in every season or rather, they don't always win.
They either get challenged by the people they are bullying or the COs eventually get tired of their shit and they take them out
50 was cool but he don't need to be back for season 2