Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-17760348-20131021233145/@comment-10390252-20140326092226

I'm pretty sure that Monty has where he wants the show to go (including any ships) long since plotted out in his head and won't be influenced by fan activity. At least not for the main characters. He may imply a bonus ship or two amongst minor/secondary characters as a wink to the fandom but I doubt anything involving major characters will change.

The only exception to that I can see happening is a one-off 'ship tease' episode like the "Cave of Two Lovers" incident in Avatar - The Last Airbender, which I'm sure was an acknowledgement of the Zutara community. As in this cited example, it will not affect the main thread of the story but will at least give the fans something on which to base their AU fan-fictions.