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Jermaine has only appeared in two more episodes than Pierce this year, as Jermaine's nine appearances in 2015 were only on a recurring basis. Personally I see Pierce as a regular character, due to him living in the village for over three months now, but like you say we have no idea where the story is going. We also have no idea where this whole Belle/Jermaine storyline is going either, as it could be resolved and Jermaine gone within a month.

Interestingly, as it stands, Jermaine and Pierce have roughly the same amount of appearance as Bob, Sandy, Harriet, Megan, Diane and Dan so far in 2016.