>>149315107
Ben was a compelling character when he was grappling with the identity crisis of being a clone, and he got a lot of genuinely good stories out of that idea. Then even later on when he'd replaced Peter (but was on his way out behind the scenes) he had a lot of fun moments with Peter.
He was a fun character who died a good death. He didn't need to be brought back, but Slott wanted a shitty twist villain and Lowe doesn't like him, and now that he's back they don't know what to do with him.