meyers7
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Just heard this AM, that most media outlets report that showrunner Glenn Mazara was dismissed because this season 3.5 is a mess - I thought I saw signs of that in this recent episode.
That was announced quite awhile ago. Like back in Dec. It's been reported because AMC and Mazzara have a difference in opinion on what direction the show should go, particularly in Season 4, not so much with Season 3. At least the stuff I read. Here's an interview with Mazzara on that.
http://www.vulture.com/2013/02/glen-mazzara-on-leaving-the-walking-dead.html
I agree, I would much rather Michonne speak more. Seems like it would clear up a lot of stuff. But that does not seem the way they want to portray her. Doesn't make the writers "too dim to write any dialogue for Michone". They are just going a different route with her than you may like. They don't seem to want to get into her back story.With respect to Michone argument maybe they get to it, but I was super-curious after her awesome debut at the end of season 2 so I did my only comic digging. SPOILER ALERT - so come to find out that her walkers were a former boyfriend and I think her brother. Great and interesting angle! But not so interesting as portrayed on the show as they lopped their heads off before providing any of that backstory. And during her alleged 'opening up' to Andrea she never disclosed who the heck they were. A big missed character development moment foregone simply and literally for her continued sole function to swing a cool katama. Her non-speaking is inexplicable and done only to further action plot*. I'm fine with that, but it is what it is.
Kirkman himself has said he likes for the TV show to diverge from the comics. One, to keep the comic readers surprised. Two, because he said sometimes the writers/director/producers actually have better/more interesting ideas than what he thought of when writing the comics.