Since ME clearly didn’t leave by choice and, storywise, his exit was rushed, this pretty much has to be a budget decision. Maybe he was in negotiations for a new contract and they couldn’t agree on terms? But would fans accept firing ME to replace him with a cheaper actor? They did write his exit, although abruptly, in a way that the character could easily return. Rehab won’t last forever. Will Finn just abandon Violet forever? There is precedent for that in characters like Frisco and, ironically, Lucky. Whatever happens, it does sound like this was a money decision.
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