Fuller House S2 Made Michelle’s Absence Way More Awkward Than Necessary

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Michelle's absence became so much more awkward than necessary due to a specific moment in Fuller House season 2. Played alternately by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen in Full House, the youngest Tanner sister was integral to the success of the family sitcom. So many were disappointed, including the cast of Fuller House, when it became clear that the Olsen twins wouldn't be in the Netflix spin-off.

There were contradicting news stories about the Olsen twins' initial involvement in Fuller House. Mary-Kate was reportedly more interested in playing Michelle than Ashley, but that would have been enough to guarantee the character's appearance in the spin-off. Despite asking multiple times, Netflix and their Full House co-stars eventually stopped asking because the twins didn't seem keen on revisiting their career-breaking role. While the back-and-forth was ongoing, the writers came up with an explanation about where Michelle was in Fuller House. Apparently, she's now based in New York, hence why she couldn't participate in her family's shenanigans in San Francisco. 

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Netflix's explanation regarding Michelle's absence actually made sense. If anything, it even honors the Olsens' real-life job now as fashion moguls in New York. Instead of leaving it at that, however, Fuller House included brief but noticeable jabs aimed at the twins for not partaking in the show. In Fuller House season 2's Thanksgiving episode, Jesse (John Stamos) referenced the character's absence and expressed his hope that she would join them next year. He then looked straight into the camera to directly appeal to the Olsens to join Fuller House. While this was primarily done for comedic purposes,