#and Norman simply says it's because it'll look nice

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1/2-Hi Sian, I really need to vent. Two part ask! It would be nice if Michonne fans can stop complaining for once and just support Danai. I'm tired of hearing her fans say they're not watching Michonne suffer. I understand it'll be hard, but Danai is still on the show. There are 2 characters AMC is pushing as the leads, Daryl and Michonne. If the show fails, best believe this fandom will blame Danai and not Norman for that. It's already tough for her with TWD fans always trying to erase her.

2/2-How about we rally around Danai instead of abandoning her during this show change? I feel bad for Danai sometimes. Seeing the behavior of many Michonne fans makes me realize why Michonne/Danai tweets and Instagram posts are some of the lowest liked. Her fans don’t support her like other fans support the characters they like. When they don’t get exactly what they want, they bail. This just let’s Danai know that all her fans cared about was Richonne and not Michonne or her as an actress.           

Hello, Anon *hugs* it’s been a rough couple of weeks. I hope you’re okay.

I absolutely understand what you are sayinghere and have concerns of my own. However, I do think there are manycontributing factors as to why people have stopped watching the show, and noneof that has to do with lack of support for DG, or because they don’t care aboutMichonne’s character.Taking Rick away was the last straw for a lot of people.

Ratings have gone downhill since Negan showed up and remained on our screens. Theaudience is genuinely tired of how bleak the show has been. At least inprevious seasons, there has been some kind of hope. A lot of that died whenGlenn died, and when they killed Carl off. I cannot speak for all of the fans,but I know Michonne fans in general were just relieved that Rick and Michonnehad one another after what they lost. Now, as we know, they don’t have thatanymore.

They were meant to lead together; that was taken away fromthem, and the fans. I do get what you are saying. I don’t want the fandomblaming Michonne for the failures of the writing staff and TPTB. However, I don’tthink people should support a show that they no longer love.

I love Danai. Everyone who knows me knows this. I am sohappy that Michonne is going to be leading the show, and to be honest, I amgoing to stick around to watch that. I just wish it wasn’t at the cost oflosing Rick. I know she is smart and capable, and the only one who could havewritten the laws for their new world. She did that. She did it while raisingher children, and mourning her husband. I just wish this show could have shownher do it with Rick by her side. I wish they didn’t have to beat women down,and take from them to show their resilience. It does get difficult to watchthat over and over again.

I don’t think Michonne fans care more about Richonne thanthey do Michonne. They care that Richonne, as a power couple, and a family wasso, so good for Michonne. That’s what hurts in all of this. We know what shehas lost. Rick brought her back in the first instance when she lost her firstfamily. To see her lose Carl and Rick is simply too much for some fans, and Icompletely understand them, too, as I do you.

The thing about DG and Michonne fans is we support anddefend them both. We have done so for the longest time. And it was made clearthat taking Rick from the show was taking him from Michonne. They did this toMichonne, as much as they did this to the viewers. Some people will not standby and watch that, and to be honest, they should not have to.

I have to reiterate, Richonne is important for so many reasons,but mostly what them being together meant for Michonne and what she represents.She is an amazing character in her own right. She is one of the most iconiccharacters to ever grace our screens. The fact that DG, as a Black woman in herforties, with dark skin, is the leading lady of any TV show is amazing initself (because we know how shitty things are). Having Michonne be doted on byRick; seeing how soft Rick was with her; how much she was loved and adored anddesired, THAT was important. So please don’t be too upset with Michonne, and Richonnefans for mourning the loss of that. Who knows when we will get to see acharacter who looks like Michonne be treated, and loved like that again?

DG will do amazing things as the lead of TWD. It is justunfortunate that it comes at a time when Rick Grimes has been taken from us. Hewas the reason many fans watched the show, and stuck with it: It was his story.Fans of both Rick and Michonne are going to find it hard to continue watching without him. That’sjust how it is. But, I do agree that we need to continue supporting DG in all ofthis, and maintaining our love for Michonne. 

DG is a rising star. She will be okay long after TWD isdone. Her screen presence, her professionalism, and her talent will carry thisshow until it’s over; it will take her to new and better places. We will see what happens, but I know her fans love everything she does, and for many of us, it started with Michonne.

I will end this on a positive note, DG has been nominated for a People’s Choice Award for Action Movie Star of 2018 (the only woman on the list!):

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