Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5433532-20130814043031/@comment-5005434-20130814044030

I believe it was intentional. Nothing can be said at this time, and no official reports have been made, but I really hope this actually is part of their plan, and not some legal stuff. It's not unheard of for characters to be removed from shows due to issues with contracts. I doubt this though. They would have informed us if that was the case. I just hope they bring her back at some point in S5, and not have her be gone until the series finale or something.