Unpopular opinion, but I actually liked Budig as Michelle. I was so happy when that annoying Rachel Miner was recast because she had a very whiny voice that was like finger nails on a chalkboard.
The problem was that Budig joined the show after it's peak, but at least she was on the show when Ed was on the canvas (both times) and the show eventually picked up the Holly/Michelle friendship again as well so she at least was interacting with characters that had interacted with Miner's Michelle.
With that said, Joie's Michelle was a natural progression for the character of Michelle based on how Miner had played the role. The downside was that her Michelle hardly interacted with the characters that had ties to her character (i.e. Jenna, Holly, Vanessa, etc) and it felt as though her character was on an island most of the time story-wise except her final weeks in the role when Claire was bought back onto the canvas and the two interacted some.
I also gave some thought to how the post Mick story would have gone had Budig stayed on. Most likely Danny would have remained the heavy and the forced marriage probably would have still happened... but the show would have most likely resolved that story beat with Jesse/Drew and the Bauers rescuing Michelle from the marriage and either phasing out the family.. or moving them to another orbit (i.e. interacting with the Spauldings, etc).
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