Fuller House's final season missed the perfect opportunity to include Michelle. Originally played alternately Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen on Full House, the twins refused to reprise their role as the youngest Tanner sister in the Netflix spinoff series. Michelle's absence was immediately addressed in the first season, explaining that she's now based in New York where she runs her own fashion empire.

This is a reference to the Olsens' real-life careers as the owners of brands like The Row and Elizabeth & James.

For the most part, viewers bought this explanation, with Fuller House leaving it at that without any additional effort to incorporate her into the story. Michelle wasn't mentioned when Danny (Bob Saget) went through a mid-life crisis, nor when Stephanie had her daughter, Danielle. Things are different, however, when it became clear that the show was building toward a triple wedding finale, with DJ (Cameron-Bure) and Stephanie (Jodie Sweetin), as well as their long-time friend and neighbor Kimmy Gibbler (Andrea Barber), tying the knot at the same time.

With both her sisters getting married, it didn't seem right that Michelle wouldn't show up - or at least be involved in the preparations.

Unfortunately, instead of actively finding ways to incorporate Michelle in Fuller House's final season, the show cast her aside with only a couple of references - neither addressing her expected absence during the wedding.

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