Yup, I think they wanted other characters to shine so they had her out for it. That said, I think it's more the memories of Gyrich that's keeping her...
We're talking about a doomed character who isn't going to last. You understand this, right? Paul will already be gone when the next writer takes over...
There's something to be said about developing a doomed character. A character that the writer knows won't be around in the future. I've read my fair...
At the very least chances are the comic will resolve this better than the cartoon, by virtue of actually resolving the plot point since Weisman made...