Ask Ausiello- More Details On 'Proposed' Departure Of Matt And My Comment

Question: Is it true that Daniel Eric Gold who plays Matt on Ugly Betty will only be appearing in four more episodes after the Bahamas episodes and then he’s gone? —Hannah
Ausiello: I can confirm that Matt will be making a departure in early 2010. Beyond that, my lips are sealed.
 
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Well Betty folks, it looks increasingly likely that Matt played by Daniel Eric Gold will indeed be leaving Ugly Betty early in January of next year. It seems the problem with Silvio Horta and his writers is that they keep getting rid of characters that we like as soon as they have been brought on the show- or be it in Daniel's case, promoted from supporting/ guest star to series regular. Why on earth do they do this? Yes, I for one and other fans didn't like the Matt and Amanda pairing, and frankly this season ought to have been the opportunity for the writers and Silvio to develop Daniel's character and extend it further on. But now, they have wasted that chance they had by deciding to get rid of him so soon. I would've understood (sort of that is) if Matt was to leave at the end of the season... but by say after episode 10 or whatever? If anything, that is too early.
 
Good news for those who aren't fans of Matt and Metty, but bad news for those who are and of whom felt somewhat betrayed and let down by what I call Eric Gold's shoddy treatment at the hands of the writers and Horta.
 
Given they were being misled and we were misled when he was mentioned a couple of months ago that he was promoted to full-time status, this is still a bit of a shock to many fans of Daniel's character.  
 
Personally, I think to create a character such as Matt and bring him on as a recurring/guest star, make them a regular without sabotaging them- and THEN get rid of them a couple of months down the line, is rather harsh IMO.  
 
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