I just read an interview that TV Guide did with Harold P., and he (and the producers) are pushing the idea that Michael is really dead, and Harold is kind of upset that he's off the show again.

I think the producers sometimes out-and-out lie about stuff to mislead us, and if it were me, I'd enjoy putting blatantly false information out there to throw people off.

I don't particularly like the Michael character (Walt!), but I think his story is unresolved. It looks to me, though, that Walt is too big (!) a problem to resolve but I would like to hear something more about his special powers.