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MichaelKatsuro
Since: Apr, 2011
CatcherInTheWry
Since: Feb, 2015

According to a discussion about Series/Mr.Robot there was speculation that Darlene (main cast) would be absent from some episodes of the upcoming Season 4, but also in the episodes she's absent from via archive footage so that she's still got some role. Basically, they wanted her to be in every episode in the season, even if not physically there.
Is there a trope for this scenario where a character is an Absentee Actor but appears only via archive footage? Is this Loophole Abuse or Fake Shemp?