Okay, I'm a bad woman and I think Michelle's death solely serves to "bring home" the season. Perhaps Mrs. Ellis got tired, go find out!
I hope to make me understand, damn google transalte: if a component of the team died, it would be very very important. Michelle is important, but only for Sam. With his death, what changes? Nothing.
Sam will become very angry and bad (obviously!) and will seek revenge (obviously!); he will do everything out of the rules (worrying about how many times he has been there to say that it is not) and in the end he will cry like a calf in G's arms; he will continue to bear Shaggy (obviously!) and Kensi, for him, will be less than anything ... as always.
I repeat: what changes? Nothing! Because, of course, Sam will act like Meredith Grey: I have two sons, but you do not see them, and even if the mother is dead, and I should take care of them, I will not. Because I have to be cool in the car with my partner and I always have to tell Shaggy how stupid he is and he does not count anything.
The spoilers have talked about this absurd ending that things will change ... nothing will change: Sam will be desperate but then everything will settle (we can not drag behind the deadly boredom ...), G will stop burning wood, and Shaggy (Martin's stupid twin) will eat mom's lasagna ...
@Ymeagain: Shaggy is not Martin. Do you remember how he was? Now he does not surf anymore, he does not have sex, he's never with his dog... and now he's got a little reddish hair (horrible). Shaggy is not Martin. No, no.
Excuse my English.
Ciao da Roma.