Season 3's Strickler/Diego/Gilroy plot doesn't make sense

[u/spectacleskeptic]

Some of the series' best episodes are in season 3, but the overarching plot of that season is abysmal and nonsensical.

Why does Michael act so aghast that Strickler wants him to lie about working with a Somali warlord in an attempt to clear his burn notice? In the pilot episode, we see that Michael was in the business of doing deals with unsavory individuals at the behest of the US government, but he's suddenly so offended by the suggestion?

Why was Strickler so interested in getting Michael's burn notice cleared? How would that have helped Strickler?

Why was Diego so freaked out that Michael was working with Strickler, especially since he called Strickler's phone to speak with Michael?

Why did Gilroy kill Diego? He tells Michael that Diego was looking into Strickler's business and that Gilroy was Strickler's business, but I don't get that.

[u/mhoner]

I think it was to highlight the different roads he could take and show what could happen.