Were we ever given an explicit explanation as to why Talon's E did not receive a channel breaker?
Giving it a channel break would actually suit the ability's name more than a silence would, if it's used at the right time.
Ever since the loss of his silence, Talon's matchups have been significantly less fun to play. They've become far more polarizing. I used to be so strong against Kat, but now she stomps me, mostly because her ult hits me in my ult and there's literally nothing I can do to stop it except outdamage her. How is this fair gameplay? This isn't even a matter of counterpicks; it's a negative byproduct of Talon losing his silence and not gaining a channel breaker.
It just feels like Riot has been really quiet about his lack of a channel breaker compared to most other champions that had their silences removed. It's especially important to Talon because a lot of his matchups don't rely on just keeping the enemy quiet, but rather preventing their retaliation AFTER they begin retaliating with big-ticket spell cooldowns and channels.