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Originally Posted by trackercowe
You're clearly nitpicking, and like others have stated tried to make practical sense in an irrational landscape. Maybe Michonne has learned this is the right way to check for walkers over time? Just because you think it doesn't make sense, doesn't make it entirely true. Like Redliner said maybe they are banging on door to alert survivors, or to just check and see if anyone is home. I doubt they want to barge in and invade a home that is occupied by someone inside. There could also be booby traps, or something along the lines they need to be wary of. There are many reasons why they would check that way first.
As to why they are silent while in the house, I do think it comes down to alerting zombies that they are in the house. Sure at times they have fended them off rather easily, but one bite and from a walker and they're finished. They need to keep the risk of being bit at a minimum, and this is the route they've chosen. Especially with Carl there, who isn't as apt as handling walkers as the others are. Why even take the chance, when they can catch a walker by surprise if they don't hear them in advance? Then like you said it makes for a better (more suspenseful) then to just make a bunch of noise and round up all the walkers in a hall-way and takes them out one by one. Plus what if they alert all the walkers inside a house, but because of some sort of obstruction do not become aware that any are inside? So then while the walker is aware someone is lurking about, Carl and Michonne aren't, and will be doomed if they unwarily encounter any.
So while it may not make complete sense to the practical viewer the writers could explain their reasoning if they wanted to. Flat out calling it "lazy writing" is a stretch just because you would handle things differently.
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Also, how do you know it's just zombies in the house? What if there's a group in the house trying to jump you? The show clearly emphasizes the fact that it's more often people, not zombies, who pose the greatest threat. If those guys from the previous episode didn't make all that ruckus after coming into Rick's house, Rick may have never woken up and would be the dead one.
My thought is you make the loud noise at the door to check for zombies. Zombies at the entrance will react to the noise regardless. Once you think the zombie threat is low, you move ahead carefully in case of other survivors or dormant zombies.