User blog comment:BlueBarracudas555/Discussion: Characters that everyone else hates that you LOVE./@comment-24952355-20150731103412/@comment-5221692-20150731140745

Nah. We don't hate them for being bland. It's just the reset button. In terms of hateability, I honestly feel like Zoey deserves A LOT more slack. Being bland's not a crime. Hogging up two whole seasons while being bland is, but that pales in comparison to everything Mike's done.