User blog comment:Bowen567/Character Appreciation - Week 3:Anne Maria/@comment-11883116-20170118162101

At first I didn't like her solely because she was an obstacle to Mike and Zoey's relationship. Ha! Can you believe it? Also, when the creators described her as "the new Heather" long before the premiere, I had huge expectations for her. She disappointed me a lot, as the only antagonistic things she did, besides her role in the love triangle (but hey, she had the right to fall in love!), was tripping Sam and Scott in Finders Creepers. I also wasn't a huge fan of sassy characters. Keep in mind I greatly hated Leshawna at the time and Annie reminded me a lot of her.

But some time has passed and I grew to actually like her character. She made Zoke's plot way more interesting. She was a little bit mean person, but she wasn't actually villainous. She just fell in love. And the way she defended Brick! <3

I wish her conflict with Jo was more important though. It was the most physical conflict since Heather and Gwen/Leshawna or Duncan and Harold, which was rare in later seasons.

Best season: TDRI. She only appeared in a brief silent cameo in the finale of RR, so what did you expect?

Best episode: Finders Creepers

Best moment: Defending Brick