User blog comment:AGuyHere/Can We Stop Pretending that Anne Maria is a Good Character?/@comment-26278817-20150808222735

Here's the difference that blows my mind that people ignore..... People find her funny. Sure, she's just a opposite Zoey. But Zoey isn't funny, and she is. I think that makes a better character. There are a multitude of other reasons, but that's  a main one.