User blog comment:VeryUnknownFan/Mike, Zoey, and Anne Maria discussion/@comment-12762816-20140821202508/@comment-22535514-20140821210108

Well she has never had a prominent storyline without Mike. Her plots with Mike were "what is he hiding?", "will we be able to be together safely?". They literally repeated the same thing in both seasons, and even with her friendship with Gwen, it came off as rushed.