Thread:Fire Eater/@comment-24152851-20141126042007/@comment-1037137-20141207002849

Yeah, it really would've been, wouldn't it? The setup for Zoey may not have been awful, but her execution is highly inconsistent with her setup and her stereotype and we linger far too much on the same stories with her. If Fresh wanted her to be the doll of the fandom, why didn't they work harder to make sure fans had a reason to like her? Because that seems to be the step they forgot entirely, giving her either an engaging background or an engaging plot. Without those, she is just far too easy to criticize. So they really did themselves in there. I mean I honestly don't think Fresh is going to hear the end of the issues people have with Zoey (Or Mike/Cameron) for a very long time.

It is kind of extreme, wishing death on a character is sick and stupid. But yes, even as one who no longer defends her like I used to, it can still be pretty thick, no question of that man. I mean the reason I took such issue with it last year was because I thought it was getting obnoxious, not because there were people who hated Zoey. I now no longer really have an issue with it now that I see where they were all coming from and that my own response was the wrong one to all of that, but yes it does still get laid on too much sometimes, the hate for her character. But at the same time, I fully understand why they feel compelled to express it, so I haven't brought myselt to complain at all about it these days.