I believe the interlude to be one-of, because it marks midgame and the introduction of a supposed releveant character. I really think he did a shit job with Zoey, I don't think anyone really connected with her, to me was so easy to tell Jacob "go ahead bro". Personally, the blue hair is a turnoff.
I've seen plenty of people who connected with Zoey, myself included. Don't forget that practically every opinion is present here in decent numbers, so such statements as "nobody likes" or "everybody likes" are never going to be true (possible exception: "nobody likes Madam Rose"
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On a Zoey sidenote, I find it amusing seeing people linking her with Jacob when she has shown that she is not interested in him that way. It's one thing giving him the green light to try something out, but there are two people involved if they're going to get together, not just one. Reddit is great for it, I saw the pairing as a "perfect ending" couple there the other day (admittedly, most of the couples listed under that were similarly rubbish, JB and Elena excluded).