Maria's favorites: Maria's favorites include cedar oil, singing especially in her best friend Alex's band, talking, and hanging out with her best friend Liz. Maria is a very bright and funny girl who is in love with Michael.
Maria was abandoned by her father at an early age. She was left behind with her mother Amy. Maria and her mother became very close due to this. Maria is a witty and wacky person. She enjoyed being Liz's wacky best friend, and co-worker at the Crashdown Café. Maria is funny, flaky and quirky and provides much of the comic relief for the show. Her solution for most problems involves herbs or some "new age" mysticism. Maria is a very passionate individual who is not afraid to speak her mind. Her relationship with Michael is a textbook case of opposites attracting. When they are together, sparks fly; both the bickering kind and the romantic. When Michael's fears caused him to push her back she responded with an "I'm teflon babe" attitude, as if the hurt just slid right off, which in reality it didn't. Then, when Michael did something sweet and endearing, she once more got "sucked into the alien abyss". But the stakes are higher now. She loves him, and knows he loves her, so she's more apt to resist his trying to "protect" her from himself. However, she is not yet aware of his purpose in life, so, whether she decides, like Liz, to make the sacrifice and step aside, is as yet unknown.
