Let’s review the facts:

-Mike is currently imprisoned inside of his own mind, taken captive by his mental disorder.

-In the past, Mal got him into so much trouble that he went to a juvenile detention center and won the respect/fear of the others to the point of running the place.

-So far in this season he has made no other goal than to cause pain for everyone- attempting to his Zoey over the head with a bat and send her down a cliff and succeeding at injuring many others.

-MIKE IS A VICTIM OF HIS OWN MIND. Mal could very well seriously hurt others and ruin all of his relationships, as well as ruin his life while he’s at it.

Yeah, this is a fucking kid’s show.