Even though I'm not a big fan of Micheal, I really hate how they've decided this season to completely and totally undercut her character to make her the exposition-fairy for Spock. I mean, she's being upstaged by a character who hasn't even been seen yet.
Spock has appeared in 82 television episodes and 9 major motion pictures.
He is easily the most popular character in the franchise, and one of the most popular fictional characters ever created. I don't think there's any shame in being upstaged.