Counter Play and Annie Stun

Recently while playing mid I have noticed how dominant Annie can be mid once gets to about level 3, as this is the time she can usually make sure her stun is almost already prepped. However, it seems that at this point Annie starts to become somewhat difficult to play against for many mid lane picks, and this seems to be due to the fact that Annie is only of the only mid-laners in the game that has a targeted stun before level 6. If we looked at the champs who have a stun that is not a skill shot or situational, or both(Sorry Brand) then we find that only and actually can land a guaranteed stun in the mid lane. And only Annie and TF can do this before they get their ult. This means that if they want to stun you, they can and their is no amount of skill that can stop this from becoming a reality. This is where I get annoyed because for a game where counter-play is valued, It seems very difficult to understand why this is allowed because noting can be done to stop it.

Before I go any further, I want to stress that I don't this stuns that are targeted are inherently bad. For example, even though TF can stun you by means of Yellow card, at least he can't one shot you. Of course this is for early game that I'm talking about, but Annie when played mid has the ability to stun her lane opponent and can deal significant amounts of damage while the champion stunned cannot do anything, and it is this type of targeted stun that when one a burst champ makes counter-play almost impossible.

Let's look back at when she still had her silence. She was very difficult to play against because it was easy to proc and she could easily burst down her opponent. What happened, It was removed because there was no counter-play because you can't do anything once silenced except move and auto. What is interesting though is at least you could move and auto. You could start running away or attempt to dodge her other abilities, but for Annie it is not possible, you are stunned, and you cannot move, or use spells. So I would go so far to argue that the amount of counter-play against was possibly even more than that of a mid lane Annie.

At least for the other champs that have targeted stuns they can't burst down their opponent, or if they can, they only get them level 6 when you would expect them to get a power spike, and this is what I want people to consider. Should a champion have the ability to burst down a champ when that champ is unable to do anything, because that is exactly what it seems Riot does not what is their game, yet here it is. Overall I think that having the ability to stun a champ without fail is useful on champs who are more supportive, but when support Annie becomes Assassin Carry uncounterable Annie, I find it difficult to want to defend it.

One last comment is I don't want to say that it is impossible to stop an Annie, but that requires specific champs and It is very difficult to predict that the opposing mid laner will choose Annie and with Annie also being a played support, It can be hard to choose a champ that can counter her. So I leave with a question.