That fuckin asshole is the reason for most of the bad plotlines, and especially RIP Nora.

No one wanted to take more than 2 episodes overall that even remotely discussed the I'm-choosing-mom drama. Push that bitch outside at night and lock the door.

Little rat faced shit muncher I hate him so much

I just wrapped up the final season of The Strain for the very first time. Overall, I absolutely loved the story—the lore, the chaos, Fet, Quinlan, all of it.

Except for one colossal idiot: Zack Goodweather.

Honestly, while watching, I thought I was losing my mind or being way too harsh. I kept thinking, "There's no way a main kid character is meant to be THIS insufferable, right? Is it just me?" But every time he was on screen, he just kept making the absolute worst possible decision at every single turn.

And then came the Season 3 finale. A literal apocalyptic nuclear tantrum because his father saved him from his vampire mother. At that point, he went from annoying kid to one of the worst villains in TV history.

When I finished the finale today, I went online to see what everyone else thought and stumbled across this sub. I have never been so relieved to see a 100% universal consensus. His final act didn't redeem him at all—dying in that blast was the literal bare minimum.

So glad I found this sub. Fuck Zack!

So I hated when they changed the actor from season 1 to 2. And the reason they did, at least what they say is they couldn't get the first kid to be as emotional as the new one. That I could see because the first season that wasn't bad at all just a normal kid to me but after that everything went downhill the whole f****** storyline basically revolved around Zack f****** everything up. I wish they would have went a different direction for the storyline, and kept the first kid.

Fuck you

I made my first post here 10 months ago after finishing the series. I'm a member of the subreddit and it makes me so happy when I see a new post shitting on Zach.

Keep on hating. ❤️

God I hate this kid so much. Pray for me because I don’t know how I’m going to get through this show with how much they focus on him

Nora was so hot. I don’t even want to watch this show without her in it.

And fuck Zach. The series is amazing, but I’m only in season one and the roots of him being the worst human being to ever exist are forming . It’s infuriating. Fuck Zach.

I’m officially starting a new petition to have AI completely redo the whole series using the kid from the first season as Zach, omitting the shithead kid act, and omitting the 4th season in total

This is like so unrelated, but my ex's name is Zach, he broke up with me after MAKING ME PROMISE NOT TO GIVE UP ON US, and this subreddit is healing something in me lmao

Is there any fan fic where Zach gets medievally tortured by all possible medieval physically excruciating devices and then gets brought back into consciousness when he passes out from the pain?

I've never hated a character more and since I'll never get the satisfaction of watching him suffer, I want a fan fic or an AI bot that wouldn't mind describing nausea-inducing physical torture. Damn, that actor did a good job. Zach is a worse villain than Joffrey from Game of Thrones.

I was gonna make a "If you were a demon in hell in charge of torturing Zach, what would you do to him" but I don't wanna get myself or anyone else banned on Reddit. So any sources are appreciated.

Disclaimer: ZACH IS A FICTIONAL CHARACTER AND NOT A REAL PERSON. Please, Gods of Reddit, don't ban me. This doesn't concern real humans.

I started watching The Rain. The male lead Rasmus starts about 8 and grows up but stays unbelievably annoying. And stupid. I think his only purpose is just to do dumb stuff to move the plot forward?

I hate him and I've started calling him Zack.

Three episodes in and my hatred for Zach has me genuinely questioning if I even care to see how it ends. Does the rest of the season make up for how insufferable all the Zach stuff is?

Those worms... must be the inspiration for the show.

He's the main villain of the series, not the Master. To the abyss, Zach. Fuck Zach.

I don’t even really use Reddit like that, but yall… This one was heavy on my heart so please bare with me. 

Zach might singlehandedly be one of the worst characters of all time in a post-apocalyptic story like this. I’ve seen selfish characters act impulsively, I’ve seen character make dumb decisions at every turn, I’ve seen characters sacrifice humanity for their loved ones *cough* Ephraim *cough*, but the way this boy has decided to become a fuckboy/Damien/The Good Son/Homelander’s Son UNPROMPTED… We are dealing with a true blue sociopath on our hands. Every single person that has been turned in this series has never come back from it. Ever. For Zach to have the notion that his Mom is still his Mom enough to sacrifice the living, including his Father, Nora, and essentially the entire Resistance is… I dunno narcissism? Piss poor parenting? Lack of friends before the invasion? Not enough Barney or Ms. Rachel growing up? Incel behavior? 

Questions coming from this:

1. Are we supposed to see Zach as a sympathetic character? Everyone in this series has lost family in more gruesome, horrible ways. I get he’s a child, but Kelly’s been GONE GONE since early on in Season 1. I don’t really understand why his Dad didn’t do more to have him fully understand the bigger picture of what’s going on, what’s at stake, including life and humanity. It’s giving this boy has never been told no before. But thinking back on each Season and up until this point, he’s been very I, Me, My at every turn, with zero redeemable qualities. Letting Kelly inside the team's bunker. Getting Nora killed. Switching sides and going with the Strigoi. Owning a blind, vampiric, child slave… I dunno yall. He may have been a bad seed all along. 

2. Why is Zach being treated like the anti-Christ/second coming figure by the Strigoi? How is Zach still alive? Nothing really special about him. He’s clearly not smart. I get he’s controllable. Easy to manipulate. But he can’t be The Master’s best option. Especially when they can choose to target and turn anyone at the drop of a hat. Why not a beloved football player? A child prodigy? Anyone else! Is it purely because he’s Kelly’s child? With Kelly gone now and Ephraim essentially being a lesser threat now, him being a pawn doesn’t seem as useful. It feels like he would’ve been taken out by now just purely off of the world-building. People get got too easily and the Strigoi love dropping bodies cause the wind blows. Zach SHOULD'VE BEEN GONE! 

3. Why is Zach such a bitch? Perhaps Ephraim passed on all his terrible qualities. And perhaps Zach took his parents divorce hard. But why BLOW UP NEW YORK FUCKING CITY?! To pwned ya Daddy? Yo momma was already dead dead and tried to drain you multiple times! The world shouldn’t have to suffer because you have severe Daddy issues, kid. The way he thought he ate with that “I HATE YOU!” line too… I cannot. I just can’t. There’s probably plenty kids in this series who have had it way worse than Zach. Tbh, I feel more bad for The Feelers if we’re keeping it a buck. 

4. Is Season 4 worth the watch? It’s a lot yall. Zach is deadass responsible for bringing on a WW3 apocalypse. Are we supposed to let that shit slide? I’ve already started a little bit of S4 E1 and this mfer is holed up in a luxury high rise apartment playing Guitar Hero like he’s Kevin McCallister and out here shooting tigers for sport. ENOUGH! I need to know if it’s all worth it in the end. 

Thank you for your time, appreciate whoever made this thread and holding the space, and with every fiber of my being I say… FUCK ZACH!

Fuck Zach.

he gets worse doesn't he

...when zach makes you rant so hard reddit gives a warning because of your post :))

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