West or Zach?, Who did you prefer as a friend to Claire? Options

[MaggieRyan]

As a friend, I definitely prefer Zach. Claire seemed to get along well with him, he was always kind to her, and they connected. Zach also kept her secret, which is incredibly important and makes him a true friend. He had a lot of personality and I liked seeing Zach and Claire together.

But I do like the romance between West and Claire. Pairing her with someone who already has abilities makes more sense, in my opinion, and West does seem to want to protect Claire, no matter the cost.

[biggesheroesfan]

I wouldn't pick either because West has horrible scripts that he has to follow, and Zach can't act his way out of a box.

[MrsPeterpetrelli]

Zach Of Course!

West Is A little To Creepy For MY Liking.

He's Very Umm 'Stalkerific'

Why Get Rid Of Zach!

He Was The Best Non Hero Character.

And He Had The Best Jokes. PERIOD<3

[jemima]

Zach all the way! West is plain scary, and what's with his name? Wouldn't be as popular if you we're called South now would you? Or North-north-east hehe

[Beowulf]

Although I didn't have the impression Zach had a crush on Claire, he is way nicer than West

[oliveFoxx]

Zach, of course!

He was a great character, nice, interesting, not your everyday's type of guy but someone you take a closer look on an come to like.

West, however, is just annoying. He is so cliche, it's hard to stand - one of those characters, who are designed to be liked, which never works. I hope he won't return for the third season.

[canadianprincess]

Zach all the way! West is plain scary, and what's with his name? Wouldn't be as popular if you we're called South now would you? Or North-north-east hehe

according to heroes wiki , he was named for Tim Kring's nephew

I hope he won't return for the third season.

he was only signed on to do 11 episodes. so he wont be coming back for season 3

[GoldSeven]

Oooooh. And here I'd hoped the two "flying men" were named for Nathan West, US Space Marines, of Space: Above and Beyond fame.

Hmmm.. Claire goes through male sidekicks much like Peter goes through female ones, eh?

This post has been edited by GoldSeven: May 5 2008, 11:10 PM

[lastparkman]

I actually liked West better. I liked that he was into Claire's powers and wanted her to use them. I hope they don't use his brash use of power to make him a "villain" in the upcoming season. I don't know how his Peter Pan-like ability to fly could readily be exploited for evil.

Besides the guy who played Zach is now busy fighting robots from the future, right?

[Gagsy]

Miss Zach!

Yeah from the moment Claire nearly got run over by West, I was thinking to myself "Please don't have an ability, please don't befriend her, just be a random extra please!"

Sadly no =(

HE HAS WEIRD EYEBROWS.

[Bubpheenam15]

UGH! West was SO annoying. Everything he said was SOOOOO cheestastic, and I know that's not exactly his fault, but it's still really hard to see my favorite cheerleader going out with such a little girl. Whiney whiney whiney.

And I REALLY liked Zach. He was so cool and they were so perfectly mismatched. I loved them together, even if they weren't in a romantic relationship (or if they were...hard to tell with those two).

[Raekon]

Why do you even compare two guys that had a TOTALLY different relationship to claire?

It's like saying to your girlfriend "do you like more me or your brother?" or saying to your boyfriend "do you like me more or your best friend?" Nonsense!

Both were ok in my opinion, everyone in its own role.
The one loved her like his best friend/Sister while the other was her boyfriend.
If you go by the understanding and what all happened, West was better for her because he didn't only understood what she is been going through, he had made similar experiences himself.
Things the non-powered zach couldn't understand the same way. Even he was her "best friend" if you could even call him like this.

[TheEmpath]

I liked both, too... in different ways.

Zach is just a really good friend, and West is just... I don't know, I just like him a lot.

[Synch]

As a guy... Zach was the more believable friend.

He actually cared about Claire. West was just a creepy emo stalker freak who threw a Lady fest when things didn't go his way.

[electric1dude]

Zach definitely!

[Citizen]

Zach.

He was the better friend and did everything for Claire. They both did the same thing though-get Claire to embrace her ability more.

[LowerTheBar]

As a guy... Zach was the more believable friend.

He actually cared about Claire. West was just a creepy emo stalker freak who threw a Lady fest when things didn't go his way.

I couldn't have said it better myself. I've rewatched a lot of S2 lately, and West is even creepier this time around.

[Bubpheenam15]

OH! And, I dunno about you guys, but I personally thought that it was kinda wierd that West didn't seem to have any life or friends besides Claire. I mean at least it looked like Zach had some connections with other people from how he campaigned for Claire for Homecoming Queen.

Oh and West always sounded condescending. /Annoying

[Raekon]

Zach didn't seemed to have really friends and claire first really appreciated him after she "lost him" (memory wipe) while she did as if she didn't had anything to do with him because he was considered a "loser" in front of others. That's not friendship in my book!
Friends stand for another and are there for each other.

The main problem with West was that his character direction changed in the last minute (scriptwise).
Thats why he was more like a "stalker" in the beginning but turned out to be none at the end.
His teaming with HRG was definately fun so everyone can freely admit it.

[Synch]

Zach didn't seemed to have really friends and claire first really appreciated him after she "lost him" (memory wipe) while she did as if she didn't had anything to do with him because he was considered a "loser" in front of others. That's not friendship in my book!
Friends stand for another and are there for each other.

Wow. Did you watch S1? At all?

1: The question is which was a better friend to her, not to which she was a better friend.
2: Yes, she spent the first epis barely acknowledging him in front of others. Unless you forgot, that started changing before Homecoming, and changed in a major way during that epi.

[Raekon]

Wow. Did you watch S1? At all?

Are you trying to offend everyone around these boards with your comments or is it just me?

1: The question is which was a better friend to her, not to which she was a better friend.

I know what the question is, the thing is that this question doesn't make any sense when it comes to these two since zach were her friend while west were her boyfriend. There is a difference!

2: Yes, she spent the first epis barely acknowledging him in front of others. Unless you forgot, that started changing before Homecoming, and changed in a major way during that epi.

You mean the way he was interested in her ability a lot because it was exciting to him and tried to help her while she were only using him?

She did the same till the end in front of others! Only when others werent there she used him for her purposes and sometimes even managed to say thanks to him.

Yes, he helped her driving with her to meredith and he told her she should go to the homecoming even she wasn't supposed to and then all of sudden dissappeared (Plot hole? poor writing? or did she forgot him again when she reached the building so no one can see them together?).

In my opinion both helped her. Everyone in its own way.

[UnfortunateImp]

West has over 9000 points when it's about tricking blonde cheerleaders into mindlessly falling in love with you, even if it means the girl standing up to her father who has sworn to protect her no matter what and ultimately leading to the father's "death".


Zach is gay.

[LowerTheBar]

So that (what West did) is a good thing in your book?

[Comapanyman90]

West was lame. His introduction was terrible, as was the way he and Claire were paired together. I mean, he was essentially stalking her from the start and acted like a complete ****** by making her admit that she had an ability. Not to mention, that he essentially played a part in HRG's death. He got Claire to abuse her powers and attracted the attention of Bob and the Company. He even managed to get Claire to turn against HRG with his little sob story. He was just awful.

Zach FTW.

[UnfortunateImp]

So that (what West did) is a good thing in your book?

I'm absolutely unsure.