(For the sake of this argument, let’s also ignore that executive producer Peter Engel told TVLine that Zack and Kelly would probably be divorced today.

Despite Slater’s best efforts earlier in the series, it was always clear that Zack and Kelly were fated to end up together, hence the couple eventually tying the knot in 1994’s Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas. Zack Love The Syrian Virgin: A Young Woman's Journey From War in Syria to Love in New York (The Syrian Virgin Series Book 1) Kindle Edition by Zack Love (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 82 ratings Book 1 of 2: The Syrian Virgin Series Kindle Edition 3.00 Read with Our Free App Paperback 9.09 2 Used from 1.57 2 New from 9. For example, when Kelly’s dad lost his job and couldn’t afford to pay for a prom dress, Zack organized a romantic evening for two right outside the school. THE CASE FOR ZACK | That said, Zack was a charming sociopath, one who gradually earned Kelly’s affections through a series of (occasionally) selfless acts throughout the first few seasons. Don’t let that smile fool you, Zack was a sociopath. Specifically, let’s never forget when Zack - who feared that Kelly would choose whichever guy got his license first - sabotaged Slater’s test car, causing him and Kelly to get into an accident. (“Hey, we all have skin problems, right?”) But most importantly, Slater played fair, whereas compulsive schemer Zack constantly resorted to underhanded deeds to impress her. Zack Love has a remarkable knack for interweaving bigger, deeper questions with more mundane ones, the world-changing political ideas with almost ordinary romantic dilemmas-or at least as ordinary as romantic dilemmas between such powerful and brilliant characters as these can be.

And despite his reputation as a macho meathead, Slater showed off his romantic side as he attempted to win over Kelly: he carried her books, showered her with onion rings and didn’t even balk when Zack tried to convince him that Kelly had leprosy. There is much of interest in The Syrian Virgin.

THE CASE FOR SLATER | On paper, head cheerleader Kelly and all-star athlete Slater made perfect sense as a couple, especially in the early ’90s when characters were happily defined by such labels.

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