But while almost every facet of TSITP is being fawned over in Reddit threads, Instagram posts, and viral TikTok videos (the soundtrack! The sincerity! Conrad’s sudden emotional availability!), Jeremiah remains a helpless vessel for the internet’s hatred. “I hate that guy,” states one TikTok user before outlining all the things the character did to annoy her in a single episode. It has more than 53,000 likes. “Let the downfall of Jeremiah Fisher begin!” adds another, in a video soundtracked by Sabrina Carpenter’s viral hit “Manchild.” Elsewhere, a strange new trend has started, seeing users stitch together clips of Jeremiah from various episodes into horror film-like videos, driving home the message that this is not just another cute, curly-haired college student but a malevolent Disney villain. One we must all unite against to take down.

The hatred is so visceral, and on such a global scale (Prime reported that 25 million worldwide viewers tuned into the third season’s premiere the week of its release), that even Casalegno himself acknowledged it, telling the New York Times, “I think it’s important to also understand and realize that this is a fictional story—and it’s also not me.” Amazon has also issued statements calling for fans of the show to stop bullying the cast, telling them to “act normal” on the internet.

Of the two brothers, Jeremiah is the antagonist of the season, mainly because fans have been rooting for Conrad and Belly since day one, while Jeremiah stands in their way. Look, it doesn’t help that he drinks too much, is more interested in impressing his dad than Belly, and is generally just a bit irritatingly jolly. And yes, he did sleep with someone else when they were on a break (has he never seen Friends?).

But when you break it all down, the poor guy is just like any other goofy 20-something. Let’s start with the cheating thing. Obviously this wasn’t the best call, regardless of the somewhat ambiguous state of Belly and Jeremiah’s relationship at the time. But the reason they went on a break in the first place? Belly spent Christmas with Conrad and lied to Jeremiah about it. Nothing happened, depending on how much sexual tension and yearning you quantify as “nothing,” but still, who can blame the boy for being a bit miffed?