I'm Still Mad That Lost Wasted One Of Its Most Promising Characters, 14 Years Later
There were plenty of great characters in the sprawling ensemble ofLost, from Locke to Sawyer to Sayid, but one of the show’s most interesting characters was completely squandered. Although their ability to resolve a mystery has been called into question, for the most part, the writers ofLostknew how to create a captivating character. They turnedJack Shephard from a standard protagonistinto a saner version of Rick Grimes. They turned Hurley from the goofy comic relief to a deeply lovable tragic figure whose lottery victory was the worst thing that ever happened to him....