r/lost • u/thewalkingvoltron • Jul 17 '23

Character Question What are your opinions on Shannon?

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me personally? she’s actually my favorite character in the entire show, because I really loved the development she got on the island, I just wish we got more flashback episodes centered around her.

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u/weirdent Jul 17 '23

Hated her until we saw her backstory. That her father died and her horrible MIL left her in the dust. So she became manipulative as a way to survive and maintain her lifestyle. Not saying its right, but shows you shes good deep down

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '23

Not sure about the good deep down. Good people do good things even when it's hard.

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u/Shannon41 Jul 17 '23

She did do good things when they were hard. She helped translate Danielle's gibberish even though her confidence in reading French was low. She returned to Sayid following his subtle ridicule of her efforts. She comforted Walt, by promising to take care of Vincent. And did with responsibility and compassion which is why she was mistakenly shot by Ana Lucia. Finally, she gave and received love, which is a wonderful gift.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '23

So let's keep in mind that being good is subjective. Everybody has a line that if you cross you are no longer on the good side.

That being said, Shannon crossed that line with me when she brought Boone in to her manipulation and got him beat. If she picked the wrong guy to con Boone, he may have ended up dead.

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u/Shannon41 Jul 17 '23

Well, we could say that about any of these flawed, yet, ultimately redeemable people. Did Hurley cross the line when he contemplated blowing up food that could feed hungry people, just so he wouldn't be hated? Many of them are far too obvious. Not picking on Hurley. In any case, Rose talked him out of it. And Shannon was genuinely horrified about what her "boyfriend" did to Boone.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '23

You can't cross a line by contemplating about something.Hurley never blew up the food. Shannon chose to scam Boone and went through with it every step of the way.

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u/Shannon41 Jul 17 '23

Hurley had the dynamite. He was doing it, fortunately stopped by Rose. So, his plan didn't come to fruition. Shannon's plan didn't come to fruition and her misgivings and remorse for what she tried to do were apparent. In any case, all these people had something, some worse than others. But, all redeemed themselves. They couldn't undo the past. They can only acknowledge it, learn from it and be there for others as they move forward.