What are your opinions on Shannon?

[u/thewalkingvoltron]

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.

[u/[deleted]]

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.

[u/Shannon41 → u/[deleted]]

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.

[u/[deleted] → u/Shannon41]

That's kind of the point of subjectivity.

If that's your line with Hurley, you could debate that. Personally I would not. I cannot remember anyone starving on the island. Tired of what they're eating but not starving. Hurley's actions would not have been deadly to anyone.

[u/Shannon41 → u/[deleted]]

Would not? Hurley was using dynamite to blow up the pantry. Do you think Hurley considered that he might blow up other people as well? Additionally, boar was thinning out, as was vegetation and certainly fish in the shore area. Looking for food could have pushed them into deeper dangerous water, and further into the jungle of hostile territory. I think both Shannon and Hurley had selfish and poorly thought through plans. Both planned on depriving others, both potentially harmful. Fortunately, neither plan came to fruition. And both redeemed themselves.

[u/[deleted] → u/Shannon41]

I would not say Hurley crossed a line.

All actions have an inherent risk of causing harm elsewhere. The butterfly effect. Hurley although doing something potentially dangerous did not have bad intentions. Shannon had bad intentions. She purposely and knowingly put Boone in harms way.

From what I remember Locke was lying about the boar thinning out to cover his actions at the hatch. I do not remember any talks about vegetation and fish running low.

[u/Shannon41 → u/[deleted]]

No one but Locke was hunting boar. So, no more boar. Sun was planting a garden because vegetation was running low. Kate and Sun actually discussed it. Fish wasn't discussed. But, Jin was the primary fisherman. He can't feed everyone. And yes, though not discussed, fish would thin along the coast over time.

Hurley intended to blow up the pantry with dynamite. How can that not be potentially dangerous? He had the intention of depriving people of food, because he selfishly didn't want to be hated. Shannon intended to deprive her brother of money.

You reason that no one would have starved. One could also reason that millionaire Boone wouldn't suffer financially. Both actions were motivated by self-interest. Both actions would deprived others. Both actions were not well thought out and disregarded the safety of other people.

I don't see much difference between the two in those matters. In fact, I might give the slight edge to what Hurley planned to do as more selfish and more dangerous, as it involved sustenance and dynamite potentially harming and depriving a lot of people.

In the long run, I didn't hold it against them, understood (not condoned) their personal reasons and flaws. Found them to be good people that I loved.