Why are you people so UNFORGIVING of Michael?

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The stupid have one thing in common.They alter the facts to fit their views not the other way

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^Let's see that post, you fascist admins.

Shut up talking spaceship! I'm trying to watch my favorite sci-fi show.

Michael might be the show's least appreciated character, but in my opinion he stands out as one of the most unique individuals in the series. His character profile is almost depressingly realistic. Michael falls much closer to what we really are than what we would like to be. He doesn't get to show an endless array of skills like Sayid; he doesn't get to be a suffering saint like Hurley or Desmond; he doesn't get to be a scoundrel turned hero like Charlie, Jin, or Sawyer; and he doesn't get to be a flawed but relatable protagonist like Jack or Locke. He doesn't even get to be one of those 'cool' fictional villains like Ben, who can do basically commit any evil offense he wants and then have the audience forgive him for it five seconds later.

Michael doesn't get to do any of those things as a character. Instead, though, he exposes some of the deepest, ugliest aspects of humanity. Deep down, we all fear that we might be capable of great crimes. We fear that one mistake, one moment of weakness, might come to destroy a lifetime of the best intentions. We fear that, ultimately, our lives might rest completely out of our own control. His story brings out all of those twisted elements and asks us to confront them. Michael is truly a tragic figure. Unfortunately, though, the writers of Lost decided that they did not want to explore this story for very long. Aside from his role in Meet Kevin Johnson, Michael plays a relatively insignificant role during the rest of the season. There was a tremendous opportunity here to make his storyline into one of the show's most meaningful tales. Instead, he quickly faded into the background before his story achieved any kind of resolution.

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